Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides a definition of code switching along with my comments about the African American custom of purposely code switching from standard American English to forms of African American Vernacular English when posting comments on the discussion threads of certain YouTube videos.
This post showcases a YouTube video that was published in 2010 of a Chicago, Illinois Missionary Baptist church choir singing the Gospel song "Stretch Out". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post. Most of these comments contain examples of African American Vernacular English.
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The content of this post is presented for linguistic, religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the choir and the musicians showcased in this video. Thanks to the composer of this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ON CODE SWITCHING IN THIS COMMENT COMPILATION
Quoting from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching
code-switching is the use of more than one linguistic variety in a manner consistent with the syntax and phonology of each variety....
switching is practiced, for example, by speakers of African American Vernacular English as they move from less formal to more formal settings"...
My position is that many African Americans writing on certain YouTube video discussion threads purposely switch from standard American English to forms of African American Vernacular English. It's likely that other native English speaking people also purposely code switch from standard English to non-standard English when they write comments on certain YouTube discussion threads.
However, my focus in this post and in some other pancocojams posts* is the ways that a number of African Americans who know how to speak and write in standard American English purposely "put on the Black" when they write on certain YouTube discussion threads. It's my position that one reasons that such code-switching is usually done in a somewhat lighthearted, relaxed manner to signal to other people in that discussion thread and to people reading those discussion threads that the commenter is Black and is knowledgeable about certain forms of "Black talk".
In this compilation of comments from the discussion thread for this embedded contemporary Gospel video, code switching is characterized by the use of contemporary African American slang, and/or the use of African American Vernacular English spelling, and/or the use of religious African American Vernacular English (AAVE) terms. Code switching comments in this compilation are also characterized by the use of non-standard grammatical English that is (rightly or wrongly) usually associated with "Black talk" (i.e. African Americans use of American English.)
An example of the use of contemporary African American slang in this video's discussion thread is the present tense verb "sang" (meaning "to sing very well, especially to sing soulfully very well"). Another example of the use of contemporary African American slang in this video's discussion thread is the adjective "old school" (meaning something which is from the past, or someone who speaks, acts, dresses etc in ways that are associated with the past. "Old school" is usually considered positively.)
The vernacular use of the verb "killing" (meaning "doing something very well") is another example of contemporary African American slang in this video's discussion thread. That same meaning is given in the comment "She ate up that song." The word "Fire" in African American (and other) YouTube discussion threads means something that is done very well or someone who does something very well. "Fire" and flames emojis are contemporary members of the "hot"/"smoking" family of African American superlatives.
Some examples of "down home" (meaning old fashioned, Black Southern) spelling in this compilation are "chile" instead of "child", "Lawd" instead of "Lord", "Gawd" instead of "God", "dat" instead of "that" and "dem" instead of "them".
My position is that the use of these down home African American Vernacular English (AAVE) spelling in this discussion thread was a positive nod to- if not a tribute to- the old school Southern way the choir performed the featured song, included their use of old timey musical instruments such as the washboard and tambourines.
Examples of the use of AAVE originated religious terms in this compilation are the adjective "scantified" (in the context of African American culture, usually referring to Pentecostal denominations such as Church of God in Christ [COGIC] and their way of worshipping. Another example of African American Vernacular English in this discussion thread is the verb "went in" ("going in") meaning, experiencing the Holy Spirit and, as a result, behaving in certain ways that are out of your control , and the verbal phrase "cutting a step" which (in the context of these comments) means "doing a holy dance" (dancing as a result of feeling the Holy Spirit).
"GLORRRY", "GLORYYYYYYY!!!", "GLLLOOOOOORAAAAYYYYY" and other elongated spellings of that word in this discussion thread is probably an approximation of how the word "glory" is pronounced as an exclamation in certain "down home" scantified African American churches.
The meaning of the verbal phrase "stretch out" in the title and lyrics to the song embedded in this post is also an example of an African American originated religious term- "Stretch out" means holding ones hands up, reaching out to Jesus (or the Holy Spirit) for His (Its) help.
The verb "churchin" ("churching") is another example of African American Vernacular English originated church terms in this compilation. "Churchin" means "experiencing a church service, particularly a Holy Spirit filled, old school church service, including singing Gospel songs, feeling the Holy Spirit, hearing a sermon, and more".
Two examples of AAVE grammar in this discussion thread are "I done stretched out" and Yall betta sang". Another example of ; and (meaning the Baptist denomination is "churchin" the same way that Scantified [Church of God In Christ; Pentecostal] churches are known to do.
A few additional comments about African American originated terms and African American cultural references are included after certain selected comments in this compilation.
*Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/puttin-on-black-online-black-talk-code.html for Part I of a three part pancocojams series for a discussion of what I refer to as "Putting On The Black".
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LYRICS: STRETCH OUT
(composer ?)
When troubles come and storms begin to rise
Hold on and learn to stretch out
Oh keep on fasting keep on praying
Hold on and learn to stretch out
When satan get on your trach
And tries to turn me back
I won't worry, i won't fret i just stretch out
Stretch out, oh stretch out
When days are dark and cloudy are my skies
I hold on and learn to stretch out
Oh keep on praying, keep on believing
Hold on and learn to stretch out
Cause the race isn't given to the swift
Neither is it given to the strong
But to him that endureth to the end
Stretch out, oh stretch out
When troubles come and storms begin to rise
Hold on and learn to stretch out
Oh keep on fasting keep on believing
Hold on and learn to stretch out
Cause the race isn't given to the swift
Neither is it given to the strong
But to him that endureth to the end
Stretch out, oh stretch out
When i am lost, when i am sad
Jesus is there, he'll make me glad
The lord won't deceive you
The lord he won't leave you
Stretch out
Stretch out
Stretch out
Stretch out on his word
Stretch out
Stretch out
Stretch out
Oh, stretch out
Stretch out!
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These lyrics were posted in the embedded video's discussion thread by C Armani Trosclair,PhD., 2016
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Stretch Out - GHMBC [Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church]
GreaterHarvestMBC, Published on Sep 8, 2010
@ The 3pm Live Radio Broadcast Sis.Ballard & Mass Choir tell us To Stretch Out On God's Word in the times of trouble @ The Greater Harvest MB Church 5141 S State Street In Chicago, IL 60609 Elder Eric Thomas Pastor
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
1. Larscenia S, 2011
"this is old school right here!!"
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2. Cassandra Holmes, 2011
"I love this video, the annointing is overflowing."
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3. SirWilliamKW, 2011
"Can't help but shout, I couldn't have lead this song like she is without cutting a step. I had a thought at work and it was "Stretch Out" and bout went in right there.
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4.Aaron Franklin, 2011
...[I] grew up in the Spiritual Church and this is giving me so much life right now!!!! All those tambourines and washboards!!!!! The announcer couldn't keep it together!! The WHOLE CHURCH is involved!!! THIS IS HOW YOU HAVE CHURCH!!! I'm mos def visiting next time I'm in Chicago!!!!"
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5. Nina Simone, 2011
"that brother giving that rubboard hell in the choir stand"
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"Rubboard" is another referent for a wash board that is used as a musical instrument.
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6. Mr Grace, 2011
"I've been directing choirs for over 35 years, and this choir is killing me. I mean I am screaming- the multitudes of tamborines, the washboards, the conversation in the midst of the song (talking behind a tamborine), sis on the front row turing to drink water, and the musicians that are not watching the director (missed the transition every time) - all in the same choir. And the song still worked!!!! I love it!!!!!! Too much!!!! LOL! Sang Ya'll!!!!!
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It appears that "hyacinthb" referred to in the next two comments changed his name to "Mr Grace".
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7. Denny Me, 2011
"@hyacinthb I know right if we did some of that stuff the director would not have to say anything cause Pastor would get us right in the service!!!"
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8. Renee Sims, 2011
"@hyacinthb LOL you ain't never lied . All kinds of stuff going on BUT It still works . Mercy them folks is praising!!!!!"
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9. Bernajo Music, 2011
"Good to the last note...that lead vocal...had the oil of God all in her throat"
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10. Whtmt, 2011
"Now THIS my dear friends, is CHURCH!!!!!!!!"
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11. Big Bee, 2011
"This is my type of churchin....Yes lord!"
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12. HammondBishop, 2011
"when ol' dude pulled out dat RUBBOARD, i like to had fell out my seat...PRAISE HIM YA'LL ((children and grandchildren of Rev. Louis Boddie))"
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13. DimensionsofStacey, 2011
"I WANT YOU TO PULL OUT THAT RUB BOARD AND PLAY TO THE GLORY OF GOD!!!!!"
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14. Danny Fairley, 2011
"THE BAPTIST DONE TURNT SANCTIFIED!"
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15. Curtis 64, 2011
"@momma4981 Greater Harvest is known for being a Tambourine church. I love to take mine there. No one looks at you funny when you pull it out because every other person has one. Those ladies in the flat top White hats are the Missionaries, Deaconesses and church Mothers. The ladies in flat top Blue hats are the evangelists."
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16. Jackstl9940, 2011
"this woman is killin that son.... SING IT !!!!!!! I love her little bounce she gave us. lol GLORRRY
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"Son" is probably a typo for "song".
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17. PrazHymn83, 2011
"Yes, LAWD!!!! That woman is givin us 200% on this thing!! God bless her!! After this, I'm persuaded to stretch out!!!! The musicians are killin it too....including the washboard in the choir loft. LOL!!"
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18. PrazHymn83, 2011
"I know I just wrote something like 39 seconds ago, but I'm BACK!! This video alone makes me want to visit this church!! THIS is how you set the Pastor up to preach!! The atmosphere is SET and the church is smoking!! I LOVE IT!!"
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19. Shawn Boyd, 2012
"Ummm.....did he just pull out that washboard from up under the pew in the choir stand?"
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20. Micah Brown, 2012
"and did i hear a whistle????? yessss"
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21. Tomas Harris, 2012
"I love Greater Harvest MISSIONARY BAPTIST Church! These babies have the old COGIC...or sanctified sound! I LOVE IT!!!!"
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22. Terri Johnson. 2012
"No, that can't be COGIC, cause a choir member wouldn't dare drink some water (3:27) while singing...LOL"
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23. Jarell Thomas, 2012
"It's really hard to believe this is a baptist church! Bless the Lord! I must visit soon!!!"
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24. Prophet K.J. Horton, 2012
"SHE DID SAY LET THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST SAY AMEN... BUT THEY'RE BAPTIST! OKAY..."
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25. Youbetta Sangyall, 2012
"Sounds like COGIC to me! YES SAH!!!
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26. Celita Jamison, 2012
"@sterlingd05 Greater Harvest has had a touch of COGIC for as long as I can remember....and that's a long time...lol!!! GO HEAD!"
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27. 1who1ders, 2012
"OMG!!!! Yall betta sang!!! Did she just drink some water in the middle of song? LMBO"
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28. musicmaniac1606, 2012
"GLORY GLORY GLORY THEY ROCKN THE HOUSE 4 JESUS"
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29. jazzlife1, 2012
"This how you church Yes Lawd!"
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Notice the use of the word "church" as a verb, meaning "do church"; "churchin"
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30. yobigbrotheronline, 2012
"When i saw the brotha reach down for a tambourine and the sister beside him took it and he reach down and pulled out a rub board and went to praising God, i knew then this was going to be serious !"
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"Rub Board" ("rubboard") is another term for a "washboard" musical instrument.
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31. joy4d, 2012
thank god i don't wear a weave....cuz child.....chile......I would pull it off when de bang dem tambourines.........electric fire I tell ya.....and scrub boards too???? I'm lost in his love.....drunk in his Spirit, like the announcer."
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32. Michael A. Crump-Johnson, 2012
You Better Sang That Song Sista..
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33. Yishay, 2012
"I love this church and music ministry. Which is why I think that woman whispering behind the tamborine while the song was being sung and the woman that stopped everything on the front row of the choir stand to drink a glass of water should be thrown out of the choir. This music ministry deserves better than that. Other than that, great song, great leader, great band and great choir."
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34. Eric Pulley, 2012
"Wait a min.....did you see the parade of tamborines and the grand marshall, the wash board come out??!?!?! THATS IT!!!!"
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35. Joel Robinson, 2012
"He said get your scrub boards out... thats straight up old school"
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36. faithful034, 2012
"SANG SANG SANG..GLORYYYYYYY!!! Gotta get my praise on..HEH HEY!! HALELUJIAH!!!"
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37. Charles Cooley, 2012
"Lawd I done stretched out!!"
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38. itsredd1, 2012
"O this baby is singing!! I done stretched out!!!!"
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39. wpwcradio, 2012
"Stretch out! She had to go and get her dance in! Oh yeah! This my kind of churching!"
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40. sterlingd05, 2012
"I want to know where the COGIC came from in this church lol I see to many tambourines, washboards, steps and dips....lol"
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41. TheSlickest08, 2013
"The founding Pastor (Rev. Louis Boddie) of Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church was a spiritual son of Bishop CH Mason (founder of the COGIC). Rev. Boddie had received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Bishop Mason told Him not to leave the Baptist Church. He encouraged him to spread the Pentecostal Holiness message in the Baptist Church....Rev. Boddie spoke at Bishop Mason's funeral and called it,"Greater Harvest HOLY GHOST Missionary Baptist Church" THANK GOD FOR THE HOLINESS CHURCH!"
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42. Charity Dell, 2013
"This MUST be one of those "shouting Baptist" churches! HEY! HALLELUJAH! Where's my TAMBORINE? PRAISE HIM ANYHOW!!!:-)"
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43. Paul Scotland, 2013
"Thats the kind of Baptist Church I go to!!!!!!!!!!!"
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44. Tecia Kels, 2015
"It isn't about denomination or who did it first because I'm pretty sure "shouting" or churching in this sort of manner was by the inspiration of the Lord. Who are we to lay claim on something that belongs to the Lord...just bless the Lord with every fiber of your being and stop trying to debate on which denomination did it first. Now...will someone help me bless Him! Lol"
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45. Tecia Kels, 2017
"Jerry Edwards at the end of the day...COGIC, Baptist, Pentecostal, etc.....can not lay claim on something that does not belong to them but to God. True holiness does not come with denomination. We really need to stop worrying about who did what and focus solely on God."
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46. Hervin Balfour, 2018
"Well the Baptist used to laugh at us COGIC folks and how we worshipped and praised. There was a time when they forbid drums and tambourines for dare being like those old "demon possesed Pentecostal holy roller COGIG people".
So the reason COGIC saints point this out so much because we once got laughed at, mocked and ridiculed for this very type of worship."
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47. dropshipTv, 2015
"Who cares what church it is let everything that have breath praise the lord don't care if your saved not saved back slider white black having a good day bad day if your breathing your required to give God a praise and I am Apostolic and have COGIC in my FAM and I seen some non praising folks in them churches too"
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48. Sandra Minter-Rimmer, 2012
"Come on now sing that song yall. This bring back so many memories. My choir song that song back in the late 70's."
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49. A. A. Davis, 2013
"Certainly this is the way that our Lord deserved to be glorified and praised. Definitely I do enjoy this type of worship and praise. Perhaps I wouldn't even mind staying.. This is somewhat "old school" style worship and praise! However, it is definitely the way that our Lord should be glorified and praised.. Most definitely I have got to go find this type of church. May God blessings always be with all of you."
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50. JB Clybrn, 2013
"Yessasssssssss OMG GOOD OLE FASHION CHURCH .."
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51. gospelmusiclover1986, 2013
"YES GAWD Love it"
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52. NicolEagle, 2013
"Giiiiiirl, YOU BETTA SANG! My goodness..."
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53. Paul Scotland, 2013
"Now thats the inda Baptist Church I go to down in the country of South Carolina!"
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"inda" is probably is a shortened form of the word "independent".
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54. Thicktorious, 2013
"Mother keeps pulling her robe up to dance! Yes!"
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55. jclef614, 2013
"That little remix of "The Battle Cry" was FIRE!!!!! Hello and Goodnight!!!!!"
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I believe "The Battle Cry" is also known as "The War Cry". Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzorD7B_vyY for an example of "The YES War Cry".
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56. shakespeer2011, 2013
"What an awesome clip! I always revisit when I need a faith boost!"
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57. Angie Johnson, 2013
"She sang the fooooool outta this song!!"
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A very similar phrase is "to sing the mess" out of a song.
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58. Tish Haynes Keys, 2013
"LORD YALL WEAR ME OUT AT LEAST 6 TIMES A WEEK....I WISH I COULD MAKE THIS A RINGTONE! I KNOW I WOULD GO IN EVERY TIME I WENT OFF!!! MY KINDA CHURCH RIGHT HERE!!!! BAPTICOGICSTAL!!!!! SIS. BALLARD MINISTERED TO ME!!!"
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59. brenda williams, 2013
"Yaw betta play dem WASHBODES!!!!! LMBO
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60. Charity Dell, 2013
"I counted over NINE tambourines in that choir! All gospel choirs should liberally use tambourines--the crisp sound of this light percussion adds the "sparkle" or "shimmer" to the total listening experience of black gospel choral music, especially that from the Pentecostal
tradition. Tambourines are missing from too many choirs these days, and there's a definite
"hole" that can't be filled with hand claps and drums alone...and those WASHBOARDS!!! :-)"
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61. Antwon Thomas, 2013
"she sounds like Pastor Kim Burrell without the rips & runs & etc; love her anointing"
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62. Mom The Ebayer, 2013
"This girl can SANG!!!!!!!"
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63. Francee Underwood, 2018
"The guy on the washboard came for service! He wore his "Michael Jackson " glove!😊"
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64. 12345 678910, 2013
"Powerful song, but the director of the choir seemed to be as lost as the choir was, and the lady on the front row stopping to take a big gulp of water while singing, wow...out of control, ijs"
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65. Desiree Jones, 2013
"This video is amazing, the lead tore this song up,the guy brought out the washboard I was done, I think the last time I saw one in church was at my pop pop church . Y'all better praise him
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"pop pop" = grandfather. The use of this referent may imply that this was a long time ago.
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66. RDW524, 2013
"My God in Heaven; Sis. Ballard is sangin' this song. Anything by Insitituional is powerful. Well, praise Him, Greater Harvest. I should've known this was ChiTown. Y'all do gospel music proud!!!1"
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67. Fredrick Taylor, 2013
"My GOD!!!!!!! I done tore the floors up in this hotel.... STRETCH OUT!!!! GLORY!2"
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68. Brooks Baptiste, 2013
"He brought out the washboard?! YES GAWD!"
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69. lyricsforever, 2013
"Good ole sto front church!!!!! Washboard and all!!!!!!!"
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"sto front" = 'store front
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70. Agent A Playz, 2014
"Yesssss Lawd!!!!! This is real old school. I haven't seen a washboard since I was a little girl. I learned how to play the tambourine with a pie pan! :-) Thanks for posting"
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71. Mark Tucker, 2014
"Whatcha know bout that "washboard""
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72. tinascaravans, 2014
"That chile is working dat WASHBOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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73. Francee Underwood, 2018
"tinascaravans I waiting for the spoons! Make a joyful noise into the Lord!!!😊"
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"Spoons" are another "old time" musical instrument.
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74. Freeman Knox, 2014
"How you take a water break during the middle of the song? LMBO............It's at 3:30"
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75. Hosea Easterling, 2014
"I had to step away from my desk at work and cut a step!!!! Stretch Out On His Word!!!"
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76. Jerrysten Gibson, 2014
"IKR OLD SCHOOL FOR REAL :D LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT"
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77. Jerry Edwards, 2015
"The musicians Matt Jones, Adam S.Brown, Edgar Johnson, and on the drums Jerry they call him Popeye"
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78. Crystal Brown, 2015
"...Last point, I love that black & white color that really makes you remember the first time you heard that song...."
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79. Ejai8202, 2015
"The musicianship: ✅
The lead singer: ✅
Washboard: ✅
Tambourine(s): ✅
The lead singers bob:✔️✔️✔️
That thang swung exactly like it was supposed to when the spirit hit!
🎶But JOY!!! COMETH IN THE MORNING🎶
She ate that!!! In the name!!!"
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80. Charity Dell, 2015
"AMEN!! I play the tambourine, and hearing nine tambourines praising God in all those glorious polyrhthms is a HOLY GHOST JOY!! TAMBOURINES TO GLORY!! PRAISE JESUS!! EP!! HALLELUJAH!!"
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81. jay b, 2015
"Lol lol ejai.. that Bob was on point"
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"bob"= nodding her head
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82. NaTasha Geth, 2018
"I know I'm 3 years too late, but your assessment, right down to the bob, is so on point. That's how you know the Lord was in it! All things were decent and in order!!!!!"
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83. Travis Mckinney, 2015
"Now you know it's the Holy Ghost when you sang the color off of the screen!!! IJS"
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84. R ML, 2018
"Travis Mckinney 😆😆😆😆😆😆"
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85. Teya Campbell, 2015
"Those are the DRYEST folks EVER!!! She could NOT have sang that song like that and my church not fall out and run all over the place...are there any praisers in the building?????"
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86. ColtraneAndRain, 2015
"I cackled at your statement, my church would have had folks falling on the floor and getting the Holy Ghost too! That's why I LOVE IT!"
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87. Teya Campbell, 2015
"AMEN Sis!!! EVERYTHING dead ought to be buried!"
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88. desires84, 2015
"LOL same here my church would have went OFF i am telling you hair flying every where lol"
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89. Sherry J, 2015
"@Teya Oh my goodness! I was thinking the same thing! We would have went in sure enough! They standing and sitting and looking around. We would have been picking em up and putting them down!!!!"
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90. Teya Campbell, 2015
"Yeeeeeesssssss Suh Saint Sherry J! The carpet would have smoking sure enough when the Lord got through with me! #HolyGhostSlainForReal
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91. Antonio Burkes, 2015
"+Teya Campbell i will say this in their defense, because i was there when this was recorded......they ain't the calm and quiet as you see them now....they are a "bucking" church i think this was like their second of third service
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"Bucking" here probably means "dancing" (as in doing the holy dance when a person "gets happy"; "goes in"). In African American culture, one style of "bucking" is the dance movement that is often performed by New Orleans second liners. Another style of "bucking" is performed by the Dancing Dolls majorette dancers in the television show Bring It!.
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92. talecia hawkins, 2015
"When ol boy pull that washboard out tho....its ova wit. Lmbo...this leader is truely annointed...her voice was strong throughout"
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93. Michelle Williams, 2015
"+Antonio Burkes that is good to know. I was a little worried there for a moment LOL. But still that lead singer gave her all regardless to how many services they had done and it still is no excuse for what was going on behind her. Even the director was trying to get some order and they seem to ignore him to. What is the lead singers name... she really was feeling the message in this song. AMEN.. ME TO!!!!"
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94. Antonio Burkes, 2015
"Michelle Williams her name is Donisha Ballard"
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95. Prof. T. L. Mitchell, 2015
"MY CHURCH WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT EITHER!!!!!! FROM THE FIRST HOLLA--WE WOULDA WENT STRAIGHT INNNN!!!!!!!"
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96. teya419, 2015
"+ZION MUZIQ
Siiiiiiiiir!!!! I know THAT'S right!!! LOL! 0:39...I would have been laid OUT! Bring the sheets ushers LOL!"
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07. Michelle Williams, 2015
"+Charity Dell Amen"
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98. Richard Smith, 2015
"+Charity Dell AMEN, AMEN, AMEN !"
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99. Anthony Valentine, 2017
"exactly I come from a holiness church we can't even get past the first two stretch outs"
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100. divapie1, 2018
"Gurl....when I read your comment about ol boy and the washboard....Gurl... I hollered!!!!"
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101. Cheri Dawson, 2018
"I believe the lady leading this song is the first lady of this church"
She is anointed truly.
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102. Oh My, 2018
"Teya Campbell, Sweetheart, the Holy Spirit is meant to UPLIFT you, not have you falling out all over the place."
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103. Tiffany Ott, 2015
"I've seen this video so many times and every single time it sends me all the way in!"
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104. AJ Watkins, 2015
"GOOD GAWD A'MIGHTY!!! YOU ALL SANG THIS THANG!!! I REMEMBER THIS SONG BACK IN THE LATE 80'S AND 90'S. IT WAS POWERFUL BACK THEN AND IT STILL SENDS HOLY GHOST CHILLS NOW. THE BAND WAS UP IN THERE. THE CHOIR WITH WASH BOARDS, TAMBOURINES, HAND CLAPPING, MOUTH FOAMING, WATER DRANKING (NOT DRINKING) DRANKING CHOIR MEMBERS. OH PASTOR THOMAS WHAT A BLESSING. THEY BLEW THE ROOF OFF AND GOD AND YOU PREACHED THE WALLS DOWN. I would blow the roof off of your ministry on your Organ just like I do down here in Florida. I love to play, preach, and praise hard and break yokes with God and the Holy Ghost taking us through. Oh Yes WE WOULD GO IN AND COME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE!!! DON'T PLAY WITH ME!! YOU ALL ARE BLESSED TO SANG LIKE THAT AND THE BAND IS ROLLING. BLESS YOUR MINISTRY AND YOUR PEOPLE.... YESSAH!!!!!!
Pastor A J. "therightrevrhino" Watkins D.Min."
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105. prettibrowneyez29, 2015
"Gloooory!!!! Yall did that! We did a rendition in meriden, CT...TORE THE PLACE UP!"
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106. Sylvia R, 2015
"Took me back to the old school church !!!! Enjoyed this video"
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107. Travis Smith, 2015
"Who is this song by and where can I find it"
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108. bygpoppajp,2015
"The song is by Institutional Radio Choir. The exact title is When Trouble Comes (Stretch Out)."
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109. Tecia Kelsey, 2015
"I downloaded the Vickie Winans version on iTunes. It's not as personally as this one but it's still an excellent version."
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110. Charity Dell, 2015
"JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY!" Let go and let God--as we enjoy a little foretaste of Heaven! The Good Old Missionary Baptist saints helping out all us COGIC's, Pentecostals, Full Gospel and Holy Ghost-filled Brothers and Sisters of ALL THE NATIONS to glorify Him Who "redeemed us to God by His Blood!" HALLELUJAH!"
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111. DaeDae Gertrude, 2016
"I Just want to know! Who brings whistles to church? Lmboooo yoooo they was CHURCHINNNNN"
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112. Bernard Smith, 2016
"She threw melodic rhythm of the song to the side and started preaching in the middle of that ministry. It went from a song to a straight up heavenly message."
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113. Robin W, 2016
"Whew!!! I'm Done! YES SA' THANK YA'!"
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114. Tj Fields, 2016
"My SWEET Jesus if she says but JOY one more time.......imma kick this iPad clean out this window and send her the bill!"
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115. Zaneta Smith, 2016
"LITERALLY KICK THE ENTIRE TECHNOLOGY IN MY HOUSEHOLD: iPhone, iPad, laptop, MacBook, speakers, ihome speakers and EVERYTHING!!!!"
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116. Ashley Lee, 2017
"Tj Fields 😂😂😂😂"
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117. "Laurie Jeter, 2017
"Tj Fields lawd!!!"
-snip-
Uncontrollable movements are one characteristic of "going in", i.e. "feeling the Holy Spirit".
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118. MsTerrieJ, 2016
"Dancing in my bedroom under the anointing of this song GLORY!!!!!!"
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119. Jalen DeShawn, 2016
"This is OLD SCHOOL CHURCH!! They got wash boards and all!! 😂😂"
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120. Elder Rondy Fleming, 2017
"Jalen, don't forget about those FIVE FLAMING TAMBOURINES OF HOLY GHOST FIRE!"
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121. Francee Underwood, 2018
"Jalen DeShawn Do they still make washboards???😯😊"
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122. Debo C, 2016
"When she adjusted her collar I knew she was about to slay us!"
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123. Zaneta Smith, 2016
"I thought I was the only one who peeped that !!!!!"
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124. Mercedes Walker, 2017
"Zaneta Smith I missed that what is the time"
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125. Elise Unchained, 2017
"EVANGELIST sang that thang! Love this song and video!!!"
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126. Zaneta Smith, 2017
"Mercedes Walker .30-.34 seconds in WATCH"
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127. Adrian West, 2017
"to the one who said that COGIC are the only ones who knows how to have church/praise.
I'm happy to inform you that this is a MBC"
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COGIC= Church Of God In Christ
MBC= Missionary Baptist Church
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128. Antonio D. Bonner Sr., 2016
"#Yessah! The whole church went "IN".....#MercyLawd!"
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129. Al Davis, 2017
"just goes to prove never know when the lawd gonna show up and show out!!!!"
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130. D Chandler, 2017
"My God!!! Where is this church??? This sister knocked this song out of the park!!"
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131. fnihp30, 2017
"D Chandler Chicago, IL. The address of the church is in the description of the video."
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132. Carol Palmer, 2017
"She drove this song to glory, gave us a tour of heaven, and brought us back again!! Jesus!!!"
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133. mslissa22, 2017
"I haven't heard this in years. We sang this in church when I was a kid. I miss this old gospel music."
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134. Latrice Greer, 2017
"Front row tenor just slid that washboard outta nowhere"
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135. Bridgette Hill, 2017
"You all BETTA SANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stretch Out!!!!!!!"
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136. Trina Luster, 2017
"I know I just want to stretch out! Run all around this place!!"
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137. W FL, 2017
"#Wow - That´s how you sing the song! Lost count of the tambourines. And the gentlemen in the middle front was hitting those top soprano notes at the end. Excuse me...I´m gonna stretch out."
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138. D'Afrique Rousseau, 2018
"Baby, that washboard took it up a notch, didn't it?! But they are the laziest choir I have ever seen. Taking water breaks and I can't understand a word they're saying."
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139. collardsncorn, 2018
"wash boards n all! Go in saints! She tore that song up!"
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140. Darla Wilson, 2018
"I love this song! Remember it when I was a young girl in 1960s."
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141. Edwina Mckoy-Coston, 2018
"This song will move you and lord knows you will dance!!! I enjoy the Saints praising God.."
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142. Miche Y, 2018
"Praise to the washboard ministry"
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143. msmikeyjable, 2018
"Ooooooooo, YES LAWD. HAHA. THANK YOU JESUS.
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144. Annise Woods, 2018
"Lawd they Bammin on washboards oh YEAAAAAAAAA GLLLOOOOOORAAAAYYYYY"
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