Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (official Music Video) ... -

Actors played the parts of characters like Bobby Sue, Billy Ray, and Ken Tacky. 📜 Meaning and Origins

It won Best Swedish Dance Video at the 1995 Swedish Dance Music Awards. The Band Behind the Persona Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (Official Music Video) ...

Directed by , the official music video was famously styled after Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Actors played the parts of characters like Bobby

They claimed the band members were "rescued" from a remote, uncivilized village in Idaho and brought to Sweden. They claimed the band members were "rescued" from

Rednex was actually a group of Swedish producers——who created a fictional backstory for the performers.

"Cotton Eye Joe" by the Swedish group Rednex remains one of the 1990s' most recognizable novelty hits, blending traditional American folk with high-energy Eurodance. Released in August 1994, the song and its accompanying music video became a global phenomenon, topping charts in at least 11 countries. 🎬 The Music Video: A Barnyard Hoedown