Chris gets down with two forgotten Robocop-inspired songs.
Like it or not, the Robocop remake is now playing. So you could go to your local theater and sulk...or you can pretend it never was made and get your dance on instead. How? With two dance hits from the 1980s that were inspired by the future of law enforcement. Take a look:
In 1988, electro group Sleeze Boyz released the funky gem Robo Cop. I defy anyone to listen to this jam and not follow the tune's suggestion to "dance 'til you drop." It's pretty wonderful, thanks in part to sampling the film as well as Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force's Planet Rock. Trivia: Accordning to the song's entry on Discogs, the drum programmer for the track is none other than Dr. Dre. So be sure to incorporate this bit of useless knowledge into a conversation at some point today. Moving on...
Bass Overdrive System Experts, or B.O.S.E. for short, also got in on the Robocop dance song, er, craze with their parenthetical 1989 single Robocop (Who R U?) This one was culled from the album Spread the Word, an underappreciated gem that, awesomely enough, features similarly funky songs about Batman and Spider-Man. So it would seem that whomever the musical madmen or women behind B.O.S.E. are, they are definitely big-time geeks. Good for them. Of course now that you know these awesome Robohits, you're going to need to learn the perfect dance moves to go with them. This is where Charlene "Chi Chi" Smith comes in...
After checking out the above instructional video, you'll learn how to perfect the Robocop dance that set clubs ablaze in the late 1980s. If nothing else it will add another move to your dance repertoire besides the Cabbage Patch.
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