Drop The Cane / Old Man Dancing
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About
"Drop The Cane" is a video clip of an elderly man dropping his walking stick and ecstatically breaking into a dance at a ball. Upon its original introduction through Facebook in July 2014, the video became widely re-circulated on YouTube and spawned a collection of remixes and mash-ups featuring alternative audio tracks.
Origin
On July 18th, 2014, Facebook user Edgard Eleuterio Daza posted a three minute-long video titled "Eternamente joven", Spanish for "Forever young", which features an elderly man with walking sticks dancing at a ball to the tune of Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock," before he suddenly drops his sticks and goes on an happy solo dance. As of December 2014, the Facebook post was shared more than 1.85 million times and reached over 163,000 likes. On July 21st, the YouTube channel Daily of The Day re-uploaded the clip under the title "ORIGINAL Old Man Dancing: Throws Away Canes!" racking up more than 265,000 views.
Spread
That same day, the video clip was featured on BuzzFeed, TIME[2] and Daily Mail[3], followed by several other news outlets, including The Huffington Post UK[6], CBS Local[5] and New York Daily News.[7] In the following week, the video spawned quite a few duplicate uploads and musical remixes on YouTube.
Notable Examples
Remixes
On July 20th, YouTuber Klaypex uploaded a cut version of the video with remixed music in order to promote his song #shutyourtrap (shown below).
As of December 2014, the video has gained more than 2.1 million views. While it is unclear it was a direct influence, more people joined in to create their own video remixes featuring the dancing old man.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Eternamente joven
[2] Time – This Video of an Old Man Dancing Will Brighten Your Day
[3] Daily Mail – From old-folk to old rock! Elderly man shocks fellow wedding guests by throwing down his canes and taking over the dance floor with his nifty moves
[4] Buzzfeed – Watch This Awesome Old Man Throw Away His Crutches And Dance
[5] CBS Local – Old Man Drops His Canes On The Dance Floor So He Can Bust Some Moves [Video]
[6] The Huffington Post – Who Needs Crutches?! Old Man Throws Away His Canes To Let Loose On The Dance Floor
[7] NY Daily News – WATCH: Older gentleman drops canes to floor, shows off slick dance moves
[8] Reddit – Take my crutches, I'm going back to the youth
[9] YouTube – Search Results for 'Drop The Cane'
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