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Wes Skull & Serpent Society Offers Ghoulish Take on Harlem Shake
The 2012 song by DJ and music producer Baauer that spawned the video meme of all memes unsurprisingly has one more drop of virality left to be wrung. Thank you, Wesleyan!
Just in case you aren't entire nauseated by every last derivative rendition-slash-parody of the Harlem Shake (and we are not), you can watch the Grim Reaper version, courtesy of Wesleyan University's Skull & Serpent Society on Vimeo.
(Thank you, Wesleying!)
When you think about it, the house-heavy beat and call, “Con los terroristas!”, really recalls the Otherworld. But don't take our word for it. Watch it here.
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The first video of Baauer's song was uploaded to YouTube by amateur comedian Filthy Frank on Feb. 2.
Many have wondered about this secret Wesleyan University society. Even Time Magazine wrote a piece in 2009. And someone (or thing) purporting to be a member wrote a stern letter to the Wesleyan Argus in 2010. Wesleyan scholars have tried to distill the truth about this mystical entity some think defunt.
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We don't know much about 'em, but one thing's for sure — they can dance.
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