BIG NOISE FROM THE BRONX: The great...
BIG NOISE FROM THE BRONX: The great thing about teen-agers is that they can create something hip out of practically anything--they see pop culture as a big supermarket full of new ideas. Which brings us to the latest New York dance craze, spurred by a new 12-inch rap record called “Pee-wee’s Dance,†a tribute to arrested-development comic Pee-wee Herman. Released by tiny independent label Vintertainment Records, the slap-happy novelty tune is probably the biggest record on the East Coast club circuit since Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show.†What’s more, the rapper behind the hit is Joeski Love, 16, a senior at New York’s Christopher Columbus High. With Elektra Records gearing up to distribute the record nationwide, expect to see the dance popping up on the local scene--just watch for kids hopping wildly or shimmying with their knees locked together, as if they’re trying to get out of homeroom in a hurry.
The lyrics are deliriously nutty:
Some say its dumb/Some say its cute/Throw on a bow-tie and a tight plaid suit/Your high-water pants and your five-inch heels/Now you look like Pee-wee Herman/how do you feel?
Love hasn’t let all the acclaim go to his head--yet. “I wrote the song in about 10 minutes,†he said. “But my father still thinks I should be a cop.â€
