Walk The Dinosaur – Was Not Was

Open the door, get on the floor. What a fun song this is.
Was Not Was is a great name for a band, sort of silly thing you never forget. We had this one on vinyl, proper old 45 single. I can still remember it blaring out in our front room, our young neighbours from over the road walking their dinosaurs up and down the lounge carpet.

It’s such a catchy song, great tempo and plenty of clever hooks and silly rhythms. Boom Boom. All the chanting is a sure way to drive the listener mad, but I remember all of it so it proves it works. Even in 1987 it wasn’t your usual offering, wonder where the concept ever came from. But that could be said about loads of these silly song’s that inspire dance moves.

My other memory of this song is that they played it at a Florida theme park when introducing their caveman show. All the presenters were dancing around in Flintstones type outfits and whooping the crowd up in the baking heat, all part of another brilliantly entertaining day.

Favourite lyric : That night we split a rattlesnake and danced beneath the stars / You fell asleep, I stayed awake and watched the passing cars