You know, I was recently talking about the electric slide song with some friends and one of them asked if it was about a dildo. I have to admit I was surprised. I had never considered that before and it definitely put an interesting spin on the song.
When I thought about it a little further, I had to acknowledge that it could very easily be about a dildo. First, the song is about a “ride”, and dildos are often referred to as “rides”. Plus, it says “slide”, which also could refer to the physical action that goes with using a dildo.
But maybe this was taking the metaphor too far? After all, the electric slide is a pretty popular line dance move – could it be that instead? That would certainly make sense. After all, the instructions in the song are pretty much exactly like the moves in the dance.
So what’s the verdict? Well, I think it actually depends on who you ask. Some people might entirely believe that the song is about a dildo and some might adamantly agree with the other theory. I’m not sure if there’s one definitive answer. What do you think?
I know that for some people, the only way to know the true meaning of the song is if the writer themselves talked about it. Unfortunately, the person credited with writing the song died in 2011 so it’s impossible to ask them what the song was actually about.
When I started researching this, I found plenty of material written by people who thought the song was about a dildo. They wrote about the song using metaphors and pointed out the linguistic similarities between the lyrics and the descriptions of sex toys.
I also found some people who wrote about how the song just might be about a couple of people coming together for a common activity, which could be either a line dance or something kinky, depending on the audience’s interpretation.
Then there were also some people who admitted the point of the song was ambiguous and open to interpretation. What’s my opinion? I guess I have to say that I’m not so sure either. It’s an interesting thought, but I just don’t know if I can definitively answer it.
When it comes to the Electric Slide song everyone has their own take on the meaning and its just hard to know what the truth really is. Do we go with the popular belief of it being about a dildo, the theories of it being about a couple together or accept that it can’t be known for sure? Like I said, I’m just not so sure either way.