Friday, May 3, 2013

Big D is Jumpin'

A Slate article today about the untimely death of one of the members (Mack Daddy) of 90s hip hop group Kris Kross discusses the popularity of songs about jumping throughout our history, That seems like an invitation to share this playlist, which I made for the OG to celebrate February 29th last year.




Aztec Camera
Jump
Aretha Franklin
Jump
Kriss Kross
Jump
House of Pain
Jump Around
Pointer Sisters
Jump
Flo Rida (feat Nelly Furtado)
Jump
House of Pain
Jump Around
Count Basie
One O’Clock Jump
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Jump Jive and Wail
Harry Belafonte
Jump in the Line
Sugar Hill Gang
Jump On It
Jacksons
Jump for Joy
Jr. Walker and the All Stars
Monkey Jump
Koko Taylor
Jump for Joy
Cab  Calloway
Jumpin’ Jive
Fats Waller
The Joint is Jumpin’
Joe Jackson
Jumpin’ Jive

If you're a Spotify user, here's a link to the playlist.

2 comments:

  1. I'm disapointed in the lack of Van Halen.

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  2. The Aztec Camera is a VH cover, and one of my all time favorites.

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