A Ram Sam Sam
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"Ram Sam Sam" (Template:Langx), also known as "A Ram Sam Sam",[1] "Aram Sa-sa",Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and by other names, is a Moroccan song that has gained popularity as a children's song around the world since the mid-20th century.
Lyrics
In most forms, the song has a few lyrics in the Moroccan dialect of Arabic[2] that are continuously repeated, often with increasing speed or as a round.
| Arabic | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Ram sam sam | [Meaningless] |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Guli guli guli guli guli | Tell tell tell tell tell [ feminine imperative] |
| Script error: No such module "Lang". | Rafīq rafīq | Friend friend |
The Liverpool folk group The Spinners presented their version of the song, which they learned from an Israeli singer, with the mistaken claim that the words were in Aramaic[1] and meant "Get up on your horse and gallop away".[3]
Recording history
The Spinners included their version titled "Aram Sa-sa" on their 1964 album Folk at the Phil.[4] Rolf Harris recorded the song in 1971 for Columbia Records with The Mike Sammes Singers,[5] including additional lyrics and a distinctive arrangement with backing vocals. The 1981 hit "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club uses the song as a basis. Wee Sing included the song in their 1989 music video Wee Sing in Sillyville. The Basque clown trio Takolo, Pirritx, and Pirrutx (since renamed Pirritx, Porrotx, and MariMotots) recorded a version called "Aran-txan-txan".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2009, Levon Atayan created a pop dance version called "Aram Zam Zam" and the Russian band Diskoteka Avariya released their version called "The Trendy Dance Aram Zam Zam" (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Translit). Donikkl und die Weißwürschtl recorded a German version called "Aram Sam Sam".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2011, Gracey released a Dutch versionScript error: No such module "Unsubst". that reached #75 on the singles charts in the Netherlands[6] and Lorenz Büffel recorded his French version "Aramsamsam" for his album Script error: No such module "Lang"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Adaptations
- The Jewish educational television series The Magic Door, which aired in the Chicago area from 1962 to 1982, had a theme song "A Room Zoom Zoom", based on the first two lines of "Ram Sam Sam".[7]
- "Ram Sam Sam" featured in the Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood" on their 1981 self-titled debut album, subsequently covered by Chicks on Speed on their 2003 album 99 Cents and by Uffie and DJ Mehdi.[8]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- The Boy Scouts of America adapted the song with the lyrics "A good Cub Scout / A good Cub Scout / A new Tiger Cub and a good Cub Scout..."Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Fast Food Rockers recorded a version in 2003 under the title "Fast Food Song" with new lyrics mentioning fast food companies, notably Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- DJ Ötzi's 2003 "Burger Dance" is a similar German version with the same fast food companies but sampling some sections of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Template:Interlanguage link's "Aram Sam Sam" includes additional lyrics in German and the English refrain "Jump, jump, motherfucker".[9]
References
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External links
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- A Ram Sam Sam at AllNurseryRhymes.com