What was this musical cups game I played in the 80s?

c:\awesome — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:14:55 -0800

When I was little (think 80s), a neighborhood friend taught us a musical co-op game that was played with one plastic cup per person (maybe?), and at least 4 people (though it could go up much higher as long as the number were equal). Basically, it went like this:

You'd sit in a circle, so that there was always someone opposite you, and have a flat surface in front (a card table worked well for 4 people, picnic table for more) where the cups would lay, upside-down.

The first person would start with a *clap* *clap* of the hands, followed by three slaps on the table, one more *clap*, and then you'd pick the cup up with your left hand, slap it against your right hand, slap it on the table, pick it back up with your right, with maybe a few more claps or slaps in between, and pass it to the next person. The person on your left is doing this too, and pretty soon the entire table is clapping and slapping cups in unison to the beat.

There was no drinking involved.

Did anyone else play this? What was it called? Are there any videos online of this? Help!

Which Kia commercial?

drgonzo — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:33:43 -0800

does anyone know which model of kia is driving by a smiling bunch of people clapping to a breakbeat with sort of tinkly keyboard playing? bonus if you can find a vid or sample of the music.... thanks!

Songs with hand claps

billysumday — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:02:32 -0800

What are some songs that prominently feature hand claps? Preferably either good songs or recognizable songs.

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What was this musical cups game I played in the 80s?

Which Kia commercial?

Songs with hand claps