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Some early versions of this song thus show a marked resemblance to the modern song Looby Loo, and the songs have been described as having a common origin. [8] Cramb, Auslan (21 December 2008). "Doing the Hokey Cokey 'could be hate crime' ". Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 27 February 2016. Brew, Simon (25 December 2012). "Doctor Who: The Snowmen review". Den of Geek . Retrieved 29 March 2013. The University of Iowa Hawkeye football team, under coach Hayden Fry, used to perform the hokey pokey after particularly impressive victories, such as over Michigan and Ohio State. On September 3, 2010, a crowd of 7,384 – with Fry present – performed the hokey pokey in Coralville, Iowa, establishing a new world record. [34] The Doctor visits the Latimer family's pond. He realises that the Great Intelligence, the entity controlling a man called Dr Simeon since he was a boy and the snowmen, is using the old governess' body as a DNA blueprint to form an ice creature that will retain its form and not melt. While Clara puts Francesca to bed, the frozen body of the governess breaks into the house. The Doctor tries fleeing with Clara, but Clara is mortally wounded by the ice governess, which is also shattered before Simeon can get the blueprint.were actually in those costumes, though! The lead vocalist certainly sounds like Ian Dury, but it has been suggested it could be someone imitating him to make everyone believe it's Ian Dury - who knows?

On each "pokey", the participants again raise the arms at 90° angles with the index fingers pointed up, shaking their arms up and down and their hips side to side five times. Jeffery, Morgan (19 December 2012). " 'Doctor Who' Steven Moffat on new TARDIS: 'It's quite a scary place' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 27 December 2012. Andrews, Edward (1960) [First published 1940]. The Gift to be Simple: Songs, Dances and Rituals of the American Shakers. ISBN 978-0-486-20022-4. Neela Debnath (25 December 2012). "Review of Doctor Who 'The Snowmen' ". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012 . Retrieved 26 December 2012.Doctor Who film crews move to Portland Square after Corn Street". This is Bristol. 21 August 2012 . Retrieved 30 December 2012.

Bill Bailey – Kraftwerk – Part Troll". YouTube. 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 . Retrieved 2 January 2013.Often, the final chorus is sung twice, the second time even faster and the song ends with the joyous chant, 'aye tiddly aye tie, brown bread!'. Doctor Who to Return with 'The Bells of St John' – First Official Picture!". BBC. 1 March 2013 . Retrieved 29 March 2013. The Marching Virginians of Virginia Tech play this song (known as the " Hokie Pokie" at Virginia Tech because of their mascot) between the third and fourth quarters at all Virginia Tech football games. Much of the crowd participates in the dance, as do the tubas during much of the song and the rest of the band during the tuba feature. The song is also generally used as the Marching Virginians' dance number in the first half-time field show of the year, and an abbreviated version is played as a "Spirit Spot" (short song used between plays during the football game) after a big play.