Editing Mashed Potato (dance) (section)

==Dance variations and cultural references==
The dance was also referred to in [[Connie Francis]]' 1962 hit "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" ("...we'll ''Mashed Potato'' to a jukebox tune..."), "[[Do You Love Me]]" by [[the Contours]], "[[Let's Dance (Chris Montez song)|Let's Dance]]" by [[Chris Montez]], "[[Harry the Hairy Ape]]" a 1963 Top-20 pop and R&B novelty hit by [[Ray Stevens]], "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]", "[[Having a Party (Sam Cooke song)|Having a Party]]" by [[Sam Cooke]], "[[Do the Strand]]" by [[Roxy Music]] and in [[Ray Charles]]' version of "[[Shake a Tail Feather]]".
The dance is also referenced in [[The Orlons]] song "Wah Watusi". (1962)

A variation on the Mashed Potato was danced to [[Bobby "Boris" Pickett]]'s novelty hit "[[Monster Mash]]", in which the footwork was the same, but "monster gestures" were made with the arms and hands.

The dance was one of the inspirations for the [[Exodus (American band)|Exodus]] song "[[The Toxic Waltz (song)|The Toxic Waltz]]", from their 1989 album ''[[Fabulous Disaster]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/steve_zetro_souza_of_exodus_and_hatriot/|title=Steve "Zetro" Souza of Exodus and Hatriot|publisher=Songfacts.com|date=June 19, 2014|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref>

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