Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 8:50 PM
Song: The Twist
Artist: Chubby Checker
Mode of Consumption: Played during my cousin’s wedding reception.
Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/4YCnTYbq3oL1Lqpyxg33CU?si=fd291e44228c493e
My family is mostly comprised of stereotypical midwestern Lutherans. We are generally quiet amongst groups. We prefer to sit near the back of the sanctuary. We rarely like drawing attention to ourselves.
The only exception is when one of those amongst us decides to get married.
Then we celebrate.
Not necessarily with copious amounts of alcohol, although there is certainly some of that involved.
What we need is music. Anything fun from the 1950s to present day will do, and we’ll dance. Or at least our approximation to dancing. It usually us in a circle, sort of moving our legs and arms nearly in time with the music. Laughing. Sometimes taking a turn in the middle of the circle to really show the awkwardness of our moves.
It’s always been true.
I remember it from weddings when I was kid thirty-plus years ago, and it warms my heart that it remains true today.
“The Twist” was made for this scenario. It’s a simple dance, although I doubt any of us really execute it correctly. And, it’s the kind of song that just sounds amazing over a good pair of speakers with a multicolored flashing lights.
It’s a chance for two-and-a-half minutes to let the rest of the world and all its problems to fade, don a smile, and twist away.
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