Filed under: Latest News Sounders join 'Harlem Shake' craze New, 16 comments Like all memes, this one is probably more than a little played out, but the Sounders at least had fun with it. By Jeremiah Oshan@JeremiahOshan Feb 17, 2013, 11:42am PST Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Sounders join 'Harlem Shake' craze Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email [View the story "Sounders make entry in the Harlem Shake meme" on Storify]Sounders make entry in the Harlem Shake meme By the time the Sounders joined the Harlem Shake meme, there were supposedly about 50,000 similar entries posted to YouTube in February alone. Whatever they lacked in originality, though, they made up for with a rather stunning commitment. Watch: Storified by Jeremiah Oshan· Mon, Feb 18 2013 12:35:22 The Sounders do the Harlem Shakesoundersfcdotcom Soon enough, Sounders fans were trying to identify which players were wearing which costumes: Sounders Harlem shake video. I want names.Jenni Breon One Twitterer was particularly determined: Apparently, i need to watch this a few more times. Zavaleta smashes a cupcake in a kids face. #SoundersHarlemShakeKelly So the guy in the middle at the beginning of the video is Servando #SoundersHarlemShakeKelly Mau is in the grass skirt. oh. my.Kelly No pants dude to the right? Adam Johansson. Yup. Winner.Kelly Ass Jiggler on the table? EJ at his finest.Kelly Gspurning is on the table to the right, between pink hair guy and Adam. I expect more from him next time.Kelly Leave it to Duran to put on wings and flap around like a bird... (I think he should still be called rookie)Kelly and seriously... Who gave Hahnemann the cone Madonna bra? (brill)Kelly Burch front right with the feather boa. I bet that gets better after a few beers...Kelly JK, Traore is the one dancing in white hat to the right of EJ's table booty dance. not bad.Kelly Pretty sure Ozzie comes into the picture at about the 23 second mark to the left, not giving a shit. As usual.Kelly Yedlin is in the middle gettin dirty with a blondie in front of him. decent moves, tho.Kelly But she had plenty of company @Girvan0 @jntrky @Babs0307 I think the guy with the knife is Ford. the guy on the table facing the guy who might be Baba is Rex.Tim Foss @timorfy @TheCyanGiant @JeremiahOshan @jntrky yeah Sodade is in the back on the chair/table with the black serving trayGirvan @timorfy @TheCyanGiant @JeremiahOshan @jntrky apparently the pink wig is b-rad and the tall guy with the soccer hat on the left is DjimiGirvan Is that Estrada going crazy on the table with his shirt on the right?Jenni Breon @jntrky @Girvan0 @Babs0307 the guy sort of leaning on the table behind EJ, though, I think is Rex. I think that bald guy might be RemickTim Foss @jntrky Oh, that might be Ford and the guy in the white with the knife might be Zakuani. In the same spot as Steve was sitting+ same shirt.Tim Foss @jntrky far right w/no pants & knee brace,Mauro all the way in the back,Yedlin middle (watch for hair) @Babs0307 left mid tall w/soccer hat?Girvan Some of the players were more than happy to help out: @Girvan0 Haha thats not me, in the guy on the table/chair holding the black tray!! The guy with the hat is djimi, makes me laugh!!!Babayele Sodade “@mhari_dubh: .@_AIR_RIQ_ Dying to know, which one are you? cc: @sugartoes” rockin the st. pattys hat in the front!Eriq Zavaleta Helpful, and proud, too Already 13,400 viewers on youtube. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out now! :-) #SoundersHarlemShake http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=4Pq5HWvl2wM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4Pq5HWvl2wM%26feature%3Dyoutu.beMichael Gspurning Check this out @SportsCenter... @SoundersFC doing the Harlem Shake. #top10Andrew Duran Harlem shake taking over the world. Check out my Sounders!! http://youtu.be/4Pq5HWvl2wMEriq Zavaleta @MGspurning: @SoundersFC I love it! Video con los compañeros http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=4Pq5HWvl2wM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4Pq5HWvl2wM%26feature%3Dyoutu.beMario Martinez The Sounders do the Harlem Shake http://youtu.be/4Pq5HWvl2wMsamuel ochoa Like any good movie, there was some quality behind-the-scenes action #HarlemShake @ The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa http://instagr.am/p/V1r4aDnUqz/Shane Evans The boys in the room enjoying OUR HARLEM SHAKE! http://instagr.am/p/V0sQDJmRyo/Marc Burch In case this all still seems a little strange, here's some basic background Harlem Shake (meme) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHarlem Shake is an Internet meme that began to gain popularity in early February 2013. YouTube Trends attributes the meme to a video by a... Here's the original song Harlem Shakehttp://bit.ly/HARLEMSHAKE And an excellent article explaining the phenomenon How the Harlem Shake went from viral sideshow to global phenomenonThe Harlem Shake is a nearly perfect internet meme because it almost perfectly erases its origins. If every imitation of "Gangnam Style" ... Also joining in the fun were some other folks affiliated with MLS, including Jimmy Conrad and KickTV Harlem Shake: Soccer Football Edition KICKTVkick Although they were the first group of MLS players, the Sounders weren't the first (or second) MLS team to jump on the bandwagon: Harlem Shake: #WhitecapsWednesday Editionvancouverwhitecapsfc Harlem Shake: Houston Dynamo Editionhoustondynamovideos Sea Gals Harlem Shakeseahawksdotcom They also weren't the first professional players to try it out, but I think the Sounders can safely say they've done it best (Original) Mavericks Harlem Shake Video For Great Watching While Climbing Mount Awesome!dallasmavericks More From Sounder At Heart Jordan Morris could be available to start games this season Sounders training notebook: Retrofitting for the Quakes Big-time bounce back Major Link Soccer: Liverpool and England legend Roger Hunt dies Sporting KC vs. Sounders: Highlights, stats and quotes Sounders at Sporting KC: community player ratings form Loading comments...
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