Loop de Loop
| "Loop de Loop" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Ween | |
| from the album SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights | |
| Released | August 14, 2001[1] |
| Recorded | December 24, 1999[2][3] |
| Studio | Graphic Sound Studio[4] |
| Length | 1:00 |
| Label | Nick Records, Jive Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Ween |
"Loop de Loop" is a song by Ween from the 2001 compilation EP SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording & Composition[edit | edit source]
"Loop de Loop" was featured in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Your Shoe's Untied."[5] This episode, season 2 episode 21a, was first aired on February 17th, 2001.[5] Series creator and showrunner Stephen Hillenburg had contacted the band stating The Mollusk had been a major influence on the show and asked for them to write the song. The pair wrote the song in three minutes on Christmas Eve of 1999 and quickly recorded it thereafter[3][2] at Graphic Sound Studio.[4]
An instrumental version with backing vocals is sometimes used in overseas dubs of the episode "Your Shoe's Untied".[6]
Live performances[edit | edit source]
"Loop de Loop" was debuted live in 2009 at a Gene Ween solo show.[7] Gene played it twice solo.[7] Ween have played the song infrequently since 2016,[7] with one notable performance being a tribute to Hillenburg (who had passed away due to ALS the previous month) on December 14, 2018, where it was performed in tandem with "Ocean Man".[8]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Want to learn how to tie your shoes?
It's a very easy thing to do
Just sit on down and I'll give you the scoop
What's that? It's called a "loop de loop"
You gotta take a lace in each hand
You go over and under again
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool!
You go over and back, left to right
Loop de loop and you pull 'em tight!
Like bunny ears or a Christmas bow
Lace 'em up and you're ready to go!
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool
You make a loop de loop and pull
And your shoes are lookin' cool
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Newspapers.com archive of Reno Gazette-Journal, Tuesday, August 14, 2001, Page 2E.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newspapers.com archive of Democrat and Chronicle, Thursday, November 9, 2001, Page 58.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20131101100800/http://036271e.netsolhost.com/WordPress/2012/10/18/one-of-our-proudest-achievements/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.facebook.com/ween/posts/10156458184193564
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Your_Shoe%27s_Untied
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UucwAMsmIx0
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=411
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz8V0raDZTA