"Mufasa - I Always Wanted A Brother" TikTok Trend (videos & information)

TikTok Session, january 6, 2025

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases two TikTok compilation videos and one YouTube video short of the "What Did You Say About My Brother" trend and the "I Always Wanted A Brother" trend from the 2024 movie Mufasa From The Lion King" 

This post presents also presents information about these trend and the portions of the song lyrics that are used for this trend.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composers of this song and thanks to the original singers of this song in the Mufasa From The Lion King movie. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos clips and thanks to the publishers of these clips on social media. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - What Did You Say About My Brother Trend | I Always Wanted A Brother | Mufasa From The Lion King

Burks, Jan 10, 2025  #tiktokmashups2022 #tiktokworldwide #tiktokmashups2023

Check out this hilarious video where we dive into the "What Did You Say About My Brother" TikTok trend featuring Mufasa from The Lion King! If you're a fan of The Lion King, funny TikTok videos, or viral meme trends, this is a must-watch. Join the fun with the Mufasa TikTok challenge and see why this new TikTok meme is taking over in 2025! Don't miss out on the trending dialogue and iconic Mufasa quotes from the movie, perfectly matched to the latest TikTok sounds.

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YOUTUBE VIDEO SHORT- i always wanted a brother 💕



@beautyflawsnall, January 3, 2025

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TREND
from Google Results (for the question: What Is The "I Always Wanted A Brother" Trend?  
AI Overview
"The "I always wanted a brother" trend originates from a line spoken by Mufasa in the Disney movie "The Lion King," where he expresses his desire for a brother to Simba; this line has been widely popularized on TikTok, with users creating videos sharing personal stories about wishing for a sibling, often accompanied by the original audio clip from the movie.

Key points about the trend:

Source:

The phrase "I always wanted a brother" is directly quoted from Mufasa's dialogue in "The Lion King."

Platform:

This trend primarily exists on TikTok, where users often use the original audio clip from the movie to accompany their videos.

Theme:

Videos often feature personal anecdotes about growing up as an only child, longing for a sibling, or celebrating the special bond with a brother figure."

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LYRICS FROM THE SONG IN THE MUFASA-THE LION KING (2024) MOVIE THAT ARE USED FOR THIS TREND

...I always wanted a brother
I always wanted a brother
I always wanted a brother
Just like you

[...]

What did you say 'bout my brother?

That's not a stray, that's my brother

You stay away from my brother

'Cause I say so

Click https://genius.com/Braelyn-rankins-theo-somolu-aaron-pierre-and-kelvin-harrison-jr-i-always-wanted-a-brother-lyrics for the complete lyrics for this song.

Also, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnqikN644lM for the official YouTube video of this complete song. 

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Timeline Of "Wop" Records & Significant Video Dates For WOP records (with YouTube videos)

 


The Storm Family Channel, April 5, 2022 (dancing to J. Dash's "WOP")

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a  YouTube video short (looping video) of a large family dancing to  J Dash's "WOP" record. 

This post also presents a time line (year) that indicates when that particular "Wop" (Hip Hop record) was  released. The official YouTube video for most of these records are included with that release year.*

*A video of two women dancing to J. Dash's first release of his record is showcased for that year.

* WARNING. Two of these records contain explicit lyrics. Those records are given without their video or a hyperlink and the words "explicit lyrics) are given after the title of those records.

The Addendum to this post presents my theory about the origin of the "WOP" dance name.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all the composers of these songs and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube..
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on African American dances with the name "Wop". Click the tag below for other pancocojams posts in this series.

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TIMELINE OF WOP RECORDS

(additions and corrections are welcome)

1986: B Fats - "Woopit" 

Max, January 13, 2018

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2007 - J. Dash



J. Dash, Sept, 7, 2007

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2011:  J Dash - :"Wop" (second release)

WOP (Official iTunes Version) by J. Dash ft. Flo Rida - iTunes

 

stereofame, Jan. 7, 2011

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2012: Lil Chuckee - "Da Wop" (explicit lyrics)

2023:  Lil Vada- "Wop It"   (explicit lyrics)

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OTHER SIGNIFICANT TIME STAMPS FOR "WOP" DANCES

2013 - Miley Cyrus dancing in a unicorn suit to J. Dash's WOP record



BIGHAITI - March 20, 2013

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2013 to 2017 ? - Vines* of people dancing to J. Dash 's "WOP"

 

The WopDance, July 12, 2013

* Here's information about "Vine" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_(service)
"Vine was an American short-form video hosting service where users could share six-second-long looping video clips. It was originally launched on January 24, 2013, by Vine Labs, Inc. Bought by Twitter, Inc. in 2012 before its launch, the service was shut down on January 17, 2017,[1] and the app was discontinued a few months later.[2]" 

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[earliest date April 2022 ?  to present (December 2023), and beyond ?- Tik Tok dance challenges, dance trend videos/compilations] 



Tik Tok Dance - May 24, 2022
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This isn't the earliest TikTok dance challenge/dance compilation. The earliest date
that I've come across for a TikTok compilation or YouTube video short of The WOP is April 5, 2022.
(The Storm Family Channel video that is given at the top of this pancocojams post.)

If you know of an earlier date for a, please share its link in the comment section below. Thanks!

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ADDENDUM -MY THEORY ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME "WOP" FOR THIS DANCE
Azizi Powell, 2023
I believe that the word "Wop" when it is used as a dance title or verb ("wopping") comes from the syllable "wop" in the African American music genre "doo-wop".

Unfortunately, the word "wop" is also a pejorative referent for Italians.

That may be the reason why the  dance name "WOP" is often capitalized and/or the titles "Wap" or "Drop It To The Floor Then Wop" have been used for a small number of "WOP" video clips in Tik Tok challenge/dance trend compilations (since around 2022).

Stereofame, the publisher of the official 2011 YouTube "WOP" video by J.Dash featuring rapper Flo Rida, wrote in that video's discussion thread in 2012 that "WOP stands for With Out Prejudice. Check out J. Dash's Facebook page. FacebookDOTcom/TheRealJDash"
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I believe that "With Out Prejudice" is an example of a meaning for an abbreviation or word that is made up after the fact. Those types of word or abbreviation meanings are called "backronyms"
Here's some information about from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym
" A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. The word is a portmanteau of back and acronym.[1]

A normal acronym is a word derived from the initial letters of the words of a phrase,[2] such as radar from "radio detection and ranging".[3] By contrast, a backronym is "an acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words, either to create a memorable name or as a fanciful explanation of a word's origin."[1] Many fictional espionage organizations are backronyms, such as SPECTRE (special executive for counterintelligence, terrorism, revenge and extortion) from the James Bond franchise."...
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I think that J. Dash may have thought a backronym was particularly needed for the dance name "WOP" because of the pejorative meaning of the word "wop".

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GoNoodles' 2016 "Peanut Butter In A Cup" Version Of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" (video, lyrics, & more)

GoNoodle | Get Moving, August 24, 2016

Sing this song to get pumped up!

 This video comes from GoNoodle’s Moose Tube channel. MooseTube gets kids to sing and
move with a-moose-ing chants and cheers....
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A description of this video and the lyrics for this "song" are given below.
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Statistics as of January 5, 2022 at ET
total # of views - 12,565,386
total # of likes - 44K
total # of dislikes [This feature is no longer active on YouTube]
Comments are turned off.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update: Janauary 17, 2024

This pancocojams post showcases a video of and lyrics for  the 2016 GoNoodle's version of the "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train cheer that they entitled "Peanut Butter In A Cup".

Addendum #1 of this post showcases two examples of cartoon drawings of the "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" rhyme/cheer.

Addendum #2 of this post showcases a YouTube video short and a Tik Tok compilation of people performing the "Peanut Butter In A Cup" cheer.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, folkloric, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to GoNoodles and all other video producers  who are featured in this post. 
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his pancocojams post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on the African American originated cheers entitled "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train". 

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/08/bang-bang-choo-choo-train-rhyme-cheer.html for the related pancocojams post entitled "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train rhymes and cheers (early sources & examples from around 1902 to 2003)."

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/01/bang-bang-choo-choo-train-tik-tok.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Tik Tok Challenge Dance Compilation (Dancing To A Clip Of The 1995 Song "Giddy Up Let's Ride")".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/01/childrens-examples-of-bang-bang-choo.html
 for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "The Evolution Of Children's Examples Of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" Rhymes/Cheers 

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LYRICS - "PEANUT BUTTER IN A CUP"

(GoNoodles; from the summary statement for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPCGfa44bF0&t=30s&ab_channel=GoNoodle%7CGetMoving)

Lyrics:
Moose in the whole song

ALL  Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP!

Bing Bang choo choo train, come on Bridgette do your thang…

BRIDGETTE: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

BRIDGETTE: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

BRIDGETTE: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, my hips popping from left to right. To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL: Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on Lindsay do your thang…

LINDSAY: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

LINDSAY: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

LINDSAY: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, my hips popping from left to right. To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL: Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on Mitch do your thang…

MITCH: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MITCH: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MITCH: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, my hips popping from left to right. To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL: Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on Michelle do your thang…

MICHELLE: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MICHELLE: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MICHELLE: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, my hips popping from left to right To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL: Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on MIchael do your thang…

MICHAEL: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MICHAEL: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

MICHAEL: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, the camera’s panning from left to right. To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL:  Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on Brian do your thang…

BRIAN: Boom Boom!

ALL:  Why not?

BRIAN: Boom Boom Boom!

ALL:  Why not?

BRIAN: Boom Boom Booming Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Booming Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom. B-B-Boom. B-b-boom...

ALL: Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sing this song to pump us UP! Bing Bang choo choo train, come on YOU do your thang…

TEXT: I can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

TEXT: I just can’t!

ALL:  Why not?

TEXT: My back’s aching, the sun’s too bright, my hips popping from left to right. To the left. To the right, to the left, To the right.

ALL:  Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right…

Peanut butter in a cup we sang this song - now we’re PUMPED UP!"
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GoNoodles Video Description:
A character dressed as a large red moose with yellow antlers is seated in a chair on a set pretending to be a director of a scene. The setting is an obviously fake outdoor wilderness scene near a river. The moose says "Take it from the top" to the actors and the unseen film crew and the singing begins.The moose is also part of the singing.

The lead singer is a young Black woman with longish afro-like hair who is wearing a blue and red checkered shirt and white shorts (which is significant since this cheer originated with African Americans). A young White woman with brown hair worn in one braid on her right side is another singer. That woman wears a white shirt with a small blue vest and blue jeans. , and one young White man who wears a black fedora type hat, a blue tee shirt with the word "KALE" on it, an blue pants. The two women are standing in the front and the moose and the man are standing behind them. These singers perform "foot stomping"/stepping movements (including individual hand claps) and do the motions that are indicated by the words. Everyone stops moving while the two women talk to each other (in the I can't/Why not? portion of this "song".

While GoNoodles refers to this as a "song", it clearly is a "clean" version of the "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" cheer/rhyme.

The beginning of this GoNoodles version has a command/compliance structure that is the same as certain foot stomping cheers where the group commands (demands; orders) that a soloist do something.At first the soloist refuses to do what is demanded until she complies after the group repeats their command. In this GoNoodles video, notice that instead of the entire group voicing this command, only the soloist and the woman (Gigette) are part of this exchange. My description of command/compliance foot stomping cheers and an example of that type of foot stomping cheer are found in the comment section for this post. 

I consider GoNoodles' "Peanut Butter In A Cup" to be a clean version of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" because:
1. Its title "Peanut Butter In A Cup" avoids the controversy that sometimes has surrounded the "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" rhyme/cheer.

2. It uses the healthy snack "peanut butter" instead of referring to the Reeses Pieces (peanut butter flavored candy) that is included in many more examples of the Bang Bang Choo Choo Train rhyme/scheer that I've come across. That said, I've read some examples of this cheer that include the words "peanut butter cup". However, those examples may have been composed after this GoNoodles video. 

3. It avoids controversy by using the words "the sun's too bright" (which isn't in any version of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" that I've come across) instead of using the words "my pants too tight", or my bra's too tight", or "my skirt's too tight" that are in most of the examples of this rhyme/cheer that I have come across.

4. Its use of the words "My hips are popping from the left to the right" is an attempt to sound "cool" and avoid any controversy that might be suggested by the words "My booty shaking from the left to the right" which is widely found in this rhyme/cheer.

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Here's an excerpt about Go Noodles from https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=GoNoodle_(2015-present)&TheOrder=1&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop

Warning- This page critiquing Go Noodles includes one instance of profanity that I've quoted with amended spelling.

"GoNoodle is an educational website that was created on January 3, 2012 (according to it's domain) as a music-gaming website. The website also focuses on exercising games (from 2012) and dancing videos (from 2013) in order to help kids focus in the classroom and features fitness activities such as yoga and Zumba but despite this, GoNoodle went downhill when Moose Tube joined the lineup and the many attempts to be "hip and cool" by adding various memes and trends.

Why It F--ks Up Now
While it was still decent in 2014, the channel banners took an element out of YouTube because of the wallpapers on the channels back in 2014-2016 that were like the channel banners for people who used YouTube. However, this was changed for unknown reasons.

And even though it has a lot of channels, they are almost all bad and heavily annoying, with the worst being MooseTube (a parody of YouTube) and former channel NooNewNoodleGoo (a “remastered” version of Koo Koo Kangaroo."...

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ADDENDUM #1: CARTOON VIDEOS OF THE "BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN" RHYME/CHEER

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1: Bang Bang Choo Choo Train

︎Red.D3m0n, Aug 21, 2021

Song: Peanut Butter In A Cup (Live)

Artist: GoNoodle, Moose Tube [Pancocojams Editor's Note: This is an audio clip of the 2017GoNoodles video that is embedded above.]

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There are a number of YouTube videos that are drawn like this and that  feature the same clip of this cheer. This is one of the earliest dates for these videos that I've found. A very similar earlier video was published by ♡︎GirlQueen YT♡,  Aug 15, 2021, but the video flickered toward the end on purpose, which could cause seizures for people with epilepsy.

Here's the words to this cheer:

Lead girl - Bang Bang choo choo train
Come on Cricket do your thing.
Brigette - I can’t.
Lead girl - Why not?
Brigette - I can’t.
Lead girl - Why not?
Brigette - My back is achin.
The sun’s too bright.
My hips are  poppin from the left to the right.
Both girls - From the left to the right
Left, right, left right

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: bang bang choo choo train(meme) ft. Angie and summer



the 7 cool kids, Sept. 10, 2021

Song: Peanut Butter In A Cup (Live)

Artist: GoNoodle, Moose Tube [Pancocojams Editor's Note: This is an audio clip of the 2017GoNoodles video that is embedded above.]
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The audio is basically the same as Showcase Video #3, but it includes more iterations of "left right" and ends abruptly with the words"Peanut butter in a cup". 

Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:

lovvlystt, 2021
"omg i remember in kindergarten through 2nd grade i loved this dance we used to do it in class on gonoodle"

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ADDENDUM #2: YOUTUBE VIDEO SHORT AND TIK TOK COMPILATION OF "PEANUT BUTTER IN A CUP"

SHOWCASE VIDEO- "PEANUT BUTTER IN A CUP"



@beautyflawsnall, date published [?]

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Peanut Butter In A Cup Challenge Dance Compilation #dance #challenge

One Challenge, November 29, 2022


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