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'Numa Numa' (or the "'Numa Numa Dance'") was a Internet phenomenon based on amateur videos, particularly one by Gary Brolsma, made for the song "Dragostea din tei" by Moldovan pop band O-Zone. It was named the 41st of the ''100 Greatest Funny Moments'' in a 2006 broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK.[1]
The phrase "Numa Numa" is from the chorus, "''nu mă, nu mă iei''", of "Dragostea din tei". It can be approximately translated as "you don't, you don't take me [with you]".[2]
Main articles: Gary Brolsma
A Flash-based video of American Gary Brolsma lip-synching the song energetically on his webcam brought the Numa Numa phenomenon to the US. Brolsma stated in an interview, "...I found it ["Dragostea din tei"] in another (I believe it was Japanese) flash animation with cartoon cats"Maiyahi by ikari.[3] Others have noted that it was first used in the Japanese flash animation ''Maiyahi'' by the Internet user "ikari".[4]
Brolsma uploaded his "Numa Numa Dance" to Newgrounds on 6 December 2004.[5] In the original video, Brolsma does not finish the entire song, ending at around 1:37. On Newgrounds it has since been seen more than 14 million times and copied onto hundreds of other websites and blogs, making it the second-most watched viral video of all time (only losing out to Star Wars kid).[6] He has also received mainstream media coverage from ABC's ''Good Morning America'', NBC's ''The Tonight Show'', and VH1's ''Best Week Ever'', and, according to ''The New York Times'', was an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity".[7] He canceled media appearances but reappeared in September 2006 with a professionally produced video, ''New Numa''. This video, hosted on YouTube, marked the start of the "New Numa Contest", which promised in prize money and a award to the winner.[8]
A story in the June/July 2006 issue of ''The Believer'' explores the song's spread and global homogenization, while arguing that Brolsma's video "singlehandedly justifies the existence of webcams (....) It’s a movie of someone who is having the time of his life, wants to share his joy with everyone, and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks".[9]
One version of Brolsma's video also contains some puns, among them pictures of "feta cheese" during the lyric "fericirea" ("happiness") and a LEGO representation of Bob Ross during the singer's words "sunt eu Picasso" ("it's me Picasso").
As an Internet phenomenon, the "Numa Numa Dance" has spawned many parodies hosted on Newgrounds, Google Video, YouTube and elsewhere.
Many themes have been chosen for Numa Numa parodies. Fictional characters, such as Yugi Mutou, Vash the Stampede, Optimus Prime, Mario, Luigi, Godzilla, Thomas the Tank Engine, Tamagotchi, The Muppets, and characters from ''TUGS'', ''Calvin and Hobbes'', ''River City Ransom'', ''Homestar Runner'', Master Chief, ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Resident Evil'', and ''World of Warcraft'', have been featured.
Various items from pop culture have also been featured, including Lego bricks, army men, G.I. Joe and John F. Kennedy. In addition, ''Napoleon Dynamite''- and ''American Idol''-related versions have appeared. A parody of the infamous "Angry German Kid", "''Star Wars'' kid" and "Tunak Tunak Tun" videos were made including Numa Numa. An alternate parody music video was also created by engineering students at the University of British Columbia.
1. Channel4 - 100 Greatest FUNNY MOMENTS
2. Romania - Dragostea Din Tei - Miya Hee - Numa Numa - Lyrics in Romanian and English
3. Gary Brolsma & The Numa Story
4. Famous Pictures Magazine - Numa Numa
5. Numa Numa Dance
6. Star Wars Kid is top viral video
7. Feuer & George (2005)
8.
9. The syncher, not the song: The irresistible rise of the Numa Numa Dance Douglas Wolk
★ Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Numa Numa Dancer Alan Feuer
★ UBC Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
★ Global tribute to Numa Numa : This is from the show ''Google Current'' on ''Current TV'' and is hosted by ''Conor Knighton''
★ Muppet Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
★ The "Dragostea din tei" music video (in the RealMedia format) at O-Zone's official web site
★ "Numa Numa Dance" on Newgrounds, where it was originally submitted
★ NewNuma.com - Gary Brolsma's new site for his new video
''New York Times'' article (26 February 2005) about Gary Brolsma and the Numa Numa dance.
'Numa Numa' (or the "'Numa Numa Dance'") was a Internet phenomenon based on amateur videos, particularly one by Gary Brolsma, made for the song "Dragostea din tei" by Moldovan pop band O-Zone. It was named the 41st of the ''100 Greatest Funny Moments'' in a 2006 broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK.[1]
The phrase "Numa Numa" is from the chorus, "''nu mă, nu mă iei''", of "Dragostea din tei". It can be approximately translated as "you don't, you don't take me [with you]".[2]
| Contents |
| Gary Brolsma |
| Parody |
| Footnotes |
| References |
| External links |
Gary Brolsma
Main articles: Gary Brolsma
A Flash-based video of American Gary Brolsma lip-synching the song energetically on his webcam brought the Numa Numa phenomenon to the US. Brolsma stated in an interview, "...I found it ["Dragostea din tei"] in another (I believe it was Japanese) flash animation with cartoon cats"Maiyahi by ikari.[3] Others have noted that it was first used in the Japanese flash animation ''Maiyahi'' by the Internet user "ikari".[4]
Brolsma uploaded his "Numa Numa Dance" to Newgrounds on 6 December 2004.[5] In the original video, Brolsma does not finish the entire song, ending at around 1:37. On Newgrounds it has since been seen more than 14 million times and copied onto hundreds of other websites and blogs, making it the second-most watched viral video of all time (only losing out to Star Wars kid).[6] He has also received mainstream media coverage from ABC's ''Good Morning America'', NBC's ''The Tonight Show'', and VH1's ''Best Week Ever'', and, according to ''The New York Times'', was an "unwilling and embarrassed Web celebrity".[7] He canceled media appearances but reappeared in September 2006 with a professionally produced video, ''New Numa''. This video, hosted on YouTube, marked the start of the "New Numa Contest", which promised in prize money and a award to the winner.[8]
A story in the June/July 2006 issue of ''The Believer'' explores the song's spread and global homogenization, while arguing that Brolsma's video "singlehandedly justifies the existence of webcams (....) It’s a movie of someone who is having the time of his life, wants to share his joy with everyone, and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks".[9]
One version of Brolsma's video also contains some puns, among them pictures of "feta cheese" during the lyric "fericirea" ("happiness") and a LEGO representation of Bob Ross during the singer's words "sunt eu Picasso" ("it's me Picasso").
Parody
As an Internet phenomenon, the "Numa Numa Dance" has spawned many parodies hosted on Newgrounds, Google Video, YouTube and elsewhere.
Many themes have been chosen for Numa Numa parodies. Fictional characters, such as Yugi Mutou, Vash the Stampede, Optimus Prime, Mario, Luigi, Godzilla, Thomas the Tank Engine, Tamagotchi, The Muppets, and characters from ''TUGS'', ''Calvin and Hobbes'', ''River City Ransom'', ''Homestar Runner'', Master Chief, ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Resident Evil'', and ''World of Warcraft'', have been featured.
Various items from pop culture have also been featured, including Lego bricks, army men, G.I. Joe and John F. Kennedy. In addition, ''Napoleon Dynamite''- and ''American Idol''-related versions have appeared. A parody of the infamous "Angry German Kid", "''Star Wars'' kid" and "Tunak Tunak Tun" videos were made including Numa Numa. An alternate parody music video was also created by engineering students at the University of British Columbia.
Footnotes
1. Channel4 - 100 Greatest FUNNY MOMENTS
2. Romania - Dragostea Din Tei - Miya Hee - Numa Numa - Lyrics in Romanian and English
3. Gary Brolsma & The Numa Story
4. Famous Pictures Magazine - Numa Numa
5. Numa Numa Dance
6. Star Wars Kid is top viral video
7. Feuer & George (2005)
8.
9. The syncher, not the song: The irresistible rise of the Numa Numa Dance Douglas Wolk
References
★ Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Numa Numa Dancer Alan Feuer
★ UBC Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
★ Global tribute to Numa Numa : This is from the show ''Google Current'' on ''Current TV'' and is hosted by ''Conor Knighton''
★ Muppet Music Video Parody: Numa Numa
External links
★ The "Dragostea din tei" music video (in the RealMedia format) at O-Zone's official web site
★ "Numa Numa Dance" on Newgrounds, where it was originally submitted
★ NewNuma.com - Gary Brolsma's new site for his new video
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