'' Iko Iko '' - The Dixie Cups - 1965 "Iko Iko" is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make the charts. The song first became popular in 1965 by the girl group the Dixie Cups, who scored an international hit with "Iko Iko". In 1967, a

IKO IKO - THE BELLE STARS Canción de 1988 de la banda británica The Belle Stars. Fue escrita y grabada originalmente por James Crawford en 1953 con el título Jock-A-Mo. En 1964 Barbara Hawkins, Rosa Hawkins y Joan Johnson del grupo The Dixie Cups la convertirían en éxito con el título Iko Iko. Esta versión fue lanzada como sencillo junto al tema The Reason ( Reino Unido ) y posteriormente incluida en la banda sonora de la película Rain Man, relanzándose en Estados Unidos junto al tema Las Vegas

14K views · 575 reactions | The Dixie Cups (formerly known as The Meltones) are an American pop music girl group established in the 1960s. They are best known for a string of hits including their singles "Chapel of Love", "People Say", and "Iko Iko | Mark Hall | Facebook