[UPDATE: Since there are so many good ones I put together another gallery of the best Harlem Shake videos HERE.]
What exactly is the meaning of "The Harlem Shake" meme dance that is sweeping YouTube right now? The REAL Harlem Shake is a dance from 1981, although it was also popular in rap videos in the early 2000s. It looks something like this:
More recently, a music producer named Baauer released an eletronica track called "The Harlem Shake" In August 2012. In Early February, YouTuber Filthy Frank uploaded what might be the first version of what would become the dance meme, at the beginning of one of his compilations.
Other versions of the Harlem Shake followed. The "right" kind of Harlem shake features a person dancing to the song by themselves (a helmet helps) until the beat drops, when everyone else starts dancing and it gets crazy. Here are some of the funniest examples so far!
Younger Brothers Harlem Shake
Portugal TV Show Harlem Shake
Girls Harlem Shake
Firefighter Harlem Shake
Forever Alone Harlem Shake
Father Son Harlem Shake
Shaytards Harlem Shake
Dorm Room Harlem Shake
Maker Studios Harlem Shake
Laundry Harlem Shake
Crosswalk Harlem Shake
Harlem Shake Fighters
Banana Harlem Shake
Pokemon Harlem Shake
SourceFed Harlem Shake
Star Wars Harlem Shake
Montreal Subway Harlem Shake
Fallon Harlem Shake
Army Harlem Shake
T-Pain Harlem Shake
Pool Harlem Shake
Mario Harlem Shake
Harlem Shake (TL;DR Edition)
What do you think? Which is the best Harlem Shake? Did I miss any good versions? Let me know in the comments or on my twitter @carpetislava.
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