THE BELLE STARS

THE BELLE STARS - Iko Iko

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12 жыл бұрын

Iko Iko by the The Belle Stars, from the movie soundtrack to "Rainman" (with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise) - video originally broadcast on MuchMusic (Canada's music video station) during the late 80's

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@SuperCableDawg 5 жыл бұрын

This song is about a collision between 2 tribes of Mardi Gras Indians. The song was called Jak a Mo and was first released in 1953 by Sugar Boy and the cane cutters. It didn't even make the charts. It was redone by The Dixie Cups ( all girl band ) and became an international hit in 1967. It was done again by The bell Stars that your watching.

@jay1jayf 4 жыл бұрын

This is a song about a guy who was estrange from his father learning to be self sufficient at the cost of becoming cold.

@gypsylee73 4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually about a snail who went on an adventure and found a cucumber to eat 👉🐌🥒 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ic2Pn61l0JfdiWQ.html

@dukecraig2402 4 жыл бұрын

The Dixie Cups girls did it in 1965.

@klskin 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing the Indians is a great, but overlooked experience.

@mikecolin3983 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson. The Dixie version is a favorite.

@abhimanyusharma3741 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever i hear this song, I think of Alan coming down the elevator in a suit.

@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317 3 жыл бұрын

I think about that shifty flag boy who’s been causing some trouble around campfire....

@rj_the_mc4378 3 жыл бұрын

Always lol

@shohruhjurakulov1079 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha same

@k333rl 3 жыл бұрын

i think about a line of lamborghinis

@emib6300 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO SAME..

@michaelsmith6313 9 ай бұрын

I was once at Pizza Hut... some people I didn't particularly like came in. I knew one of the girls hated this song. The jukebox had 7 songs for a dollar. I was done eating when they came in. Best $5 I've ever spent. Gosh I loved the 80s. LOL

@samisatlacc7736 5 ай бұрын

That's 7 X 5 😮

@McCurtainCounty888 2 ай бұрын

Passive aggressive much?

@carolinanoemiavila2258 Ай бұрын

Ame tu comentario jaja y pensar que es un clásico 😂😂

@suzanneforgione1018 Жыл бұрын

As an 80s teen, I can’t say how much I love this song ❤❤

@alexasaltz4229 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the song's second go round then too. As a little girl, I loved it sung by The Dixie Cups. :)

@TacoCat8891 Жыл бұрын

Lucky you, I was born in 1988

@thiseuphoria1 Жыл бұрын

I was in marching band in high school and our drum and flag corps had a great routine to this. Such happy memories!

@annieclisch Жыл бұрын

It's my feel good song, if I am having a bad day !

@jodikerns6003 Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t allowed to listen to this song growing up. I’m so happy to listen to it as much as I want, now! MUCH respect to this song!!

@donweatherwax9318 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite version of "Iko". It's a standard, and there are a million ways to do any standard; but in my opinion, this one both gets the structure right, _and_ has the most finely tuned syncopation. (also, dat sliiiide bass)

@ladyd1622 2 жыл бұрын

My fav too

@fruitloop622 2 жыл бұрын

Okay dad

@donweatherwax9318 2 жыл бұрын

@@fruitloop622 GO TO YOUR ROOM

@denigomes6697 2 жыл бұрын

The Club des Belugas version is perfect.

@donweatherwax9318 2 жыл бұрын

@@denigomes6697 Nice one! Lovely rhythms, great recommendation, thanks for that! (I even like the goofy 1930s-cartoon video, with the bare-midriffed giraffe-headed giantess shuffling her fluffy slippers by the windmill spraying oak leaves over the Dutch countryside)

@CrisPheasant 21 сағат бұрын

Duuuuuude.....you're a legend for having an actual music video from Much Music back when they actually played music videos.

@byebyeads 4 жыл бұрын

who is still listening in 2020?

@tara6993 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing much else to do right now 🙄😂

@Neo_G 4 жыл бұрын

Iko iko

@MaximusBacon 4 жыл бұрын

Here!

@Rock-gi9fn 4 жыл бұрын

Of course this is very good! The best version of this song is here!

@seaweedeable 4 жыл бұрын

This song just popped into my head today.

@charlesjohnson9249 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best version by FAR!!

@johnstauffer1032 Жыл бұрын

You didn't like Cyndi Laupers?

@charlesjohnson9249 Жыл бұрын

@@johnstauffer1032 not really, no.

@Jiltedin2007 Жыл бұрын

The original by The Dixie Cups from the 60's was much better!

@tomsc8024 Жыл бұрын

This was the best

@tomsc8024 Жыл бұрын

@@Jiltedin2007 that wasn’t the original

@user-145edxX57 6 ай бұрын

We are not looking for old songs, we are looking for the old memories they hold

@samisatlacc7736 5 ай бұрын

booooth

@nougatcrunch2144 10 жыл бұрын

I saw this on Rain Man, best song and movie!

@coolaunt516 5 жыл бұрын

The entire soundtrack from Rain Man was great!

@jeffreymccarty1388 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely 247 tooth picks definitely 247 yeah

@jeffreymccarty1388 4 жыл бұрын

@EPIC MONTAGES Really?? God thank you for this life altering bit of trivial information You smart person!!

@jeffreymccarty1388 4 жыл бұрын

@EPIC MONTAGES Hey Rainman!! Wanna go to Vegas with me?.. I mean, you seem really good with numbers!!.. We can take our uncle's 1950 Chevrolet with a blue flame inline 6 engine in it!!!!

@jeffreymccarty1388 4 жыл бұрын

@EPIC MONTAGES JUDGE JUDY IS ON AT 5!!! Dont you get your socks at Walmart in Philadelphia???

@MsJamiewoods 4 жыл бұрын

This song has two memories for me. First, it's the song used in the opening title sequence of the movie "Rain Man."However, in late May 1989 I was hired to be the overnight announcer/engineer at 107.1 WKPL-FM in Platteville, Wis. At the time the station played a Top 40 format and used reel-to-reel tape automation. When I walked into the station late on a Friday night to start my training, this song was playing on air. What a fun and sometimes challenging 18-month stint I would have at WKPL and it's sister station 1590 WTOQ-AM. I do miss those days working in radio.BTW: I was a journalism/technical communications student at UW-Platteville at the time.

@kharris477 3 жыл бұрын

What awesome memories 💜

@throwaway5652 7 ай бұрын

IKO!

@wolfkin71 3 жыл бұрын

I remember I was at a Grateful Dead concert I think it was 1986. It was in August on a day musta been 100° with high humidity at Giants stadium in NJ. And later in the evening the sky opened up and it rained like I've never seen b4 it was a monsoon , and most welcome !! And the Dead suddenly broke out into this tune while playing under a tarp , it was the very best moment I ever had at a Dead concert. 50,000+ people singing along with this song while getting destroyed by the rain , something I'll NEVER forget.

@jbspires 2 жыл бұрын

Not the same year but... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9l4idSAl76RnoU.html

@iladybeetle2 2 жыл бұрын

Priceless and meaningful memory

@ryanmarek123 4 жыл бұрын

This song was always so catchy and 30 years later it still is!

@chelseagirl924 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when it was in the charts in the early 80s, catching it on Top of the Pops...Yes I am that old!

@TB-xg9gz 2 жыл бұрын

This woman seriously has the best hair I have ever seen 😍

@keithrobinson6511 Жыл бұрын

The rest of her isn't shabby either!

@1959yankeefan 4 ай бұрын

@@keithrobinson6511 blonde dreds are so hot.

@thiseuphoria1 Жыл бұрын

I was in marching band in high school and our drum and flag corps had a great routine to this. Such happy memories!

@greyhound7815 11 жыл бұрын

I remember this video. It's been years since I last seen it. Hard to believe that its from 1989.

@UnchainedLiving 9 жыл бұрын

God this song brought Rainman memory back🙌👏

@tandom714 4 жыл бұрын

This song brings back memories of my youth thank God for KZfaq

@carsonschaneman 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up, my mom used to make CD's for us every year for Christmas. I remember this song being the first one year and I loved it. I didn't know this was from Rain Man until years later.

@maccastellon2768 Жыл бұрын

That’s such a great tradition and idea. I will copy for my kids.

@mescko Жыл бұрын

Nor did I as didn't watch music videos, nor see the movie 'til years later, tho' I did (and still do) have the 45. When I found out a 12" single had been released, I got ahold of one only to find out that they had re-mixed it for the 12" (which was not uncommon) and added vocals which for me totally ruined it.

@matthewbrotman2907 3 жыл бұрын

The story of this record: It was recorded in 1982. The group had broken up by the time it was put on the Rain Man soundtrack. The singer in the video is Jennie Matthias (aka Jennie McKeown), who is the singer on the record, but nobody else from the band appeared in the video because the band didn’t exist anymore.

@mssvattk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, didn't know

@yuvraj01 2 жыл бұрын

So was this video shot in 1987/88 or is it an 1982 video?

@matthewbrotman2907 2 жыл бұрын

@@yuvraj01 1988

@Jaylog1000 4 жыл бұрын

Alot of artists have performed this song. It was wrote in 1965 by The Dixie Cups. They learned it from their grandmother. What a simple great song. In yes its 2020. 55 years ago Gotta hit that like button. If anyone listened to this in the past year.

@bradmcnew6754 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE this song! It makes me feel good every time I listen to it. Thanks Belle Stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@michaelglickman1300 9 жыл бұрын

For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist Jennie McKeown, lead guitarist-wah wah guitarist Sarah-Jane Owen, acoustic guitarist-rhythm guitarist Stella Barker, bassist Lesley Shone, drummer Judy Parsons, percussionists Graham Broad and Martin Ditcham, alto saxophonist Miranda Joyce, and tenor saxophonist-keyboardist Clare Hirst.

@DfunkShowzReRun 9 жыл бұрын

Michael Glickman So cool...!!! Thanks for the update and intel...!!! Nice. :-)

@petihorvath9197 8 жыл бұрын

@funzo1159 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Glickman Thanks, Michael!

@georgepierson5795 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Glickman Who's the male dancer. I wish I had footwork like that. I can't even follow it.

@trentonlanford6980 7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same, do you happen to know who the male dancer is? He's the true star of this video. I can't believe those dance moves!

@gringao6209 4 жыл бұрын

One of the happiest songs, ever...and on Shrove Tuesday, to boot.

@markhuse9550 7 жыл бұрын

this song is in our video yearbook for the class of 1989. Brings back memories.

@jossoid 8 жыл бұрын

This is such a jam

@venessanjikang2764 6 жыл бұрын

your grandma and your grandma sitting by the fire! love from 2008!

@sam18991 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome song for playing some blackjack

@DfunkShowzReRun 10 жыл бұрын

It's favorite for many people, for just as many reasons! Rock on!!!

@harveylee51 4 жыл бұрын

@Antonio Frankenstein do you specifically request this to be on while you play?😂♠️♥️♦️♣️

@JuanRonin 3 жыл бұрын

just after reading "The World's Greatest Blackjack Book".

@RainPoetry 11 жыл бұрын

Love the guy just standing and staring at the camera. I miss the randomness of 80s videos.

@blindbrailleable 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the intelligence humanity never had.

@growlusnotneeded3251 3 жыл бұрын

That's the guy that re-mixed it/

@alexsami3648 4 жыл бұрын

So Amazing!! My favorite version of it.

@mysticwitch7071 3 жыл бұрын

Rain Man... Back to the 80s.... 🙏☔🔙🇩🇪💕

@note2owns 10 жыл бұрын

I remember going to the theatre to see Rain Man in 88 and hearing this song it just stuck in my head along with being fascinated with the Lambos at the beginning...

@ericaespinosa4030 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Same story and time

@tehyaangelinakaroza6414 5 жыл бұрын

They were Ferraris :/

@colinmcmahon5829 4 жыл бұрын

Positrackly Papal Powered. Reclaim YOU TS

@djdavemick 6 жыл бұрын

Great song, great rendition, GREAT video.

@immenseorg 4 жыл бұрын

Production on this is way better than I remember

@christos7440 6 жыл бұрын

Always did love this song:)

@RR-qv8uz 3 жыл бұрын

14 in ‘89! What great bloody memories!!!!!

@vr-vik5660 4 жыл бұрын

I love her voice, and I love her! Bloody hell all those gorgeous ladies dancing are simply amazing!!

@andyleclerc3600 Жыл бұрын

I know...my kingdom for a Jennie Mathias (or any of the other 7 ladies in that group, lol)

@mcbrion1951 13 күн бұрын

I remember the Dixie Cups version of it in 1965. It’s still a very catchy tune!

@bobwasilewski5768 Жыл бұрын

I simply love your song and rendition. There is nothing that I can say that hasn't already been said by so many others. So I will keep it to a simple "Thank you." All of you.

@adrianmarson9585 6 жыл бұрын

How stunning was she awesome tune

@Zeebo89 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! She was always striking but when they released this vid a few years later her features had smoothed out and she was simply beautiful...

@BedsitBob Жыл бұрын

Seven very talented, and beautiful, ladies. Saw them live, back in the 80s, and it was a great show.

@taylorleach9638 2 жыл бұрын

Ah this brings me back to the movie previews on the VHS for 20th Century back in the 90’s

@dinahkyle3196 Жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@huskerfan4life 2 жыл бұрын

This song was used in my Senior Year Video Yearbook in 1989. Recently heard it on Sirius and cranked it up

@deborahdon8055 Жыл бұрын

I just love this song

@katec9893 3 ай бұрын

I love this song especially this version! I remember it from the 80s and its still awesome.

@mitch4527 2 жыл бұрын

Great movie, great song, great video - pure ‘80s.

@johnstauffer1032 Жыл бұрын

The lead vocalist had me so ga ga I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I love the Belle Stars,great song 🎵

@Millwall77 Жыл бұрын

Yet you dont mention here name, a bit weird.

@johnstauffer1032 Жыл бұрын

@@Millwall77 jennie mathias was the lead singer. Great voice, beautiful woman.

@Salsaqueen12345 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this song, I remember when I was 4years old, I always sing it at parties. I have been looking for it.

@-8l-924 4 жыл бұрын

I like the part with Raymond dancing :)

@JoeJoe-sq8pj Жыл бұрын

I have listened to this song sung by many groups including the Dixie Cups and this one by the Belle Stars is by far the best rendition..

@mitsimadness1 11 жыл бұрын

did my teenage years clubbing to this era.team bring it all day lol..

@AlleyCracker1 4 ай бұрын

This version of Iko Iko was used to great effect during the opening scenes of Rainman. Brilliant choice- Great movie!

@johnstauffer1032 Жыл бұрын

Watching it again, I swear I am in love with the lead vocalist 😍💕💙

@RppRussell 3 жыл бұрын

This song should've been included in the "Beetlejuice" movie soundtrack. (I think it goes really well being paired up with the other song, "Day-O'.)

@kirnpu 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@erikreichmann3963 8 жыл бұрын

Let's have no further nasty comments about the quality of the video. We should be grateful that it's available to us on KZfaq at all. Thanks, DfunkShowz!

@francisvinquiote300 8 жыл бұрын

yes, thanks a lot!

@erikreichmann3963 8 жыл бұрын

Which few viewers would have known about if not for this post.

@louisadrill7060 7 жыл бұрын

yes and its a great song.

@miltbell1873 6 жыл бұрын

Gee......Sorry.......I didn't realize you owned this forum.

@kylemagoo 6 жыл бұрын

Erik Reichmann ii

@delord1619 7 жыл бұрын

THIS Is STILL one of my favorite, get the week-over-with tunes...

@briangordon5182 7 жыл бұрын

what a great version this tune and Jennie Matthias look so fit and love the blonde dreadlocks it so suits her love the belle stars to great 80s group

@merlindajacobs1700 2 жыл бұрын

Classic! Never grow old.

@brenainnmacthomais 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this version and the one by Zap Mama the best! Both are brilliant! I can listen to it watch them on repeat all day easily!

@scottleipski1015 3 жыл бұрын

I love both The Belle Stars, and this GREAT, GREAT!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE THE 80's BABY!!!!!!!!

@20secondsclips Жыл бұрын

In so many movies...so many.

@linusdn2777 4 жыл бұрын

Best version imo

@StirlingWestrup 3 жыл бұрын

Alas, this is the rainman cut. There was a version of this video BEFORE Rainman came out, and that is what I am looking for.

@kharris477 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdtzaJRq08-VkXk.html

@drwhonovels Ай бұрын

I was the projectionist for this movie when my public library screened it a year or so after the theatrical release. Had to run back and forth between two projectors for alternating reels. This song is burned in my head. Even though we only showed the movie once. Songs land harder when you're a teen. Hiring a dancer to stand there and act like he has autism, however, is a casting choice best left behind in the '80s.

@phillipchapman8891 Жыл бұрын

Just so fantastic great video great lyrics takes me way back loved it then and love it even more now great job xx

@vukr16 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite movie.

@trytobenice7234 2 жыл бұрын

Of course

@fredericbaran3011 8 ай бұрын

I was a 14 years old teenager and in love with the Belle stars.... (sign of the times..)

@demonit2 3 жыл бұрын

Few days ago I started singing this melody and it's repeating all the time without reason in my mind.. or maybe there is a reason.. sweet 80'is!

@pascalemahieu9178 Жыл бұрын

Franchement j'adore. Merci beaucoup. Super. Bravo.

@stevenpatzner6962 2 жыл бұрын

An oft overlooked classic!

@kdog909 4 жыл бұрын

I was a 12 year-old kid living in Hawaii when this song came out. It was HUGELY popular there, because the “locals” (a.k.a. Asian people trying to act like they’re Hawaiian) thought that the song was made by Hawaiians and the lyrics were Hawaiian. All the kids my age knew the lyrics, word for word. It’s quite funny to me looking back, realizing that the song has absolutely nothing to do with Hawaii.

@arturodelagarza3213 4 жыл бұрын

DON'T GET IT BRO. IF THEY ARE ASIAN, AND LIVE IN HAWAII DOESN'T THAT MAKE THEM HAWAIIAN. WHEN I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE. STATION IN DYESS AIR FORCE BASE TX HAD A SHIT LOAD OF HAWAIIAN FRIENDS. MOST IF NOT ALL WERE JAPANESE, OR CHINESE. I LIKE THEIR ACCENT, WAS SO KOOL. ONE NIGHT I WAS INVITED TO ONE THE SARGENT'S HOUSE [ HAWAIIAN ] MY FRIEND APO. SAID HEY DELA GARZA WERE GONNA HAVE SOME GOOD FOOD BRAU. MAN I WAS EXPECTING SOME SERIOUS HAWAIIAN FOOD. WHAT THE FOOK DO THEY BRING. TACOS, I SAID APO ARE YOU SERIOUS, MEXICAN FOOD. I'M MEXICAN I EAT. TO ALL MY MEXICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS. SORRY FOR MY EXPRESSION "SHIT" ALL THE FOOKIN TIME. I WAS STATIONED IN ABILENE TEXAS. NOT FOOKIN HAWAII. THEY ALWAYS WANTED ME TO CATCH A HOP TO HAWAII WITH THEM. OUR C- 130'S FLEW TO HAWAII EVERY OTHER WEEK. ALOHA 🤙

@richardlacey4923 Жыл бұрын

Bruh! 👍🏻

@mariocregheur9118 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo at The Belle Stars. I've heard too many interpretations of IKO, IKO by a multitude of artists but YOU and The Belle Stars are interpret this song exactly as it should be: all in depth, light (in the fantastic), amusing and mind-blowing just like a possibly random computer. Amazulu: You surely don't know that the creation of the lyrics of this song have was randomly created by a computer and that's why it makes us travel elsewhere. You do it so well that I really believe in it. Bravo: The Belle Stars. Grand-Papa Mario 06/16/1955 P/S: I wish you had the courage to tell me what you think. If you don't have the courage to speak up, I understand you. I'm 65 years old and I'm just starting to understand who I am and how my soul feels.

@rosalialila2157 Жыл бұрын

Esta canción la conocí por Madagascar (juego de Play Station), ¡no lo puedo creer! ¡al fin la encontré! La reconocí enseguida 😃😆😃😆😃😆😃😆😃😮😮😮😮

@MrTubbaz 3 жыл бұрын

Ez még mindig király :)

@arvisbuss5251 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@gringao6209 7 жыл бұрын

Happiest song around.

@goodrealm 3 жыл бұрын

Brings me back to a simpler time whenever I hear this song =)

@andreasu.3546 Жыл бұрын

Think I need to rewatch Rain Man now.

@Chi.RosaMaria7 3 ай бұрын

Ditto...A lot to learn from this movie. Now I'm a sole care taker to family members who act/live like Dustin Hoffman's character and the frustrations of Tom Cruise's character and the lesson of growing patience &love from this movie.

@allenbedgar5848 Жыл бұрын

My back was killing me before i started listening and i was up dancing before it was over. lol Good music is the best medicine.

@ccvi208 7 жыл бұрын

Timeless

@muratdogrusoz5705 3 жыл бұрын

Rainman soundrack.. Rainman movie is life story of Kim Peek.. He was biggest savant of the world. R.I.P.

@ThusithaThanthirige 4 жыл бұрын

What a Great Song

@michaelf.150 2 жыл бұрын

Love this song and singer too 👍🎼👍🎼👍

@erafina3764 7 жыл бұрын

I love this song. IT was popular in the 1980;s and I love it. The girl singer is really pretty.

@The1971orange 5 жыл бұрын

She sure is.

@Dan-vt3nk 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@aleksandraekic9375 11 ай бұрын

Gledala Sam film,mislim Jos uvek volim da ga pogledam zbog IKO IKO.A I Tom Kruz je sladak.

@KBAFourthtime 10 жыл бұрын

I remember this was the song used in the _Fox Family Features_ trailer with various Fox movies, including the Streamline dub of _My Neighbor Totoro_ on, speaking of, the videotape for that movie.

@IdeaBox-dk5vj 5 жыл бұрын

Funny enough, that promo brought me here. And I have proof that I found it.

@disneyrules7808 4 жыл бұрын

@@IdeaBox-dk5vj Same.

@KatareinaComicBook-nr6fm 6 күн бұрын

I like the vibe

@mikeyneil 9 жыл бұрын

A favorite of mine as a child

@dopplerdog6817 2 жыл бұрын

The song was released by Belle Stars in 1982, 6 years before Rain Man. I used to bop to this song at a local pub when I was 16 when it came out (lots of underage kids at that pub, wouldn't see that nowadays!), and was surprised to hear it used in the movie 6 years later.