This could be more divisive than Brexit.
A classic of an Irish wedding back in the day was the 'Rock the Boat' song by Hues Corporation. As soon as those beats kicked in, everyone was on the floor waving their hands like a mad thing. 'Derry Girls' replicated this wedding gold in its episode last night and while Irish viewers were loving it, turns out it's not much of a tradition outside of this island of ours.
In the UK, in fact, it's a different song altogether that gets everyone sitting on the floor, something called 'Oops Upside Your Head'.
Madness.
Why are you doing the Oops Upside Your Head dance to Rock The Boat??#DerryGirls
โ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐บ๐ (@PaulCWoolnough) March 26, 2019
Itโs blown my mind that they are doing the Oops Upside Your Head dance to Donโt Rock the Boat in #DerryGirls
โ Yvonne Kay (@Yvonne_Lavinia) March 26, 2019
My British husband is looking at me with absolute horror in his eyes, because apparently, "Rock the Boat" is not a staple of an English wedding...
Lucky for him, when got married in Ireland, we did a double RTB, just to be safe. #DerryGirls @nicolacoughlan pic.twitter.com/0GckjKM8MJโ Just Jen ๐๐ช๐ (@Jenniesapetal) March 26, 2019
Nooo! Everyone knows that you do the boat dance to โOops Upside Your Headโ by the Gap Band, NOT to Rock the Boat by the Hues Corporation ๐#DerryGirls
โ Carol Baxendale (@carol_baxendale) March 26, 2019
Apparently the English donโt do Rock The Boat at weddings or 21st parties? Huh ๐ณ if this is an Irish thing, who started it? #DerryGirls pic.twitter.com/lbOpDcjuTl
โ Amanda Fennelly (@amandafennelly) March 26, 2019
For those who are confused, Rock The Boat is basically a rite of passage at Irish weddings. Our weddings have late bars that can run until 2am. We love a dance. And sure a dance we can do on our arses is even better. #DerryGirls pic.twitter.com/EEAjTaRj7n
โ Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) March 26, 2019
Those viewers that did know it well were loving it.
Howling at #DerryGirls doing rock the boat! ๐ The highlight of any 90s wedding!
โ Fiona Roulston (@FionaRoulston) March 26, 2019
Rock the Boat. The most Irish wedding thing ever! ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐#DerryGirls
โ Rory McEvoy (@rorymcevoy) March 26, 2019
Oh my god #DerryGirls & the โRock the Boatโ craic. Every bloody wedding I went to as a teenager ever!
โ Louise ๐ฎ๐ช (@quinnlou) March 26, 2019
#DerryGirls might be the best programme on telly!
โITโS ROCK THE BOAT!! Happy fucking daysโ ๐๐๐#youknowmaccaโ Eilidh Roe โ (@eilidhroe88) March 26, 2019
Hands up if you a bit of rock the boat ๐๐๐ #DerryGirls #RockTheBoat pic.twitter.com/q9br0hMdQX
โ Clare McCleave (@McCleaveClare) March 26, 2019
Honestly don't think I've laughed as much as I did when Rock the Boat came on in #DerryGirls that was 100% me and my pals with whatever the popular song was at the time, I've replayed it sooooo many times๐๐๐
โ โบโกโโ (@_ercol93) March 26, 2019
Rock the boat at a wedding and a marathon sandwich making session at a wake- the fulcrum of Irish life and death in one episode #DerryGirls
โ Lucy Murray (@LucyLuMurray) March 27, 2019
ย