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How a church song inspired a viral dance craze

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    24 November 2016
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The U Name It Challenge

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What's popular and why

A remixed version of a song by an American pastor has inspired a viral Thanksgiving dance craze - the U Name It Challenge.

The combination of Shirley Caesar's lyrics, external and DJ Suede's beat, external has got fans, including rapper Chris Brown, posting videos of themselves dancing to a list of foods - "beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes" and other things you might expect to find on the Thanksgiving dinner table.

Video reporter Amelia Martyn-Hemphill, external

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