tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post867112462401948305..comments2024-03-28T22:01:00.225-07:00Comments on Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog: Part II - the History and Etymology of the "Hoochie-Coochie" DancePeter Jensen Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042588192094310236noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post-10769513770229020862022-11-20T09:12:13.136-08:002022-11-20T09:12:13.136-08:00A stunning paper. There are also ‘recent’ (by comp...A stunning paper. There are also ‘recent’ (by comparison) references in songs to hootchie coochie and hootchie koo, among them Buddy Guy’s ‘Hootchie Cootchie Man’ and The Band’s ‘Saved’. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post-34960270506039770102021-08-16T11:01:47.955-07:002021-08-16T11:01:47.955-07:00If you haven't seen Part I of the History of &...If you haven't seen Part I of the History of "Hoochie Coochie," take a look - there's more detail about the origin of "Kouta Kouta," which was later altered to "Coochie Coochie" after the fair. "Kouta Kouta" may have been the name of a dance in India before borrowed for a similar dance in the US: https://esnpc.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-kouta-kouta-and-coochie-coochie.html Peter Jensen Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042588192094310236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339541743624368462.post-85618319627295968512021-08-16T09:12:54.680-07:002021-08-16T09:12:54.680-07:00Thank you for this fascinating deep dive into the ...Thank you for this fascinating deep dive into the music and culture of the late 19th century! I always thought the "coochie" part of "hoochie-coochie" came from the French "coucher," as in "Voulez vous coucher avec moi?" (Roughly, "Will you lay down with me?") But you make a compelling case for the Chicago World's Fair.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096092046489006048noreply@blogger.com