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Plaese to explain "Jerk" music

canonicalcanonical 2,100 Posts
edited February 2006 in Strut Central
Was this a subtle hint from the person who sent me the record?

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  • SooksSooks 714 Posts
    french music
  • mistercmisterc 329 Posts
    It was a dance in the sixties done to music with a delayed 2 and 4 beat (or backbeat). Stuff like 'Mustang Sally' and 'Cool Jerk' were good examples.

    I tried to type out what a dancer looks like when they did it but it just sounded stupid.

    None of this is mutually exclusive to being a subtle hint from the person who sent you the record either.
  • OlskiOlski 355 Posts
    It was a dance in the sixties done to music with a delayed 2 and 4 beat (or backbeat). Stuff like 'Mustang Sally' and 'Cool Jerk' were good examples.

    I tried to type out what a dancer looks like when they did it but it just sounded stupid.

    None of this is mutually exclusive to being a subtle hint from the person who sent you the record either.

    buy a second hand 45 in france or belgium that was kind of popular in clubs chances are high that someone has written "jerk" on the cover or label.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts

  • troublemantroubleman 1,928 Posts
    mmm jerk chicken... one of the few things I miss since becoming a vegetarian a couple years ago.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    mmm jerk chicken... one of the few things I miss since becoming a vegetarian a couple years ago.


    Jerk Tofu.....
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    its hype!
  • canonicalcanonical 2,100 Posts
    french music
    I totally thought this was a sarcastic diss to french people. I guess this comes from living with someone who is from England.

    I tried to bring it to to no avail.

    Spanx.
  • lotuslandlotusland 740 Posts
    beyond being french,

    jerk is a dance craze name. so any record that you could do the jerk to would have this particular rhythm making it a jerk record.

    alot of ep's have four songs all with the different styles written in italics or parentheses.
  • dig_thisdig_this 279 Posts


    that "I HEART U" shirt is bonkers.
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  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
    so any record that you could jerk to would have this particular rhythm making it a jerk record.

    ayo!
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts

    So, in France does jerk mean something different than the 60s dance craze? Like "Belgium popcorn" is different than popcorn?
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