can someone please tell me when prince sings the words 'detroit crawl', is that an actual dance move or does it have another meaning?

in the sign o the times movie he does the dance on the ground after he says it

corect. but i can't seem to find this dance anywhere else. is it something he just made up himself?

dainch said:

the line is featured on "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night."

The actual dance move is a mix of Black Sweat, The Walk, The Bird.

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BobGeorge909 said:

dainch said:

corect. but i can't seem to find this dance anywhere else. is it something he just made up himself?

Probably...famous people can do that....

Too funny.

I miss the old Prince who still really danced. I never got tired of the splits. He was such an athlete on stage. I guess age catches up with us all.

Ah, the old days...

BobGeorge909 said:

dainch said:

corect. but i can't seem to find this dance anywhere else. is it something he just made up himself?

Probably...famous people can do that....

He called it the Jill Jones Crawl on one of the shows either Parade or SOTT show

uh, made up by Prince. take it from a Detroiter, no one hear does that ish, and only Prince fans have ever even heard of it

funkylust said:

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always reminded me of the move he does in Graffit Bridge as he starts singing 'Tick, Tick Bang' always loved that part

datdude said:

uh, made up by Prince. take it from a Detroiter, no one hear does that ish, and only Prince fans have ever even heard of it

Hahahaha.

funkylust said:

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This last pic made my ankles cringe -

ouch

Detroit is well known for the manufacture of cars. In the early days, before everything was automated, workers had to crawl under the half-finished vehicles on their backs to install some of the components. Crawling around on your back eventually become known as the "Detroit Crawl". Its not a term widley used today but if ask some old timers they'll remember the expression.

OldFriends4Sale said:

BobGeorge909 said:

dainch said: Probably...famous people can do that....

He called it the Jill Jones Crawl on one of the shows either Parade or SOTT show

Yep. It's also been called the Uptown Crawl, as well (mainly at the March 1987 rehearsal show).

SDNafka said:

Detroit is well known for the manufacture of cars. In the early days, before everything was automated, workers had to crawl under the half-finished vehicles on their backs to install some of the components. Crawling around on your back eventually become known as the "Detroit Crawl". Its not a term widley used today but if ask some old timers they'll remember the expression.

Interesting concept, but nah.