<P> `` Cotton - Eye Joe '' has inspired both a partner dance and more than one line dance that is often danced at country dance venues in the U.S. and around the world . The 1980 film Urban Cowboy sparked a renewed interest in the dance . In 1985 , The Moody Brothers ' version of the song received a Grammy Award nomination for `` Best Country Instrumental Performance '' . Irish group The Chieftains received a Grammy nomination for `` Best Country Vocal Collaboration '' for their version of the song with lead vocals by Ricky Skaggs on their 1992 album , Another Country . In 1994 , a version of the song recorded by the Swedish band Rednex as `` Cotton Eye Joe '' became popular worldwide . </P>
<P> `` Cotton - Eye Joe '' has inspired both a partner dance and more than one line dance that is often danced at country dance venues in the U.S. and around the world . The 1980 film Urban Cowboy sparked a renewed interest in the dance . In 1985 , The Moody Brothers ' version of the song received a Grammy Award nomination for `` Best Country Instrumental Performance '' . Irish group The Chieftains received a Grammy nomination for `` Best Country Vocal Collaboration '' for their version of the song with lead vocals by Ricky Skaggs on their 1992 album , Another Country . In 1994 , a version of the song recorded by the Swedish band Rednex as `` Cotton Eye Joe '' became popular worldwide . </P>
what movie was the song cotton eye joe in
what movie was the song cotton eye joe in
Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy