Theroux on a Feb. 18 episode of Chicken Shop Date.
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If you are on TikTok, there is a robust chance that Louis Theroux’s voice has been lodged in your head these days. His catchy “jiggle jiggle” rap — yep, you recognize the one I’m speaking about — has been accompanying viral movies all around the platform. Where I as soon as solely often considered phrases like “jiggle” and “dribble,” it is all my thoughts lets me hear now.
In case your ears by some means missed out on the graceful, impeccable tune that’s the jiggle jiggle rap, this is what that you must know. Theroux, a British-American documentarian, wrote the rap in an episode of his BBC 2 documentary sequence, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. The episode aired manner again in 2000. On Feb. 18, Theroux was requested if he remembered the rap throughout an look on the YouTube sequence, Chicken Shop Date, and he switched into star rapper-mode as soon as once more.
That’s the model of the jiggle jiggle music you’ve got been listening to on TikTok. It’s additionally not a capella, because of Manchester-based producers Duke and Jones. They posted their music-accompanied video on March 16, and it is since collected greater than 20 million views.
Comments underneath the video go just a little one thing like this: “I can not bodily cease listening to this,” “Na, this goes exhausting,” and easily, “Phenomenal.”
@dukeandjones My cash don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds 💯💰 #louistheroux#ameliadimoldenberg#chickenshopdate#autotune#remix#fyp♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
More movies utilizing the sound have additionally poured in. Turns out you’ll be able to apply the jiggle jiggle rap to absolutely anything. Here’s a canine… dogging?
@brisbane_the_rescue I hope these ear jiggles brighten your day #dogears#seritoninboost#fordogs#mymoneydontjiggle#TurboTaxAndCalm down♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
Boom. One million likes. This observe is gold.
As for the inspiration for the lyrics? “Jiggle,” “wiggle” and “dribble” apparently got here to Theroux within the bathe, in line with Weird Weekends.
On the present, one of many rappers who helped Theroux write the observe elaborated in regards to the rap’s iconic opening line, “My cash do not jiggle, jiggle, it folds.”
“You haven’t got quarters and dimes and nickels, you’ve {dollars}, tons of and no matter you’ve,” he mentioned. “And no matter you’ve, it folds.”
If you want extra of Theroux’s raps in your life, we’ve you lined. The BBC launched footage that features a second verse to the jiggle jiggle rap. Here’s the clip, which is from Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge, a more moderen sequence from Theroux that revisits his previous work.
More dribble dribble incoming.
@jessqualter
my cash don’t jiggle jiggle.
♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
Even ferrets and bumblebees are grooving.
@pogsyy No it doesn’t damage the canine chill #ferret#takeaNAIRbreak#CatOnALeash#fyp♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
Some very coordinated dancing.
@cost_n_mayor Reply to @mayyourestinswag ♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
And some extra… informal dancing.
@zestyzoseph
whitney preferred the fiat music
♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
Finally, a TikTok that sums up how we’re all feeling.
@annaredhair__ i hold making an attempt to put up content material however there’s nothing happening in my head however this sound #wigglewiggle#youknow#nyc♬ My cash dont jiggle jiggle – Duke & Jones
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