The Wah-Watusi

I bought the 45 r pm single "Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons in summer 1962 on Cameo Records. Can't recall how to dance the Watusi though. But I do recall that a lot of teens at the time would've watched Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" on TV to learn a lot of teen dance crazes of the times. I don't remember seeing The Orlons on "Bandstand," but I do remember seeing Dee Dee Sharp doing her huge hit "Mashed Potato Time." I hear that The Orlons were Dee Dee's background singers on that song & on her follow-up hit "Gravy (for my Mashed Potatoes) also from summer 1962. I loved most of The Orlons' recordings & their albums most of all. I hear that The Orlons have reformed their group including some of the original members and some new members & they've hit the "golden oldies" tour circuit. The "new" Orlons were on PBS-TV's special concert "At The Drive-In" some time around 2002, I believe.

On the Beatles' White Album track 'Revolution #9' George Harrison names a view dances among which 'The Watusi'.

If you take a look at the lyrics to this song, you'll notice that it doesn't tell too much about how the Watusi is done. For the majority of the time, this song just cuts up and criticizes other dances!