According to one account, the song was inspired by a visit to a county fair in 1982 where they had a bunch of African-Americans performing traditional African rituals, followed by a bunch of cowboys boot scootin'. They waited until the following year, got permission from various groups, and then filmed parts of the video at the same county fair.
According to one account, the song was inspired by a visit to a county fair in 1982 where they had a bunch of African-Americans performing traditional African rituals, followed by a bunch of cowboys boot scootin'. They waited until the following year, got permission from various groups, and then filmed parts of the video at the same county fair.