"Chubby" Checker (1941), llamado chubby por su generosidad de carnes, es el rey del twist. Llevó al éxito masivo la composición de Hank Ballard "the twist" en 1960.
El baile que llevaba incorporado fue un auténtico fenómeno de masas, del que ninguna capa social se libró. Al año siguiente repetiría éxito con su "let´s twist again".
Si bien lo intentó repetir con otros bailes como el limbo o el hunckleback su estrella se apagaría pronto.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
------------------------------------------------ Title : Mashed Potato Time Artist : Chubby Checker Album : Capo : none Setting : E-A-D-G-B-E Tabbed by : Don D ([email protected]) Date : 26/04/2007 -------------------------------------------------
A It's the latest, it's the greatest, F#m Mashed Potato, ya, ya ,ya
A A Mashed Potato started long time ago F#m With a guy named Sloppy Joe, D You'll find this dance is so cool to do, E Come on baby, gonna teach it to you.
A Mashed Potato, feel it in your feet now, F#m Mashed Potato, come on get the beat now, D Baby, It's the latest, come on baby, It's the greatest, E come on honey, Ya, ya, ya, ya.
A And then they dance it through and through, F#m They look for records they can do it to, D They got a dance is outta sight, E Doin' the lion sleeps tonight.
A Mashed Potato, Ya a weem o wep a weem o wep, F#m Mashed Potato, ya, ya, ya, ya, D Baby, It's the latest, come on baby, It's the greatest, E come on honey, Ya, ya, ya, ya.
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A Now everybody is doin' fine, E They dance alone or in a big boss line, F#m And they discovered it's the most, man, E The day they did it to Please Mr. Postman.
A Mashed Potato, wait a minute, wait a minute, F#m Mashed Potato, deliver de letter, D Baby, It's the latest, come on baby, It's the greatest, E come on honey, Ya, ya, ya, ya.
A Well they got with more and more, F#m Ya ought to see 'em around the floor, D The Mashed Potato ?????????? E They even do it to Dear Lady Twist.