...The Cha Cha Slide (Part 2)

THIS IS A REVIEW
OF THE CASPER SLIDE, PART TWO

Junior High was the first time I encountered what is known as the "school dance." And it was GREAT (sarcasm). In seventh grade, I was about 4'3" and I could dance just about like Andrew W.K. So, it is only natural that I felt mildly awkward. Especially that first dance. As i stared up into the my dates eyes, the song quickly shifted from the r&b stylings of K-C and Jo-Jo to a rapper's voice. He announced the change of the evening. He announced that we were about to hear something new. Something called...The Casper Slide Part Two which featured the Platinum Band. Naturally, I was racked with apprehensive, but the speaker quickly announced that this time, we were indeed going to get funky.

And now a side note: The song is actually not called The Casper Slide (Part Two). Imagine the confusion that could cause. Also, the Platinum Band, when search in google, on recieves results for this song and wedding bands. Go figure.

The photo on the left is a picture of DJ Casper, also known as Mr. C The Slide King, but whose real name is Willie Perry. I can only assume that is his wife. But it could be one of "his hoes."

Back to my story. The song comes on and sets up a beat that the whole room must abide by. So we begin to cha-cha, naturally. Then the commands are shouted out: "To the left!" So the crowd, now a living breathing single organism, moves to the left. "Take it back now y'all." And we indeed, take it back now, y'all. This was great, especially for the self esteem of a 12 year old white boy who now knows that he can dance to any rap song, simply by following the rules laid out in the Cha Cha Slide.

This song was great...in junior high. By the time High School rolls around, it loses it punch. It is replaced by Ric Silver's ever popular "Electric Slide." The opening chords that once struck joy in this boys heart now only evoke a weariness through the realization that he will have to Charlie Brown, Reverse, and Cha-Cha in the span of 3 minutes. This song, at one time, was a blessing, but it cannot withstand the test of time. It is due to this, that i give the Cha Cha Slide (Part 2) a:

B+

Cha-Cha now y'all.