"The Locomotion" Quotes
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Source: "The Locomotion"
Speaker: Little Eva
Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me.
Context
This line is from the song "The Locomotion" by Little Eva, from the album The Locomotion (1962).
All aboard, gang. Sixties pop singer Little Eva might've been the first to record this hit, but she definitely wasn't the last. Written by Carol King and Gerry Goffin, this dance song was a hit for Grand Funk Railroad in the '70s and for Kylie Minogue in the '80s. That's three decades in a row, people. If "The Electric Slide" and "The Macarena" hadn't already convinced you, this proves that people love excuses to line dance, without it actually being called line dancing.
Get ready to swing your hips. Here's a link to the Little Eva original.
Where you've heard it
More recently, you might've seen Kylie Minogue sing her version on Dancing With the Stars. If not, here you go. Of course, you might've also seen it on Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Don't worry—there's no shame in any case.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
If this scale went into the negatives, we'd go there for these pretty unassuming lines.