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30 May 19 - 07:10 PM (#3994563) Subject: Whining Boy 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST,John In "Whining Boy Blues", what is the meaning of little sis "doing the double twist"? As the other verses are suggestive or more haver i missed something? |
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31 May 19 - 12:34 PM (#3994690) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST,Starship There's a good etymology under that heading on the page that opens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twist_(dance) |
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31 May 19 - 10:19 PM (#3994742) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST Thanks Starship, except the verse I refer to was penned about 40+ years before the twist you refer to was created. |
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01 Jun 19 - 09:12 AM (#3994779) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST,Starship True, but the dance was created from the original meaning. The whole article is worth reading. |
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01 Jun 19 - 09:03 PM (#3994845) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST check |
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01 Jun 19 - 09:30 PM (#3994847) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST,Gerry The song has been much discussed here, e.g., https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=87249 and https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=22655 and https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=24891 |
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01 Jun 19 - 10:52 PM (#3994852) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: Big Al Whittle Interesting /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=87249#1627235 /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=22655 /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=24891 |
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01 Jun 19 - 10:55 PM (#3994853) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: Big Al Whittle Annoying try this one again! /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=87249#1627235 |
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01 Jun 19 - 10:57 PM (#3994854) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: Big Al Whittle soory bout that obviously needs a better than me to do the blue clickies to these items! |
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08 May 20 - 11:50 AM (#4051246) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST Still looking fun |
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08 May 20 - 12:11 PM (#4051254) Subject: RE: Origins: 'doing the double twist' origin From: GUEST,Hootenanny If you are referring to Jelly Roll Morton I think this might be a bowlderised verse. In one version she wasn't doing the twist but "had her hand in her toodle-um up to her wrist". |