Information About & Examples Of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" ("Uno Dos Siesta") Hand Clap Rhymes

Mckinley Pasteris, Apr 6, 2018

From Slumber Party

Note: It's just only game.;)
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"Slumber Party" is the 22nd episode of Season 1 of The Cosby Show, also the 22nd overall in the series. The episode was directed by Jay Sandrich and written by John Markus. The episodes originally aired in the United States on NBC on March 28, 1985.

The comment feature was disallowed for this video. However, I just found this YouTube copy of that clip that has 1,000 plus comments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbxalIlQEs .

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a video clip from a 1985 episode of The Bill Cosby Show in which twin girls perform a hand clap routine of the rhyme "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" (also known as "Uno Dos Siesta"). The words to that version of this rhyme are included in this post along with a few other examples of this rhyme.

This post also presents my belief that Juanita Nixon's seldom remembered 1963 R&B record
"I Met My Sugar in a Candy Store" is the source of these "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" rhymes.

In addition, this pancocojams post includes some brief informational comments about a few of these rhymes after the words for those examples.

The content of this post is presented for cultural and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks to Juanita Nixon for her "I Met My Sugar In A Candy Store" record. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/bill-cosby-show-hand-clap-segment-i-met.html for a 2014 pancocojams post on this same subject "The Cosby Show Hand Clap Segment ("I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" Also Known As "Uno Dos Siesta")" That post doesn't have any comments in its discussion thread (as of September 22, 2025).

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THE R&B RECORD THAT PROBABLY INSPIRED THIS CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL RHYME

I Met My Sugar in a Candy Store -  Juanita Nixon

Release – Topic,   May 16, 2024

Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH

Rock and Roll Vixens, Vol. 3

℗ 1963 AMB

Released on: 2021-03-19

Comments are turned off. 

Composer: Ruth Verst

Lyricist: Ruth Verst
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I don't remember this song from when it was recorded, but I'm glad I happened upon it while "surfing" YouTube. Here's my transcription of the lyrics to that record (I used italics for the words that I'm not sure of and I added question marks for the words that I can't decipher. Additions and corrections are very welcome)

I met my sugar in a candy store
I never knew a guy so sweet before
He’s got an afro honey and a lot of money
And there’s sugar in his kiss.

I met my sugar in a candy store
You never seen a guy so sweet before.
You know ??????
And I can hardly wait for his kiss.

He's got curly curly hair
And crazy brown eyes
And he’s got lovely??
He looks so doggone cute
In his strawberry suit with the peppermint stripe on his vest.

I met my sugar in a candy store
There never was a guy so sweet before
When we walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.

[instrumental]

He has curly curly hair
And crazy brown eyes
And he’s got a lovely ??
In his strawberry suit with the peppermint stripe on his vest.

I met my sugar in a candy store
There never was a guy so sweet before
When I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.
When I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.
‘Cause when I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.

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AN EXPLANATION FOR THE TITLE "UNO DOS SIESTA" FOR " I MET MY BOYFRIEND AT THE CANDY STORE" RHYMES
My guess is that the words "Uno, dos, siesta" in that version of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" are a folk processed (folk etymology) form of "uno dos tres" (Spanish for "one, two, three". "Siesta" is a Spanish word that means "nap" in English). "Folk processing" occurs when another word or phrase is substituted for another word or phrase because of misremembering, misunderstanding, or as an attempt to make sense out of an unfamiliar word or phrase.

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MORE EXAMPLES OF THIS RHYME

These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Example #1 is given at the top of this post. That 1985 example that was performed on the then widely viewed The Cosby Show television series is the earliest example of these rhymes that I have come across as of this date (September 22, 2025). However, a few other examples in this compilation mention remembering this rhyme from "the 1980s".

Notice that some versions of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" (Uno Dos Siesta") are combined with other children's recreational rhymes, particularly "I Love Coffee I Love Tea", "Down Down Baby ("Shimmy Shimmy Co Co Pa") , or "Not Last Night But The Night Before" (also found as "Last Night And The Night Before").

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Example #2
Zing, Zing, Zing,

and ah 1-2-3.

I like coffee, I like tea.

I like a Black boy and he likes me.

So step back, White boy, you don't shine.

I'll get the Black boy to beat your behind.

 

Last night and the night before.

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake.

He brought me home with a belly ache.

Mama, mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick

Doctor, doctor, will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five

1-2-3-4-5

I'm Alive!

 

See that house up on the hill.

That's where me and my baby live.

Eat a piece of meat

Eat a piece of bread.

Come on baby. let's go to bed
-Kayla. (African American female, age 5; recited for Alafia Children's Ensemble, Fort Pitt Elementary School chapter, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 2000; collected by Azizi Powell
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"Alafia [ah-LAH-fee-ah] Children's Ensemble" was (a once a week after-school) game song movement group that that I founded and conducted for girls and boys ages 5-12 years (2000-2004). The groups met once a week. One group was in Braddock, Pennsylvania. And one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  These game song groups (which was mostly attended by girls) provided good opportunities for me to collect children's rhymes and cheers.

This is a racialized version of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea". Note the age of the girl who recited this rhyme. Kayla volunteered to share a rhyme during the "show and tell" portion of the game song group which I conducted. During that portion of the group, an individual or more than one person at a time can share a rhyme that they know with the group. When Kayla said that "let's go to bed" line, the rest of the group snickered, and Kayla stood there clearly not understanding that reaction. I remember saying "Well , they could go to bed together because they got married". I then thanked Kayla and quickly moved on to another child who wanted to share a rhyme.

Before Kayla left the group session that day, I privately asked her where she learned that rhyme. She said her mother had taught it to her. In the ten years that I conducted those game song groups as well as some special events programming [one time) game song sessions] throughout many African American neighborhoods of Pittsburgh and some other surrounding communities, only one other child included that "See that house up on the hill" verse with her example of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea".  Coincidentally, that child was also a five year old Black girl who also said she learned it from her mother. I wonder if that verse wasn't well known or if the older children were self-censoring what rhymes they shared with an adult.

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Example #3
"Uno, dos-ee-ay-say

This is a hand clapping game that is pretty simple and follows the basic pattern of 1 Clap your own hands once 2 Slap right hand with your partner's right hand 3 Clap your own hands once 4 Slap left hands with your partner 5 Repeat step 1-4

Through most of the game except for at the beginning when you hold your partners hands and swing them back and forth and the line "Quick, quick, quick" when you slap both hands against both your partners hands 3 times in succession, then go back to the basic pattern.

Verse:

Uno, dos-ee-ay-say Said east, west,

met my boyfriend at the candy store

He brought me ice cream He brought me cake

He brought me home with a belly ache

Mama, mama, I'm so sick

Call the doctor Quick, quick, quick!

Doctor, doctor, will I die

Count to five and you'll be alive

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco

I'm alive, yeah!

(when you say "Yeah" point at yourself with two thumbs, a la Fonzie).
-Contributed by D'Arcy - Thank you!, 
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/Uno,%20dos-ee-ay-say.htm

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Example #4

Last night and the night before,
I met my boyfriend at the candy store.
He bought me ice cream; he bought me cake.
He brought me home with a belly ache.

Mama, mama, I feel sick.
Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick!
Doctor, doctor, will I die?
Close your eyes and count to five.
1-2-3-4-5
I’m Alive!

See that house up on the hill?
That’s where me and my baby live.
Eat a piece of meat
Eat a piece of bread.
Come on baby, let’s go to bed!
-SAHMURAI, April 17, 2016, https://sahmurai.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/the-truth-behind-3-hand-clapping-games-from-your-childhood/ "Down, down, baby! A hand-clapping history"
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Example #5
I like coffee
I like tea

I like the colored boy

And he likes me.

So stop that white boy

Me don't shine

I'm going to give that boy

A kick in the behind.

Last night, the night before

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He brought me ice cream

He bought me tea

He brought me home [Hesitates, looks at me through lowered eyes.]

And he try my gate.

I said "Mama Mama I feel sick.

Call the doctor quick quick quick/

Doctor Doctor, will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five.

1-2-3-4-5.

See that house on top of the hill?

That's where me and my boyfriend live.

Cook that chicken. Eat that rice.

Come on baby, let's shoot some ...

Let's shoot...wait. Let's shoot some dice."
-fifth & six grade African American girls at John Dibert Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, collected by Jeanne Pitre Soileau & included in her book Yo' Mama, Mary Mack, and Boudreaux and Thibodeaux: Louisiana Children's Folklore and Play (October 2018) 
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Jeanne Pitre Soileau, the author of this book (who is White), wrote that her mother remembered chanting this much shorter version of that rhyme in the 1920s (New Orleans, Louisiana)

"I love coffee
I love tea.
I love the boys
And they love me."

Soileau also wrote in that book that in the early 1950s she and her White friends chanted that same version while jumping rope.

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Example #6
"I'm young but in New Orleans 1990s-2000s I always heard:

Oh gosh he's crazy, oh gosh he's crazy

Take a piece take a plum take a piece of bubblegum

No piece no plum, no piece of bubblegum

I like coffee, I like tea

I like the colored and he likes me.

So smack that white boy, he don't shine.

(it could be step back white boy, I think I heard both)

I'll throw him round the corner and i'll beat his behind

Last night and the night before.

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake.

He brought me home with a stomach ache.

I said Mama, mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick

Doctor, doctor, if I die

I'll close my eyes and count to five

I said 1-2-3-4-5

I'm Alive!

See that house on top of that hill.

That's where me and my boyfriend live.

Cook that chicken

Burn that rice

Come on baby let's shoot some DICE!"
-~TAugust 25, 2013, http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html "Racialized Versions Of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea" ("I Like A Black Boy And He Likes Me" and other racial referents)."

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Example #7
"Hello! I was singing this song and I wanted to learn where exactly it came from and I didn't know that it had so much history! I grew up in Detroit and was born in the year 2000 and the version I grew up with seem to have some mixtures of the examples you provided. The version I grew up with:

I like coffee, I like tea

I like the colored boy and he likes me.

So step back white boy you don't shine,

Cause I'll get the colored boy to beat yo behind.

Last night, and the night before

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake,

He brought me home with a belly-ache.

I said "Mama, Mama I feel sick

Call the doctor quick,quick,quick."

Doctor Doctor shall I die?

Just close your eyes and count to 5.

I said a 1-2-3-4-5, I'm alive.

See that house n top of that hill?

That's where me and my baby gonna live.

Scoop the ice cream cut the cake,

Come on baby let's celebrate!

 

And sometimes, there'll be a weird ending at the end (which to me doesn't seem to match the flow of the rhyme) that goes:

That's not all, that's not all

My baby drinking alcohol."...
_Anonymous, January 26, 2019, http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html "Racialized Versions Of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea" ("I Like A Black Boy And He Likes Me" and other racial referents)".

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Example #8
"Here’s how I heard it as a child in late 70s/early 80s Atlanta:

I like coffee I like tea
I like the Jackson 5 and they like me
So step back white boy you don’t shine
I’ll get the Jackson 5 to beat your behind
Last night and the night before I met my boyfriend at the candy store
He bought me ice cream he bought me cake
He brought me home with a stomach ache
Mama mama I feel sick
Call the doctor quick quick quick
Doctor doctor shall I die
Close your eyes and count to 5
1 2 3 4 5 I’m alive
See that house on top of the hill
That’s where me and my baby gonna live
Gonna cook some oatmeal cook some bread
Come on baby let’s go to bed"
-Sarah, November 3, 2020,  http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html

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Example #9
"Not last night but the night before

My boyfriend took me to the candy store

He bought me ice cream, he bought me cake

He brought me home with a tummy ache!

Mama, Mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor quick quick quick

Doctor, Doctor, will I die

Count to five and you'll be alive!"
-ADH13 on 03/04/05,  http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe80s/smf/1109960765.shtml "The 1980's forum on inthe00s., Subject: Those clapping songs"

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Example #10
"Down down baby down by the roller coaster
sweet sweet baby mama never let you go
if you wanna kiss me just say you love me

Shimmy shimmy coco pop shimmy shimmy pow
shimmy shimmy coco pop shimmy shimmy pow

I like a black boy and he likes me
so step back white boy I ain't shy
I bet you 5 dollars i'll beat yo behind

Last night and the night before
I met my boyfriend at the candy store
he brought me ice cream he brought me cake
he brought me home with a belly ache

I said momma momma i'm so sick
call the doctor quick quick quick!
I said doctor doctor shall i die
he said close your eyes and count to 5

I said ah 1 ah 2 ah 3 ah 4 ah 5...
i'm alive on channel 5
scooby dooby doo on channel 2
big fat lady on channel 80
and all the rest on channel 8"
-GUEST,Meme 03 Jul 14, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=100653, "Down Down Baby-Race in Children's Rhymes"

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Example #11
 “East, west I met my boyfriend at the candy store, he bought me ice cream, he bought me cake, he brought me home with a bellyache, mama mama I feel sick call the dr quick quick quick, dr dr will I die count to five and I'll survive 1,2,3,4,5 I'm alive”
-Quinnrules1997, 2007, https://www.retrojunk.com/community/post/index/9614

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Example #12
"Playground Rhymes I did when I was in primary school (2007/2008 - 2013) -I met my boyfriend

I'm not actually sure what this one is called we just called it that, [This one needs clapping]

I met my boyfriend at the candyshop/store
he bought me ice-cream, he bought me cake,
he brought me home with a belly ache,
I said 'Mama mama, I feel sick! call the doctor quick quick quick!'
'Doctor Doctor when I die, count to ten and I'll be alive'
'a one, a two, a three-four-five, I'm alive!'
'I'm never going to see that boyfriend again!'
-http://hellothere-areyoulost.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-met-my-boyfriend.html

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Example #13
Here is a song we used to do on the playground in Birmingham, AL back in the 80s:

Last night and the night before I met my boyfriend at the candy store
He brought me ice cream he brought me cake
he brought me home with a stomach ache
mama mama i feel sick
call the doctor quick quick quick
doctor doctor will i die
close you eyes and count to five
i said a one, a two, a three, a four, a five
I'm alive

[Optional part] we would do sometimes (a little risque for little girls):

see that house on top of that hill
that's where me and my baby gon' live
we gon' cook some cornbread
cook some meat
come on baby let's go to bed and do the boom boom boom."
-Joi, Cocojams, 3/23/2008
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Cocojams.com was the name of my multi-page cultural website that was online from January 2001 to October 2014. Some recreational rhyme content from that website is found on pancocojams and on my other blog cocojams2.

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Example #14
"The version I grew up on was a little more sexual than violent....

I like coffee,

I like tea,

I like the colored boy and he likes me,

So step back white boy you don't shine,

I'll get the colored boy to beat yo behind,

Last night, the night before,

I met my boyfriend at the candy store,

He bought me ice cream, he bought me cake,

He brought me home with a stomach ache,

Mama, mama, I feel sick,

Call the dictor quiick, quick, quick!

Doctor, doctor will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five,

1,2,3,4,5

See that house on top of the hill,

That's where me and my boyfriend live,

Take some chicken, fry the bread,

Come on baby let's get in the bed,

Come on baby let's do it again ahhh.."
-GUEST,A 70's Child, 13 Oct 07, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=4300#2170531 , "Children's Street Songs"

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Example #15
"Title: Oh Mama
Performed by: Felicia & Victoria; Promise & Jackerline; Temoh & Princess)

(We are going "cera", in "cera", in "cera" - used to establish the rhythm)

Oh Mama, Mama!

Oh Papa, the war!

The war has make in the Burkina Faso.

I say East, the West.

I met my boyfriend in the ice cream shop.

He bought me ice cream on my wedding day.

Mama, Mama. I'm so sick.

Take me to the doctor, shall be quick quick quick.

Shall be quick quick quick.

Doctor, doctor. Will I die?

No my dear, you will live forever more.

Forever more!"
-Clapping Game #2 (1:02​-1:28​) ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtnTFj9xjKw&ab_channel=AfricaHeartwoodProject  “Three African Clapping Games from Liberia”

 Africa Heartwood Project, Aug 9, 2011

[video summary]

"Here is a collection of three Liberian clapping games performed by the children we support in our Refugee Orphan Home at Buduburam in Ghana, West Africa. Try them for yourself! The children are speaking traditional Liberian Pidgin-English which they commonly refer to as Coloqwa (KOH-loh-kwah)."
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This example demonstrates how English language children's rhymes can be shared by English speaking people with other people throughout the world. I'm assuming that staff or volunteers from the USA taught this rhyme to these children at this Ghanaian Refugee Orphan Home.

The children at that Orphan Home adapted that English language rhyme to include their concerns about the war in the West African nation of Burkina Faso which I assume caused them to flee their home and live in that refugee center.  

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Burna Boy's 2022 Afrobeats Song "Last Last" Samples Toni Braxton's 2000 R&B Song "He Wasn't Man Enough"

Toni Braxton, October 25, 2009
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total # of views as of July 29, 2022 at 6:23 PM ET = 109,177,332

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of African American singier Toni Braxton's February 2000 R&B song "He Wasn't Man Enough".

This post also showcases the official YouTube video of Nigerian singer Burna Boy's May 2022 Afrobeats song "Last Last".

Information about these songs is included in this post along with selected comments from the discussion thread for the official video of Burna Boy's song "Last Last". Included in that section is a comment that provides the original lyrics along with that commenter's standard English interpretation of that song.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Toni Braxton for her musical legacy. Thanks also to Burna Boy for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are associated with these songs and these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2:  Burna Boy - Last Last [Official Music Video]



Burna Boy, May 12, 2022
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total # of views as of July 29, 2022 at 6:35 PM ET= 37,284,279 

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INFORMATION ABOUT TONI BRAXTON'S SONG "HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Wasn%27t_Man_Enough
""He Wasn't Man Enough" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Toni Braxton. It was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Harvey Mason, Jr. for her third studio album, The Heat (2000), while production was helmed by the former. "He Wasn't Man Enough" is an uptempo R&B song that differs in genre from Braxton's previous ballads. The song was released by LaFace Records on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from the album.

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised it as one of Braxton's best works.[1] "He Wasn't Man Enough" had international success and became one of Braxton's signature songs, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, where the single stood for several weeks, and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for four weeks. As of 2019, this song is her last Top 10 appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. An accompanying music video was released for the single. The song earned Braxton her fourth Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song in 2001."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT BURNA BOY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burna_Boy
"Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991),[2] known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.[3][1][4] He rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album, L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album, Outside, marked his major-label debut.[5]

In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album, African Giant, was released in July 2019 and won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for a Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[6][7] He was awarded the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA's. Burna Boy released his fifth studio album, Twice as Tall, in August 2020, which was nominated for the same category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first Nigerian artist with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.[8] In 2021, Twice as Tall won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[9] In July 2022, Burna Boy released his sixth studio album, Love, Damini."...
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Here's some information about Burna Boy's song "Last Last" from https://www.songfacts.com/facts/burna-boy/last-last 
"After dating Stefflon Don for three years, Burna Boy took to Instagram on December 21, 2021, to tell the world they'd broken up. On "Last Last" the Afrobeats King addresses some of the struggles he faced after splitting with the British-Jamaican rapper.

[...]

Chopstix's production samples Toni Braxton's 2000 R&B hit "He Wasn't Man Enough."...

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR BURNA BOY'S OFFICIAL VIDEO OF "LAST LAST" [Including the lyrics & standard English explanations for that song]

All of these comments are from May 12, 2022 to July 29, 2022.

These comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest comments given first.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. Mariam Nabaccwa
"Loving the 'He wasn't man enough' Toni Braxton sample, it's adding more depth to the meaning of the whole song"

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2. SooFire TV
"Thank you Queen Toni Braxton for clearing your sample!! United!! 💪🏾🔥🔥🔥🌍🌍🌍 AFRICA TO THE WORLD!!"

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3. HILLCREST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
"Basically Burna is talking about his relationship with his ex Steflondon.

Breakfast is just a street slang for heartbreak.. Last Last is like saying at the end of the day..

Igbo and shayo is weed and alcohol

He is just saying Steff tried to manipulate his love and so he had to say bye-bye to the love of his life

She claims he did nothing for her as though she wanted him to do her every bidding

He says he isn't holy (meaning he isn't perfect) and he doesn't front

 Perhaps in another life, at another time they will get it right and get married but for now, he needs some weed and alcohol.."

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4. Ojonugwa Felix Ugboja
"For those struggling to grasp what he’s saying, I will attempt an explanation because the lyrics are fire as well.

As you can tell, it brilliantly samples Toni Braxton’s 2000 hit – wasn’t man enough.

Intro

Chant: ‘’E don cast, Last last

Na everybody go chop breakfast

Shayo o

Aye!

Shayo o

Igbo o (Aye!)’’

 

Translation: Tragedy has happened, and we all are bound to experience some heartbreak

Verse 1

‘’You go bow for the result o

Nothing to discuss o

Cos I dey win by default

And without any doubt o

Omo me I be adult o

I no go fit take your

I no go fit take your insult o

Omo mind as you dey talk o

I put my life into my job and I know I'm in trouble

She manipulate my love o, hmm’’

 

Translation: Here, he begins with a brag. Telling his competitors that they will be astonished by his results, and that the conversation about his status is over flogged – nothing to discuss. He declares himself a winner by default and won’t take any insult from anyone. However, despite his dedication to his craft, his heart is troubled because "she manipulated his love." (The subject of this manipulation, we assume, is Stefflon Don – his now ex British girlfriend)

 

‘’I no holy and I no denge pose

Like Baba Fryo

My eye o, don cry o

I need igbo and shayo (shayo)’’

 

Translation: Here, he states that he is not holy or sanctimonious, and won’t front like his feelings were not hurt, given how much he has cried. And because of this, he cannot stay sober, so he "needs Igbo and Shayo" (weed and alcohol) to get over the pain.

 

Verse 2

‘’I dey Port Harcourt when dem kill Soboma

I dey try to buy motor, one Toyota Corolla

My feelings been dey swing like jangolova

Feelings been dey swing like jangolova

Now you crash your Ferarri for Lekki, Burna

Na small thing remain, could have been all over

My feelings still dey swing like jangolova

Feelings still dey swing like’’

 

Translation: Burna recalls another heartbreak from 2010 when a freedom fighter and militant – Soboma George – from his troubled but oil rich hometown was killed. He also tries to reference how poor he was at the time, given that he was only dreaming of buying a sedan Toyota Corrolla, but a couple of years on, he got himself a Ferrari 458, which he crashed in Lagos in February 2022, as if to say, no matter your achievement or lack of, your feelings are always going to be swinging like a rollercoaster (jangolova). 

 

‘’Ti ti, tim ba ni ke juru, e juru

Omo why to ki n fe ni suru?

Why you say I did nothing for you

When I for do anything you want me to do

Tim ba ni ke juru, e juru (e juru)

Omo why to ki n fe ni suru? (ni suru)

Why you say I did nothing for you

When I for do anything you want me to do

Maybe another time, maybe another life

You would be my wife and we'd get it right

E don cast

Last last

Na everybody go chop breakfast’’

 

‘’Have to say bye bye o

Bye bye o

To the love of my life

My eye o, don cry o

I need igbo and shayo (shayo)’’

 

Translation: Burna restates that he wont hold back on his feelings, and questions why his ex-lover insinuated that he didn't do anything for her when her wish was literally his command. He adds that maybe in another life, they will get it right, get married and live happily ever after but for now, he must let her go (Bye bye), still needing some weed and alcohol."

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5. sofly deezy
"Love he done a song like this when the original is called Wasn’t Man Enough For Me. It’s like a reply!!"

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6. J Parker
"The fact his producer was educated enough to sample this… n it came out soooo well like skills bro"

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"Lol…if only you knew what Nigerians are capable of, this won’t surprise you 🤣🤣"

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8. Johnny Fuchs
"When i was young, i heard a lot of 90s and early 2000s Hip Hop and RnB. Later i found for nearly all of these Songs some Motown Classics they were sampled from. Nowadays i here a good Song and recognize immediately a Sample from an 90s/2000s Hip Hop or Rnb Song. I think this means i am old now."

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9. Ashley Cadet
"Yea Toni Braxton!! Thanks Burna for using her sample too to make this masterpiece 💙"

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10. Abechi Joseph
"Only if you understand pidgin English and slangs you'll enjoy this to the fullest."

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11. Event Planner
"Toni Braxton's He Wasn't Man Enough For Me!!!! RnB+Afrobeat=Masterpiece"

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12. bodoti qwiu
"Normally not a fan of samples but dang you did Toni Braxton proud with this one 🔥🔥🔥"

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13. ML Davis
"The fact Burna Boy sampled Thee Living Legend Toni Braxton for this and did it justice shows just how great of an ear for music he has."

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14. Felix R
"Best use of a sample in years. Congrats!"

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15. Clara C
"I just came to Bow Down to the African Giant.  I love that he paid homage to Toni Braxton. Knowing where what beat came from made it instantly a hit for me! Such an infectious song!  Mr. Damini is something special."

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16. Ruben Altamirano
"Toni Braxton collecting them coins on this sample. Song is 🔥"

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17. Tiaa T. Williams
"Come thru with THE Toni Braxton original tune🔥I Love HER & I love IT🎵🎶"

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18. Mpho Molefe
"A TONI BRAXTON win...wow 60% royalties ,nice one KING"

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19. Shanease Russell
"Love Toni Braxton’s vocals and beats on this track. It would be nice to see them perform together."

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20. Ms Chyn
"I don't understand most of this song but I play everyday. Burna Boy this is a winner 💯"

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21. Krsal
"Nothing can beat the original by Queen Toni Braxton. Dope Remix tho.💫"

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22. 동빈언
""Following his breakup with British-Jamaican rapper, Stefflon Don, Burna Boy addresses some of the struggles he faced in his relationship and how the breakup took a toll on him. He then reiterates through out the song that he needs weed and booze to take his mind of the emotional damage."

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23. Riley Freeman
"Wait so the word for weed in Yoruba is Igbo 🥴💀"

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"@Riley Freeman  ígbó Would be the right spelling since Yoruba is a tonal language. ígbó translates to bush/weed/forest in Yoruba."
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"Ok you really helped with the translation,  but just a little correction from me.. (drink/Shayo) is an understatement.  "Shayo" in yoruba is not just drink, it's an extreme level of drunkenness i.e ( Shayo/drink & get drunk)"

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26. E Eke
"@kola dapo  Thanks. that's why I added "revel" in the first chorus. which means more than just drinking but for simplicity.  Thanks for your input."

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27. Akeem Balogun
"Man u tried alot, Kudos to u. The only place u made a mistake was “Tin ba ni ke juru e juru” it means “If I say you guys should dance, then u guys should dance”..  You did pretty good coz the explanation is quite difficult than it seems 👊🏿💯💕"

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28. Aekinash Mallen
"Explain the lyrics that start at 1:45 sec please"

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29. Tee eL
"@Aekinash Mallen  tinba ni ke juru e juru - when i say dance, you dance.

Omo, why t'o kin fe ni suru? - Girl, why are you so impatient?"

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"Let me try and explain the 1:45 part. Juru is a slang in Yoruba that basically translates as "shake your tail (feathers)." It's usually associated with dancing.  I think he's basically saying one should employ more patience while trying to enjoy life. In the song, he explained that his feelings were all over the place when he crashed his Ferrari. This was partly because he was high on igbo and shayo.

In the "suru" part, he was just trying to explain that people need to take things easy. Whether you're high on igbo and shayo or you're heartbroken (by a woman/man), take it easy and don't lose your life in the process. He almost lost his life due to this when he crashed his Ferrari.

Suru means patience/be patient in Yoruba. But depending on the use of the word, it can also mean "take it easy"/"take things easy". This second meaning fits more into the context of his song.

Igbo and shayo are Yoruba words and slangs for weed and drinks. The word igbo used in the song should not be mistaken for the tribe Igbo. The pronunciations are different.

If anyone has any other questions, I'll be happy to answer with what I know.

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31. Hustinx Adutwum
"He also spoke about Soboma an activist who was killed in Port Harcourt, how he almost died when he crashed his Ferrari. Deep song"

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32. Olise Uzochukwu
"@Hustinx Adutwum  That line where he mentioned Soboma killing, he was actually trying to compare his heartbreak with the similar feelings he had back then when his close friend Soboma was killed 😢😭💔....What a teary story. He actually loved that his Ex- girlfriend."

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33.  Joseph Mundia
"I’m here cause I saw Obama this song is his summer playlist.I must agree🔥🔥🔥"

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34. BossTechnology
"Let's appreciate Toni Braxton as well for blessing us with such a hot instrumental back in the day that helped this song hit that much harder."

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35. RnB Reimagined
"As well as the producer - iconic Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins!"
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"Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins was the producer of Toni Braxton's 2000 song.

Chopstix is the producer of Burna Boy's 2022 song.

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Black Men United - "U Will Know" (1994 R&B video, information, & lyrics)

Carlos Leatico, Nov. 19, 2015

Black Men United - U Will Know (Official Music Video) Tevin Campbell, El DeBarge, Gerald Levert, Tony Toni Toné, Boyz II Men, Al B. Sure!, Lenny Kravitz, R. Kelly, Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight, Silk, Keith Sweat, Stokley, H-Town, Christopher Williams, Portrait, Damion Hall, Lil' Joe, Intro, DRS, After 7, Usher, Sovory, Joe, D'Angelo -snip- Here's some statistics for this YouTube video as of July 7, 2022 as of 5:26 PM ET: total # of views - 1,678,557 total # of comments - 1,259

**** Edited by Azizi Powell This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series that showcases the 1994 R&B song "U Will Know". This post showcases the official YouTube video of the 1994 record "U Will Know" by a supergroup of Black male Rhythm & Blues singers who performed this song under the name "Black Men United" (BMU). Information about the song "U Will Know" and the lyrics for that song are also included in this post along with information about that song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/07/sang-took-us-to-church-other-african.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a video of Black Men United performing "U Will Know" at the 1994/1995? American Music Awards show. That post also highlights some examples of comments from that video's discussion thread that include African American Vernacular English words or sayings.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, inspirational, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Thanks to Michael Eugene Archer (D'Angelo) and Luther Archer for writing this song and thanks to Black Men United for performing this song. Thanks to all those who were associated with this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube. -snip- Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Angelo for information abot D'Angelo. **** INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK MEN UNITED AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "U WILL KNOW" EXCERPT #1

From https://www.songfacts.com/facts/black-men-united/u-will-know#:~:text=Black%20Men%20United%2 "Black Men United was a supergroup of R&B artists. The people involved included D'Angelo, Brian McKnight, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, El DeBarge and a very young Usher. This was their sole release, which featured on the soundtrack of the Forest Whitaker movie Jason's Lyric.

The tune was written by a young D'Angelo along with his brother Luther. "That song really is what got me my deal [with EMI]," he revealed during a lecture, titled 'A Conversation with D'Angelo,' at Brooklyn Museum on May 21, 2014. "It was on my first demo. Jocelyn [Cooper, former president of Midnight Music] shopped it. I think that was the one. It was the one."

"It was my first demo.".... **** EXCERPT #2 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Men_United "Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the film Jason's Lyric, and on the film's soundtrack.[1]"...-snip-This page includes a list of all of Black Men United singers, including the groups that they were/are associated with.

**** EXCEPT #3 From https://dawsoninkonline.com/2019/02/28/look-back-at-it-u-will-know-black-men-united/ "Look Back at It: ‘U Will Know,’ Black Men United" published by Dawson Writes, 2019 "It’s been a very strange and twisty Black History Month, but there’s no way I could let it end without acknowledging the anniversary of one of the most Blackety Black moments in the history of Blackness. Ever. Yup, this year, the track “U Will Know” by Black Men United turns 25 and despite the grainy photo I had to grab from the internet, the song has aged very well. One MIGHT say we need a new version right now, if only to find a reason to get this much greatness in one room once again.

The song, which appears on the motion picture soundtrack to the film Jason’s Lyric, features an historic gathering of 90s male R&B singers, with lyrics and music by a very young D’Angelo. Do you remember where you were when you saw the video? And then the live performance at the American Music Awards that same calendar year? I used to challenge myself to see if I could list everyone that appeared on the song (I didn’t want to cheat and look at the liner notes since *gasp* there was no comprehensive internet back then), and honestly, I could never name everyone."... -snip- This article continues with information about some of Black Men United singers.

**** EXCERPT #4 From https://genius.com/Black-men-united-u-will-know-lyrics " "U Will Know"

A song with vocals provided by R&B supergroup Black Men United. It speaks on the hardships that come with transitioning from childhood to adulthood (specifically manhood) and the realization that life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. It also hints at the theme of resilience when facing life’s challenges, implying that when things get tough, you’ll be okay as long as you stick to what you know (be it your plans, morals, values) and believe in yourself.

Featuring D’Angelo, Tevin Campbell, Gerald Levert, R. Kelly, El DeBarge, Raphael Saadiq, Brian McKnight, Stokley, Aaron Hall, Joe, Keith Sweat,Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds, Joe Little III & Christopher Williams

Produced by D’Angelo, Brian McKnight & Bob Power

Release Date - July 23, 1994"

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LYRICS- U WILL KNOW

(written by Michael Eugene Archer (D'Angelo) and Luther Archer)

[Intro: Tevin Campbell & Gerald Levert]

Mmm, mhm, mhm-hmm

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 1: 1-Tevin Campbell, 2-El DeBarge, 3-Gerald Levert,

4-Raphael Saadiq, 5-Brian McKnight, 6-Stokley]

1-When I was a young boy

I had visions of fame

2-And they were wild and they were free

They were blessed with my name

3-And then I grew older

And I saw what's to see

That the world is full of pain

And my dreams they left me

4-And then I got stronger

And tired of the pain

5-That's when I picked up the pieces

And I regained my name

1-And I fought hard, y'all

To carve out my place

6-And right now you could ask me

And it all seems in vain

[Pre-Chorus: B.M.U. & (Gerald Levert)]

Your dreams ain't easy (Your dreams ain't easy)

You just stick by your plan (You just stick by your plan)

To go from boys to men (Go from boys to men)

You must act like a man (You gotta act like a man)

When it gets hard, y'all (When it gets hard, y'all)

You just grab what you know (Grab what you know)

Stand up tall and don't you fall (And my background sing)

[Chorus: B.M.U., Tevin Campbell, Stokley]

(You will know) You will know (Yeah yeah)

You will know

You will know (You will know, you will know)

You will know

[Verse 2: 1-Keith Sweat, 2-Melvin Edmonds, 3-Joe Little III,

4-R. Kelly]

1-And I know you're cryin'

2-'Cause it's all in this pain

3-And the things you want you can't have

It just all went away

4-But life ain't over, woo-hoo

Just grab the wind and make amends

And the vibe will take you far

[Pre-Chorus: B.M.U., Christopher Williams, +Kevon Edmonds+,R. Kelly]

Your dreams ain't easy (Your dreams ain't easy)

You just stick by your plan (+Stick by your plan+)

To go from boys to men (Go from boys to men)

You must act like a man (I know it ain't easy)

When it gets hard, y'all (It gets hard sometimes, yes it does)

You just grab what you know

Stand up tall and don't you fall

(Stand up tall, don't you fall, and you will know)

[Chorus: B.M.U. & (R. Kelly)]

You will know

You will know (You will know)

You will know (Hey, there's no doubt about it)

You will know (Hey, you will know)

[Bridge: B.M.U. & (Joe)]

You will know (You will know)

You will know (Hey, hey)

You will know (You will know, yeah)

Oh, you will know (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus: B.M.U., Aaron Hall, Brian McKnight]

Your dreams ain't easy (Your dreams ain't easy)

You just stick by your plan (Stick by your plans)

To go from boys to men (Boys to men)

You must act like a man (You will act like a man)

When it gets hard, y'all (It ain't hard, yeah)

You just grab what you know (Grab what you know)

Stand up tall and don't you fall (Oh)

Your dreams ain't easy (Your dreams ain't easy)

You just stick by your plan

To go from boys to men (Boys to men)

You must act like a man (I know it ain't easy)

When it gets hard, y'all

You just grab what you know

Stand up tall and don't you fall

(Come on, D, and sing the song, yeah)

[Chorus: B.M.U. & (D'Angelo)]

You will know (Yeah, yeah)

You will know (You will know, yeah yeah yeah)

You will know

You will know (Hey)

You will know

You will know (You will know)

You will know, you will know

You will know

Oh, you will know

Online source: https://genius.com/Black-men-united-u-will-know-lyrics

**** This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series. Thanks for visiting pancocojams. Visitor comments are welcome.

How Muni Long's "Hrs And Hrs" 2022 BET Awards Show Performance Paid Homage To A 1970s Performance By Singer/Dancer Lola Falana

BETNetworks, June 26, 2022
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As of July 3, 2022 at :9:50 AM ET this video had a total of 800,716 views. 

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This pancocojams post showcases R&B singer/songwriter Muni Long's performance at the 2022 BET Awards Show. A number of online commenters have noted that Muni Long's segment paid homage to a 1970s peformance by African American singer/dancer Lola Falana.

Information about Muni Long is also included in this post along with information about Lola Falana.

In addition, selected comments about Muni Long's 2022 BET performance are included in this post, with a focus on the choreography that accompanied Muni Long's singing.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lola Falana for her cultural legacy. Thanks also to Muni Long for her music and thanks to all those who are associated with the two performances that are showcased in this post. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT MUNI LONG

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muni_Long
"Priscilla Renea Hairston (née Hamilton; born September 14, 1988), known professionally as Muni Long (pronounced "money long"), is an American singer and songwriter married to Masimba Chibanda.[3] Under the name Priscilla Renea, her solo debut studio album, Jukebox, was released through Capitol Records in 2009. She then spent the following decade co-writing songs for other recording artists, including the singles "California King Bed" by Rihanna, "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony, "Love So Soft" by Kelly Clarkson, "Imagine" by Ariana Grande, and the global chart-topper "Timber" by Pitbull featuring Kesha.

Returning to her career as a solo artist, her second studio album, Coloured (2018), was released via Thirty Tigers and Sony Music, and saw Hamilton exploring Americana and country soul genres. After adopting the stage name Muni Long,[4] she experienced major commercial success as an independent artist with the single "Hrs and Hrs", which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100; which led to her signing a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. She has also received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year through her work on Back of My Mind (2021) by H.E.R.[5]

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Long began writing songs for other recording artist. In 2010, she co-wrote the UK number-one single "Promise This";[17] as well as "California King Bed", a track from Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud, released in November 2010.[18]...  She continued her songwriting career, landing credits on 2011 and 2012 albums by Rihanna, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Mika, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Chris Brown and Little Mix.[20][21]

[...]

Renea [has been], working under the pseudonym "Muni Long" (pronounced "money long"^[34]) as of 2019"..
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INFORMATION ABOUT LOLA FALANA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Falana
"Loletha Elayne Falana[1] or Loletha Elaine Falana[2][3] (born September 11, 1942),[5][6] better known by her stage name Lola Falana, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.[7

[...]

American TV audiences became familiar with Lola Falana during the early 1970s. She often appeared on The Joey Bishop Show and The Hollywood Palace, displaying her talent for music, dance, and light comedy. These appearances led to more opportunities. She was the first supporting player hired by Bill Cosby for his much-anticipated variety hour, The New Bill Cosby Show, which made its debut on September 11, 1972 (her 30th birthday) on CBS. Cosby had met Lola Falana in his college days, when he was a struggling comic and she was a 14-year-old dancing for $10 a show in Philadelphia nightclubs.[citation needed] Throughout the mid-1970s, Lola Falana made guest appearances on many popular TV shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Muppet Show, Laugh-In and The Flip Wilson Show. She also starred in her own television specials. In 1975, Lola Falana's disco record There's A Man Out There Somewhere reached #67 on the Billboard R&B chart. That same year, she returned to Broadway as the lead in the musical Doctor Jazz. Although the production closed after just five performances, Falana was nominated for a Tony Award and won the 1975 Theater World Award.

With help from Sammy Davis, Jr., she brought her act to Las Vegas and became a top draw there. By the late 1970s, Falana was considered the "Queen of Las Vegas". She played to sold-out crowds at The Sands, The Riviera, and the MGM Grand hotels. Finally The Aladdin offered her $100,000 a week to perform. At the time, Falana was the highest paid female performer in Las Vegas. Her show ran twenty weeks a year and became a major tourist attraction. While still playing to sold-out crowds in Las Vegas, Falana looked to other key TV roles, originally being slated to star in a remake of the 50s Vampira Show. When this project collapsed she joined the cast of a short-lived CBS soap opera, Capitol, as Charity Blake, a wealthy entertainment mogul."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Lola Falana!



corey ingeison, July 28, 2018

This, right here, is why Lola was known as "The First Lady of Las Vegas." She's thrilling to watch. From one of her TV specials -snip-
As of June 3, 2022 at 9:53 AM ET, this video had a total of 39, 712 views.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
This compilation includes a small number of the comments in that video's discussion thread that refer to Muni Long's 2022 BET performance (with a focus on the choreography that accompanied her singing). 

All of these comments are from June 26, 2022 to July 2, 2022.

These comments are given in relative chronological order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.  

As always, I'm interested in documenting not only what was said, but how it was said.

1. Endia Rapier
"Muni, Muni... FLAWLESS!! I’m probably about to sound like a whole judge on The Voice or something—but, trust when I say, those vocals were smooth and every note was beyond the scale of EXCELLENCE!!

The wardrobe was on point; especially, the creativity of the dancers that blended in with the dress; who would have thought?🤔🤗

I can watch this performance for hours and hours....🥰🥰"

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2. Love Melanin
"Beautiful performance. Muni stage presents with feather dancers is truly amazing. 🥰😍🌸💐🏵🌹🌺💖💜"

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3. Tim Edema
"Felt every bit of this performance😩🔥❤..And the costume design and visuals🔥🔥😍"

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4. Ms. Lowery
"Omg!!!!! Being a performing Arts student!!!! Her set is everything!!!! Yessss! The feather choreography is Life!!!!! Makes the song even more amazing! So in love! 🥰🥰"

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5. Sherika Reid
"What a beautiful, outstanding performance 💖 I had to rewatch it because it was EVERYTHING 💕 Great job, Muni 💖"

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6. As told by Kaycee
"This was so beautiful to the eye and very Aesthetically pleasing kudos to whoever came up this idea!💕💕👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"

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7. Conie Juu
"This performance was beautiful! The voice, the movements, the artistry, just stunning!"

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8. Charelle Unique
"This was sooooo dope visually. Who ever came up with this is a genius"

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9. Anita Knight
"I totally agree! The visuals were on point.  My son, JaQuel Knight choreographed this piece for her.  He did a great job! Proud moment."

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10. C Lett
"@Anita Knight  Your son did an amazing job!"

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11. Charelle Unique
"@Anita Knight  He's the truth! I hope to work with him one day🔥🔥❤❤💯💯"

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12. Me
"Lola Falana did it first ! But it was cute"

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13. Spiritual Being
"A drag queen named NINA WEST  from NY & RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE! ORIGINATED THIS. LOOK HER UP."

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14. D.J. Tyree
"@Spiritual Being  Lola Folana did a version of this in the 70s too! It’s always so cool when I see it done!"

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15. John Smith
"Lola Falana did it 1st,over 40 years ago,the video is here on YouTube (Lola Falana I am love) .Lola was the Beyonce of the 70s"
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16. John Smith
"@Me  Yes as soon as I saw her massive pink feather skirt, I new what was up."

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17. Huni Buni
" @Spiritual Being  Really? This style seems like a throw way way back to the very classic vintage era."

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18. Huni Buni
"@D.J. Tyree  Just watched, that was the inspiration for sure, both renditions were awesome."

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19. D.J. Tyree
"@Huni Buni  right cus when I saw it at the ball I was shook!"
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"Ball" here refers to drag [queens] balls. 

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20. Seddycakes
"@Spiritual Being  yikes...please remember most things drag queens do, especially on RuPaul, came from Black women"

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21. Kris Sanders
"Latto visual artist cause she did this last year for the hip hop awards!"

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22. Cece Giles
"@Anita Knight  your son😂😂😂"

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23. Cece Giles
"@Spiritual Being  that's a dam lie"

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24. Cassandra Daniels
"@Spiritual Being  Drag Race? Try a Black Woman in the 70s"

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25. Cassandra Daniels
"@Spiritual Being  Not to mention Vaudeville in the 50s.  Let's be careful with how we try to give credit where it isn't due at the expense of a wonderful performance."

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26. TRAVEL & WELLNESS TURNED UP
"It’s true, as others have said, that Lola Falana did this first. Not much new under the sun. It’s all about execution nowadays and this was executed almost flawlessly."

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27. MissAlphaOmegaGOD - 2U!
"Anita Knight  omg I love your son!!!🥰"

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28. Anita Knight
"@MissAlphaOmegaGOD - 2U!  That makes two of us! Thank you so much for the love. ❤"

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29. Missouri LLC
"Yes..was beautifully orchestrated"

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30. Sean Livingston
"@Seddycakes  or gays who helped black women which were very active in the theater arts for sure."

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31. Nicole Hall
"Show girls have been doing this for decades.  Finally, someone who can sing has a great team!"

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32. Benjamin Parkman
"I feel she was inspired by Mariah Carey's 2018 AMAs performance (but also the original Lola Falana) and I'm even MORE of a fan now! We need more singers who can (and have the ability to) serenade us with their voices!"

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33. All Spots Clean
"They were inspired by the miss continental pagent and ballroom scene, they take it and place it on the mainstream artist."

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34. k b
"@All Spots Clean  I’ve actually seen this performance recreated in ballroom but the original is Ms. Lola Falana"

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35. All Spots Clean
"@k b  I hear ya, but I'm sure the queens were doing that before her though they went unsung and uncredited."
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"The queens" in this comment refers to drag queens.

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36. Love Melanin
"Feather dancers reminds me of Lola Falana"s late 1970's to early 80's Las Vegas performance."

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37. KIAN, The Skorpion.
"I was so gagged last night! I thought that was an entire dress whew"

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38. BETTYBOOP
"(lola falana inspiration🌺) BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE! SHE'S  SOOOO BEAUTIFUL & CAN SAAAANG, SHE HIT THAT HIGH NOTE, WHITNEY STYLE🔥🔥🔥

THE DANCERS WITH THE PINK FLOWERS SCENE IS STUNNING...I WASNT EXPECTING THE FLOWERS TO MOVE....THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌺🌺🌺🌺"

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39. Rabia Jones
"I want a dress that move like your dress money long😩💃💃💃💜girl you kill it...."

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40. Ms. Lady
"IT WAS THE FEATHERS FOR ME THO!!!!!!"

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41. john stewart
"OK

H😲LD UP

THAT WAS SICKENING ‼️

S🤎 D🤎PE‼️

AND U KNOW THAT WAS BLACK PEOPLEs CONTROLLING THOSE PLUMES ‼️🤣🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

That was IN-CREDIBLE‼️"

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42. ISAYWHATIWANTjackson jackson
"YALL IM LIKE GURRRLLLL YO DRESS ALIVE🤣BEAUTIFUL THOUGH VERY CREATIVE ❤️"

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43. Leticia McWilliams
"That was so beautiful I smiled the whole time. I have to admit. I didn't expect that and wasn't ready. I had to watch this a couple of times."

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44. N C
"Sang gal!!! That's a sanger and doesn't have to scream and yell words out to make us feel what you're saying."

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45. Deandratoosweet Bullard
"Very elegant especially with those feathers !! 🥰🥰"

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46. Marvelous M
"Come thru Vocals and Visuals 😍💕"

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47. ThatWhichISee
"Wow. I loved the performance. That was different. Feathers. Flowers. For hours......"

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48. Domineik
"Cmon girllllll *waves church fan lol 🔥🔥🔥"

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49. Charley Rae
"She did that🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️"

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50. ENO AFIA
"Best stage craft of the night 🔥😍👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾"

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51. Marissa Joy
"My jaw dropped when the dancers moved the fans away"

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52. Mz Thang 318
"She definitely ate that and the flowers in the back was everything"

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53. Claudette Birden
"This girl is the truth....SANG MUNI"

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54. Erin F.
"Sis ate and left no crumbs"

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55. Cupkake stone
"Can I get an 'Amen' 'church'💯💥"

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56. Brandy Bell
"Best Performance of the NIGHT🔥🔥🔥🔥 the Visuals were SICK🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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57. Roses 4me
"I could sit and listen to this queen for HOURS!!!! She is simply gorgeous, talented, and gifted. Kudos to all of those "fan dancers". They SLAYED that dance number."

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58. YaBoiTweety
"Oh this is GOOD DRAG 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾"

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59. Meeky
"Whoever’s ideas this was is amazing. It added so much to the performance. She looks beautiful and it sounds just as good if not better."

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60. Saucé Kay(Sauce Kay)
"I was thinking.. damn that dress beautiful. She look like a princess. Then the dress start moving and I was dang they got me. That was very captivating. Beautiful choreography. 💃🏾❤🔥"

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61. Missdeeinspired
"I hear her and see her but those feathers got my attention very artistic whoever came up with this idea"

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62. Raquel C. Gary
"This girl better SAAAAAANNNGGGG!!!!! Love the visuals💕"

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63. TheDippymusic
"Ms. Lola Falana inspired, I lived!"

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