The Big Apple: “The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from December 21, 2020

“The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does”

"The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does/stops”—that is, the body fat still jiggles—is a saying that has been printed on many images.

“The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does...” was posted on Twitter by Sir on September 4, 2011. “The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music stops… #foodforthought” was posted on Twitter by Misty Noble-Lindsey on February 21, 2017. Both versions probably originated on images.

Twitter
Sir
@SirLawrence_
The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does…
9:24 PM · Sep 4, 2011·qTweeter

Twitter
Misty Noble-Lindsey
@MrsMistyLindsey
The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music stops… #foodforthought
3:01 PM · Feb 21, 2017 from Georgia, USA·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Carb Dashian
@fitnemophilist
The only problem with dancing naked is not everything stops when the music stops.
9:35 PM · Feb 22, 2017·TweetCaster for Android

Twitter
aLittleLeftOfNormal
@LeftOf_Normal
The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music does.
9:14 AM · Feb 23, 2017·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Supa Peach
@ToeShaa
The only problem with dancing naked is that everything doesn’t stop when the music does
8:40 PM · May 19, 2017·Twitter for Android

Twitter
JeannieSays
@_JeannieSays_
The only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the music stops.
2:01 PM · Nov 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
I Laugh to Survive
October 3, 2019 at 9:57 PM ·
The only problem with dancing naked is everything doesn’t stop moving when the music stops.

Twitter
Minah minah
@animahnalule
#NTVDanceParty.Only problem with dancing naked is that not everything stops when the Music stops.
@ntvuganda @mrmoshlive @lynda_ddane @vjbabylove @ntvuganda@fsnakazibwe
3:06 AM · May 30, 2020 from Kampala, Uganda·Twitter for Android

Facebook
Crazy World
December 20, 2020 at 9:00 PM ·
The only problem with
dancing naked is that
not everything stops
when the music stops

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus • Monday, December 21, 2020 • Permalink