Music for 15-Year-Old's: Sir Mix-A-Lot's OTHER Song - "Jump On It"

The man who taught you about butts now gives you a geography lesson.

We all know of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s classic “Baby Got Back” – nary a Karaoke night goes by without some drunkards singing the infamous rap song about luscious booties.  But very few are aware of Sir Mix’s OTHER hit song (well, maybe “hit” is too strong of a word).  Sampling The Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache” beat and riff, I give you Sir Mix’s “Jump On It”…

Let’s begin with the first shot of the video – Sir Mix gets a page (pagers were the early 90′s version of iPhones, kids) from the phone number 555-6969.  You know you’re in for a classy four minutes when leading off with a solid 69 joke.  This is followed by Sir Mix taking us on a journey throughout all the hottest party spots in the U.S. of A.

We begin in my home state, Texas, where Sir Mix seems to spend the most amount of time.  Dallas, Houston and, of course, Austin are all decent options if you’re looking for a city to party in.  We then get whisked away to Arizona, where the girls are “as hot as in California.”  Speaking of which, that’s our next stop, but unlike Texas, no individual city is given props, just the entire state.  I find this odd, considering California is the country’s most populous state.  Then it’s over to Vegas, where it doesn’t take a Stephen Hawking-like genius to figure out that that’s a pretty good city to go to if looking to party.  After Vegas, the destinations get a little more far-fetched…

Seattle, hereby referred to as “C-Town” or “See-Town” (not sure which is the proper spelling), gets a long shout-out as Sir Mix dances in the rain at a grunge band concert.  Now, I’ve been to Seattle, and it’s fine city, but it’s no grand party.  I was instructed by the locals on my trip that Saturday nights are “date nights” in See-Town, and most people are home by 11 (most assuredly to get into the bone-zone with their partners).  This was confirmed by my own eyes, as the bars and clubs completely emptied out before midnight.  The place is not exactly Las Vegas.  And then, Sir Mix takes us to…

Kansas City.  We seem to spend a good chunk of seconds of the song in Kansas City.  At this point, we’ve partied in Austin, Vegas, and the entire state of California – are we really so desperate to keep the good times rolling that we’re in KC trying to make something happen?  Now, I can’t attest to KC’s party vibe like I can Seattle’s, but I can vouch for the final state we visit…

Ohio.  Talk about a party dying a sudden, tragic death!  I’ve lived in both Cleveland and Cincinnati (both cities get a shout-out in this song, along with Columbus), and I can guarantee you from experience these aren’t the cities you want to wrap up your country-wide orgy in.  (To be fair, this is a cut-down version of the song.  I have the original seven minute MP3 that takes us to even more places.  Let me know if you want me to send you the MP3 file of the extended edition – more than happy to!)

But I guess life can’t really be one big, long, extended party.  We all have responsibilities and obligations we must fulfill – bills must get paid, money must be made, and all aspects of life must be lived, not just the partying parts.  So, I guess it’s no surprise Sir Mix’s final stop was the swing state of Ohio – if any state in the country will make you sober up to what the realities of an excessive, alcohol-abusive lifestyle can lead to, it’s Ohio.  Trust me… it’s Ohio.

Pete