Walk the Dinosaur

"Walk the Dinosaur" is a hit single recorded and released by the band Was (Not Was) in 1987, later featured on their hit 1988 album, "What Up, Dog?".

The song features a tight, funky sound, punctuated by horns and strange caveman chanting in the background, while the lyrics relate to life in prehistoric times.

When released in the UK in 1987, the song reached #10 in the charts, becoming the group's first Top 10 hit there. After the music video to the song (which featured women dressed like cavemen dancing to the song and a "Flintstones"-style TV playing clips from "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur") received heavy rotation on MTV, the song reached #7 in the US charts in 1989, two years after its UK success. The song is the biggest hit single for the band in their home country.

George Clinton recorded a cover of "Walk the Dinosaur" for the film "Super Mario Bros.", with slightly modified lyrics. The music video was also played right before "Jurassic Park" in theaters.