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Chico Johnson: Do The Hula Hoop

February 6, 2012 in Male, Sounds, Videos

Chico Johnson: Do The Hula Hoop It’s time for a hula hoop flashback and this time we’re spinning our way all the way back to 1984. Not the year you were expecting? Well, that’s when World Champion hula hooper Chico Johnson released his single “Do The Hula Hoop”, which is of primary interest in that it might be the only song about hula hooping by a hula hooper himself. William K. “Chico” Johnson held the world record for the most hoops spun from a dead start at one time during the early 1980′s as well. An American hula hooper, his music was oddly enough only released on MCA Records in Europe. “Do The Hula Hoop” had a flip side called “Running Around in Circles” and except for another 7″ record entitled “Miss Thing”, which we’d love to hear, this was the extent of his musical career. Watch the video below and thanks to Troo Hoops for pointing it out. Read the rest of this entry →

Romeo Spike: Star Power with Rebecca DeShon

January 31, 2012 in Sounds

Rebecca DeShon of Hoop Essence is the latest hooper to spin her way into the music video world with the release of “Star Power”, the new single by Romeo Spike (on iTunes). She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Human Woman: Delusional

January 27, 2012 in Europe, Sounds

“Delusional” is the new single by Human Woman and the music video for it features the hoop styles of Rebecca “Beka Hoop” Halls. She currently lives in Berlin, Germany. The single is available on iTunes.

MLK Day: I Have a Dream Hula Hoop Art Tribute

January 16, 2012 in Health and Spirit, Male, Sounds, Videos

Jon Coyne of Hoopsmiles shares his tribute to Martin Luther King through hula hoop art and song. He lives in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Aanysa: I Stay Turnt Up

January 6, 2012 in Children, Sounds

In “I Stay Turn’t Up”, the latest single from 12 year-old vocalist/dancer/actress Aanysa(Aanysa Hafiz), we find Troi Irons doing a little hooping in the music video. They live in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Chipmunks Hula Hoop Song

December 23, 2011 in Sounds

Christmas with the Chipmunks Every holiday season in our search for all things hooping to share with our readers, we begin running into The Chipmunk Song, everywhere. We’ve heard it so many times over the years that when someone asked us about it, we were surprised to realize we didn’t know much at all – and we proceeded to find out. The Chipmunks Hula Hoop Song is actually called “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” and it was written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., better known under his performing alias David Seville. The song was actually sung by Seville himself using a high-pitched chipmunk voice, even though the record gives the credit to a fictitious singing group called The Chipmunks with Alvin, Simon and Theodore. The song was released in 1958 and it won three Grammy Awards including Best Comedy Performance, Best Children’s Recording and Best Engineered Record. The song hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart too, becoming the only Christmas record ever to do so and sold 4.5 million copies in just seven weeks. The single also returned and re-entered the hot 100 annually in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963. Give it a listen below. Read the rest of this entry →

Noona: Hula Hoop

December 19, 2011 in Asia, Sounds, Videos

Noona: Hula Hoop

Noona

Thai pop superstar and actress Noona has released a new single called “Hula Hoop” – and a music video to go with it that not only features her hooping, there are appearances by some truly amazing hoopers and hoops all sizes, circus hooping, hoop dance moves and more. And it’s taken Asia by storm overnight and has started burning up YouTube. Noona, aka Nuengthida Sophon, first appeared on the scene in a minor role on the Thai ghost story soap opera “Pob Pee Fah” when she was just 6-years-old. She’s appeared in numerous others since as well as many commercials, making her a familiar face on television in Thailand. Her fame really began when she won the 2004 KPN Junior Award, one of Thailand’s most prestigious singing contests, going on to star in “Balang Mae The Musical” with Bie Sukrit. More recently she’s become an even bigger name in Thailand after joining superstar Bird Thongchai on his “Asa Sanook” tour and landing the leading actress role in the hit Thai film Guan Muen Ho / Hello Stranger. If Thailand wasn’t hooping before, they will be now. Watch the music video below, as well as her performance of it with back up hula hoopers at the Sisterday Style Party Read the rest of this entry →