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Octo Octa “Move Your Body”

“Move Your Body” works very well as a utilitarian dance song – the beat is powerful, the synth riff jabs with the joyful vigor of a ‘90s Jock Jam, and a voice tells you over and over and over to move your body in order to get you to acquiesce and move your body. The fun trick of this song is the way the repetition of body can push you into your head and get self-conscious: Body. Body. I have a body. I have to move my body. My body must respond. My body is here. My body is here for movement. My body is here for pleasure. My body is my body. But rather than freeze you up, Octo Octa nudges you towards a positive conclusion: I love my body, and I should have fun.

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