Thursday, February 23, 2012

Name that tune

So Zendaya's upcoming song Something To Dance For - from the Shake It Up episode "Apply It Up" - has managed to trend worldwide on Twitter.

I've mentioned the song a bit on my most recent post but I'll offer up a few more musings here:

- Most of the folks on that hashtag probably have no clue the title is a reference to Shake It Up, Zendaya, et al.  Their responses though tend to come in answer form - as in, "what would YOU dance for?"

- I don't think either Z or B have quite gotten used to this concept of recognition.  Sure, it's what every kid in the business probably dreams of - to some degree - yet even then, the show's success has surpassed expectations, and this song's emergence as the most anticipated tune of the second CD dwarfs its subtle inclusion in a midseason episode!

- In line with my first point...in some ways Something To Dance For serves as a much better encapsulation of the series than the Selena Gomez theme song.

The show's namesake track is energetic, fun, and has a recognizable voice behind it.

Something to Dance For captures the aspirations, hopes, and dreams of ingenues, and Zendaya surprised everyone with the sneak peek of the song weeks ago.

You can listen to that bit of music and immediately know what happens in "Add It Up."

Or for that matter, what's been happening for the last 42 episodes - and counting!

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