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#160541 06/17/06 10:42 PM
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From Saturday Night Live:

Justin Timberlake: Yo! We ain't goin' nowhere, bizzy-o-o-o-o-otch!

Britney Spears: We're not going either, y'all!

Caitlin: Yeah, so what are you gonna do about it, Justin, huh?

Justin Timberlake: Well, I don't know, maybe.. bust a move? [ the two groups gasp in amazement at the building intensity ]

Britney Spears: You're gonna bust a move?! That's funny! 'Cause I thought I taught you how to bust a move, back in Orlando! Okay, everyone, let's clear this mess out!

Not being sufficiently hip, I can't make heads nor tails out of this. A quick Googling seems to indicate that to "bust" means to do or initiate, while a "move" is an action or performance, but beyond this further elucidation is gratefully welcomed--Thanks guys

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it means to dance.


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Exactly the same as when the words are reversed in order.


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Nah. Move a bust is when the narcs choose a new target.

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Bust a Move by Young MC (1989)

This here's a tale for all the fellas
Try to do what those ladies tell us
Get shot down cause you're over zealous
Play hard to get an females get jealous
Ok smartie, go to a party
Girls are stancin the crowd is showin body
A chick walks by you wish you could sex her
But you're standin on the wall like you was Poindexter
Next days function, high class luncheon
Food is served and you're stone cold munchin'
Music comes on, people start to dance
But then you ate so much you nearly split your pants
A girl starts walkin, guys start gawkin'
Sits down next to you and starts talkin'
Says she wanna dance cus she likes the groove
So come on fatso and just bust a move

You're on a mission and you're wishin'
someone could cure you're lonely condition
You're lookin for love in all the wrong places
Not fine girls just ugly faces
From frustration first inclination
Is to become a monk and leave the situation
But every dark tunnel has a lighter hope
So don't hang yourself with a celibate rope
New movie's showin... so you're goin
Could care less about the five you're blowin
Theatre gets dark just to start the show
When you spot a fine woman sittin in the front row
She's dressed in yellow, she says "Hello,
Come sit next to me you fine fellow"
You run over there without a second to loose
And what comes next, hey bust a move

If you want it baby you've got it
Just bust a move

In the city ladies look pretty
Guys tell jokes so they can seem witty
Tell a funny joke just to get some play
Then you try to make a move and she says "no way"
Girls a fakin' ... goodness sakin'
They want a man who brings home the bacon
Got no money and you got no car
Then you got no woman and there you are
Some girls are sophistic... materialistic
Looking for a man makes them opportunistic
They're lyin on the beach perpetratin a tan
So that a brother with money can be their man
So on the beach you're strollin'... real high-rollin'
Everything you have is your's and not stolen
A girl runs up with somethin to prove
So don't just stand there, bust a move


Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry
In five days from now he's gonna marry
He's hopin you can make it there if you can
'Cause in the ceremony you'll be the best man
You say "neato"... check your libido
And roll to the church in your new tuxedo
The bride walks down just to start the wedding
And there's one more girl you won't be getting
So you start thinkin, then you start blinkin
A bride maid looks and thinks that you're winkin
She thinks you're kinda cute so she winks back
And now you're feelin really fine cus the girl is stacked
Reception's jumpin, bass is pumpin
Look at the girl and your heart starts thumpin
Says she wants to dance to a different groove
Now you know what to do G, bust a move

Interesting trivia on this song: Flea from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers plays the bass on the recording.

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stancin = dancing without lifting your feet... with minimal lateral movement... standing in place dancing... waiting to be *axed to dance.

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Yeah that tune won a Grammy; I think it was the first, or at least one of the first to ever be won in the Best Rap category that was created in the 90s to fit the rise in spoken word pop. Still a great record.

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> it means to dance.

Yeah, that too.

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Quote:

Yeah that tune won a Grammy; I think it was the first, or at least one of the first to ever be won in the Best Rap category that was created in the 90s...



It was the second to win Best Rap Performance for Young MC in 1989. The first in 1988's was DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "Parents Just Don't Understand."


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