In Film, TV, Games and Commercials
Cotton Eye Joe is featured in the films The Negotiator, Space Truckers, Hood of Horror and Milk Punch, in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle, My Name Is Earl, Peep Show, The Morgana Show, Lukas and Beavis and Butt-head, in the video games Just Dance 3 by Nintendo Wii and Carnival Games, and in TV commercials by Telia and Telefonica.
Hittin' The Hay and Wild And Free are featured in the film Barnyard.
Ride The Hurricane's Eye was title track for German TV-series WinneToons.
Spirit of the Hawk was title track for the German version of Fort Boyard in 2000.
PlayStation's SingStar is featuring Cotton Eye Joe and Old Pop In An Oak.
Rednex released their own CD-rom game in 1995 called Inbred With Rednex, including unreleased songs.
Cotton Eye Joe has been performed numerous times in various talent shows including Americal Idol. One of the more regionally famous performances being by Király L. Norbi in the Hungarian X Factor.
Cotton Eye Joe is frequently played at sports venues including the gold medal game in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics and during the seventh-inning stretch at the Yankee Stadium.
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“As long as lightly all their livelong sessions,
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Before their plays and games were organized,
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