This Friday at “The Cantina,” 28-year-old Schaumburg, Illinois resident Jeremy Ecklers is, according to onlookers, a little too excited to hear “The Safety Dance” playing on the jukebox. Fellow patrons report that as soon as the song began playing, Ecklers could be heard shouting, “Oh hell yeah!” before running to the bar’s dance floor and singing along to the song, while motioning for others to join him.
“I mean, it’s a good song, but it’s not like, the best song in the world, you know?” bartender Josh Anders told reporters. “I just don’t really get what this guy’s getting all worked up about.”
When reached for comment, Ecklers responded by singing, “S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t…”