Yeah, I know you thought I abandoned this, but you were wrong. To close out the year (and to give you folks something to read while I finish up scripts), tMR is listing the "Top 20 Trends of 2007". But I need your help putting them in order. This'll be done with a cool poll you can vote on. And there will be prizes. I'm serious. If you have a suggestion for a trend, email me.
2007: The Frug
The frug is only gaining in popularity and 2007 was its break-out year, thanks to YouTube and Beyonce Knowles. For those not in the know, the frug (pronounced "froog") is a dance from the '60s which is basically "The Twist" for lazy people. You hold your arms out and sway your hips from side to side and look disaffected. But thanks to Beyonce's uh- "appropriation" of Bob Fosse's choreography for "The Rich Man's Frug" for her "Get Me Bodied" video (a mash-up of the two here), the dance has made a comeback.
Purists argue that underage booty shaking with babies crying in the background and Sims dancing to Beyonce do not a frug make. I say live a little, but if you're in that category, you'll want to direct your attention to YouTube videos set to the 1998 Rilo Kiley song "The Frug", as the renditions tend to be more faithful. Well, for white people trying to dance, that is. If that still isn't frugalicious enough for you, you can always watch cute little kids doing the original Fosse. A few years ago, this little dance wouldn't have a chance. But with its lethal combination of ironic hipster nostalgia, multiple pop cultural allusions, and viral internet appeal, the frug may just well be the macarena of the Aughties.
