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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Beat em Bust em Cheerleading Routines (videos, words, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases various cheerleader routines for the "Beat em Bust em" chant. Brief comments about these featured routines & the words to these versions of that cheer are also included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT "BEAT EM BUST EM"
"Beat em Bust em" is a cheerleader chant. "Chants" are shorter and more repetitious than cheers. However, cheerleader chants are usually referred to as "cheers".

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THE INFLUENCE OF NEW STYLES OF CHEERLEADING ON THESE FEATURED CHEER ROUTINES
The inclusion of hip shaking, foot stomping, body rolls & other urban dance movements in many of these videos documents the influence that foot stomping cheers, [urban] dance cheerleading, and stomp & shake cheerleading are having on the choreography of "mainstream" ["Go team Go"] children's & youth cheerleading. Mainstream cheerleading prohibited & what appears to be a large extent still prohibits hip shaking & other such movements as indicated above.

Click http://cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers for more comments about mainstream cheerleading, modified cheerleading, foot stomping cheerleading, and stomp & shake cheerleading.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
{These examples are posted in chronological order by their publishing dates with the oldest video published first.]

Example #1: Cheerleading Dad



Deborah B., Uploaded on Sep 10, 2008

PSA for Fatherhood.gov
-snip-
"PSA" = public service announcement
This video of this ad is given with captions. A man & his daughter practice cheerleader cheers outside of their apartment.
Oh those boys are much too much
those boys are much too much!
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped.
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped
We’re gonna beat’em and bust ‘em
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom.
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This is actually a combination of three cheers. "Those boys are much too much" is the first cheer. The second cheer begins with the line "we've got the spirit" & "Beat em bust em" is the third cheer.

"Those boys are much too much" refers to the athletic team that the cheerleading squad is cheering for as that squad wouldn't be praising boys in general or the members of the other team. (Saying that people are "much too much" or something is "much too much" is a colloquial form of high praise).

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Example #2: we got the spirit were hot we cant be stopped (fatherhood)


thermdiggy• Uploaded on Mar 31, 2009
Diggy and his daughter havin fun
Them boys them boys are much too much
them boys are much too much!
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped.
We got the spirit, we’re hot
We can’t be stopped
We gotta beat’em and bust ‘em
We gotta beat ‘em beat em bust ‘em
bust em
And beat ‘em, beat ‘em,
bust ‘em bust’em
-snip-
This video was almost certainly inspired from the fatherhood video that is given as Example #1 above. Notice the change from "those boys" to "them boys".

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Example #3: Delta Valley Wolfpack : Beat em bust em Cheerleading Chant



DeltaValleyWolfpack, Uploaded on Jul 21, 2009
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Beat em
Say*
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
And roll ‘em. Roll’em.

[repeat entire chant]
*I'm not if this transcription is correct.

One commenter wrote that this cheer was "kinda ghetto". It's offensive to refer to cheer routines that include Black originated dance movements as "ghetto".

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Example #4: Beat em Bust em



Allie Thrailkill, Uploaded on Mar 3, 2010
one of our cheers
-snip-
Beat’em. Bust ‘em
Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Come on [team name]
Let’s go beat ‘em.

[repeat entire chant]
-snip-
This routine shows the influence of the African American orginated performance art of foot stomping on the choreography of children/youth cheerleading cheers. The routine used in the cheerleader movie Bring It On All Or Nothing for the cheer "Shabooya Roll Call" is an example of the foot stomping style of cheerleading, although in my opinion, that "Shabooya Roll Call" foot stomping in that movie was very exaggerated, and therefore not true to how that steppin-like movement art is usually done.

Click http://cocojams.com/content/foot-stomping-cheers-0 for information about foot stomping cheers.

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Example #5: Beat 'Em Bust 'Em

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CheerCMSVipers,Uploaded on Mar 7, 2010

New Project 8
-snip-
Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Beat’em. Bust ‘em
Beat ‘em bust ‘em
Go, Vipers
-snip-
This routine shows the influences of the African American performance arts of foot stomping & stomp & shake cheerleading on children/youth cheerleading routines.

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Example 6: Beat Em Bust Em Demo



Rrpwcheer, Uploaded on Sep 25, 2011
-snip-
Beat ‘em Bust ‘em
Cheerleaders ready?
Okay.

Beat ‘em [clap clap]
Bust ‘em [clap clap]
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
Go Colts go!
[repeat entire chant]
-snip-
This routine is an example of the mainstream style of cheerleading.
Notice that the cheerleaders don't swing their hips or do any foot stomping & body patting movements in styles that are associated with African American orginated foot stomping/fraternity & sorority steppin.

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Example #7: Cheers (Part II)



Jenica Smithee, Published on Apr 14, 2012
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B-E-A-T Beat 'em, beat 'em
B-U-S-T Bust 'em, bust 'em
Beat 'em, bust 'em that's our custom go GCA!
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The words to the other cheers that were performed can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qcQzQAs_ok
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This Beet em Bust em routine is an example of the mainstream style of cheerleading. There's only a very minimal amount of hip swinging in the first chant routine & these routines show no traces of foot stomping cheerleading movements.

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Example #8: beat em bust em, we've got the G, paws, and hey hey



nicole russell, Published on Jun 27, 2012
-snip-
(.02-.27)

Beat em Bust em
Set
Ready?

B-e-a-t Beat em
B-u-s-t Bust em
Beat ‘em and bust ‘em
That’s our custom
That’s how we are gonna crush em
Come on
[repeat entire chant]
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The cheer routines that are shown in this video are examples of mainstream cheerleading with a [minimal] addition of the African American originated stomp & shake cheerleading movements (as shown in the cheerleader's slight hip shaking).

The words to the other cheers are found in the Cocojams cheerleading cheers page whose link is found below. Click http://cocojams.com/content/stomp-and-shake-cheerleader-cheers for information about & examples of stomp & shake cheerleading cheers.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers for more examples of children's cheerleader cheers & chants.

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Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos.

Thank you for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Sonny Okosun - African Soldiers (with partial lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a sound file of the song "African Soldiers" by Nigerian vocalist Sonny Okosun (This name is also given as Sunny Okosuns). A partial transcription of "African Soldiers" is also included in this post. Please add additions & corrections to these lyrics or please provide a link if this song's complete lyrics are already available online.

Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Okosun for information about Sonny Okosun.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE
Sonny Okosuns - African Soldiers (Audio)



hogan523,Uploaded on Apr 9, 2011

Attention African Soldiers!
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Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-0MJ0h02tA for a video of this song which unfortunately is of very poor visual quality.

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PARTIAL LYRICS - AFRICAN SOLDIER
(Sonny Okosun)

["__?" means I didn't understand what was sung; italics means I wasn't sure of my transcription; some explanatory notes about this transcription are given within the transcription]


instruments

Lead - woh yoh woh yah
Group- woh yoh who yah
Lead -woh yoh woh yah woh yah
Group-woh yoh who yah
Lead -I want to tell of the African soldiers
Group-woh yoh who yah
Lead - African soldiers who fought for freedom.
woh yoh who yah
I want to tell of the African soldiers now....[follow the above pattern]
African soldiers who fought for freedom....
Some are dead and some are living....
Those that are dead are still fighting oh....
Those that are living are still fighting....
Chaka Zulu, African soldier....
Haile Selassie, African soldier....
Nnamdi Azikiwe, African soldier....
Kwame Nkrumah, African soldier....
Jomo Kenyatta, African soldier....
Patrice Lumumba, African soldier....
]Person's name], African soldier...
African soldier ___?
woh yoh woh yah
Show your power, African people now
woh yoh woh yah
Save your people
woh yoh woh yah
[repeat save your people & refrain two more times]
awoh wah
From economical crisis
awoh wah
From political nonsense
awoh wah
I said save your people
awoh wah
From economic shackles
awoh wah
Oh, save your people
awoh wah
From political avarice
I say save Africa
awoh wah
From political ___?
awoh wah
Attention, African soldiers.
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead –Oh oh la la si kah si kah la yah
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead- Oh, we’re still calling African soldiers
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead- African soldiers who fought for freedom
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead -[Person’s name] an African soldier
[follow this pattern for three more persons whose name I didn't understand]
Sekou Toure an African soldier
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead -[Person’s name] an African soldier
Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead –La la si kah si kah la yah
[same instrumental as in the beginning of the song]
Lead - woh yoh woh yah
Group- woh yoh who yah
Lead -woh yoh woh yah woh yah
Group-woh yoh who yah
Lead -I want to tell of the African soldiers
Group-woh yoh who yah
Lead - African soldiers who fight for freedom
woh yoh woh yah
I want to tell of the African soldiers now
woh yoh woh yah
African soldiers who fought for freedom
Some are dead and some are living
woh yoh woh yah
Those that are dead are still fighting oh
woh yoh woh yah
Those that are living are still fighting
woh yoh woh yah
___? African soldiers
woh yoh woh yah
Lead -[Person’s name] an African soldier
Group - woh yoh woh yah
[follow this pattern for two more persons whose name I didn't understand]
Some are ___ African soldiers
Group - woh yoh woh yah
__? African soldiers
Group - woh yoh woh yah
__? African soldiers
Group - woh yoh woh yah
[follow this pattern for two more persons whose name I didn't understand]
Lead -African soldiers ____?
Group - woh yoh woh yah
Lead - Show your power, African people now
Group - awoh wah
awoh wah
From economical crisis
awoh wah
I said save your people
awoh wah
From political nonsense
awoh wah
Will you save your people
awoh wah
From economic shackles
awoh wah
I said save your people
awoh wah
From political avarice
awoh wah
I said save your people
awoh wah
From economic shackles
awoh wah
Attention, African soldiers
Lead & Group- Group - La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead – Oh, la la si kah si kah la yah
Group- La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead – I’m still calling all African soldiers
Group- La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead – African soldiers who fought for freedom
Group- La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead -Nelson Mandela is an African soldier
Group- La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead –Yes, Nelson Mandela is an African soldier
Group- La la si kah si kah la yah
Lead – Desmond Tutu is an African soldier
Group
[the lead mentions several more persons whose names I didn't understand]
La la si kah si kah la yah

[instruments]
-snip-
Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions & corrections are very much appreciated.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362_c83KDvw for a "recreated version" of this song. This version was included in the 2011 Ghanaian movie Somewhere In Africa.* In addition to some of the African leaders mentioned in the original song & other African leaders, this version "name checks" [gives a shout out] to such famous African Americans & Black Caribbeans as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Marcus Garvey.

*Click http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2011/04/24/new-movie-%E2%80%98somewhere-in-africa%E2%80%99-starring-majid-michel-martha-ankomah-eddie-nartey-david-dontoh-roselyn-ngissah-kofi-adjorlolo-others%E2%80%A6 for information about this movie.

This video shows African teens dressed in their school uniform dancing. Included among those teens is a heavyset girl who is highlighted perhaps for comic effect.

WARNING - The viewer comment thread of this video includes a considerable amount of profanity, racist comments, and argumentative exchanges.

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Thanks to Sonny Okosun and all those Black persons who maintained their integrity & worked positively on behalf of freedom.
Thanks to the publishers on Youtube of this sound file & these related videos.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Seven Television Ads That Feature Black Fathers

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases seven television ads that feature Black fathers & their child or children.

Note: I'm sure that these aren't the only positive television ads that include Black people.

Please help me identify more ads such as these from the United States & elsewhere.

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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 television ads are presented in chronological order based on the decade or year that the ad was first aired on television.

Example #1: FOX Kids Commercial – Fatherhood



ebirnholz,·Uploaded on Oct 24, 2006

A blast from the past! This is a Message Totally For Kids from the early '90's on FOX. A father misses playing in the big football game to take care of his son.

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Example #2: Cheerleading Dad



Deborah B., Uploaded on Sep 10, 2008

PSA for Fatherhood.gov
-snip-
"PSA" = public service announcement
This video of this ad is given with captions. A man & his daughter practice cheerleader cheers outside of their apartment.

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Example #3: Tide Commercial Black father and son



Sharra Whitfield, Uploaded on Aug 3, 2009
Little black boy and his dad. The dad is drying his son off. They are laughing together in the bathroom after bath or shower.

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Example #4: Subaru: Kid Wash



Subaru, Published on Sep 24, 2012

The Subaru is the ultimate hand-me-down. This provides a little consolation to a dad who finds his two sons have taken it upon themselves to give the brand-new family Subaru its first car wash.

Music: "Tuned To Love" by The Loose Salute
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Click http://www.justicejonesie.com/blog/2012/10/subaru-commercial-boys-wash/ for a post about this ad.

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Example #5: LeBron's Day with the Samsung Galaxy Note II (60 second)



samsungmobileusa, Published on Oct 30, 2012

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Example #6: How To Play Defense With Dwyane Wade



dovemencareus, Published on Mar 12, 2013

Need a lesson on defense? Watch as all-star Dwyane Wade shares his defensive strategy in this video.

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Example #7: 'Just Checking': Cheerios' Commercial [HD]



cheerios, Published on May 28, 2013

Share some Cheerios with the person closest to *your* heart.

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RELATED LINKS
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/06/eleven-non-racist-product-commercials.html

http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/songs-about-strong-positive-black-men.html

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Thanks to the producers of these ads. Thanks also to those featured in the videos & thanks to their publishers on YouTube.

Thank you for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

LeBron James' Samsung Commercial & The Impressions' "Keep On Pushing" Record

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases the 2013 Samsung Galaxy II commercial–featuring basketball star LeBron James and the R&B song "Keep On Pushing" by The Impressions that is heard in the background of that commercial.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES

LeBron's Day with the Samsung Galaxy Note II (60 second)



samsungmobileusa, Published on Oct 30, 2012

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The Impressions -- Keep on Pushing



atomicbounceblog, Uploaded on Jul 11, 2010

The Impressions' lead single from their 1964 same-titled third LP

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Thanks to LeBron James for his positive role modeling in this commercial. Thanks also to The Temptations for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in this sound file & video & to the publishers of that sound file & video on YouTube.

Thank you for visiting pancocojam.

Visitor comments are welcome.