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* Johnny Only, an American singer, used the refrain in 2012 for a country-influenced children's song "A Ram Sam Sam" with additional English lyrics: "Turn around, one time, shake shake, shake it while you turn / Wave this wave, wave that way, reach for the light / Wave this wave, wave that way, give a hug so tight" |
* Johnny Only, an American singer, used the refrain in 2012 for a country-influenced children's song "A Ram Sam Sam" with additional English lyrics: "Turn around, one time, shake shake, shake it while you turn / Wave this wave, wave that way, reach for the light / Wave this wave, wave that way, give a hug so tight" |
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*The Learning Station recorded it including it on its CD''Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids'' with additional English lyrics "Arms up high, reach for the sky / Let's sing and move along, to the silly Ram Sam song". And as the pace of the song get racier, the lyrics encourage the children to catch up: "If you wanna be a Ram Sam master / You gotta go a little faster" |
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| "A Ram Sam Sam (A rum sum sum)" | |
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| Written | Morocco |
"A Ram Sam Sam (A rum sum sum)" is a popular children's song and game which originated in Morocco. . In certain later recording, other variants were used like "Aram" instead of "A Ram" and "Zam Zam" instead of "Sam Sam".
Lyrics and movements
The song's lyrics are usually:
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A rafiq, a rafiq
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A rafiq, a rafiq
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
When not played as a game, this song can also be (and very frequently is) sung as a round.
The game is played by a group of children. The song is sung by the group leader and the participants should perform several actions during certain lyrics, usually:
- A ram sam sam - pound fists, right over left, then left over right.
- Guli guli - pull hands apart gesturing as if something were gooey
- A rafiq - spin index fingers on either side of the head (like someone is crazy), ending with the fingers pointed up.
Pop culture usage
- Rolf Harris recorded the song in 1971.
- Diskoteka Avariya used the song in their composition "Modnyi Tanets Aram Zam Zam" (In Russian "Модный танец Арам Зам Зам" English title "A Ram Sam Sam: The Trendy Dance") in 2009.
- Donikkl und die Weißwürschtl recorded a German version "Aram Sam Sam" that charted on the German charts in 2009.
- Gracey released a Dutch language version in 2011 that reached #75 in the Netherlands
- Lorenz Büffel made a version entitled "Aramsamsam" that is found on Après Ski Hits 2011 double CD.
- Die Aussenseiter recorded a version for YouTube.
- Johnny Only, an American singer, used the refrain in 2012 for a country-influenced children's song "A Ram Sam Sam" with additional English lyrics: "Turn around, one time, shake shake, shake it while you turn / Wave this wave, wave that way, reach for the light / Wave this wave, wave that way, give a hug so tight"
- The Learning Station recorded it including it on its CDAction! Fun! Dance! For Kids with additional English lyrics "Arms up high, reach for the sky / Let's sing and move along, to the silly Ram Sam song". And as the pace of the song get racier, the lyrics encourage the children to catch up: "If you wanna be a Ram Sam master / You gotta go a little faster"
- Sampling
- Tom Tom Club used part of the "A Ram Sam Sam" lyrics in their song "Wordy Rappinghood". This song is found on their self-titled debut album from 1981.
- Chicks on Speed did a cover version of the song "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club on their 2003 album 99 Cents.
- Uffie recorded a cover version of Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood" in collaboration with DJ Mehdi.
- Parodies and adaptations
- The US scout movement adapted the song using new lyrics: A good Cub Scout / A good Cub Scout / A new Tiger Cub and a good Cub Scout...
- Fast Food Rockers recorded a version in 2003 under the title "The Fast Food Song" with new lyrics sampling on the refrain and mentioning fast food companies, notably Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's
- DJ Ötzi recorded a German version titled "Burger Dance" in 2003, mainly being an enumeration of fast food companies, notably Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's.
- Pizza Hut used it in commercial campaigns with amended lyrics[citation needed]
- Die Aussenseiter used it in some parts of their first music video, "Aram Sam Sam".