Iko Iko (Dixie cups) | Acoustic Loop cover | The Distance

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Hello folks! Here's our cover of this incredible and timeless song which, try as we might, cannot be separated from our memory of the movie Beetlejuice... what an ending... and what a soundtrack!!!
We used the looper built onto the TC Helicon Voicelive 3 to put down a simple, percussive loop using all our favourite small instruments (we made the claves ourselves by sawing a drumstick in half, which is why they sound awful).
It's strange and incredibly freeing to not have to worr about anything but the vocal and a bassline (thanks again TC for the octave effect), and a bit of light thumping from Sophie. If you pay attention to the arrangement, you'll see why we couldn't add this thump to the loop, since there's the odd extra bar here and there that really helps drive the story along, as well as marking the start of a new secion beautifully.
We hope you enjoy our little loop cover, and if you're here because of the TikTok challenge... thank you for stopping by! You're now our bestie :) xx
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[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Neat take on the song!

[@ArchimedeanEye]

Wow! The instrumental in the beginning blew me away, but the vocals were awesome too!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey there… thank you for watching 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Morbazan125]

Just spent a good hour listening to old and newer covers of this song but this is by far the best

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Oh wow, thanks so much Stephen that means a huge amount :)

[@tallybance]

From Kenya with love

[@TheDistanceDuo]

lovely to meet you Tally!! :) thanks for stopping by xx

[@airuk6218]

A Kenyan! My parents are Kikuyu I was born here in the states.

[@puritynjogu5992]

Mambo...

[@TexasJackdaw]

Hey now! This was a gas! Love the percussion to set up the loop. Now you’re making me think about talking to local venues to let me record after hours. So good!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Oh yes you should absolutely do that - a lot of them are happy to waive a fee in exchange for a mention or two, so it never hurts to ask! Thanks for watching man - there's currently a tiktok challenge going around featuring a remix of this song... so as a result, this one has shot to the very top of our most watched vids... funny how the internet behaves sometimes! Anyway we're trying to be cool about it... but that didn't stop us opening a tiktok account. It's actually quite bearable if you never use it to receive...

[@MrPollfer]

This is so cool!! 😍

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thanks @bren :) xx

[@estefanialeon4345]

I love!!!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thank you Estefania!!!! xxx

[@midnightson33]

incredible cover!! awesome!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thanks for listening

[@andrewdavies438]

Best cover out every thing about it is just brilliant thanks for putting me in a good mood 🙂

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Yay! Thank you so much for watching Andrew! :)

[@jacqueminmarieclaire6274]

🤗🤗🤗👍🏾🙋🏾‍♀️

[@blahblahcw]

Love it guys well done keep it up

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@guitarfrozenintime]

Oh the harmonies were brilliant! Hope this blows up because of the new TIKTOK challenge.

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey there, thank you so much man - we have in fact noticed an unusual spike in the watch-time for this one, and now we know why! Thank you! I guess it's time to open a TikTok account!! 😂

[@goodtimetoner]

Wowsers !

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Ah thanks Toner!!

[@craigtela5238]

oh shutup!! such a freakin great cover!!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Haha! Hey thanks very much Craig - so glad you enjoyed this :) We've always loved this song, so we're delighted that you enjoyed our cover! Happy holidays and thanks a million for watching :) xx

[@craigtela5238]

@@TheDistanceDuo Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too!! Yeah you two slap as the kids say these days, love it! Keep that music therapy going !

[@frederickkado7763]

Super super good !!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thank you!!

[@mateoperdomo462]

Incredible Cover, greetings from Colombia!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thank you so much Mateo! So happy you enjoyed this :) xxx

[@jacqueminmarieclaire6274]

🤗🙏🏿👍🏾👍🏾🙋🏾‍♀️💗💗💗

[@giftasiana]

Awesome so good 👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hello MG, thank you so much! We're happy you enjoyed this :) xxx

[@djinns5520]

Wow 😊

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey Innis - thank you!! xx

[@diyapandey7653]

Wow😍😮👌👌

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey Diya - thank you for watching... we hope you enjoyed :) xxx

[@richardking1067]

that,s brilliant

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thanks Richard :)

[@calcio23]

GREAT SOUND!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey thank you Danny - very kind of you and thanks for watching :) xx

[@fionaarran1858]

I am really enjoying this cover especially with all those instruments, it comes together perfectly 🥰

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey Fiona - thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed this and thanks a million for watching :) xx

[@4kvidmusichannel]

Very cool, greetings from Poland :) !!!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey there, thank you very much xxx

[@SledgeHammerWOOKy]

enthusiastic greetings from AUSTRiA... without kangarus ;-)

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hi Sledge - haha! Thank you so much for stopping by :) xxx

[@paellanopami8988]

Le pega bailar como salsa, esta riquisima esa musica

[@TheDistanceDuo]

¡ja ja! Gracias :) Me alegro de que lo hayas disfrutado :)

[@simbar6671]

Out f***ing standing!!!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Woo Hoo! Hardly anyone has watched this video and we love this so much..... thank you for doing a deep-dive on our back catalog!!!

[@aspartam77]

Süper 👏👏👏👏💐💐💕

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hey Bora - thank you!!! xxx

[@oneman49instruments]

Amazing guitar-bass! :P

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Haha! Thank you bud - all hail the bass sim!

[@sakethrayaprolu2000]

Subscribed !!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Woo Hoo! Thank you very much, it really helps :)

[@blockrokinbeats]

Original was made by sugarboy crawford called jock o mo

[@TheDistanceDuo]

indeed!

[@maryyy4561]

The 2 dislikes are the grandmas mentioned in the song because we didn't let them dance to this 😂

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hahaha! Yeah... let them strut, we say!

[@kimimilawacipiwinyan848]

To Some Very Special People You Should Go See!!!!!!!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Thank you very much :) xx

[@darcybrummett7004]

They needed to add the BOOM BOOM BOOM to the loop.

[@TheDistanceDuo]

@darcy brummett Mat only loops a 1 bar loop, If we added the "boom boom boom" and it came around every bar the song wouldn't lift as it should - thanks! - Soph & Mat x

[@joshnelson3803]

More cowbell...😉

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Haha!! xx

[@wonderyearsdouche475]

First Dislike y'all🙂 you guy's are very talented👍Great Success!

[@TheDistanceDuo]

ah no, who disiked this masterpiece? haha, we love this song so much! thanks for stopping by :D x

[@jodi4138]

Your Comment is the Reason KZbin Banned Dislike buttons🙂

[@charliefloyd2440]

That was terrible. Did they ever actually play their guitars?

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Nope

[@the_arnauu6421]

Shit

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Hahaha! Anus.