Erykah Badu - Bag Lady (video, lyrics, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases the song "Bag Lady" by Erykah Badu and includes comments about the African American Vernacular English meanings for the word "bag".

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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LYRICS - BAG LADY

Bag lady you gone hurt your back
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you, is you, is you

One day all them bags gone get in your way
One day all them bags gone get in your way
I said one day all them bags gone get in your way
One Day all them bags gone get in your way

So pack light
Pack light
Pack light
Ooh ooh

Bag lady you gone miss your bus
You can't hurry up
Cause you got too much stuff
When they see you comin
N***gas take off runnin
From you it's true oh yes they do

One day he gone say you crowdin my space
One day he gone say you crowdin my space
I said one day he gone say you crowdin my space
One day he gone say you crowdin my space

So pack light
Pack light
Pack light
Ooh ooh

Girl I know sometimes it's hard
And we can't let go
Oh when someone hurts you oh so bad inside
You can't deny it you can't stop crying
So oh, oh, oh
If you start breathin
Then you won't believe it
You'll feel so much better
(So much better baby)

Bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Ooh, ooh
Girl you don't need it
I betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
(Need someone to love you right)
Betcha love can make it better
(I betcha love, betcha love)
Betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
(I betcha love, betcha love)
Betcha love can make it better
(I betcha love, I betcha love, oh)
Betcha love can make it better
Betcha love can make it better
(Oh...)
Betcha love can make it better...

Bag lady, hmm
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Girl you don't need that, hmm

Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/erykahbadu/baglady.html

Note: The "n word" is fully spelled out in those lyrics.

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FEATURED VIDEO



ErykahBaduVEVO, Uploaded on Jun 16, 2009

Music video by Erykah Badu performing Bag Lady. (C) 2000 Motown Records

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COMMENTS
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqN0jsSeqPo

"Is this about materialism?"
-s99bf0c8, 2013
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"No - the song (in my opinion) is about women and how we should grow up and mature. It is about handling our issues (baggage) that can ultimately destroy our relationships, health, well-being, families, and even how we relate to the world. Our baggage is what keeps us (women) from realizing our full potential and purpose and life. The scene with the babies receiving their bags says it all. We ladies start filling our bags from birth but it is up to us to face our issues and deal with them.
-Blckberi, 2013
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"the word bags in the song means your personal issues whether issues of past relationship, self esteem issues etc. Wen she says pack light she means dont carry your problems into new relationships or new chapters in your life.. hope dat helped"
-nikababy90, 2013
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"baggage, can be Mental as well. so  She is saying let all that
"baggage go" "
-ShikaNakamura, 2013
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"Love this song, leave all your access baggage (issues) in the past"
-pnuttink, 2013
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"I love this song for many reasons mainly because its the truth baggage keeps you from hurrying up and obtaining all that is for you on your life path. Instead of pointing teh finger check yo bags and get rid of some stuff and mr right, that good job, and happiness and more could be right there stay positive"
-Janet PrincessNaija, 2013

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RELATED LINK
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/06/african-american-vernacular-english-in.html for a post that includes a number of African American Vernacular terms from the mid 1960s.

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Thanks to Erykah Badu for her musical legacy. Thanks also to those who composed this song, and all others who I quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on youtube.

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Billy Stewart - Summertime (video & lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post presents a video of & lyrics for the song "Summertime" sung by Billy Stewart.

Information about Billy Stewart is also provided in this post.

The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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INFORMATION ABOUT BILLY STEWART
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Stewart
"Billy Stewart (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) was an American musical artist, with a highly distinctive scat-singing style, who enjoyed popularity in the 1960s...

Rock and roller Bo Diddley has been credited with discovering Stewart playing piano in Washington, D.C. in 1956 and inviting him to be one of his backup musicians.[citation needed]

This led to a recording contract with Diddley's label, Chess Records and Diddley played guitar on Stewart's 1956 recording of "Billy's Blues"...His idiosyncratic improvisational technique of doubling-up, scatting his words and trilling his lips made his style unique in the 1960s.[citation needed]

In 1966, Stewart recorded the LP Unbelievable. The first single released from that album was Stewart's radical interpretation of the George Gershwin song, "Summertime", a Top 10 hit on both the pop and R&B charts."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO

Billy Stewart - Summertime



Whatzupduck,Uploaded on Oct 29, 2011

[LYRICS]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...­uck
Chuck a-chuck-chuck (huh! yeah!)


A summertime
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin, don't you know my darling, I said a-right now
And the cotton is high
Like-a like-a like-a you're daddy's rich
And your mommy's good-lookin', yeah
So hush, pretty little baby, don't you cry

One of these, one of these, one of these mornings, darlin'
You're gonna rise, you're gonna rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your little wings, your little wings
And-a take to the ska-da-da-da-dy
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... until-a that mornin'
There's nothin' gonna harm you, girl
With Mommy and Daddy standing by, yeah

Pretty little darlin', I said, a-right now
Don't let a tear, don't let a tear, don't let a tear
Little darlin', I said, fall a-from your eyes

So hush, pretty baby
Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-on't
You-ooo
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...­uck
Chuck a-chuck-chuck

Little darlin' do not let a tear fall-a from your ey-ey-ey-ey-eye
Whoa!




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My thanks to Billy Stewart for his musical legacy. Thanks to the publisher of this information and the publisher of this video.

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Chicago Stepping Songs (Sound Files & Videos)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part post on Chicago stepping. Part II showcases nine records that are played for Chicago stepping.

Part I provides information about Chicago stepping and showcases nine videos of that dance form.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/04/chicago-stepping-information-videos.html for Part I.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(These sound files & videos are presented in chronological order based on the date of their YouTube posting, with the oldest dated examples posted first.)

Example #1: Steppin to a love song By Michael Cooper



claireyfairey1, Uploaded on Aug 2, 2009

From the album 'Are We Cool'

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Example #2: R. Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love



RKellyVEVO,Uploaded on Oct 24, 2009

Music video by R. Kelly performing Step In The Name Of Love. (C) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC

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Example #3: R. Kelly - Happy People



RKellyVEVO, Uploaded on Oct 25, 2009

Music video by R. Kelly performing Happy People. (C) 2004 Zomba Recording LL

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Example #4: Didn't We- Gerald Levert



Amysorel 12, Uploaded on Jan 12, 2011

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Example #5: MC - Da Producers - Step it up



Michel Kacie, Uploaded on Sep 4, 2011

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Example #6: Chicago Steppin Music



Kenneth Hartfield Published on May 4, 2012

Malachi Blowin my mind

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Example #7: STEPPERS - MARVIN JUNIOR - LET'S STEP THE NIGHT AWAY.wmv



djwilma Published on Jun 11, 2012

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Example #8: Ultimate Stepper's CD ~ Feel Like Steppin


MrOleSkool1, Published on Oct 15, 2012

Chicago Style Steppin!!!!

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Example #9: To The Left,To The Right-Carlos Cannon



Dustyologist II, Published on Dec 23, 2012

From The 2010 CD "Steppin' Up The Game"

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RELATED LINK
Here's a 2008 list of favorite R&B songs that are played for Chicago Stepping:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090515213147AAeOlkf "Best R & B steppin songs?"

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks the featured vocalists and thanks to the producers of these videos and to their YouTube publishers.

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Chicago Stepping (Information & Dance Videos)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part post on Chicago stepping. This post provides information about Chicago stepping and showcases nine videos of that dance form.

Part II features nine songs that are played for Chicago stepping. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/04/chicago-stepping-songs-sound-files.html for Part II.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHICAGO STEPPING
From http://thesteadysteppers.com/index.php/about-us/faqs
"What is Stepping?
Stepping is an urban, partnered dance art form that is indigenous to Chicago, Illinois. Steppin’ should not be confused with fraternity and sorority Greek stepping which is very popular on college and university campuses throughout the country.

What are some of the teaching methods of stepping?
For instructional purposes, counting methods (generally 6-count or 8-count) are used to teach synchronized movements during which times partners clasp hands and face each other. Steppin’ is done to smooth sounds of Jazz, Soul, Funk, R&B, or Rap music."...
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From http://www.rockcityuniquesteppers.com/id13.html
"A Brief History of Steppin'
Steppin' originated in the 1930's as the Jitterbug. By the 1960's it was known as the Bop, which evolved into a unique style of its own called Steppin' – in the city of Chicago. Steppin' developed a phenomenal era of its own; it is not just a dance but the addictive aura of music, smooth moves, stylish dress (reminiscent of the 1920s) and the mood of a by-gone era. Steppin’ is truly a hypnotic work of art and captivates people of all ages and ethnic groups. As the saying goes: “Steppin' is a way of life.”

The suave rhythm of this dance which incorporates gliding, striding and dipping your partner during the 1950's and 1960's eras, to the popular music of young groups – such as the Temptations and other R&B artists – filtrated the African-American community across the United States. From the fashionable clubs (Peps in Philadelphia, Savoy in Chicago, and now at JT's Bourbon St. in Rockford, IL etc.) to the juke joints (speakeasys), Steppin’ – in the guise of the Jitterbug and the Bop – took root and found acceptance in both Black and White communities.

After the fall of the popular Disco era, the Bop was rejuvenated and became known as Steppin'. The emergence of Steppin’ contests and Steppin' Balls became popular, along with music seemingly reserved for Steppin’. Steppin' swept the nation as a dance that not only depended upon smooth moves and creativity but high fashion (chic dress by both the male and female steppers) to complete its ambiance. Steppin' is as much a part of the African-American community's culture and history as is its music from the early days of Jazz, and Rhythm ‘n Blues up to the current style of Soul and Rap music."...

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(These videos are presented in chronological order based on the date of their YouTube posting, with the oldest dated videos posted first.)

Example #1: SHAKEDOWN/Stepper video



Quicksilver Cooley, Uploaded on Sep 26, 2006
Steve Butler and DJ Soulfather Cooley bring to you the Shakedown line with some of the windy city steppers. produced by Steve Butler video directed & edited by DJ Soulfather Cooley...

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Example #2: * Expanded * How to Step - Chicago Style



Uploaded on Mar 27, 2007

www.Steppers.tv -Presented by the Stepper's Network(R)- Fundamentals of Chicago Style Stepping: Basic steps, half turn, full turn are demonstrated.
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Here's a guestion and its response from this video's viewer comment thread:
"do the women and the men start off with the left foot? With the Kansas City 2 step the men start off with the left and the women with their right foot."
-TheRed1955, 2010

Reply:
"what you say about about the KC 2-step is the "normal" dance convention of mirrored partner dances. The only dance I have done that does not follow it is Argentine tango and Chicago-style stepping. Stepping in Chicago is generally taught Left for follower & right for leader. But, if you dance the way it is shown it will not make a difference! I learned a mirrored stepping originally using conventional starting foot. But, somehow it changed in Chicago. Why???"
-bbstepper, 2010

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Example #3: Chicago Style Steppin Atlanta (Steppin Music)



Kenneth Hartfield, Uploaded on Jul 7, 2009

4th of July at Mishons mid-day set. Chicago Steppin around Atlanta [Georgia]...
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Here's a comment from this video's viewer comment thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoixrxFWh3U
"Haters are everywhere. Some folks forget that the world doesn't revolve around them. Different strokes for different folks I say. I like all styles of steppin' (walking, the creativity of freestyle, old school, new school and the smoothe stuff depicted in this video) but it is the smoothe style that says, "for this dance you are mine and I love the way 'you' make me feel", that this video represents (the likes of Ron Brown & Victor James) that I choose to focus on"
-MrPapasam21, 2012

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Example #4: Chicago's V103 STEPPERS CONTEST, "To The Left, To The Right" performed by Carlos Cannon



Carlos Cannon, Uploaded on Apr 7, 2010

Chicago's Hottest Steppers' contest celebrating Carlos Cannon smash hit single, "To The Left,To The Right." From the,"Steppin' Up The Game," album...

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Example #5: The Real Chicago Steppers



La Tanya Morris, Uploaded on May 27, 2010

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Example #6: Original Steppers Competition From Chicago's Largest 2010



StepperDJ, Uploaded on Apr 13, 2011

This is video I shot from the 2010 Chicago's Largest Steppers Contest held at the Burbank Manor. Steppers battled it out on the dance floor in the original category. The audience judged the contest and some people got paid for their efforts. Visit SteppersUSA.Com for steppers events listings, Classes & workshops and more.
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In response to the question which couple won, a commenter wrote “Ty and Celeste”.

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Example #7: StepChi Steppin in Chicago presents end of night fun VIP Prod. Set 06/11/11



Hadiyah Al-Sudan, Uploaded on Jun 12, 2011

Steppin Chicago Stepping

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Example #8: Steppers: Winning Performances Cadillac Presents 21st Annual Steppers Contest

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sixbrownchicks, Uploaded on Sep 18, 2011

Cadillac presented the 21st Annual World's Largest Steppers Contest recently in Tinley Park, Illinois. This year's winners were judged in several categories, including routines and creativity. Special thanks to Yanni Brown, and organizers Pete Frazier, Terrance Pratt and Andre Blackwell.

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Example #9: Victor James & Nicola Thomas Steppin Again



tmac53088, Published on Dec 23, 2012

This fun video was recorded for entertainment purposes only. Thanks for the love you've shown us with the video "My Love Is True". Here's one more video created just for you...enjoy!

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RELATED LINK
Click this page of my cultural blog for videos of fraternity & sorority steppin': http://cocojams.com/content/fraternity-sorority-step-stroll-related-videos

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the featured dancers. Thanks also to the producers of these videos and to their YouTube publishers.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

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Two Online Examples Of Deep House Music Mixes

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post presents information about House music & about one of its sub-genres -"Deep House music". This post also showcases one Deep House music mix that was produced by DJ Andylouisoulful and one Deep House Mix that was produced by DJ JaBig.

The content of this post is presented for historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MUSIC
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_musichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music
"House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the American city of Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized circa 1984 in Chicago, but beginning in 1985, it fanned out to other major cities such as Detroit, Toronto, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Montreal, Manchester,[1] Miami, London,[1] and Paris. It then began to influence popular music in Europe... Since the early to mid-1990s, house music has been infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.

Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms centered around drum machines,[2] off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic,[2] and the structured music's focus around a repetitive rhythm was more important than the song itself. House music today, while keeping several of these core elements, notably the prominent kick drum on every beat, varies a lot in style and influence, ranging from the soulful and atmospheric deep house to the more minimalistic microhouse. House music has also fused with several other genres creating fusion subgenres,[2] such as Euro house, tech house, and electro house."...
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_house
"Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music.

Deep house is known for complex melody, complex chords underlying most sequences, and a soul, ambient, or lounge vibe to the vocals (if any). In the early compositions (1988—89), influences of jazz music were most frequently brought out by using more complex chords than simple triads (7ths, 9ths, 13ths, suspensions, alterations) which are held for many bars and give compositions a slightly dissonant feel. The use of vocals became more common in deep house than in many other forms of house music. Sonic qualities include soulful vocals (if vocals are included), slow and concentrated dissonant melodies, smooth, stylish, and chic demeanor.[citation needed] Deep house music rarely reaches a climax, but lingers on as a comfortable relaxing sound"...
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The African American English meaning of "deep" is "profound", inspirational". Something that is (or someone who is) "deep" causes us to think; to ponder on "heavy duty" thoughts or matters. And/or something that is (or someone who is "deep" causes us to feel more than we usually feel.

Also, the African American English meaning of the word "dope" [that is found on the mix cover in the 2nd example below along with the word "deep"] is "very good". "Ill" is another African American slang word for "dope" which has the same positive vernacular meaning. Maybe that's because the other form of dope makes you ill. (I'm only being a little bit facetious with that last statement).
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PLEASE BE AWARE: Some sub-genres of House include profanity and sexually explicit language and sexual explicit visuals [in YouTube mixes.] Also, there are clean and x rated ["dirty house"] versions of some House songs, and some songs that don't have x rated language have sexually suggestive language. Also, be aware that most YouTube video comment threads contain profanity and sexually explicit language.

FEATURED MIXES
(These two examples of Deep House mixes are presented in chronological order by the date of the mixes' YouTube posting.)

MIX #1: DEEP SOULFUL HOUSE MIX - NOV 2011



Andylouisoulful, Uploaded on Nov 23, 2011
Tracklist & Description Below ( Tracklist Now Added!! )

Deep Soulful House Mix - Nov Session 2011. Mixed by Andylouisoulful. …

TRACKLIST:

1- Cei Bei - I Need You Lord (Blaq Soul Mix)
2- Pasco Doble feat. Zano - Blind Faith (BSC Alma Remix)
3- Andre Harris - I Miss You (Nteeze & Andy's Main Vocal Mix)
4- Darque feat. Kaylow - Difference (Antidotes Remix)
5- Haldo feat. Melanie Gerren - The Sky (Black Sonix Hybrid Vox)
6- Malena - No Me Digas Nada - (URH Remix)
7- Gomez & Fresco feat. Marisa Lopez - La Vida Se Goza (Louie's Deep Vocal)
8- Haldo feat. Melanie Gerren - The Sky (Pablo Fierro Grooves)
9- Lemon & Herb - Velani (Main Vocal Mix)
10- Napoleons - Silence (Main Mix)
11- Dj Fudge - Ivette
12 - Andy Compton feat Rowan - Our Tribe (Kojo Akusa Remix)
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The contact information for DJ Andylouisoulful found in the mix’s summary statement on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwPThEPAjMs
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I want to call attention to the fact that the first song in this mix is a religious song.

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Mix #2: Jazz Sax House Music Mix by DJ JaBig [DEEP & DOPE Saxophone Sounds]



Jabig, Published on Jun 13, 2012

Sax House Music Mix Playlist:

Sax Paco - Glenn Undergound
Sax On Da Beach - Demarkus Lewis
The Uc Anthem (Uc Sax Remix) - Marlon D
Qua Tanka (BSC Sax Dub beats) - Qua Tanka
O Samba E (Sandy Saxo Remix) - Frank Degrees
R U Ready (Sax Vocal Mix) - DJ Pierre Feat Licia
In the Morning (Jazztronik Remix) - Jafrosax feat. Victor Duplaix
If (Edmund Remix) - Gilbert Le Funk, DJ Bee & Kaysee Featuring Rub 'N' Morn on Sax
Poor People (Saxy Dub) - Quentin Harris feat. Monique Bingham
I Won't Let You Go (Sax Club Mix) - Anthony Romeno
New Day (Sax Vocal Mix) Hedi Benromdan ft. Chappell
Think Twice - The Detroit Experiment
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Contact information for DJ JaBig is found in the mix’s summary statement on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IesAQus_zNU.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to the composers of these songs & tunes. Thanks also to the featured musicians and vocalists. Thanks to the author/s of the Wikipedia pages on "House" and on "Deep House."

Special thanks to DJ Andylouisoulful and DJ JaBig for producing their mixes and sharing them on YouTube.

Also, thank you for visiting pancocojams.

Viewer comments are welcome

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Performance Choreography Of The Four Tops & The Temptations

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a few examples of the soul music and the performance routines of two classic Rhythm & Blues groups - The Four Tops and The Temptations.

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(The video examples of these two music groups are presented with the videos of the groups alternating in alphabetical order using the first letter of the group.)

Example #1

The four tops - I can't help myself - Live HQ



bol2funk, Uploaded on Feb 25, 2008

classic soul

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Example #2

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations



Tj Limbu, Uploaded on Oct 8, 2007

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Example #3

Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love (1967)



Freya0815007, Uploaded on Apr 7, 2010

HQ-Video. Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love, released 1966.

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Example #4

Temptations - My Girl



rjtorre, Uploaded on Nov 16, 2005

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BONUS VIDEO

Battle of the Bands 1985



MRSSPECBLUESMITH, Uploaded on Jun 17, 2008

TEMPTATIONS VS. FOUR TOPS, THE MANHATTTANS,THE DRIFTERS,THE CADILLACS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS

My thanks to the showcased Rhythm & Blues groups. Also, thanks to the composers of these featured songs, and to the producers and uploaders of these sound files and videos for helping to spread awareness of this type of music and this group throughout the world.

Finally, thank you for visiting pancocojams.

Viewer comments are welcome

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Soulful Sounds In Honor Of "Souls To The Polls" Early Voting Efforts

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post honors the "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts by showcasing five musical selections whose titles include the word "soul". Information & comments about "Souls To The Polls" initiatives & a video about the "Souls To The Polls" project in Ohio are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical, sociological, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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COMMENT ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD "SOULS" IN THE PHRASE "SOULS TO THE POLLS"
"Souls To The Polls" are community specific initiatives to recruit potential voters and help facilitate transportation for those persons who need it so that they can get to early voting locations on those days when such voting is permitted. While these initiatives are primarily church based, participants in "Souls To The Polls" efforts don't have to be members of the church which is sponsoring that particular initiative. Nor do participants have to be members of any church or religious organization.

The title "Souls To The Polls" creatively uses in-rhyming (rhyming withing a phrase) to quickly convey the purpose of that effort. The word "souls" has two meanings in the context of the "Souls To The Polls" initiative. "Souls" has a spiritual meaning, given this initiative's majority sponsorship by churches. Secondly, "soul people" is a familiar colloquial synonym for "Black people". Black people's connection to our soul is said to be reflected in the way we "live, and move, and have our being". The colloquial definition of "soul" meaning "Black folks" fits the "Souls To The Polls" title for these early voting efforts as the majority of those who coordinate "Souls For The Polls" initiatives are African Americans and the majority of the people who participate in "Souls To The Polls" initiatives are African Americans.

In the United States, voting locations are known as "polls".

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"SOULS to the POLLS" ORIGIN & HISTORY
From http://www.stlsoulstothepolls.org/history.htm.
"The name "SOULS to the POLLS" is taken from a 2008 voting initiative in parts of Florida that allowed citizens to vote the last Sunday before the general election. Pastors would typically emphasize the importance of voting during morning worship and following service, congretants [sic] would collectively sojourn to the polls. According to the NAACP, statistics showed that in the 2008 general election in Florida, 33.2% of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6% were Hispanic"...

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EXCERPT OF AN ARTICLE ABOUT SOULS TO THE POLLS
From http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-28/news/os-souls-to-polls-sunday-20121028_1_elections-office-black-churches-orlando-police
"Souls to the Polls carries on Sunday tradition"
7:15 p.m. EST, October 28, 2012|By Jeff Kunerth, Orlando Sentinel

"The line of cars, vans, and church buses backed up for blocks on Kaley Street as hundreds of voters participated Sunday in a Souls to the Polls early-voting event at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office.

The traditional day for early voting among black churches is the Sunday just before Election Day, but this year the Florida Legislature shortened the number of days for early voting, eliminating that Sunday.

You can take a Sunday away, but you can't take away our vote or our voice," said Bishop Kelvin L. Cobaris, pastor of the Livingston Street Church of God in Orlando.

Cobaris said about 75 members from his church carpooled to the early-voting event, organized by the African American Council of Christian Clergy.

Other churches and community groups participated in a Souls to Polls effort held by the Federation of Congregations United to Serve, a multiracial collective of clergy and congregations in Orange County. Their effort, aimed at black and Hispanic voters in Orlando and Kissimmee, was part of an early-voting effort by PICO United Florida, a statewide network of faith-based federations.

"Across the board, our faith congregations at FOCUS understand the importance of this one Sunday of early voting," said Executive Director Liz Buckley.

Muslim organizations also organized an early-voting drive Sunday in Orlando.

"We want to get them out early and build momentum in the community," said Rasha Mubarak, regional field coordinator for Emerge USA, an Islamic civil-rights organization. "For us, this is very important for us to go out to the polls because of the anti-Islamic rhetoric we have seen in this election."

Orlando police rerouted the procession of vehicles along Kaley down Atlanta Avenue, where people parked and walked to the elections office in dark suits and long dresses, ties and T-shirts, jeans and dress slacks, heels, sandals and sneakers. They walked the narrow path in the grass by a recycling center, across the railroad tracks, and past the political signs that lined the street like a crowd waiting for a parade...

By early evening Sunday, 1,622 people had voted at the Supervisor of Elections office, according to election officials."
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Souls To The Polls efforts are also supported by Black fraternity and sorority organizations. The woman wearing a pink tee shirt with green letters who was featured in this article is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

While "Souls To The Polls" efforts are non-partisan, it's likely that the majority of voters -if not all of the voters- who participated in thsse initiatives support the re-election of President Barack Obama.

There are also "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts in the state of Ohio and in other African American communities throughout the United States where early voting is possible.
Unfortunately, there's no early voting (except for absentee voting under certain conditions) in my state of Pennsylvania.

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A VIDEO ABOUT SOULS TO THE POLLS EARLY VOTING EFFORTS

High court allows early voting in Ohio



wcpo, Published on Oct 16, 2012

Local pastor talks about he court's decision.

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FEATURED MUSIC
(These examples are posted in no particular order.)

Video #1: Soulful Strut/Young-Holt Unlimited



oldies 55, Uploaded on Aug 22, 2008

put your soul in a groove

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Video #2: The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger" (1967)



SweetGeorgiaPeache

Uoloaded on Aug 29, 2010

Released in 1967, great performance and song.

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Video #3: Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music



conkyjoe

Uploaded on Oct 25, 2006

Classic Arthur Conley music video from the mid 60's on The Rick Shaw TV Show, Miami, FL

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Released:1967
Genre:Funk Soul

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Video #4: "Memphis Soul Stew" (live) King Curtis & The Kingpins



McGarVision, Uploaded on Feb 8, 2008

The only band that could make Booker T & The MG's sweat. "And now we need a pound of fat back drums..." King Curtis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 6, 2000.

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Video #5: Sam & Dave - Soul Man (best quality + lyrics)



E18sk8

Uploaded on Jan 15, 2011

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Thanks to all the person or persons who first conceptualized the "Souls To The Polls" effort. Thanks also to those who coordinate and who volunteer for "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts in their respective communities in Ohio, in Florida, and in other United States communities.

My thanks to the vocalists and musicians who are featured in this video, and thanks to the writer of the article which is excerpted in this post.

Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Viewer comments are welcome.

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Videos Of Black British Vocalist Michael Kiwanuka

Edited by Azizi Powell


This post showcases five videos of Michael Kiwanuka & features the lyrics for that vocalist’s song "Home Again". Information about Michael Kiwanuka is also provided in this post.

The content of this post is presented for aesthetic and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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INFORMATION ABOUT MICHAEL KIWANUKA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kiwanuka
"Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Bill Withers, Randy Newman, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012 he won the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll...

Kiwanuka grew up in Muswell Hill, North London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime..

Kiwanuka has acknowledged influences from musicians such as Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Jack Johnson, Pops Staples, The Band, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Eric Bibb, Tommy Sims, Richie Havens, and has played with James Gadson, who drummed for Bill Withers"...

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Click http://us.michaelkiwanuka.com/ for the official website of Michael Kiwanuka

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FEATURED VIDEOS

Video #1: Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again



MichaelKiwanukaVEVO
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Lyrics: HOME AGAIN
(Michael Samuel Kiwanuka)

Home again
Home again
One day I know
I'll feel home again
Wrong again
Wrong again
One day I know
I'll feel strong again
And lift my head

Many times
I've been told
All this talk
Will make you old
So, I'll close my eyes
Won't look behind
Movin' on
Movin' on
So I'll close my eyes
Won't look behind
Movin' on

Lost again
Lost again
One day I know
Our paths will cross again
Smile again
Smile again
One day I hope
I'll make you smile again
And I won't hide

Many times
I've been told
Speak your mind, just be bold
So I'll close my eyes
Won't look behind
Movin' on
Movin' on
So, I'll close my eyes
And the tears will clear
Then I'll feel no fear
Then I'd feel no way
Bypass what we made straight

Home again
Home again
One day I know
I'll feel home again
Wrong again
Wrong again
One day I know
I'll feel strong again
And lift my head

Many times
I've been told
All this talk will make you old
So I'll close my eyes
Won't look behind
Movin' on
Movin' on
So I'll close my eyes
Won't look behind
Movin' on

Reposted from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/michael_kiwanuka/home_again.html

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Video #2: Michael Kiwanuka : I'm Getting Ready



MichaelKiwanukaMusic

Uploaded on Sep 20, 2011

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Video #3: Michael Kiwanuka : Tell Me A Tale



Uploaded on Apr 13, 2011

Michael Kiwanuka - Tell Me a Tale, The Isle of Wight Sessions (Communion)

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Video #4: Michael Kiwanuka - "Lasan" (live from Brussels)



Published on Mar 8, 2012

Michael performing 'Lasan' - the b-side of 'I'm Getting Ready' -on the streets of Brussels in March 2012.

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Video #5: Michael Kiwanuka - "Waterfall" (Jimi Hendrix cover)



MichaelKiwanukaMusic

Published on Aug 15, 2012

Michael performs a cover of Jimi Hendrix's 'Waterfall' live in North London, summer 2012.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to Michael Kiwanuka for his soulful music. Thanks also to the producers and uploaders of these featured videos, and thanks to the transcriber of the lyrics for the song "Home Again".

Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Viewer comments are welcome.

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