Numa Numa Dance
Numa Numa (or the "Numa Numa Dance") was a Internet phenomenon based on amateur videos, particularly one by Gary Brolsma, made for the song "Dragostea din tei" by Moldovan pop band O-Zone. It was named the 41st of the 100 Greatest Funny Moments in a 2006 broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK.[1]
The phrase "Numa Numa" is from the chorus, "nu mă, nu mă iei", of "Dragostea din tei". It can be approximately translated as "you don't, you don't take me [with you]".[2]
Gary Brolsma
A [[Macromediait has since been seen more than 14 million times and copied onto hundreds of other websites and blogs, making it the second-most watched viral video of all time (only losing out to Star Wars kid).[3] He has also received mainstream media coverage from ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's The Tonight Show, and VH1's Best Week Ever, and, according to The New York Times, was an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity".<re
Parody
As an Internet phenomenon, the "Numa Numa Dance" has spawned many parodies hosted on Newgrounds, Google Video, YouTube and elsewhere.
Many themes have been chosen for Numa Numa parodies. Fictional characters, such as Yugi Mutou, Vash the Stampede, Optimus Prime, Mario, Luigi, Godzilla, Thomas the Tank Engine, Tamagotchi, The Muppets, and characters from TUGS, Calvin and Hobbes, River City Ransom, Homestar Runner, Master Chief, Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Resident Evil, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and World of Warcraft, have been featured.
Various items from pop culture have also been featured, including Lego bricks, army men, G.I. Joe and John F. Kennedy. In addition, Napoleon Dynamite- and American Idol-related versions have appeared. A parody of the infamous "Angry German Kid", "Star Wars kid" and "Tunak Tunak Tun" videos were made including Numa Numa. An alternate parody music video was also created by engineering students at the University of British Columbia.
Footnotes
References
- Alan Feuer, & George, Jason: Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Numa Numa Dancer, The New York Times Metro Saturday, Februar, S. B6. Abgerufen am 1. Juli 2007
- UBC Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
- Global tribute to Numa Numa : This is from the show Google Current on Current TV and is hosted by Conor Knighton
- Muppet Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
External links
- The "Dragostea din tei" music video (in the RealMedia format) at O-Zone's official web site Vorlage:De icon
- "Numa Numa Dance" on Newgrounds, where it was originally submitted
- NewNuma.com - Gary Brolsma's new site for his new video
- ↑ Channel4 - 100 Greatest FUNNY MOMENTS. In: channel4.com. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2007.
- ↑ Romania - Dragostea Din Tei - Miya Hee - Numa Numa - Lyrics in Romanian and English. In: The Cat-Tea Corner. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2007.
- ↑ Star Wars Kid is top viral video, BBC News, November. Abgerufen am 1. Juli 2007