Walk Like An Egyptian

All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino

All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian

Blonde waitresses take their trays
They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh whey oh)
You drop your drink then they bring you more

All the school kids so sick of books
They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)
They're walking like an Egyptian

All the kids in the marketplace say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian

Slide your feet up the street bend your back
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac

If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
Spin the clubs cruise down the block

All the Japanese with their yen
The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)
They walk the line like Egyptian

All the cops in the donut shop say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian
Walk like an Egyptian

I love how a song can sweep you up and send your mind racing back to a different time and place. This is one of those songs for me. The Bangles one-hit-wonder doesn't hold any specific significance for me, however the memories that I associate with it are priceless. (Yes I know that was a very corny line)

When I was in High school my roommate and I would dance to this song, and others, late into the evening. Are favorite activity to do with this particular song was to stand in the windowsill and do the famous "Egyptian" dance. That's right folks! We were two crazy mummies!! (haha, another great line!)

I was listening to this song tonight as I downloaded it to i-tunes (a new thing for me, as I only download i-tunes about...a week ago) from a cd my roommie had made me to remind me of our awesome times. Immediately after hearing the opening notes I remembered being in that windowsill. (The best part about that dance was we had the room directly above the main entrance to the school.)

A great song with wonderful memories.