Fopp
Soundgarden Lyrics


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Fopped last night and the night before
I had to fopp outside and then I went indoors
Fopped so hard I made the people warm
They stood back and gave me all the floor

I did the fopp, the fopp
They wouldn't let me stop
Yeah I was foppin' and rockin'
Had the house hoppin'

Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin'

Fopp with me and I'll fopp with you
Foppin' is the brand new thing to do
Fopped so hard that I lost my shoe
I fopped so tough they had to make some room

Break your leg, don't you fopp your back
Do your thing, don't you give no slack
Shake your hips and then you turn around
Well first you fopp it up
And then you fopp it down

Fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong
We'll be here foppin' all night long
I'm too short, baby, and you're too tall
But when we're foppin' that don't mean a thing at all

Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin' yeah

Fopp and rock
Fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock
Fopp and rock
Oh, fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock




Yeah, fopp and rock
Yeah, I did the fopp and rock yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Soundgarden's song Fopp are vibrant, colorful, and full of life. In this song, the singer is describing the experience of "foppin'," a brand new thing to do that makes you go wild and crazy. The first verse talks about how much the singer loves foppin'; they've been doing it every night, and they're at the point where they're foppin' so hard they make people warm. People are standing back and giving them all the floor.


Throughout the song, the singer continually emphasizes how foppin' is the new thing to do - everyone is doing it, everywhere they go. Foppin' involves wiggling to the floor and shaking your hips, turning around, and doing it all over again. The second verse is more playful than the first, with the singer urging their listener to "fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong." They revel in their foppin', despite being too short and the listener being too tall.


Overall, the lyrics to Fopp are a celebration of joy, dance, and self-expression. Regardless of who you are, where you're at, or how you're built, everyone can fopp and rock together.


Line by Line Meaning

Fopped last night and the night before
I danced the fopp last night and the night before


I had to fopp outside and then I went indoors
I danced the fopp outside and then went in


Fopped so hard I made the people warm
I danced so hard that people got warm watching me


They stood back and gave me all the floor
People made space for me to dance the fopp


I did the fopp, the fopp
I danced the fopp, the popular dance move


They wouldn't let me stop
People didn't want me to stop dancing the fopp


Yeah I was foppin' and rockin'
I was dancing the fopp and rocking out


Had the house hoppin'
The house was lively and energetic because of my fopp dance


Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
The fopp dance makes people go wild, everybody was doing it


Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
The fopp dance is everywhere, do it everywhere you go


Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin'
Get down to the floor and dance the fopp, everybody was doing it


Fopp with me and I'll fopp with you
Dance the fopp with me and I will dance it with you


Foppin' is the brand new thing to do
The fopp dance is the new popular thing to do


Fopped so hard that I lost my shoe
I danced the fopp so hard that I lost my shoe


I fopped so tough they had to make some room
I was dancing the fopp so energetically that people had to make space


Break your leg, don't you fopp your back
Don't hurt your back while dancing the fopp, break your leg instead


Do your thing, don't you give no slack
Dance the fopp without holding back


Shake your hips and then you turn around
Shake your hips, turn around and dance the fopp


Well first you fopp it up
First, dance the fopp in a particular way


And then you fopp it down
Then, dance the fopp in a different particular way


Fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong
Dance the fopp with me correctly, not incorrectly


We'll be here foppin' all night long
We'll be dancing the fopp all night long


I'm too short, baby, and you're too tall
I am too short, and you are too tall


But when we're foppin' that don't mean a thing at all
But when we're dancing the fopp, our height difference doesn't matter


Foppin', the way it makes you go, everybody was
The fopp dance makes people go wild, everybody was doing it


Foppin', everywhere you go, do all your
The fopp dance is everywhere, do it everywhere you go


Shoppin', wiggle to the floor, everybody was foppin' yeah
Get down to the floor and dance the fopp, everybody was doing it


Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out


Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out


Yeah, I did the fopp and rock
I danced the fopp and rocked out


Fopp and rock
Dance the fopp and rock out


Oh, fopp and rock
Oh, dance the fopp and rock out


Yeah, fopp and rock
Yes, dance the fopp and rock out


Yeah, I did the fopp and rock yeah
Yes, I danced the fopp and rocked out




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CLARENCE SATCHELL, JAMES L. WILLIAMS, LEROY BONNER, MARSHALL JONES, MARVIN PIERCE, MARVIN R. PIERCE, RALPH MIDDLEBROOKS, WILLIE BECK

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Landy Smith

Yes! I love this soundgarden version! Rip Cornell. The Ohio players original is awesome too. The chili peppers rocked the hell out of this one too in their early 90s live shows just very short versions

Always AHope

love FOPP ..... RIP Not many remember original, roots of grunge!!

OGGOAT_ _

@Matthew Vicendese i know, but does this version sound like funk

Matthew Vicendese

@OGGOAT_ _ It is a funk song.

chris edwards

@Jay the funk influenced everything that came after

chris edwards

Rip to all.the original ohio players

Terence Trent Darby Crash

One of thee worst cover songs I have ever heard by far. Can’t believe they actually listened to this after recording it and green lighted it being on an album. 🤔😳👎🏻

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ghost pancake

Fopped so hard i lost my shoe!!!! gets me everytime lol

Gregory Zahn

dey had to .... make some room ;)

Cristina Filipe

I just had found my band and bought everything on them just two albums at the time, awesome times!!!!

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