A Ram Sam Sam
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"A Ram Sam Sam" is a popular children's song and game which originated in Morocco
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The song's lyrics are usually:
The game is played by a group of children. The song is sung by the group leader and the participants should perform several actions during certain lyrics, usually:
Sampling
Parodies
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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The song's lyrics are usually:
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ra-vi, a ra-vi
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ra-vi, a ra-vi
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
The game is played by a group of children. The song is sung by the group leader and the participants should perform several actions during certain lyrics, usually:
- A ram sam sam - pound fists, right over left, then left over right.
- Guli guli - pull hands apart gesturing as if something were gooey
- A ra-vi - spin index fingers on either side of the head (like someone is crazy), ending with the fingers pointed up.
Pop culture usage
- Rolf HarrisRolf HarrisRolf Harris, CBE, AM is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Harris was a champion swimmer before studying art. He moved to England in 1952, where he started to appear on television programmes on which he drew the...
recorded the song in 1971. - Diskoteka AvariyaDiskoteka AvariyaDiskoteka Avaria are a Russian trio from Ivanovo, Russia. The trio consists of Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev , Aleksey Borisovich Serov and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov...
used the song in their composition "Modnyi Tanets Aram Zam Zam" (In RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
"Модный танец Арам Зам Зам" English title "A Ram Sam Sam: The Fashionable Dance") in 2009. - Donikkl und die WeißwürschtlDonikkl und die WeißwürschtlDonikkl und die Weißwürschtl is a seven-piece German musical band formed in Regensburg by Andreas Donauer and is made up of professional musicians and educators...
recorded a German version "Aram Sam Sam" that charted on the German charts in 2009. - Gracey released a Dutch languageDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
version in 2011 that reached #75 in the Netherlands - Lorenz Büffel made a version entitled "Aramsamsam" that is found on Après Ski Hits 2011 double CD.
Sampling
- Tom Tom ClubTom Tom ClubTom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.-Biography:...
used part of the "A Ram Sam Sam" lyrics in their song "Wordy RappinghoodWordy Rappinghood"Wordy Rappinghood" is a song by the American band Tom Tom Club. The song was the lead single from the band's debut studio album, Tom Tom Club. It uses part of the 1971 Rolf Harris song "A Ram Sam Sam". In the United States, the song was released as a double a-side with "Genius of Love" and topped...
". This song is found on their self-titled debut albumTom Tom Club (album)Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the...
from 1981. - Chicks on SpeedChicks on SpeedChicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
Remixed the song "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club on their 2003 album 99 Cents99 CentsA video clip for "We Don't Play Guitars", directed by Deborah Schamoni, is included....
. - UffieUffieAnna-Catherine Hartley , better known by her stage name Uffie , is a Paris-based underground electronic musician, rapper, fashion designer and socialite signed to French electronic music record label Ed Banger Records. She has been described as a muse for French DJs, and is known for working with...
recorded a cover version of Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood" in collaboration with DJ MehdiDJ MehdiMehdi Favéris-Essadi , better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French hip hop and electro producer of mixed French and Tunisian origin.-Biography:...
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Parodies
- The scout movement adapted the song using new lyrics: A good Cub Scout / A good Cub Scout / A new Tiger Cub and a good Cub Scout...
- Pizza HutPizza HutPizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
used it in commercial campaigns with amended lyrics - DJ ÖtziDJ ÖtziDJ Ötzi is the stage name of Gerhard Friedle , an Austrian entertainer and singer. Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2001 cover version of the Bruce Channel song "Hey Baby".-Biography:DJ Ötzi was born Gerhard Friedle in St...
parodied the song as "Burger Dance" in 2003. The nonsense lyrics of the original song are replaced with the names of the large fast food chains including Pizza HutPizza HutPizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonalds.