Great. I nearly peed myself.
I think Otto has a point. Why would someone write a song about this? And why would a song about sexual assault be so popular, and (relatively) uncontroversial? I had never heard of the song until I opened this thread (I would like my innocence back, please).
Also…ew.
Why are people requesting songs before the dance anyway?
It was an effort to “reach out” to the students and find out what they’d like to hear at their dance.
Playing devil’s advocate here., but the artist says it’s not true.
At least, I think that’s what he says…the kid seems to only have a passing acquaintance with the English language.
Goddamn fucking steno pool, tryin’ to stop a brotha’s shine.
Slightly similar situation: on the playground the other day, I saw some kids from another class singing a song that went something like this:
Ms. Sally,
Ms. Sally,
Show us how you gigolo!
[Ms. Sally responds] Hands up high,
Feet down low,
That’s the way I gigolo! [Ms. Sally dances]
I was kind of appalled, especially when I saw a teacher’s assistant joining in and helping the second graders with the dance, lifting their hands up high.
Then the kids approached me and sang the song to me. I put on my Clueless White Man persona, but it wasn’t enough to deter them, so I ended up doing the dance, solely to avoid having to explain to them why I didn’t want to.
Cowardly, I know. But what the hell is up with “that’s the way we gigolo”? Am I misunderstanding the lyrics?
Daniel
So the word “ho” as a reference to women isn’t sufficiently offensive? “Superman” may be ambiguous, but I don’t think “ho” is unclear.
I think that referring to women as ho(e)s is sufficient to put any song on the “Do not play” list at an elementary school. Also on the DNP list for middle and high schools.
Yeah. That is the one I had in mind. It is preachy, and not up to par with his better stuff, but kids love it, and it is a great song for kids. “Hey, Young World” by Slick Rick is freakin’ terrific! Lyrically amazing, good message,…perfect! Haven’t heard that one in 10 years though.
Don’t forget the people that learn a dance about it and also the people that misinterpret it. It is about ejaculating on a woman. It is not about sticking blankets to her back.
This page of street cheers includes versions with the variant spellings “Jig Aloo,” “gigaloo,” “giggalo,” and “jigalow,” for what it’s worth. Apparently it goes back to the '80s in one form or another.
Yeah, I remember the gigalo thing from when I was a kid. I am 26 for what it’s worth. Never thought about that one…hmm.
That’s an interesting point you unknowingly proved there.
OK fine… but… how did the issue even come up? Did parents or kids come up to you before hand and specifically ask you if they could play that song? Or was it a request of the DJ during the dance? Were you the DJ? Or did you give the DJ a “blacklist”?
Wait, parents actually give a toss what songs get played at a school dance? Talk about micro-management of a kid’s life.
On edit: I can understand being upset about a certain song but to have a vested interest otherwise is strange to me.
I always thought they were saying “She’s a prick teaser/she took me half the way there…”
Speaking of dirty songs, what about Please, Please Me? I mean, that’s a pretty blatant plea for a blow job, right?
That’s not what I smell at all. 
I can understand and sympathize with not playing this song at a dance for elementary school kids. But that kind of popular song isn’t new nor did it start with hip hop. Pearl Necklace anyone? And no, I wouldn’t play that one for elementary kids either. 
Ha ha, that’s a great song. Ah, nostalgia. I remember my mom flipping when she finally decided to listen to the Purple Rain album she bought me. Darling Nicky was not exactly what she had in mind for her 15-year-old daughter. Damn good thing I never let her listen to my Lords of Acid CD. 'Course by then I was out of the house and free to be obscene.
I just Googled that song.
The OP is right.
[KILGORE]Smells like… victory.[/KILGORE]
Ah, Lords of Acid… that reminds me of a story. About 10 years ago or so, my husband and I had a niece who was on the dance squad at her high school. Her mother, my husband’s sister, heard him playing this super upbeat, bouncy song and asked for a copy so the girls could use it for a dance routine, because they were looking for new music.
It was Lords of Acid’s “Lover.” Sample lyrics include, “Be my mean sex machine / Come and take my body / And cover me with cream.” I don’t think so. He had to explain to her that the lyrics were oh-so-wildly inappropriate.