Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides information about Eva Simons and information about Konshens.
This pancocojams post also showcases the 2015 Dancehall song "Policeman" by Eva Simons and Konshen.
The official video of that Dancehall song is showcased in this post along with the 2020 Just Dance version of that song.
The lyrics for that song are also included in this post.
The Addendum to this post provides my comments about the similarity of the lyrics "Hey, Mr. Policeman, I don't want no trouble" to the very old African American lyrics "massa don't whip me" which have been changed to "Policeman, policeman, don't beat me".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purpose.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Eva Simons and thanks to Konshen for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this song on YouTube.
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Although Eva Simon's song "Policeman" was released in 2015, the "policeman, policeman, I don't want no trouble" lyrics to that song are quite timely given the videos and articles documenting police brutality individuals and protesters in June 2020.
Click https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-unveil-broad-police-reform-bill-pledge-to-transform-law-enforcement/2020/06/08/1ed07d7a-a992-11ea-94d2-d7bc43b26bf9_story.html for an article about the legislative efforts by the Democratic Representatives of the United States Congress to pass police reform bills.
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INFORMATION ABOUT EVA SIMMONS
Eva Simons (born April 27, 1984) is a Surinamese Dutch singer-songwriter from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack and will.i.am. In 2012, Simons broke through on the international stage when she featured on the will.i.am single "This Is Love" which reached the top of several charts.[1] In the same year Simons received a BMI songwriting award for her songwriting on "Take Over Control".[2] During her solo career she has released 12 singles, including "Bludfire" which appeared in November 2015.
Early life
Raised in Amsterdam, Simons grew up in a family of musicians. Her mother is Ingrid Simons, a Dutch backing-singer and vocalist of Surinamese origin,[3] who worked with DJ Paul Elstak and T-Spoon. Her grandfather was the well-known Dutch accordionist Johnny Meijer. Her father was a pianist who inspired her to take up the instrument.
[...]
On April 10, 2015, Simons released the single titled 'Policeman' through Powerhouse Music, a dancehall song produced by Sidney Samson. It was supported by a video directed by Rigel Kilston.[17] On November 23, 2015 Simons released the single titled Bludfire (feat. Sidney Samson) that received airplay on the Dutch radio stations Radio 538 and SLAM! (radio station).[18]"....
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INFORMATION ABOUT KONSHEN
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konshens
"Garfield Spence also known as Konshens (born 11 January 1985) is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist.
Biography
Garfield Delano Spence, stage name Konshens, was born on 11 January 1985. Prior to his solo career, he was a member of the duo SoJah with his brother Delus.[1] His hits have included "Winner", "Rasta Impostor", "This Means Money", "Good Girl Gone Bad", "Gal Dem A Talk", "Realest Song", "Represent", "Do Sumn" and "Forward", "Gal a bubble".[2]
His 2005 single "Pon Di Corner" was a major hit in Japan, and led to a month-long tour of the country and a Japan-only album release.[3]
[...]
In 2012, he released his second album, Mental Maintenance.
In March 2014, he became an official brand ambassador for Pepsi.[8]
In July 2018, he was featured on I Don't Dance (Without You) with Matoma and Enrique Iglesias."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: Eva Simons - Policeman ( feat. Konshens )
evasimons, May 12, 2015
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Statistics as of June 10, 2020 as of 12:11 P.M EDT
Total # of views- 116,292,696
Total # of likes-754K
Total # of dislikes-35K
Total # of comments-36,604
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Video #2- Just Dance 2020 - Policeman by Eva Simons, Konshens (FULL MONTAGE)
DixferJD, Jun 12, 2019
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Statistics as of June 10, 2020 as of 12:19 P.M EDT
Total # of views- 38,163
Total # of likes-232
Total # of dislikes-11
Total # of comments-8
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LYRICS:
(Written By Eva Simons & Konshens
Release Date: May 12, 2015)
[Pre-Chorus: Eva Simons]
Hey, mister policeman
I don't want no trouble
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
Hey, mister policeman
Why you wanna holla at me?
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
[Chorus: Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
Bring 'em down
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
[Pre-Chorus: Eva Simons]
Hey, mister policeman
I don't want no trouble
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
Hey, mister policeman
Why you wanna holla at me?
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
[Chorus: Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
Bring 'em down
[Chorus: Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
[Verse 1: Konshens]
Hey, mister policeman
Leave her alone
Mek she whine mash up the town
Look how she sexy, look how she round
Give her the whining crown
Her body illegal, her whining illegal
Her style is so lethal, yeaaa
She ain't a regular kind a gyal
Ya! Yea! Yea!
[Pre-Chorus: Eva Simons]
Hey, mister policeman
I don't want no trouble
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
Hey, mister policeman
Why you wanna holla at me?
I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor
[Chorus: Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
Bring 'em down
[Chorus: Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
[Verse 2: Eva Simons & Konshens]
So I hit the road and end up in a yardy party
Baby was moving like like a naughty shorty
Need discipline, I need discipline
Need to put me on a lockdown no visiting
Bring 'em down yea
Handcuffs maintain the connection
This baton is a rod of correction
Discipline, I need discipline
Need to put her on a lockdown no visiting
[Chorus (2X): Eva Simons]
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arrest badman mind ya bizz
No arresta baddaman mind ya business
Down to the floor
Source: https://genius.com/Eva-simons-policeman-lyrics
I believe that the line "I just wanna drop my jiggelin' down to the floor" means that she wants to drop the jiggling (shaking/wining) motion that she is doing down near the floor.
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ADDENDUM: PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I believe that the words "Hey Mr. Policeman, I don't want no trouble" in Eva Simon's song "Policeman" remind me of the lines "massa massa don't whip me" (whip that [n word] behind the tree". A 1922 example of those lines, with the words "Mistah Washington" substituted for "massa" (master") are found in the following example from the 1922 book Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise And Otherwise, edited by the African American collector Thomas W. Talley:
T-U-TURKEY
T-u, tucky, T-u, ti.
T-u, tucky, buzzard's eye.
T-u, tucky, T-u, ting.
T-u, tucky, buzzard's wing.
Oh, Mistah Washin'ton! Don't whoop me,
Whoop dat N___r* Back 'hind dat tree.
He stole tucky, I didn' steal none.
Go wuk him in de co'n field jes fer fun
- Thomas W, Talley, Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise & Othewise, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27195/27195-h/27195-h.htm, p. 7
*The n word is fully spelled out in this example.
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Talley wrote that some of examples in his book were remembered from [United State] slavery times. It's likely that "T-U-Turkey" song with its "don't whip me/whip that [n word] back behind that tree" is one of those old rhymes or is a later variant form of an old rhyme. "Teacher don't beat me", "Policeman don't beat me", and "Policeman Don't Blame Me" are some of the variant forms of this rhyme.
Talley wrote that some of examples in his book were remembered from [United State] slavery times. It's likely this is one of those old rhymes or is a later variant form of an old rhyme. "Teacher don't beat me", "Policeman don't beat me", and "Policeman Don't Blame Me" are some of the variant forms of this rhyme.
The core meaning of these verses is that having been caught doing something wrong, the person speaking redirects the authority figure's attention to another person who the speaker claims was engaged in wrongdoing.
Here's an example of the policeman version of this rhyme from Jump-Rope Rhyme: A Dictionary edited by Roger D. Abrahams (Publications of the American Folklore Society, 1970 [p. 161]
Policeman, policeman don’t whip (blame) me,
Whip that [n word] behind that tree;
he stole peaches I stole none;
Put him in the calaboose* just for fun.
Usually collected as a taunt
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*calaboose - jail [from Spanish word "calabozo" dungeon] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calaboose
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/policeman-dont-beat-me-and-other.html for a pancocojams post entitled Policeman Don't Beat Me" And Other Examples Of Policemen Mentioned In Children's Recreational Rhymes". This is a 2020 reprint of a August 2014 pancocojams post.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Selected Comments From A YouTube Discussion Thread Of Red Rat's 1997 Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!")
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Part II showcases a YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name and showcases YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Part II also presents some comments from that sound file's discussion thread.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/red-rats-1997-dancehall-song-dwayne.html Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases a YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne". Part I also includes the lyrics for that song.
That post also showcases a YouTube video interview with Red Rat about his hit songs "Shelly Anne" and "Dwayne".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, informational, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. 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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I was motivated to publish this post because I heard that song on Pandora music radio and I thought the repeated lyric "Oh No! This is serious" fits this coronavirus pandemic so well.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Red Rat - Story Of How I Got My Name (247HH Exclusive)
RedRatMusic, Jul 27, 2015
Music Bed Produced By: Tha Hydrox
Introduction produced By: Mike Jaxx and Tha Hydrox
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Here's a paraphrased synopsis of that video:
"Red Rat" said that someone he knew gave him that name because when he was younger he was thin and looked like a rat and the "red" is what his skin color is called in Jamaica. Red Rat also said that in Jamaica people aren't called by their "government names", but are given nicknames. If you don't like the nickname you are given, they might give you one that is worse. So Red Rat said he just "ran with it" (went along with that nickname.)
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Red Rat - Oh No!!!!!
Spyro Tek, Sep 21, 2007
Dwayne by Red Rat
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Statistics as of April 28, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
Total # of views - 2,154,495
Total # of likes -11K
Total # of dislikes -334
Total # of comments -376
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS SOUND FILE
These comments are given in relative chronological order except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
I'm particularly interested in documenting and sharing some examples of comments written in Jamaican Patois and some examples of comments with African American originated vernacular words. However, I haven't highlighted those words or included any definitions or explanations.
1. deeblaq+, 2008
"i luv Red Rat!!!"
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2. Ol' Gunner, 2008
"I was like 8 when this song came out didn't understand it then but I loved it non the less"
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3. SuperSweetness1986, 2009
"Big Big Big Tunnnnneeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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4. stylez7o, 2009
"Yo! I don't care what u was doin at tha club (bathroom, tha bar, talkin to a cute honey) This song right hurr made u get on tha dance floor!! LOL"
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5. Diego AristizΓ‘bal, 2009
"what di name of this riddim?"
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REPLY
6. MajestyProds, 2012
"@ReggaetonFREAK44 my bad, its the fig leaf riddim"
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7. victoriayooo, 2009
"THIS IS MY SONG! BADDD RIDDEM DEM"
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8. Musweki Musanga, 2010
"OOOHH NOOOOOO! HAHHHA
IAMMOVIN4WARD!"
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9. eb
"this song still shamcks at partiesss !"
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10. diegotutiven, 2010
"reggae is not the same this days, this is reggae, bleesss from Panama"
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11. Jay, 2010
"Damn this song is hot. I remember listening to this on the beaches of Greece. Thanks Jazz!"
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12. Shadow Da Unseen, 2011
"This was the joint back in like 97-98 Reggae Gold Mix....
Take me back to Black Culture dayz Bo bo bo bo bo.."
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13. MajestyProds, 2011
"this song is still bad!"
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14. deedaone01, 2011
"Yo who got this track MP3 if any one got it can pls send it to me thanks"
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15. emiliano1978india, 2011
"OOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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16. Javier DeSousa, 2011
"i thought this song was call "Dwayne"
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REPLY
17. Santace Bagheera, 2011
"it is called dwayne ur right i dont nu why they've named it so O .o"
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18. Rio 9 Striker, 2011
"Big Tune who is he dissing?"
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19. kerron100, 2011
"Shuld feel sorry for his dwag dwayne"
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20. Ricky Blake, 2011
"Big tune back in the day's of a great rave up not getting in till 7pm"
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21. Patrick Lubin, 2011
"BROOKLYN TOOK THAT BIG UP"
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22. yizzer2, 2012
"anyone who dislikes can't understand what he's saying"
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23. acebpd, 2012
"music today OOOOOOOOOOHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO"
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24. JamaicanLoveJamaicanLove JamaicanLove, 2012
"loveee red Rat <33333333333333333333" ** 25. Mikki Duhh, 2012 "I love when he said OH NOOO LOL ♥" ** 26. SoundScientist Laboratories, 2012 "Id say it was pretty big here in like the late 90s early 2000s....but i'm from Canada." ** 27. Rakeem Christmas, 2012 "14 people thought it was DIS-I-LIKE" ** 28. TreVaughn Hogan-Taylor, 2013 "still bumpin in 2O13 , OH YEEEEESSS @TreVaughnnn" ** 29. Tallboss TV, 2013 "im so happy i was born when real dancehall was still being made" ** 30. carlos villegas carranzam 2014 "De mis tiempos de adolecensia; muchas noches de baile; esta canciΓ³n era un boooom" -snip- Google translate from Spanish to English "Of my adolescent times; many nights of dancing; this song was a boooom" ** 31. Ninja Noodle Chop, 2014 "When it's a classic the tune will always hype any club no matter how long ago it came out.." ** 32. nyya roundtree, 2015 "oh no mi luv him wen he say dat" ** 33. Juanita Audrey, 2015 "toute mon adolescence que de bon souvenir !!!!! Oh non non pourquoi le temps passe si vite " -snip- Google translate from French to English "all my adolescence as good memories !!!!! Oh no no why time flies so fast" ** 34. Nana Bimpong, 2016 "mi love dis track." ** 35. Tashunda Phelps, 2016 "I'm Not Jamaican But I Love The Music!" ** REPLY 36. Spyro Tek, 2016 "Music is universal, it doesn't matter what nationality you are. Stay blessed." ** REPLY 37. Mike Debauched, 2016 "Yup. One minute I'm listening to crusty punk from London, the next reggae. It's all good." ** REPLY 38. Buckles, 2018 "respek" ** REPLY 39. Johannah Tandy, 2018 "I've grown up with red rat and all the classics ❤ππ doesn't matter where you are from it's all about one love ❤ππ" ** 40. Live Life, 2016 "Bwoy sah, eh eh, what a chune π―π²" ** 41. Rezy Best, 2016 "I remember my brother played this song all over again summer 97-98 i don't know. is cool track all way from Somalia east Africa," ** 42. brokeman music, 2017 "this was a classic dancehall joinets" ** 43. Wil Ts, 2017 "miss this music" ** 44. ImBoReD, 2018 "Where my Caribbean people !!!! ** REPLY 45. Sterling FB6, 2020 "Deyaπ―π²πͺπΌ" ** REPLY 46. craig Smith, 2020 "Big up from Costa Rica" ** REPLY 47. Face Facey, 2020 "π¬πΎπ" ** REPLY 48. jamol ronaldinho Ross, 2020 "Vincy" ** REPLY 49. Tidjy Kimisu, 2020 "Big Up from Guadeloupe, French Antilles." ** REPLY 50. Steven Dalloesingh, 2020 "Does Suriname count? Red Rat, Goofy and Mr. Vegas came through here and buss up dancehall!! Good timez!" ** REPLY 51. big taco, 2020 "π΅π·π΅π·π΅π·" ** 52. ThΓ©o Lenoir, 2018 "Oohhh noooo old scool ππ❤️" ** 53. Rebelious SoulJah, 2018 "Yow a serious ting this lmao...2018 up" ** 54. ODTMedia, 2019 "Absolute banger" ** 55. Sammy Gunzz, 2019 "Love my generation glad I lived thru the 90s best times of my life..Bushwick Brooklyn HOLLA!!!!!" ** 56. Adonna Frometa, 2019 "Brooklyn in the house me yeah" ** REPLY 57. John Stamos "EAST! NEW! YORK!!!!!!!" ** 58. Carlos V, 2019 "How is it possible to not like a certain genre of music and bop to it at the same time ?" 1997 flow" ** 59. γγ€γ’γDaiana, 2019 "Oh noooooo ! Greetings from MedellΓn Colombia" ** 60. Monal Phantom, 2019 "Why is his name Red Rat though?" ** REPLY 61. Azizi Powell, 2020 "@Monal Phantom, I also wondered how he got that stage name. I guessed it was partly because he is light skin since "red" is one term that is used to refer to Black people with light skin in Jamaica ("Yellow" is another term as in the stage name for dancehall dj Yellow Man, who has albinism.) I searched online & found this quote about Red Rat's stage name: https://welcometojamrockreggaecruise.com/red-rat/
"“Yo... You [skin] red and you look like a rat!” In 1996 Wallace Wilson was about to emerge on the International stage as one of Jamaica’s most versatile, innovative and exciting performers, when he heeded then label mate General Degree’s point-blank observation and the name Red Rat was born."...
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This is how that quote was given on that jamrock page.
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62. jamol ronaldinho Ross, 2020
"Reggea fest Montreal he killed it"
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63. MASTER MILITARY, 2020
"Turn all the way up π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯"
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64. hat Easy, 2020
"I thought this guy was black π love his songs thank you Jamaica"
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REPLY
65. Don Anderson, 2020
"He is black"
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66. sam H, 2020
"Covid-19 OH NOOOOOOOOOOO"
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visiting comments are welcome.
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Part II showcases a YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name and showcases YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Part II also presents some comments from that sound file's discussion thread.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/red-rats-1997-dancehall-song-dwayne.html Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases a YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne". Part I also includes the lyrics for that song.
That post also showcases a YouTube video interview with Red Rat about his hit songs "Shelly Anne" and "Dwayne".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, informational, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
-snip-
I was motivated to publish this post because I heard that song on Pandora music radio and I thought the repeated lyric "Oh No! This is serious" fits this coronavirus pandemic so well.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Red Rat - Story Of How I Got My Name (247HH Exclusive)
RedRatMusic, Jul 27, 2015
Music Bed Produced By: Tha Hydrox
Introduction produced By: Mike Jaxx and Tha Hydrox
-snip-
Here's a paraphrased synopsis of that video:
"Red Rat" said that someone he knew gave him that name because when he was younger he was thin and looked like a rat and the "red" is what his skin color is called in Jamaica. Red Rat also said that in Jamaica people aren't called by their "government names", but are given nicknames. If you don't like the nickname you are given, they might give you one that is worse. So Red Rat said he just "ran with it" (went along with that nickname.)
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Red Rat - Oh No!!!!!
Spyro Tek, Sep 21, 2007
Dwayne by Red Rat
-snip-
Statistics as of April 28, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
Total # of views - 2,154,495
Total # of likes -11K
Total # of dislikes -334
Total # of comments -376
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS SOUND FILE
These comments are given in relative chronological order except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
I'm particularly interested in documenting and sharing some examples of comments written in Jamaican Patois and some examples of comments with African American originated vernacular words. However, I haven't highlighted those words or included any definitions or explanations.
1. deeblaq+, 2008
"i luv Red Rat!!!"
**
2. Ol' Gunner, 2008
"I was like 8 when this song came out didn't understand it then but I loved it non the less"
**
3. SuperSweetness1986, 2009
"Big Big Big Tunnnnneeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
**
4. stylez7o, 2009
"Yo! I don't care what u was doin at tha club (bathroom, tha bar, talkin to a cute honey) This song right hurr made u get on tha dance floor!! LOL"
**
5. Diego AristizΓ‘bal, 2009
"what di name of this riddim?"
**
REPLY
6. MajestyProds, 2012
"@ReggaetonFREAK44 my bad, its the fig leaf riddim"
**
7. victoriayooo, 2009
"THIS IS MY SONG! BADDD RIDDEM DEM"
**
8. Musweki Musanga, 2010
"OOOHH NOOOOOO! HAHHHA
IAMMOVIN4WARD!"
**
9. eb
"this song still shamcks at partiesss !"
**
10. diegotutiven, 2010
"reggae is not the same this days, this is reggae, bleesss from Panama"
**
11. Jay, 2010
"Damn this song is hot. I remember listening to this on the beaches of Greece. Thanks Jazz!"
**
12. Shadow Da Unseen, 2011
"This was the joint back in like 97-98 Reggae Gold Mix....
Take me back to Black Culture dayz Bo bo bo bo bo.."
**
13. MajestyProds, 2011
"this song is still bad!"
**
14. deedaone01, 2011
"Yo who got this track MP3 if any one got it can pls send it to me thanks"
**
15. emiliano1978india, 2011
"OOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
**
16. Javier DeSousa, 2011
"i thought this song was call "Dwayne"
**
REPLY
17. Santace Bagheera, 2011
"it is called dwayne ur right i dont nu why they've named it so O .o"
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18. Rio 9 Striker, 2011
"Big Tune who is he dissing?"
**
19. kerron100, 2011
"Shuld feel sorry for his dwag dwayne"
**
20. Ricky Blake, 2011
"Big tune back in the day's of a great rave up not getting in till 7pm"
**
21. Patrick Lubin, 2011
"BROOKLYN TOOK THAT BIG UP"
**
22. yizzer2, 2012
"anyone who dislikes can't understand what he's saying"
**
23. acebpd, 2012
"music today OOOOOOOOOOHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO"
**
24. JamaicanLoveJamaicanLove JamaicanLove, 2012
"loveee red Rat <33333333333333333333" ** 25. Mikki Duhh, 2012 "I love when he said OH NOOO LOL ♥" ** 26. SoundScientist Laboratories, 2012 "Id say it was pretty big here in like the late 90s early 2000s....but i'm from Canada." ** 27. Rakeem Christmas, 2012 "14 people thought it was DIS-I-LIKE" ** 28. TreVaughn Hogan-Taylor, 2013 "still bumpin in 2O13 , OH YEEEEESSS @TreVaughnnn" ** 29. Tallboss TV, 2013 "im so happy i was born when real dancehall was still being made" ** 30. carlos villegas carranzam 2014 "De mis tiempos de adolecensia; muchas noches de baile; esta canciΓ³n era un boooom" -snip- Google translate from Spanish to English "Of my adolescent times; many nights of dancing; this song was a boooom" ** 31. Ninja Noodle Chop, 2014 "When it's a classic the tune will always hype any club no matter how long ago it came out.." ** 32. nyya roundtree, 2015 "oh no mi luv him wen he say dat" ** 33. Juanita Audrey, 2015 "toute mon adolescence que de bon souvenir !!!!! Oh non non pourquoi le temps passe si vite " -snip- Google translate from French to English "all my adolescence as good memories !!!!! Oh no no why time flies so fast" ** 34. Nana Bimpong, 2016 "mi love dis track." ** 35. Tashunda Phelps, 2016 "I'm Not Jamaican But I Love The Music!" ** REPLY 36. Spyro Tek, 2016 "Music is universal, it doesn't matter what nationality you are. Stay blessed." ** REPLY 37. Mike Debauched, 2016 "Yup. One minute I'm listening to crusty punk from London, the next reggae. It's all good." ** REPLY 38. Buckles, 2018 "respek" ** REPLY 39. Johannah Tandy, 2018 "I've grown up with red rat and all the classics ❤ππ doesn't matter where you are from it's all about one love ❤ππ" ** 40. Live Life, 2016 "Bwoy sah, eh eh, what a chune π―π²" ** 41. Rezy Best, 2016 "I remember my brother played this song all over again summer 97-98 i don't know. is cool track all way from Somalia east Africa," ** 42. brokeman music, 2017 "this was a classic dancehall joinets" ** 43. Wil Ts, 2017 "miss this music" ** 44. ImBoReD, 2018 "Where my Caribbean people !!!! ** REPLY 45. Sterling FB6, 2020 "Deyaπ―π²πͺπΌ" ** REPLY 46. craig Smith, 2020 "Big up from Costa Rica" ** REPLY 47. Face Facey, 2020 "π¬πΎπ" ** REPLY 48. jamol ronaldinho Ross, 2020 "Vincy" ** REPLY 49. Tidjy Kimisu, 2020 "Big Up from Guadeloupe, French Antilles." ** REPLY 50. Steven Dalloesingh, 2020 "Does Suriname count? Red Rat, Goofy and Mr. Vegas came through here and buss up dancehall!! Good timez!" ** REPLY 51. big taco, 2020 "π΅π·π΅π·π΅π·" ** 52. ThΓ©o Lenoir, 2018 "Oohhh noooo old scool ππ❤️" ** 53. Rebelious SoulJah, 2018 "Yow a serious ting this lmao...2018 up" ** 54. ODTMedia, 2019 "Absolute banger" ** 55. Sammy Gunzz, 2019 "Love my generation glad I lived thru the 90s best times of my life..Bushwick Brooklyn HOLLA!!!!!" ** 56. Adonna Frometa, 2019 "Brooklyn in the house me yeah" ** REPLY 57. John Stamos "EAST! NEW! YORK!!!!!!!" ** 58. Carlos V, 2019 "How is it possible to not like a certain genre of music and bop to it at the same time ?" 1997 flow" ** 59. γγ€γ’γDaiana, 2019 "Oh noooooo ! Greetings from MedellΓn Colombia" ** 60. Monal Phantom, 2019 "Why is his name Red Rat though?" ** REPLY 61. Azizi Powell, 2020 "@Monal Phantom, I also wondered how he got that stage name. I guessed it was partly because he is light skin since "red" is one term that is used to refer to Black people with light skin in Jamaica ("Yellow" is another term as in the stage name for dancehall dj Yellow Man, who has albinism.) I searched online & found this quote about Red Rat's stage name: https://welcometojamrockreggaecruise.com/red-rat/
"“Yo... You [skin] red and you look like a rat!” In 1996 Wallace Wilson was about to emerge on the International stage as one of Jamaica’s most versatile, innovative and exciting performers, when he heeded then label mate General Degree’s point-blank observation and the name Red Rat was born."...
-snip-
This is how that quote was given on that jamrock page.
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62. jamol ronaldinho Ross, 2020
"Reggea fest Montreal he killed it"
**
63. MASTER MILITARY, 2020
"Turn all the way up π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π¬π©π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯"
**
64. hat Easy, 2020
"I thought this guy was black π love his songs thank you Jamaica"
**
REPLY
65. Don Anderson, 2020
"He is black"
**
66. sam H, 2020
"Covid-19 OH NOOOOOOOOOOO"
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visiting comments are welcome.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Red Rat's 1997 Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!")
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Part I showcases a YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne". Part I also includes the lyrics for that song.
This post also showcases a YouTube video interview with Red Rat about his hit songs "Shelly Anne" and "Dwayne".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/selected-comments-from-youtube.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases a YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name and showcases YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Part II also presents some comments from that sound file's discussion thread.
A YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name is also included in that post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
-snip-
I was motivated to publish this post because I heard that song on Pandora music radio and I thought the repeated lyric "Oh No! This is serious" fits this coronavirus pandemic so well.
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INFORMATION ABOUT RED RAT
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rat
"Wallace Wilson (born 17 January 1978), better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist.[1] He is known for his up-beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase "Oh, no!"
Early life
Wilson was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.[1]
Wilson's father was the guitarist of Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and two of his older brothers were also professional musicians.[1]
Red Rat's debut album, Oh, No.. It's Red Rat (1997), featured songs such as "Shelly Ann", "Dwayne", "Tight-up Skirt", "Cruise" (featured in the movie The Big Hit), and "Big Man, Little Yute". It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records.”...
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Excerpt #2
From https://welcometojamrockreggaecruise.com/red-rat/
"Red Rat
“Yo... You [skin] red and you look like a rat!” In 1996 Wallace Wilson was about to emerge on the International stage as one of Jamaica’s most versatile, innovative and exciting performers, when he heeded then label mate General Degree’s point-blank observation and the name Red Rat was born.
[...]
Sadly, in 2007, Red Rat’s father passed unexpectedly and Red Rat took a short break from the music scene. During this time it allowed him to reflect on life itself, and the new direction in which his life was headed. He decided to reflect on a new direction for him as the artiste and a producer, who had to once again redefine himself. He began to educate himself more about the business of music and began to understand what his “Brand” is.
In 2009, Red Rat became the President and Musical Director at his independent record label which he co-owes which has partner Pascalli called Infinity Moguls Music Group. Red Rat, now all grown up, with a new image, new management, a new message and a new sound, along with a whole armada of new songs and productions, Red Rat took on this venture with poise and grace, which has now put him in an Iconic status.
[...]
In 2012, he made history with his artist and business partner Pascalli, when they wrote a song for Zimbabwe “Rise Up Zimbabwe” and then again in 2017 with “Never Give Up Zimbabwe”, which was embraced by the people and is used as a non-official anthem for the people. Also in 2017, Red Rat became the highest streamed Dancehall artist hitting 17 million streams on Spotify.
Red Rat’s focus is on his artist Pascalli, and is preparing to release his highly anticipated fourth (4th) studio Album in late 2019. Red Rat is an International Iconic Reggae & Dancehall Artist, possessing greatness that ensures that his individuality is very different from all the rest."...
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Red Rat - Oh No!!!!!
Spyro Tek, Sep 21, 2007
Dwayne by Red Rat
-snip-
Statistics as of April 28, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
Total # of views - 2,154,080
Total # of likes -11K
Total # of dislikes -334
Total # of comments -376
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Red Rat - Story Behind Shelly Anne And Dwayne (247HH Exclusive)
RedRatMusic, Jul 16, 2015
Music Bed Produced By: Tha Hydrox
Introduction produced By: Mike Jaxx and Tha Hydrox
Red Rat talks to @247HH about the story behind Shelly Anne & Dwayne. #247HHEXCL
-snip-
Statistics as of April 29, 2020 at 2:36 AM EDT
Total # of views - 15,300
Total # of likes -146
Total # of dislikes -3
Total # of comments -12
-snip-
Red Rat tells how a girl named Shelly Anne and a boy named Dwayne were school mates of his. He said that both of them aren't happy with him for using their names in his records.
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LYRICS: DWAYNE
(Wallace Wilson, a.k.a Red Rat)
Intro:
Lord mi say, if unno think say Shelley Ann a did scandal
Yuh nuh hear nutten yet
Dis yah a bout Dwayne
An him an Shelley Ann is not the same
Cho
Mi woulda shame
Mi an yuh a fren but trust mi Dwayne
Yuh caan have a girl an every night she complain
Mi vex inno, caw yuh a gi man bad name (oh no)
RPT
1. Yuh girl tell mi say, yuh caan even spen 5 minutes
She tell mi say, she fed up caw yuh wutliss
An she tell mi say a hol heap a time yuh flop
An yuh find excuse bout muscle contract
She tell mi say yuh weak an related to sleep
An when she waan dweet yuh a fight off di sheet
Marathon fi run, she get hot like the sun
An ready fi have fun, but yuh pop off an dun
Oh no !
2. She tell mi one night when di rain did a fall
Di wickedest time when nature start call
She waan yuh fi come tear dung har wall
Yuh say yuh couldn't come caw yuh a watch football
She all tell mi bout Valentines weekend
When yuh tek har to Drive-In wid yuh three fren
She embarass till she couldn't tell Gwen
How she spen Valentines wid you an 3 wise men
Ohh no !
Unno listen now nuh
Now she tell mi dat tings a get worst
She say yuh dead like body inna hearse
All yuh good fa a fi dress up like nurse
An she caan tek it nuh more, it hurt
3. Mi hear say man say dat, Guiness put it back
Mek yuh caan stop, tougher than rock
Irish Moss linseed sour sop
Den yuh wouldn't flop, yuh girl wouldn't chat
An yuh wouldn't haffi hear dis from Red Rat
Ohh no ! Dis is serious
From Top
-snip-
Album - Oh No... It’s Red Rat (1997)"...
Online Source: https://genius.com/Red-rat-dwayne-lyrics
-snip-
Here's information from that same genuis.com page about what this song is about
From freshousfresh 210, 2019:
"This song is about his friend name Dwayne who is unable to please his woman sexually. The girl now complains to Red Rat and he is very disappointed in his friend, Dwayne.
****
This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series on Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Part I showcases a YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne". Part I also includes the lyrics for that song.
This post also showcases a YouTube video interview with Red Rat about his hit songs "Shelly Anne" and "Dwayne".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/selected-comments-from-youtube.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases a YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name and showcases YouTube sound file of Red Rat's song "Dwayne".
Part II also presents some comments from that sound file's discussion thread.
A YouTube interview with Red Rat about how he got his stage name is also included in that post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
-snip-
I was motivated to publish this post because I heard that song on Pandora music radio and I thought the repeated lyric "Oh No! This is serious" fits this coronavirus pandemic so well.
****
INFORMATION ABOUT RED RAT
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rat
"Wallace Wilson (born 17 January 1978), better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist.[1] He is known for his up-beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase "Oh, no!"
Early life
Wilson was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.[1]
Wilson's father was the guitarist of Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and two of his older brothers were also professional musicians.[1]
Red Rat's debut album, Oh, No.. It's Red Rat (1997), featured songs such as "Shelly Ann", "Dwayne", "Tight-up Skirt", "Cruise" (featured in the movie The Big Hit), and "Big Man, Little Yute". It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records.”...
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Excerpt #2
From https://welcometojamrockreggaecruise.com/red-rat/
"Red Rat
“Yo... You [skin] red and you look like a rat!” In 1996 Wallace Wilson was about to emerge on the International stage as one of Jamaica’s most versatile, innovative and exciting performers, when he heeded then label mate General Degree’s point-blank observation and the name Red Rat was born.
[...]
Sadly, in 2007, Red Rat’s father passed unexpectedly and Red Rat took a short break from the music scene. During this time it allowed him to reflect on life itself, and the new direction in which his life was headed. He decided to reflect on a new direction for him as the artiste and a producer, who had to once again redefine himself. He began to educate himself more about the business of music and began to understand what his “Brand” is.
In 2009, Red Rat became the President and Musical Director at his independent record label which he co-owes which has partner Pascalli called Infinity Moguls Music Group. Red Rat, now all grown up, with a new image, new management, a new message and a new sound, along with a whole armada of new songs and productions, Red Rat took on this venture with poise and grace, which has now put him in an Iconic status.
[...]
In 2012, he made history with his artist and business partner Pascalli, when they wrote a song for Zimbabwe “Rise Up Zimbabwe” and then again in 2017 with “Never Give Up Zimbabwe”, which was embraced by the people and is used as a non-official anthem for the people. Also in 2017, Red Rat became the highest streamed Dancehall artist hitting 17 million streams on Spotify.
Red Rat’s focus is on his artist Pascalli, and is preparing to release his highly anticipated fourth (4th) studio Album in late 2019. Red Rat is an International Iconic Reggae & Dancehall Artist, possessing greatness that ensures that his individuality is very different from all the rest."...
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Red Rat - Oh No!!!!!
Spyro Tek, Sep 21, 2007
Dwayne by Red Rat
-snip-
Statistics as of April 28, 2020 at 7:51 PM EDT
Total # of views - 2,154,080
Total # of likes -11K
Total # of dislikes -334
Total # of comments -376
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Red Rat - Story Behind Shelly Anne And Dwayne (247HH Exclusive)
RedRatMusic, Jul 16, 2015
Music Bed Produced By: Tha Hydrox
Introduction produced By: Mike Jaxx and Tha Hydrox
Red Rat talks to @247HH about the story behind Shelly Anne & Dwayne. #247HHEXCL
-snip-
Statistics as of April 29, 2020 at 2:36 AM EDT
Total # of views - 15,300
Total # of likes -146
Total # of dislikes -3
Total # of comments -12
-snip-
Red Rat tells how a girl named Shelly Anne and a boy named Dwayne were school mates of his. He said that both of them aren't happy with him for using their names in his records.
****
LYRICS: DWAYNE
(Wallace Wilson, a.k.a Red Rat)
Intro:
Lord mi say, if unno think say Shelley Ann a did scandal
Yuh nuh hear nutten yet
Dis yah a bout Dwayne
An him an Shelley Ann is not the same
Cho
Mi woulda shame
Mi an yuh a fren but trust mi Dwayne
Yuh caan have a girl an every night she complain
Mi vex inno, caw yuh a gi man bad name (oh no)
RPT
1. Yuh girl tell mi say, yuh caan even spen 5 minutes
She tell mi say, she fed up caw yuh wutliss
An she tell mi say a hol heap a time yuh flop
An yuh find excuse bout muscle contract
She tell mi say yuh weak an related to sleep
An when she waan dweet yuh a fight off di sheet
Marathon fi run, she get hot like the sun
An ready fi have fun, but yuh pop off an dun
Oh no !
2. She tell mi one night when di rain did a fall
Di wickedest time when nature start call
She waan yuh fi come tear dung har wall
Yuh say yuh couldn't come caw yuh a watch football
She all tell mi bout Valentines weekend
When yuh tek har to Drive-In wid yuh three fren
She embarass till she couldn't tell Gwen
How she spen Valentines wid you an 3 wise men
Ohh no !
Unno listen now nuh
Now she tell mi dat tings a get worst
She say yuh dead like body inna hearse
All yuh good fa a fi dress up like nurse
An she caan tek it nuh more, it hurt
3. Mi hear say man say dat, Guiness put it back
Mek yuh caan stop, tougher than rock
Irish Moss linseed sour sop
Den yuh wouldn't flop, yuh girl wouldn't chat
An yuh wouldn't haffi hear dis from Red Rat
Ohh no ! Dis is serious
From Top
-snip-
Album - Oh No... It’s Red Rat (1997)"...
Online Source: https://genius.com/Red-rat-dwayne-lyrics
-snip-
Here's information from that same genuis.com page about what this song is about
From freshousfresh 210, 2019:
"This song is about his friend name Dwayne who is unable to please his woman sexually. The girl now complains to Red Rat and he is very disappointed in his friend, Dwayne.
****
This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series on Red Rat's Dancehall Song "Dwayne" (also known as "Oh No!").
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Red Rat's Jamaican Dancehall Song "Big Man Little Yute" (Information, Sound file, Lyrics, & Comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about Jamaica's Dancehall music and information about Dancehall recording star Red Rat (Wallace Wilson).
This post also showcases two sound files of and the lyrics for Red Rat's hit song "Big Man Little Yute".
Selected comments from the discussion thread for one of these sound files are also included in this post.
This post also includes my interpretations in standard English for several Jamaican patois songs that are in Red Rat's song "Big Man Little Yute".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of these sound files on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DANCEHALL MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall
"Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s.[2] Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.[3][4] In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims").
Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to further bring the genre into the Western music mainstream.[5][6][7]”...
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INFORMATION ABOUT RED RAT
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rat
"Wallace Wilson (born 17 January 1978), better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist.[1] He was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.[1] He is known for his up-beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase "Oh, No!".
Wilson's father was the guitarist for Byron Lee & the Dragonaires and two of his older brothers were professional musicians before him.[1]
Red Rat's debut album, Oh, No.. It's Red Rat (1997) featured songs such as "Shelly Ann", "Dwayne", "Tight-up Skirt", "Cruise" (featured in the movie The Big Hit), and "Big Man, Little Yute". It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records.”...
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From http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/where-are-they-now-red-rat-pushing-substance-over-hype Dancehall veteran Red Rat has continued to remain relevant in the music after 21 years.
"These days, he lives overseas in Florida and is currently working hard in the Spanish market not only as a recording artiste, but also as a producer and a writer with his business partner Pascalle. Together, they are the co-owners in the label Infinity Moguls Inc, which is an independent record label based in South Florida."...
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Here's an explanation for the word "red" in the stage name "Red Rat":
In the Caribbean the referent "red" refers to a light skinned Black person. The comparable term in the United States is "yellow", although it's not socially acceptable to use that referent for Black Americans. The American term "red bone" has a different meaning than the Caribbean term "red". "Red bone" means a Black person with a reddish tinge to their skin.
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1: Big Man Little Yute + Lyrics
TeLeVisiN, Published on Jul 2, 2008
A blast from da past.......
-snip-
This song's lyrics are found in the summary of that sound file. However, I prefer the copy of those lyrics from https://www.lyricsofsong.com/lyrics/goofy-big-man-little-youth-lyrics-_om96.html as that site give more information about who is singing which line.
LYRICS: BIG MAN LITTLE YUTE
Intro:
Goofy:
She told me, after she loved me, she'd never love another
Red Rat:
And she told me, she want a splendid first temoulcious lover
Chorus:
Red Rat:
A mi she want, you nah see how mi cute
Goofy:
A big man she want, she nah want nah little yute (oh no)
Red Rat:
A mi she want, look how mi brown and slim
Goofy:
A muscle man she want, dats why mi start go a gym (oh no)
Repeat
Verse 1:
Red Rat:
Aye Goofy,
Mi definitely know sey a mi she a look (bo)
She want di new prince she nah want nah old boops (bo)
Dis little red bwoy nah tell lies,
She tell mi sey yah really wotless fi ya size
Goofy:
Little bwoy,
She nah waan you, cause she nah able (a lie)
For nobaddi sey she a rob di cradle (aye)
Worst of all look how yuh maaga and feeble (aye)
And she sey ya only got a little needle (and a lie you a tell)
Red Rat:
Mi know she woulda love feel di little bwoy energy
Cause from wha day mi notice she penny mi
She sey di guiness and she mash you fi sip it up
Cause she know sey di big bwoys caan keep it up
Goofy:
Bwoy mi nah really know what you a tink
But look fi ya self, if a nah mi she a wink
Look how mi mek she a blush, till she turn pink (suppen inna yah eye)
Now she want mi fi fill up her pen with mi ink (aye cho)
Verse 2:
Red Rat:
Talk to dem now
Goofy:
She nah stop admire, di way mi attire
And mi cologne set her heart on fire
Hear mi out Iyah, mi she desire (aye)
Its best if you retire
Red Rat:
Aye, she sey mi own profile, bashment hairstyle, child
Mek she get wild
Worst she direct, she look inna mi dreary eye, oh my (what yah know)
Goofy:
All you a gwan, she sey you was a saps
So its best if yah cool little Chaps (aye)
Cause she just show yah the ting an yah collapse (check dis out)
Now you ask her fi hold it locka drops (Goofy, aye)
Red Rat:
Ah mi eyes mi use man dem, smile mi use grab dem
Dun talk, we aggo see who got dem
Aye, aye, you a, aye
Verse 3:
Red Rat:
We love fi sey
Goofy :
Tonight we aggo see, a who she want
Red Rat:
Mi feel sey a mi, cause she close to har Aunt
Goofy:
No disrespect but hear mi out brother
Mi gone inna business with her mother
Red Rat:
And mi and her use to play dolly house together
Goofy:
But now she get big, a mi a give her di pleasure
Red Rat:
You only get a choops
Dat mean you is a floops
Go away, she tek yah fi a wotless boops, aye
Repeat Chorus 3x
Verse 4:
Goofy:
Every night she walks right in my dreams (oh no)
Red Rat:
The girl is mine
Goofy:
The girl is mine
Red Rat:
The girl is mine
Goofy:
Um, um, that buffulous girl is mine (only mine)
Red Rat:
Oh no, she's mΓ―ne
Aye
-snip-
None of the lyrics for this song that I've found online exactly fit the record's version which has the chorus in between some of the different verses.
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Example #2: Big Man Little Yute-Red Rat ft Goofy
dtm727, Published on Mar 4, 2011
-snip-
Here are some comments from the discussion thread for this sound file, with numbers added for referencing purpose only:
1. RON Aldo the 1st, 2016
"I love this track big up red rat!"
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2. AndrΓ© BM, 2016
"classic! π₯π₯π₯π₯"
**
3. ganja planter, 2016
"mad comments about naseem hamed lol good tune despite him using it funny seeing so many people knowing this just from him though lol"
-snip-
"Mad" here means "a lot of" (many)
**
4. high life, 2018
"Who tf is Prince naseem?"
**
REPLY
5. dante laufter, 2018
"Really? A famous boxer from 90's. Watch his entrance against Kevin Kelly with this music it's funny as awesome"
**
6. Alexandra Green, 2018
"Tune!!!ππ"
**
7. Joe Hanson, 2018
"One of the best dancehall song ever π₯π₯π₯π€"
**
8. grace segirinya, 2019
"This combination was impressive.The two artists are rhyming well.Un like this days where collaborations donot correspond.I remember this high school days when we used to rhyme using this trucks.Big up to my old boys in high school."
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STANDARD ENGLISH MEANING FOR SEVERAL JAMAICAN PATOIS WORDS THAT ARE FOUND IN RED RAT'S SONG "BIG MAN LITTLE YUTE"*
aggo = are going to
bashment - something wicked (positive connotation)
bwoy - boy
choops - light kiss (2) small amount (or toops)
dat = that
dis = this
fi = to (used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something)
fi = for [?]
gwan = 1. go away or 2. go on
inna = into
maaga= skinny
mek = make
sey = say
tink= think
waan = want
Yute = youth
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Most of these definitions are from urbandictionary.com. and jamaicanpatois.com. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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This pancocojams post presents information about Jamaica's Dancehall music and information about Dancehall recording star Red Rat (Wallace Wilson).
This post also showcases two sound files of and the lyrics for Red Rat's hit song "Big Man Little Yute".
Selected comments from the discussion thread for one of these sound files are also included in this post.
This post also includes my interpretations in standard English for several Jamaican patois songs that are in Red Rat's song "Big Man Little Yute".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Red Rat (Wallace Wilson) for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of these sound files on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DANCEHALL MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall
"Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s.[2] Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.[3][4] In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims").
Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to further bring the genre into the Western music mainstream.[5][6][7]”...
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INFORMATION ABOUT RED RAT
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rat
"Wallace Wilson (born 17 January 1978), better known by the stage name Red Rat, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae recording and performing artist.[1] He was born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.[1] He is known for his up-beat music, comical style, and signature catch phrase "Oh, No!".
Wilson's father was the guitarist for Byron Lee & the Dragonaires and two of his older brothers were professional musicians before him.[1]
Red Rat's debut album, Oh, No.. It's Red Rat (1997) featured songs such as "Shelly Ann", "Dwayne", "Tight-up Skirt", "Cruise" (featured in the movie The Big Hit), and "Big Man, Little Yute". It became one of the best selling records from Greensleeves Records.”...
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From http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/where-are-they-now-red-rat-pushing-substance-over-hype Dancehall veteran Red Rat has continued to remain relevant in the music after 21 years.
"These days, he lives overseas in Florida and is currently working hard in the Spanish market not only as a recording artiste, but also as a producer and a writer with his business partner Pascalle. Together, they are the co-owners in the label Infinity Moguls Inc, which is an independent record label based in South Florida."...
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Here's an explanation for the word "red" in the stage name "Red Rat":
In the Caribbean the referent "red" refers to a light skinned Black person. The comparable term in the United States is "yellow", although it's not socially acceptable to use that referent for Black Americans. The American term "red bone" has a different meaning than the Caribbean term "red". "Red bone" means a Black person with a reddish tinge to their skin.
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1: Big Man Little Yute + Lyrics
TeLeVisiN, Published on Jul 2, 2008
A blast from da past.......
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This song's lyrics are found in the summary of that sound file. However, I prefer the copy of those lyrics from https://www.lyricsofsong.com/lyrics/goofy-big-man-little-youth-lyrics-_om96.html as that site give more information about who is singing which line.
LYRICS: BIG MAN LITTLE YUTE
Intro:
Goofy:
She told me, after she loved me, she'd never love another
Red Rat:
And she told me, she want a splendid first temoulcious lover
Chorus:
Red Rat:
A mi she want, you nah see how mi cute
Goofy:
A big man she want, she nah want nah little yute (oh no)
Red Rat:
A mi she want, look how mi brown and slim
Goofy:
A muscle man she want, dats why mi start go a gym (oh no)
Repeat
Verse 1:
Red Rat:
Aye Goofy,
Mi definitely know sey a mi she a look (bo)
She want di new prince she nah want nah old boops (bo)
Dis little red bwoy nah tell lies,
She tell mi sey yah really wotless fi ya size
Goofy:
Little bwoy,
She nah waan you, cause she nah able (a lie)
For nobaddi sey she a rob di cradle (aye)
Worst of all look how yuh maaga and feeble (aye)
And she sey ya only got a little needle (and a lie you a tell)
Red Rat:
Mi know she woulda love feel di little bwoy energy
Cause from wha day mi notice she penny mi
She sey di guiness and she mash you fi sip it up
Cause she know sey di big bwoys caan keep it up
Goofy:
Bwoy mi nah really know what you a tink
But look fi ya self, if a nah mi she a wink
Look how mi mek she a blush, till she turn pink (suppen inna yah eye)
Now she want mi fi fill up her pen with mi ink (aye cho)
Verse 2:
Red Rat:
Talk to dem now
Goofy:
She nah stop admire, di way mi attire
And mi cologne set her heart on fire
Hear mi out Iyah, mi she desire (aye)
Its best if you retire
Red Rat:
Aye, she sey mi own profile, bashment hairstyle, child
Mek she get wild
Worst she direct, she look inna mi dreary eye, oh my (what yah know)
Goofy:
All you a gwan, she sey you was a saps
So its best if yah cool little Chaps (aye)
Cause she just show yah the ting an yah collapse (check dis out)
Now you ask her fi hold it locka drops (Goofy, aye)
Red Rat:
Ah mi eyes mi use man dem, smile mi use grab dem
Dun talk, we aggo see who got dem
Aye, aye, you a, aye
Verse 3:
Red Rat:
We love fi sey
Goofy :
Tonight we aggo see, a who she want
Red Rat:
Mi feel sey a mi, cause she close to har Aunt
Goofy:
No disrespect but hear mi out brother
Mi gone inna business with her mother
Red Rat:
And mi and her use to play dolly house together
Goofy:
But now she get big, a mi a give her di pleasure
Red Rat:
You only get a choops
Dat mean you is a floops
Go away, she tek yah fi a wotless boops, aye
Repeat Chorus 3x
Verse 4:
Goofy:
Every night she walks right in my dreams (oh no)
Red Rat:
The girl is mine
Goofy:
The girl is mine
Red Rat:
The girl is mine
Goofy:
Um, um, that buffulous girl is mine (only mine)
Red Rat:
Oh no, she's mΓ―ne
Aye
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None of the lyrics for this song that I've found online exactly fit the record's version which has the chorus in between some of the different verses.
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Example #2: Big Man Little Yute-Red Rat ft Goofy
dtm727, Published on Mar 4, 2011
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Here are some comments from the discussion thread for this sound file, with numbers added for referencing purpose only:
1. RON Aldo the 1st, 2016
"I love this track big up red rat!"
**
2. AndrΓ© BM, 2016
"classic! π₯π₯π₯π₯"
**
3. ganja planter, 2016
"mad comments about naseem hamed lol good tune despite him using it funny seeing so many people knowing this just from him though lol"
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"Mad" here means "a lot of" (many)
**
4. high life, 2018
"Who tf is Prince naseem?"
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REPLY
5. dante laufter, 2018
"Really? A famous boxer from 90's. Watch his entrance against Kevin Kelly with this music it's funny as awesome"
**
6. Alexandra Green, 2018
"Tune!!!ππ"
**
7. Joe Hanson, 2018
"One of the best dancehall song ever π₯π₯π₯π€"
**
8. grace segirinya, 2019
"This combination was impressive.The two artists are rhyming well.Un like this days where collaborations donot correspond.I remember this high school days when we used to rhyme using this trucks.Big up to my old boys in high school."
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STANDARD ENGLISH MEANING FOR SEVERAL JAMAICAN PATOIS WORDS THAT ARE FOUND IN RED RAT'S SONG "BIG MAN LITTLE YUTE"*
aggo = are going to
bashment - something wicked (positive connotation)
bwoy - boy
choops - light kiss (2) small amount (or toops)
dat = that
dis = this
fi = to (used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something)
fi = for [?]
gwan = 1. go away or 2. go on
inna = into
maaga= skinny
mek = make
sey = say
tink= think
waan = want
Yute = youth
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Most of these definitions are from urbandictionary.com. and jamaicanpatois.com. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Bamby & Jahyanai King - "Real Wifey" (French Guyanese Dancehall song with English lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of the French Guiana dancehall song "Real Wifey" by Bamby and Jahyanai King.
English lyrics to this song are included in this post.
Selected comments from the discussion thread for this official video are also included in this post.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bamby and Jahyanai King for their musical legacies and thanks to all those quoted in this post.
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LYRICS: REAL WIFEY [English translation] *
(composed by Jahyanai King and performed by Bamby & Jahyanai King)
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 1]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
This girl is only a bi&ch!** You are an official woman.
Do not worry ! I know there are plenty who do not like me.
They speak, they speak, they do not know how to do that ...
But if it gets too close, I will not talk too much.
They are not afraid of hitch, you are an official woman.
They sway when I go down like a lightning.
You'll come to yell, yell at my door.
But I already told you that I would not fight for any man.
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 2]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
These girls are crazy or what ?!
They want to make me a killer.
There are too many women on earth for you to take my head with your nonsense! Lord!
I already said: there is only one man in my life, but he must respect ...
If he does not want to have problems!
Because…
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 1]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
This girl is only a bi&ch! You are an official woman.
Do not worry ! I know there are plenty who do not like me.
They speak, they speak, they do not know how to do that ...
But if it gets too close, I will not talk too much.
They are not afraid of hitch, you are an official woman.
They sway when I go down like a lightning.
You'll come to yell, yell at my door.
But I already told you that I would not fight for any man.
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 2]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
These girls are crazy or what ?!
They want to make me a killer.
There are too many women on earth for you to take my head with your nonsense! Lord!
I already said: there is only one man in my life, but he must respect ...
If he does not want to have problems!
Because...
[Outro]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
-snip-
*These lyrics are translated from French Guyanese Creole to French by http://www.westindian-lyrics.fr/bamby-x-jahyanai-king-real-wifey-paroles-traduction-511/. That page includes the original Creole words, and options for a French translation and a French/Creole translation.
I used the Google translate option to translate the French to English.
**The word given as "bi&ch" is fully spelled out in these lyrics.
In African American Vernacular English, the lyrics "You can do all your cinema" can be given as "You can get all dramatic."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: BAMBY X JAHYANAI KING - REAL WIFEY - ( CLIP OFFICIEL )
Jahyanai King, Published on Sep 18, 2015
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only. Results for Google translate from French to English is given under some of these comments.
2016
1. JAZZY BEBE
"My first time hearing French guyana's creole, love it ππ"
**
2. flora villeneuve
"je comprends pas trop leur language! c'est du creole guyanais?"
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"I do not understand their language! is it Guyanese creole?"
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REPLY
3. Lili Lamin
"Oui"
-snip-
"yes"
**
4. neskila sandy
"J'aime bien c'est la premiΓ¨re fois que je fais attention au crΓ©ole guyanais mΓͺme si il y a de l'anglais je trouve Γ§a trΓ¨s bien,d'habitude on n'entend pas le crΓ©ole guyanais. Je suis du 971 continuez Γ chanter en crΓ©ole guyanais Γ§a donne un plus Γ la chanson et c'est ce qui fait le succΓ¨s de cette chanson."
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"I like it is the first time that I pay attention to Creole Guyanese even if there is English I find it very well, usually we do not hear Creole Guyanese. I'm from 971 continue to sing in Creole Guyanese it gives a plus to the song and that's what makes the success of this song"
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"971" is the country (telephone) code for United Arab Emirates.
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5. BabyL
"j avoue mais bon.
sinon etant guadeloupéenne martiniquaise le creole guyanais se comprend vraiment très bien. y a juste quelques differences mais tres simple.
pas besoin de modifications pour que les gens comprennent surtt les antillais"
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"I confess but good.
otherwise being Guadeloupian Martinique the Guyanese creole really understands very well. there are just a few differences but very simple.
no need for changes so that people understand surtt the West Indians."
**
6. Eka Tadulala
"Omg this song is fire!!! On replay!"
**
7. Vayann973
"Pourquoi nous massacrons notre propre crΓ©ole comme Γ§a... "Nou lΓ Maintenant"?!!! π"
-snip-
"Why do we slaughter our own creole like this ... "Nou there Now"? !!! π"
**
REPLY
8. GΓ©nΓ©ral Holas
"+Drey GAS 973 Moi je préfère comme cela .....Le son peut voyager si tu comprend et c'est pas une mauvaise idée 972 971"
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"+ Drey GAS 973 I prefer it like that ..... The sound can travel if you understand and it's not a bad idea 972 971"
973- country code for French Guiana
972- country code for Israel
971- country code for United Arab Emirates
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REPLY
9. Moriane MORDICΓ
"+flora villeneuve .. ils ne parle pas uniquement le crΓ©ole Guyanais .. Ils utilisent beaucoup de mots en Anglais .. Ils mΓ©langent"
-snip-
"+ flora villeneuve .. they do not speak only Creole Guyanese .. They use a lot of English words .. They mix"
**
REPLY
10. Hitsu Film
"+Moriane Mordice C'est la nouvelle gΓ©nΓ©ration de crΓ©ole Guyanais on parle comme Γ§a en Guyane sauf si on parle Γ un adulte ou on retournera au crΓ©ole guyanais classique voila !"
-snip-
"+ Moriane Mordice This is the new generation of Guyanese Creole we speak like that in French Guiana unless we talk to an adult or we will return to the classical French Guyanese Creole!"
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2017
11. Djat Minah
"I want yes yes"
**
REPLY
12. CΓ©cΓ© !
"Djat Minah En fait dans le refrain elle dit une vraie dame ne vais pas me battre juste pour un l'homme, tu peux faire tout ton cinΓ©ma et envoyer tes commentaires mais depuis que tu ne me touches pas Γ§a me va."
-snip-
"Djat Minah In fact in the chorus she says a real lady will not fight just for a man, you can do all your cinema and send your comments but since you do not touch me it suits me."
**
13. Wendy Cordette
"c a lesson to remember for girls who will try to provoke me or volley my guy i will not talk much and i will act bravo bamby"
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I think a standard American English "translation" for this sentence is "This is a lesson to remember for girls who try to provoke me or try to steal my guy- I will not talk much but I will act. Bravo [Congratulations], bamby!"
**
14. Vanessa Glave
"they doing good with the patois and dancehall.where r they from"
**
REPLY
15. Laura Smith
"Vanessa Glave it's creole from French Guiana"
**
16. Mercedes Raye
"Girl wifey paka fight over manπΆπΆπΆ"
-snip-
I think that in colloquial American English this sentence is "Girl, wives don't fight over men."
Is "paka" Haitian Creole for "don't"?
**
17. titi boz
"This song should be sing in English not in guyanese Creole u will make so much money right now"
-snip-
I think the commenter may have meant that if this song were in English it would make more money.
**
REPLY
18. Nocking
"that's true girl"
**
REPLY
19. petit prolo
"they don't speak english in guyana they speak french and creole"
**
REPLY
20. guyanese empress
"petit prolo im guyanese and we do speak English"
-snip-
I don't know whether this commenter meant the South American nation of "French Guiana" or the South American nation of
Guyana" (formerly known as British Guiana).
Are people from French Guiana called "Guyanese" or "French Guyanese"?
**
21. Bwalewoz A
"DΓ©solΓ©e mais cette chanson est magnifique parcequ'elle est en crΓ©ole guyanais . Γ§a dΓ©coiffe !!"
-snip-
"Sorry but this song is beautiful because it is in Creole Guyanese. Hat's Off !!"
**
REPLY
22. Nysa Marester
"+Bwalewoz A Wow j'adore le flow de cette chanson, mais moi aussi Γ©tant du 971 je n'comprend pas trop . Qui peut me faire une petite traduction svp ? ^^"
-snip-
"+ Bwalewoz A Wow I love the flow of this song, but me too being 971 I do not understand too much. Who can make me a little translation" please?
**
REPLY
23. Vayann973
"+Nysa Marester en somme : " les vrais femmes ne se battent pas pour des hommes, je ne me battrai pas avec toi juste pour un homme. Tu peux faire tout tes simagrees, tant que tu ne me touches pas... " Jayhanai "tu es l'officielle, c'est une ***, il y a trop de femmes sur terre pour que vous me preniez la tΓͺte avec des Γ’neries" bamby: la seule chose qu'elles savent faire c'est parler mais si elles s'approchent trop de moi, moi je ne parlerai pas autant". (bien Γ©videmment ce n'est pas une traduction littΓ©rale mais en franΓ§ais Γ§a donnerait quelque chose comme Γ§a)"
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"+ Nysa Marester: "Real women do not fight for men, I will not fight with you just for a man, you can do all your simagrees, as long as you do not touch me ..." Jayhanai " you're the official, it's a ***, there are too many women on earth for you to take my head with nonsense "bamby: the only thing they know how to do is talk but if they approach too much of me, I will not speak so much. "(Of course it's not a literal translation but in French it would give something like this)"
**
REPLY
24. Barbiiee360
"I don't speak the language but i like the song, can someone please tell me where in the Caribbean they from?"
**
REPLY
25. lnanters
"They're from French Guyana in South America"
**
26. Peter John Dumas
"I am Haitian, I understand a little your Creole, looks like mine. viv kreyΓ²l"
**
27. Cemelus Tesner
"kreyol yo a vreman diferan wi. Mais c'est tres beau, i like."
-snip-
Google translate from Haitian Creole to English: "kreyol yo a vreman diferan wi" = "Creoles are really different".
-snip-
Google translate from French to English: "Mais c'est tres beau" = "But it's very beautiful"
**
2018
28. La kawaii Lolie
"Bambuy parle Γ la meuf l'autre elle fait des gestes mais elle viens mm pas chui morte xD"
-snip-
Bambuy speaks to the girl the other she makes gestures but she come mm not dead chi xD
-snip-
Here's an African American Vernacular English "translation" for this comment:
Bamby is talking to one girl but the other girl who came with her just stands there making gestures... I’m dead”.
["I'm dead" means "That’s hilarious"; That’s too funny, I'm dying laughing.]
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of the French Guiana dancehall song "Real Wifey" by Bamby and Jahyanai King.
English lyrics to this song are included in this post.
Selected comments from the discussion thread for this official video are also included in this post.
****
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bamby and Jahyanai King for their musical legacies and thanks to all those quoted in this post.
****
LYRICS: REAL WIFEY [English translation] *
(composed by Jahyanai King and performed by Bamby & Jahyanai King)
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 1]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
This girl is only a bi&ch!** You are an official woman.
Do not worry ! I know there are plenty who do not like me.
They speak, they speak, they do not know how to do that ...
But if it gets too close, I will not talk too much.
They are not afraid of hitch, you are an official woman.
They sway when I go down like a lightning.
You'll come to yell, yell at my door.
But I already told you that I would not fight for any man.
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 2]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
These girls are crazy or what ?!
They want to make me a killer.
There are too many women on earth for you to take my head with your nonsense! Lord!
I already said: there is only one man in my life, but he must respect ...
If he does not want to have problems!
Because…
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 1]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
This girl is only a bi&ch! You are an official woman.
Do not worry ! I know there are plenty who do not like me.
They speak, they speak, they do not know how to do that ...
But if it gets too close, I will not talk too much.
They are not afraid of hitch, you are an official woman.
They sway when I go down like a lightning.
You'll come to yell, yell at my door.
But I already told you that I would not fight for any man.
[Refrain]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me.
Real women do not fight for a man.
I will not fight with you just for a man.
You can do all your cinema, get upset.
As long as you do not touch me bad gyal.
[Verse 2]
Jahyanai King & Bambi:
These girls are crazy or what ?!
They want to make me a killer.
There are too many women on earth for you to take my head with your nonsense! Lord!
I already said: there is only one man in my life, but he must respect ...
If he does not want to have problems!
Because...
[Outro]
Bamby:
Real women do not fight for a man.
-snip-
*These lyrics are translated from French Guyanese Creole to French by http://www.westindian-lyrics.fr/bamby-x-jahyanai-king-real-wifey-paroles-traduction-511/. That page includes the original Creole words, and options for a French translation and a French/Creole translation.
I used the Google translate option to translate the French to English.
**The word given as "bi&ch" is fully spelled out in these lyrics.
In African American Vernacular English, the lyrics "You can do all your cinema" can be given as "You can get all dramatic."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: BAMBY X JAHYANAI KING - REAL WIFEY - ( CLIP OFFICIEL )
Jahyanai King, Published on Sep 18, 2015
-snip-
Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only. Results for Google translate from French to English is given under some of these comments.
2016
1. JAZZY BEBE
"My first time hearing French guyana's creole, love it ππ"
**
2. flora villeneuve
"je comprends pas trop leur language! c'est du creole guyanais?"
-snip-
"I do not understand their language! is it Guyanese creole?"
**
REPLY
3. Lili Lamin
"Oui"
-snip-
"yes"
**
4. neskila sandy
"J'aime bien c'est la premiΓ¨re fois que je fais attention au crΓ©ole guyanais mΓͺme si il y a de l'anglais je trouve Γ§a trΓ¨s bien,d'habitude on n'entend pas le crΓ©ole guyanais. Je suis du 971 continuez Γ chanter en crΓ©ole guyanais Γ§a donne un plus Γ la chanson et c'est ce qui fait le succΓ¨s de cette chanson."
-snip-
"I like it is the first time that I pay attention to Creole Guyanese even if there is English I find it very well, usually we do not hear Creole Guyanese. I'm from 971 continue to sing in Creole Guyanese it gives a plus to the song and that's what makes the success of this song"
-snip-
"971" is the country (telephone) code for United Arab Emirates.
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5. BabyL
"j avoue mais bon.
sinon etant guadeloupéenne martiniquaise le creole guyanais se comprend vraiment très bien. y a juste quelques differences mais tres simple.
pas besoin de modifications pour que les gens comprennent surtt les antillais"
-snip-
"I confess but good.
otherwise being Guadeloupian Martinique the Guyanese creole really understands very well. there are just a few differences but very simple.
no need for changes so that people understand surtt the West Indians."
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6. Eka Tadulala
"Omg this song is fire!!! On replay!"
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7. Vayann973
"Pourquoi nous massacrons notre propre crΓ©ole comme Γ§a... "Nou lΓ Maintenant"?!!! π"
-snip-
"Why do we slaughter our own creole like this ... "Nou there Now"? !!! π"
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REPLY
8. GΓ©nΓ©ral Holas
"+Drey GAS 973 Moi je préfère comme cela .....Le son peut voyager si tu comprend et c'est pas une mauvaise idée 972 971"
-snip-
"+ Drey GAS 973 I prefer it like that ..... The sound can travel if you understand and it's not a bad idea 972 971"
973- country code for French Guiana
972- country code for Israel
971- country code for United Arab Emirates
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REPLY
9. Moriane MORDICΓ
"+flora villeneuve .. ils ne parle pas uniquement le crΓ©ole Guyanais .. Ils utilisent beaucoup de mots en Anglais .. Ils mΓ©langent"
-snip-
"+ flora villeneuve .. they do not speak only Creole Guyanese .. They use a lot of English words .. They mix"
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REPLY
10. Hitsu Film
"+Moriane Mordice C'est la nouvelle gΓ©nΓ©ration de crΓ©ole Guyanais on parle comme Γ§a en Guyane sauf si on parle Γ un adulte ou on retournera au crΓ©ole guyanais classique voila !"
-snip-
"+ Moriane Mordice This is the new generation of Guyanese Creole we speak like that in French Guiana unless we talk to an adult or we will return to the classical French Guyanese Creole!"
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2017
11. Djat Minah
"I want yes yes"
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REPLY
12. CΓ©cΓ© !
"Djat Minah En fait dans le refrain elle dit une vraie dame ne vais pas me battre juste pour un l'homme, tu peux faire tout ton cinΓ©ma et envoyer tes commentaires mais depuis que tu ne me touches pas Γ§a me va."
-snip-
"Djat Minah In fact in the chorus she says a real lady will not fight just for a man, you can do all your cinema and send your comments but since you do not touch me it suits me."
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13. Wendy Cordette
"c a lesson to remember for girls who will try to provoke me or volley my guy i will not talk much and i will act bravo bamby"
-snip-
I think a standard American English "translation" for this sentence is "This is a lesson to remember for girls who try to provoke me or try to steal my guy- I will not talk much but I will act. Bravo [Congratulations], bamby!"
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14. Vanessa Glave
"they doing good with the patois and dancehall.where r they from"
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REPLY
15. Laura Smith
"Vanessa Glave it's creole from French Guiana"
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16. Mercedes Raye
"Girl wifey paka fight over manπΆπΆπΆ"
-snip-
I think that in colloquial American English this sentence is "Girl, wives don't fight over men."
Is "paka" Haitian Creole for "don't"?
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17. titi boz
"This song should be sing in English not in guyanese Creole u will make so much money right now"
-snip-
I think the commenter may have meant that if this song were in English it would make more money.
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REPLY
18. Nocking
"that's true girl"
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REPLY
19. petit prolo
"they don't speak english in guyana they speak french and creole"
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REPLY
20. guyanese empress
"petit prolo im guyanese and we do speak English"
-snip-
I don't know whether this commenter meant the South American nation of "French Guiana" or the South American nation of
Guyana" (formerly known as British Guiana).
Are people from French Guiana called "Guyanese" or "French Guyanese"?
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21. Bwalewoz A
"DΓ©solΓ©e mais cette chanson est magnifique parcequ'elle est en crΓ©ole guyanais . Γ§a dΓ©coiffe !!"
-snip-
"Sorry but this song is beautiful because it is in Creole Guyanese. Hat's Off !!"
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REPLY
22. Nysa Marester
"+Bwalewoz A Wow j'adore le flow de cette chanson, mais moi aussi Γ©tant du 971 je n'comprend pas trop . Qui peut me faire une petite traduction svp ? ^^"
-snip-
"+ Bwalewoz A Wow I love the flow of this song, but me too being 971 I do not understand too much. Who can make me a little translation" please?
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REPLY
23. Vayann973
"+Nysa Marester en somme : " les vrais femmes ne se battent pas pour des hommes, je ne me battrai pas avec toi juste pour un homme. Tu peux faire tout tes simagrees, tant que tu ne me touches pas... " Jayhanai "tu es l'officielle, c'est une ***, il y a trop de femmes sur terre pour que vous me preniez la tΓͺte avec des Γ’neries" bamby: la seule chose qu'elles savent faire c'est parler mais si elles s'approchent trop de moi, moi je ne parlerai pas autant". (bien Γ©videmment ce n'est pas une traduction littΓ©rale mais en franΓ§ais Γ§a donnerait quelque chose comme Γ§a)"
-snip-
"+ Nysa Marester: "Real women do not fight for men, I will not fight with you just for a man, you can do all your simagrees, as long as you do not touch me ..." Jayhanai " you're the official, it's a ***, there are too many women on earth for you to take my head with nonsense "bamby: the only thing they know how to do is talk but if they approach too much of me, I will not speak so much. "(Of course it's not a literal translation but in French it would give something like this)"
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REPLY
24. Barbiiee360
"I don't speak the language but i like the song, can someone please tell me where in the Caribbean they from?"
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REPLY
25. lnanters
"They're from French Guyana in South America"
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26. Peter John Dumas
"I am Haitian, I understand a little your Creole, looks like mine. viv kreyΓ²l"
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27. Cemelus Tesner
"kreyol yo a vreman diferan wi. Mais c'est tres beau, i like."
-snip-
Google translate from Haitian Creole to English: "kreyol yo a vreman diferan wi" = "Creoles are really different".
-snip-
Google translate from French to English: "Mais c'est tres beau" = "But it's very beautiful"
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2018
28. La kawaii Lolie
"Bambuy parle Γ la meuf l'autre elle fait des gestes mais elle viens mm pas chui morte xD"
-snip-
Bambuy speaks to the girl the other she makes gestures but she come mm not dead chi xD
-snip-
Here's an African American Vernacular English "translation" for this comment:
Bamby is talking to one girl but the other girl who came with her just stands there making gestures... I’m dead”.
["I'm dead" means "That’s hilarious"; That’s too funny, I'm dying laughing.]
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
N4-60 Valt - "Black Paradise" (Bougainville Island video & lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a video of the dancehall rhythm song "Black Paradise" by N4-60 Valt, a band from Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Bougainville is slated to hold a referendum for independence from PNG in 2019.
Information about Bougainville, Papua New Guinea is included in this post along with my incomplete transcription of N4-60 Valt's "Black Paradise" song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to N4-60 Valt for their cultural contributions. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to bsemoso, the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/video-of-bougainville-island-bamboo.html for a related pancocojams post on Bougainville music and dance.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BOUGAINVILLE, NEW GUINEA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainville_Island
"Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. Its land area is 9,300 km2. The population of the province is 175,160 (2000 census), which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets. Mount Balbi at 2,700 m is the highest point. Although Bougainville Island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, it is not a part of the state of Solomon Islands...
Geography
Bougainville is the largest island in the Solomon Islands archipelago. It is part of the Solomon Islands rain forests ecoregion. Bougainville and the nearby island of Buka are a single landmass separated by a deep 300-metre-wide strait. The island is 9000 square kilometres, and there are several active, dormant or inactive volcanoes which rise to 2400m. Mount Bagana in the north central part of Bougainville is conspicuously active, spewing out smoke that is visible many kilometres distant. Earthquakes are frequent, but cause little damage."...
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From http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/bougainville-referendum-set-for-2019/7436566
"Bougainville is an autonomous part of PNG [Papua New Guinea] , and fought a decade-long civil war with the national government that ended in 1999.
The region must hold an independence vote by 2020 under the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, but the new target date is not final.
I call now for full weapons disposal ... only then will Bougainville be able to be referendum ready.
John Momis, Bougainville President
President Momis said the decision had kickstarted the planning process ahead of the historic vote on June 15, 2019.
"With that date now agreed, we can plan the steps required to hold the referendum, and the time and the funding and personnel needed to carry out each step," he told PNG's Post Courier newspaper.
The PNG Government has also committed to funding referendum preparations, and it is hoped the decision will lead to full weapons disposal in Bougainville.
Some factions in Bougainville held onto their weapons after the conflict in case PNG would not allow the referendum to proceed, but President Momis said those suspicions could undermine the vote.
"I call now for full weapons disposal … only then will Bougainville be able to be referendum-ready. The Bougainville Peace Agreement requires that the referendum be free and fair," he said.
"There should no longer be any doubt among Bougainvilleans whether or not the referendum will be held."...
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LYRICS - BLACK PARADISE
(N4-60 Valt)
Let me take you back in time
To the land of the endless sunshine
Let me take you back in allusions
To the land of the tropical beauty
Where the black ???
Yeah
Come on my man break it down now
Oh now the beat break it down now
Ooh my island
Island in the sunshine
You’re my tropical paradise
Oh my island
the island of my dream
You’re my homeland
????
And I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh yes.
Let me take you back in years
To the shores of the tropical sunshine
And let me take you across the shores
To my black tropical island
Where you will get lost in allusions
Of your dreams
Oh my beautiful island
????
me never let you go
No matter what me say about you
Me coming with allusions
Me coming with allusions
Yeah
Come on my man, let’s break it down now.
Hey I’m feelin in love, now
Yeah
Oh my island
island in the sunshine
You’re my tropical paradise
Oh my island
the island of my dreams
I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh my island
Oh my island
Island in the sunshine
My tropical paradise
Oh my island
Island is the sunshine
You’re my homeland
????
I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh, my black paradise
-snip-
This is my transcription of this song from that video. Please help with this transcription. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Paradise (Bougainville)
bsemoso, Uploaded on Mar 24, 2011
N4-60 Valt is a band from the Nagovis Area of Bougainville - the land of the rising sun. This is a video of their hit song "Black Paradise" on their first album under the same name. The album was recorded under Panakatsu Studio, engineered by Emmanuel Muganaua. This video taken on location at 5Mile, Port Moresby and edited by yours truely. Credits go to all Youtube and Facebook friends from whom we got many memorable pictures and clips featured in this video. Watch it in HD and turn the knob up all the way !! Blessings !
This post showcases a video of the dancehall rhythm song "Black Paradise" by N4-60 Valt, a band from Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Bougainville is slated to hold a referendum for independence from PNG in 2019.
Information about Bougainville, Papua New Guinea is included in this post along with my incomplete transcription of N4-60 Valt's "Black Paradise" song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to N4-60 Valt for their cultural contributions. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to bsemoso, the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/video-of-bougainville-island-bamboo.html for a related pancocojams post on Bougainville music and dance.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BOUGAINVILLE, NEW GUINEA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainville_Island
"Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. Its land area is 9,300 km2. The population of the province is 175,160 (2000 census), which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets. Mount Balbi at 2,700 m is the highest point. Although Bougainville Island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, it is not a part of the state of Solomon Islands...
Geography
Bougainville is the largest island in the Solomon Islands archipelago. It is part of the Solomon Islands rain forests ecoregion. Bougainville and the nearby island of Buka are a single landmass separated by a deep 300-metre-wide strait. The island is 9000 square kilometres, and there are several active, dormant or inactive volcanoes which rise to 2400m. Mount Bagana in the north central part of Bougainville is conspicuously active, spewing out smoke that is visible many kilometres distant. Earthquakes are frequent, but cause little damage."...
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From http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-23/bougainville-referendum-set-for-2019/7436566
"Bougainville is an autonomous part of PNG [Papua New Guinea] , and fought a decade-long civil war with the national government that ended in 1999.
The region must hold an independence vote by 2020 under the terms of the Bougainville Peace Agreement, but the new target date is not final.
I call now for full weapons disposal ... only then will Bougainville be able to be referendum ready.
John Momis, Bougainville President
President Momis said the decision had kickstarted the planning process ahead of the historic vote on June 15, 2019.
"With that date now agreed, we can plan the steps required to hold the referendum, and the time and the funding and personnel needed to carry out each step," he told PNG's Post Courier newspaper.
The PNG Government has also committed to funding referendum preparations, and it is hoped the decision will lead to full weapons disposal in Bougainville.
Some factions in Bougainville held onto their weapons after the conflict in case PNG would not allow the referendum to proceed, but President Momis said those suspicions could undermine the vote.
"I call now for full weapons disposal … only then will Bougainville be able to be referendum-ready. The Bougainville Peace Agreement requires that the referendum be free and fair," he said.
"There should no longer be any doubt among Bougainvilleans whether or not the referendum will be held."...
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LYRICS - BLACK PARADISE
(N4-60 Valt)
Let me take you back in time
To the land of the endless sunshine
Let me take you back in allusions
To the land of the tropical beauty
Where the black ???
Yeah
Come on my man break it down now
Oh now the beat break it down now
Ooh my island
Island in the sunshine
You’re my tropical paradise
Oh my island
the island of my dream
You’re my homeland
????
And I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh yes.
Let me take you back in years
To the shores of the tropical sunshine
And let me take you across the shores
To my black tropical island
Where you will get lost in allusions
Of your dreams
Oh my beautiful island
????
me never let you go
No matter what me say about you
Me coming with allusions
Me coming with allusions
Yeah
Come on my man, let’s break it down now.
Hey I’m feelin in love, now
Yeah
Oh my island
island in the sunshine
You’re my tropical paradise
Oh my island
the island of my dreams
I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh my island
Oh my island
Island in the sunshine
My tropical paradise
Oh my island
Island is the sunshine
You’re my homeland
????
I will never leave you
Oh, my black paradise
Oh, my black paradise.
Oh, my black paradise
-snip-
This is my transcription of this song from that video. Please help with this transcription. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Paradise (Bougainville)
bsemoso, Uploaded on Mar 24, 2011
N4-60 Valt is a band from the Nagovis Area of Bougainville - the land of the rising sun. This is a video of their hit song "Black Paradise" on their first album under the same name. The album was recorded under Panakatsu Studio, engineered by Emmanuel Muganaua. This video taken on location at 5Mile, Port Moresby and edited by yours truely. Credits go to all Youtube and Facebook friends from whom we got many memorable pictures and clips featured in this video. Watch it in HD and turn the knob up all the way !! Blessings !
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
What "Babylon" Means In Barrington Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" & In Other Reggae Songs
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides selected YouTube comments about the meaning of "Babylon" in Barrington Levy's classic 1984 Reggae song "Under Mi Sensi", in other Reggae songs, and in Jamaican culture itself. Those comments are from a sound file of Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" (original version). The lyrics for that song are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/09/barrington-levy-under-mi-sensi-example.html for a companion post about Barrington Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" which includes information about Barrington Levy, a synopsis of this song, and explanations for other words in that song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Barrington Levy for his musical legacy. Thanks also to the publisher of this example on YouTube, and all those who are quoted in this post.
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Barrington LevY-Under Mi Sensi (original version)
Micaah Alina, Uploaded on Feb 7, 2008
-snip-
Note that some commenters wrote that this isn’t the full song.
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LYRICS: UNDER MI SENSI
(Barrington Levy, original version)
Waoh, hey, waoh, see, waoh, see, oh well, hey
Ah, from mi stand up inna volcano
Ah, from den mi bun di ganja pipe
Babylon come an tell mi dat naw right
Mi say mi bun it an pass it on da right
Mi say dem come in and dem lookin' pon di dread
Dem say, "Hey natty dread locks, a where you come from?
You muss have two stick a sensi under your tam"
Mi say, "No officer, lawd, you muss be madd
Mi only smoke cigarette an strictly shag"
Ooh, see, waoh, see, oh well, hey
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi , mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi, waoh
See, waoh, ooh, waoh, hey
All over mi Babylon, dats all over mi
All over mi Babylon dats all over mi
Dem no ramp wid me, I strictly sensi
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
Oh no, what? Oh no, see
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
All over mi wicked mann, it's all over mi
Oh no, see, waoh
Hey, Babylon, you no like ganja mann
But ya weed bring da foreign currency pon di island
To Babylon no badda charge me, SA
To Babylon no badda charge mi, SA
One box pon mi lip a bare blood start spit
To Babylon no badda charge mi, SA
posted by Eddy “Teddy” Tee (2015) in the discussion thread of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEvdWHK7GA
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WHAT "BABYLON" MEANS IN "UNDER MI SENSI" AND OTHER REGGAE SONGS
In Reggae music the term "Babylon" takes its general meaning from the Bible.
From http://www.gotquestions.org/Babylonian-empire.html
..."In the Bible, Babylon is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation, as it rises from its rebellious beginnings to become a symbol of the Antichrist’s evil world system. When God’s people required discipline, God used the Babylonian Empire to accomplish it, but He limited Judah’s captivity to 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11). Then, God promised to “punish the king of Babylon and his nation” (Jeremiah 25:12) “for all the wrong they have done in Zion” (Jeremiah 51:24). Ultimately, all evil will be judged, as symbolized by Babylon’s demise in Revelation 18:21: “The great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again.”
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Here are some comments about the meaning of "Babylon" in Reggae music. These comments are from the discussion thread for the video embedded above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEvdWHK7GA. These comments are given in chronological order with the oldest comments presented first, except for replies. I've assigned numbers to these comments for referencing purposes only.
1. kuboss007, 2010
"Can anyone explain me please whats the meaning of "Babylon" in reggae lyrics? I know that was a city that disappered below sea, but i dont get it."
-snip-
Re: the reference to "a city that disappeared below the sea" I thin that the commenter confused "Atlantis" with "Babylon".
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Replies:
2. Damn Youthstyle, 2010
"babylon means the west basically, peter tosh wouldnt tour in america because 'it's the heart of the babylon" and zion is Africa"
-snip-
Peter Tosh was another influential Reggae singer/composer.
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3. freewillunfree, 2010
"The remains of Babylon are in Iraq. I understand American forces have been using the remains to fill their sandbags. Im not a rasta so qualify this. Babylon in some songs obviously mean police, etc. However I have heard it in contexts where it means people who generally oppress or who are seen to oppress the descendents of African slaves or even rasta themselves. So as damnyouthstyle says Peter Tosh wouldn't even go to The US. Perhaps some rasta will explain more."
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4. verypleased, 2010
"isnt Babilondis a mtephorical term, to describe something that does not pertain to this infrastructure or system..people who smoke de weed are thinkers, and are closer to this wickymandas that barrington is so proudly singing about, in the words of Timothy Leary Think for yourself and question authority..peace sisters and brothers.."
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5. Royst, 2010
"Babylon was a mighty nation now modern day bagdad 50 miles south of the main center its where they have ment to of built the tower of babil hence the words what r u babilin on about where nimrod and all the nations language was changed by god the almighty Israel which was in the east built on mount zion was given into the hands of babylon becas they worshiped other gods..an the almighty said i will give u away 2 the deppression of babylon"
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6. Singh Steve, 2010
in reply to gina104683 [who also asked a question about the meaning "Babylon" in this song]
"Babylon is a form of oppression, and that is what would happen to Israel in ancient days because of rebelliousness against the Lord. As for Babylon reference in the Caribbean the rastafarians refer to the cops as Babylon because that is a form of oppression."
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7. Xen64, 2010
"Babylon represents all the evil and corruption in the world. It is much broader than particular organizations, nor is it specific to rastas.
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8. Rapquake, 2010
"in simplest clearest terms Babylon iz DOWNpressors"
-snip-
"Downpressors" is the Rastafari way of saying "oppressors"
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9. latido eterno, 2010
in reply to freewillunfree
"babylon refers to a culture of greed. WE are babylon when we support those that are greedy. and trust me, we do this without even knowing it.
who here buys brand name products? shoes? clothes? (the blind) who keeps all that money? (the superrich) who works to death to supply this to us? (the poor)
babylon is a state of selfishness.:
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10. ericjungleboy, 2011
in reply to KNIEBEL0815 [who indicated that Babylon meant the oppresive system of government)
"@KNIEBEL0815 For the sake of this song, Babylon is the police, plain and simple. That's what it means to most JAcans. More time you hear somebody say "Babylon" is the police dem talking bout. If yu a Rasta, then maybe for you it's about the whole system and thing, but most Jamaicans say "babylon" for the police."
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post provides selected YouTube comments about the meaning of "Babylon" in Barrington Levy's classic 1984 Reggae song "Under Mi Sensi", in other Reggae songs, and in Jamaican culture itself. Those comments are from a sound file of Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" (original version). The lyrics for that song are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/09/barrington-levy-under-mi-sensi-example.html for a companion post about Barrington Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" which includes information about Barrington Levy, a synopsis of this song, and explanations for other words in that song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Barrington Levy for his musical legacy. Thanks also to the publisher of this example on YouTube, and all those who are quoted in this post.
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Barrington LevY-Under Mi Sensi (original version)
Micaah Alina, Uploaded on Feb 7, 2008
-snip-
Note that some commenters wrote that this isn’t the full song.
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LYRICS: UNDER MI SENSI
(Barrington Levy, original version)
Waoh, hey, waoh, see, waoh, see, oh well, hey
Ah, from mi stand up inna volcano
Ah, from den mi bun di ganja pipe
Babylon come an tell mi dat naw right
Mi say mi bun it an pass it on da right
Mi say dem come in and dem lookin' pon di dread
Dem say, "Hey natty dread locks, a where you come from?
You muss have two stick a sensi under your tam"
Mi say, "No officer, lawd, you muss be madd
Mi only smoke cigarette an strictly shag"
Ooh, see, waoh, see, oh well, hey
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi , mi under mi sensi
Under mi sensi, mi under mi sensi, waoh
See, waoh, ooh, waoh, hey
All over mi Babylon, dats all over mi
All over mi Babylon dats all over mi
Dem no ramp wid me, I strictly sensi
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
Oh no, what? Oh no, see
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
All over mi Babylon, it's all over mi
All over mi wicked mann, it's all over mi
Oh no, see, waoh
Hey, Babylon, you no like ganja mann
But ya weed bring da foreign currency pon di island
To Babylon no badda charge me, SA
To Babylon no badda charge mi, SA
One box pon mi lip a bare blood start spit
To Babylon no badda charge mi, SA
posted by Eddy “Teddy” Tee (2015) in the discussion thread of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEvdWHK7GA
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WHAT "BABYLON" MEANS IN "UNDER MI SENSI" AND OTHER REGGAE SONGS
In Reggae music the term "Babylon" takes its general meaning from the Bible.
From http://www.gotquestions.org/Babylonian-empire.html
..."In the Bible, Babylon is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation, as it rises from its rebellious beginnings to become a symbol of the Antichrist’s evil world system. When God’s people required discipline, God used the Babylonian Empire to accomplish it, but He limited Judah’s captivity to 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11). Then, God promised to “punish the king of Babylon and his nation” (Jeremiah 25:12) “for all the wrong they have done in Zion” (Jeremiah 51:24). Ultimately, all evil will be judged, as symbolized by Babylon’s demise in Revelation 18:21: “The great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again.”
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Here are some comments about the meaning of "Babylon" in Reggae music. These comments are from the discussion thread for the video embedded above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFEvdWHK7GA. These comments are given in chronological order with the oldest comments presented first, except for replies. I've assigned numbers to these comments for referencing purposes only.
1. kuboss007, 2010
"Can anyone explain me please whats the meaning of "Babylon" in reggae lyrics? I know that was a city that disappered below sea, but i dont get it."
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Re: the reference to "a city that disappeared below the sea" I thin that the commenter confused "Atlantis" with "Babylon".
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Replies:
2. Damn Youthstyle, 2010
"babylon means the west basically, peter tosh wouldnt tour in america because 'it's the heart of the babylon" and zion is Africa"
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Peter Tosh was another influential Reggae singer/composer.
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3. freewillunfree, 2010
"The remains of Babylon are in Iraq. I understand American forces have been using the remains to fill their sandbags. Im not a rasta so qualify this. Babylon in some songs obviously mean police, etc. However I have heard it in contexts where it means people who generally oppress or who are seen to oppress the descendents of African slaves or even rasta themselves. So as damnyouthstyle says Peter Tosh wouldn't even go to The US. Perhaps some rasta will explain more."
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4. verypleased, 2010
"isnt Babilondis a mtephorical term, to describe something that does not pertain to this infrastructure or system..people who smoke de weed are thinkers, and are closer to this wickymandas that barrington is so proudly singing about, in the words of Timothy Leary Think for yourself and question authority..peace sisters and brothers.."
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5. Royst, 2010
"Babylon was a mighty nation now modern day bagdad 50 miles south of the main center its where they have ment to of built the tower of babil hence the words what r u babilin on about where nimrod and all the nations language was changed by god the almighty Israel which was in the east built on mount zion was given into the hands of babylon becas they worshiped other gods..an the almighty said i will give u away 2 the deppression of babylon"
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6. Singh Steve, 2010
in reply to gina104683 [who also asked a question about the meaning "Babylon" in this song]
"Babylon is a form of oppression, and that is what would happen to Israel in ancient days because of rebelliousness against the Lord. As for Babylon reference in the Caribbean the rastafarians refer to the cops as Babylon because that is a form of oppression."
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7. Xen64, 2010
"Babylon represents all the evil and corruption in the world. It is much broader than particular organizations, nor is it specific to rastas.
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8. Rapquake, 2010
"in simplest clearest terms Babylon iz DOWNpressors"
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"Downpressors" is the Rastafari way of saying "oppressors"
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9. latido eterno, 2010
in reply to freewillunfree
"babylon refers to a culture of greed. WE are babylon when we support those that are greedy. and trust me, we do this without even knowing it.
who here buys brand name products? shoes? clothes? (the blind) who keeps all that money? (the superrich) who works to death to supply this to us? (the poor)
babylon is a state of selfishness.:
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10. ericjungleboy, 2011
in reply to KNIEBEL0815 [who indicated that Babylon meant the oppresive system of government)
"@KNIEBEL0815 For the sake of this song, Babylon is the police, plain and simple. That's what it means to most JAcans. More time you hear somebody say "Babylon" is the police dem talking bout. If yu a Rasta, then maybe for you it's about the whole system and thing, but most Jamaicans say "babylon" for the police."
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Surinamese vocalist Norma Sante - "Moni Bate" & Several Other Songs
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases three examples of Surinamese vocalist Norma Sante singing "Moni Bate" and three additional songs.
The contents of this post are presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
Information about this singer and these songs -in English or in French- would be greatly appreated.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Norma Sante for her musical legacy. Thanks also to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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FEATURED EXAMPLES OF "MONI BATE"
Example #1: ALEKE ROOTS RIDDIM 01 NORMA SANTE MONI BATE
ALFRED BISOINA, Published on Jun 5, 2013
ARANGEMENT . ALFRED BISOINA .FREDJESTUDIO
-snip-
-snip-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_French_Guiana indicates that "AlΓ©kΓ© is a style of drum-based music that arose in the 1950s.[citation needed] It is similar to salsa music and merengue.
My guess is that Aleke Roots Riddim is dancehall music that is based on "AlΓ©kΓ© music. Hopefully, someone will correct my guess and add information about these music forms.
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Example #2: moni bate - norma aleke festival at flamboyant park
OutbreakVision Suriname, Published on Nov 11, 2013
-snip-
Here's a comment about this song in French (with Google Translate's English translation)
MaΓ―ra Fimiez, 2013
"Moni baté est une chanson qui dit je veux de l argent sont travailler elle bien cette chanson mais sa vé dire que les élève sont pas oublier de travailler à l école et c est pas bien norma"
Moni BatΓ© is a song that says I want the money are working it well that song but its vee say that the student not forget to work with the school and c is not well norma
[My speculative interpretation of that English translation: "Moni BatΓ©" is a song that says "I want the money and am willing to work for it. But the song also reminds students not to forget to study in school and a "C" grade -just getting passing grades- isn't enough.]
Please let me know if this is a correct English interpretation. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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Example #3: NORMA FT BLACK ALUKU ET LS TIGRESSES O ZEPHIR " MONI BATE EN LIVE"
blackaluku Published on Jan 4, 2014
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OTHER PERFORMANCES BY NORMA SANTE
Example #1: NORMA SANTE - FA FU DU
fayafebo1 Uploaded on Jun 20, 2010
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Example #2: Norma sante & Naphtali,"i ta pee koe mi fii"
naphtali973 Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011
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Example #3: Norma Sante Feat Naks Kaseko Loko Live @ Paramaribo Filmed by Donkarleon
donkarleon, Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
Naks Kasoko Loko is a Cultural(Folklore) Music Formation from Suriname and Part of The Naks Organisation( Standing for African Culture) in Suriname(South America neigb. Brazil, British & French Guyana). Theire Music tyle it's call Kaseko also from the same Familly(musically) as Kawina and "Bigie Pokoe". Norma Sante is a guest singer and has also her own solo carier. Real talented as a singer and dancer! one of the most ecleptic performer in Suriname. She features on the upcoming and long awaited Album of the Congolese Crssover Artist Donkarleon with the song titled"Good Vibrations/Swieti Sani". To b released on 1 July 2012(Keti Koti day).
For more infos about Naks Kaseko Loko or Naks organisation and project in Suriname pls check theire Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/naks.wanrutu
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases three examples of Surinamese vocalist Norma Sante singing "Moni Bate" and three additional songs.
The contents of this post are presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
Information about this singer and these songs -in English or in French- would be greatly appreated.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Norma Sante for her musical legacy. Thanks also to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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FEATURED EXAMPLES OF "MONI BATE"
Example #1: ALEKE ROOTS RIDDIM 01 NORMA SANTE MONI BATE
ALFRED BISOINA, Published on Jun 5, 2013
ARANGEMENT . ALFRED BISOINA .FREDJESTUDIO
-snip-
-snip-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_French_Guiana indicates that "AlΓ©kΓ© is a style of drum-based music that arose in the 1950s.[citation needed] It is similar to salsa music and merengue.
My guess is that Aleke Roots Riddim is dancehall music that is based on "AlΓ©kΓ© music. Hopefully, someone will correct my guess and add information about these music forms.
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Example #2: moni bate - norma aleke festival at flamboyant park
OutbreakVision Suriname, Published on Nov 11, 2013
-snip-
Here's a comment about this song in French (with Google Translate's English translation)
MaΓ―ra Fimiez, 2013
"Moni baté est une chanson qui dit je veux de l argent sont travailler elle bien cette chanson mais sa vé dire que les élève sont pas oublier de travailler à l école et c est pas bien norma"
Moni BatΓ© is a song that says I want the money are working it well that song but its vee say that the student not forget to work with the school and c is not well norma
[My speculative interpretation of that English translation: "Moni BatΓ©" is a song that says "I want the money and am willing to work for it. But the song also reminds students not to forget to study in school and a "C" grade -just getting passing grades- isn't enough.]
Please let me know if this is a correct English interpretation. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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Example #3: NORMA FT BLACK ALUKU ET LS TIGRESSES O ZEPHIR " MONI BATE EN LIVE"
blackaluku Published on Jan 4, 2014
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OTHER PERFORMANCES BY NORMA SANTE
Example #1: NORMA SANTE - FA FU DU
fayafebo1 Uploaded on Jun 20, 2010
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Example #2: Norma sante & Naphtali,"i ta pee koe mi fii"
naphtali973 Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011
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Example #3: Norma Sante Feat Naks Kaseko Loko Live @ Paramaribo Filmed by Donkarleon
donkarleon, Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
Naks Kasoko Loko is a Cultural(Folklore) Music Formation from Suriname and Part of The Naks Organisation( Standing for African Culture) in Suriname(South America neigb. Brazil, British & French Guyana). Theire Music tyle it's call Kaseko also from the same Familly(musically) as Kawina and "Bigie Pokoe". Norma Sante is a guest singer and has also her own solo carier. Real talented as a singer and dancer! one of the most ecleptic performer in Suriname. She features on the upcoming and long awaited Album of the Congolese Crssover Artist Donkarleon with the song titled"Good Vibrations/Swieti Sani". To b released on 1 July 2012(Keti Koti day).
For more infos about Naks Kaseko Loko or Naks organisation and project in Suriname pls check theire Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/naks.wanrutu
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
What Sean Paul's "Get Busy" ("Shake That Thing Miss Annabella") Song Means
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a video and song lyrics for Sean Paul's hit 2002 Dancehall record "Get Busy", also known as "Shake That Thing Miss Annabella".
This post also includes my interpretation of the song's lyrics.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Sean Paul for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-house-parties-then-now-part-ii.html for another pancocojams post on this record which includes selected comments from this video's discussion thread.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sean Paul - Get Busy
Maja Martin, Uploaded on Aug 2, 2008
Sean Paul performing Get Busy - Official Music Video
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This video was filmed in Toronto, Canada.
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LYRICS - GET BUSY [given with line numbers for explanation purposes]
(Sean Paul)
1. Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana
2. Shake that thing Miss Annabella
3. Shake that thing yan Donna Donna
4. Jodi and Rebecca
5. Woman get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
6. When the beat drops
7. Just keep swinging it
8. Get jiggy
9. Get crunked up
10. Percolate anything you want to call it
11. Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
12. Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim when me ride
13. And me lyrics a provide electricity
14. Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’
15. Can you done know your destiny
16. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
17. In a the car with us
18. Them nah war with us
19. In a the club them want flex with us
20. To get next to us
21. Them cah vex with us
22. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
23. gal a call me name and its me fame
24. Its all good girl turn me on
25. ‘Til a early morn’
26. Let’s get it on
27. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
28. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
29. Woman don’t sweat it,
30. don’t get agitate just gwaan rotate
31. Can anything you want you know you must get it
32. From you name a mentuin
33. Don’t ease the tension
34. just run the program gals wan pet it
35. Just have a good time
36. Gal free up unu mind
37. caw nobody can dis you man won‘t let it can
38. You a the number one gal
39. Wave you hand
40. Make them see you wedding band
[Chorus]
41. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
42. In a the car with us
43. Them nah war with us
44. In a the club them want flex with us
45. To get next to us
46. Them cah vex with us
47. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
48. gal a call me name and its me fame
49. Its all good girl turn me on
50. ‘Til a early morn’
51. Let’s get it on
52. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
53. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
54. Woman Get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
55. When the beat drops
56. Just keep swinging it
57. Get jiggy
58. Get crunked up
59. Percolate anything you want to call it
60. Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
61. Me want fi see you get live
62. ‘pon the riddim when me ride
63. And me lyrics a provide electricity
64. Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’
65. Can you done know your destiny
[Chorus]
66. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
67. In a the car with us
68. Them nah war with us
69. In a the club them want flex with us
70. To get next to us
71. Them cah vex with us
72. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
73. gal a call me name and its me fame
74. It’s all good girl turn me on
75. ‘til a early morn’
76. let’s get it on
77. let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
78. girl…it’s all good just turn me on
79. Yo, Shake that thing
80. Miss Kana Kana shake that thing
81. Yo, Annabella shake that thing
82. Miss Donna Donna
83. Yo Miss Jodi yu’r di one and Rebecca shake that thing
84. Yo shake that thing
85. Yo Joanna shake that thing
86. Yo Annabella shake that think
87. Miss Kana Kana
[Chorus]
88. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
89. In a the car with us
90. Them nah war with us
91. In a the club them want flex with us
92. To get next to us
93. Them cah vex with us
94. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
95. gal a call me name and its me fame
96. Its all good girl turn me on
97. ‘Til a early morn’
98. Let’s get it on
99. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
100. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
[x2]
101. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
102. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
-snip-
From http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/seanpaul/getbusy.html
[quoted on that page: "Thanks to amsasss for adding these lyrics".]
The lines for these lyrics are slightly reformatted for this pancocojams post.
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LYRICS EXPLANATIONS (using the above line numbers)
Most of these explanations are my interpretations. Citations are given for other explanations.
Additions and corrections are welcome.
Note: Some words and phrases in Sean Paul's "Get Busy" song are from African American Vernacular English and some are from Jamaican Patois. I'll note below when the word/phrase is from Jamaican Patois.
1-4: Calling out specific names of female dancers who are dancing very well at a nightclub.(club); telling them to continue to "get busy" ("get busy" = do "hot", sexy dance movies; dance seductively)
shake that thing = (telling a female to) shake your butt seductively [in time to the music]
5. refers to one woman but probably references all women dancers at that party
"booty" = butt, behind, ass
6. when the beat drops
(another way of saying 'when the beat kicks in)
From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110209224756AAUZeUn "What does When The Beat Drops mean?"
Best Answer: Derek, 2010: " when the beat drops.... explains itself. when the first bass or kick hits. WHEN THE BEAT DROPS. lol
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anonymous, 2010: "It starts after the buildup to it. It's usually louder or more pronounced than the other components of the beat."
7-11: are all different ways of saying the same thing = get busy and dance sexy/seductively, shake your hips and your butt.
7. "keep swinging it" = "it" means your butt
8. Get jiggy = dance frenetically (in seductive ways)
Information about the word "jiggy" is found in this pancocojams post: http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-jiggy-means-where-that-word-really.html "What "Jiggy" Means & Where That Word REALLY Came From"
9. "get crunked up" = get super-excited
Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk for more about the African American slang term "crunked"
10. percolate - get ready to get hot (even more sexy); using the "prepare, heat up coffee" meaning of the word "percolate"
11. oscillate your hip = swing your hips back and forth (wine)
12. "Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim when me ride" = Jamaican Patois
American English "translations" = I want to see you get live (get really pumped up/get really into the dance; dance really well)
'upon the riddim = dancing to the beat (the music)
when me ride = while I dance holding on to you
13. "And me lyrics a provide electricity" = The lyrics of my song provides electricity (raises the energy in the room)
14. "Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’ = The girl is given a compliment for dancing so well.
"Nobody can tell you nuttin (nothing) means that she dances so well (as though she's an expert) and she dances with such confidence that she doesn't want to or need to learn anything from anyone else.
15. "Can you done know your destiny" = (like you can already know what your life will be like in the future) = She dances with such self-assuredness as though she knows her destiny (what her life will be) and she's secure in that future (happy about that future).
16. - 21. These are Patois comments about women's relationship with/attitudes towards him and his friends (and by extension, about female/male relationships in general)
16. "Yo sexy ladies want par with us" = Hey, sexy ladies want to partner with us (become our woman)
17. "In a the car with us" = (When women are in the car with us (alone with us)
18. "Them nah war with us" = They aren't making war with us (They don't pick fights. They aren't angry with us.)
19. "In a the club them want flex with us" = In the club they want to hang with us (be all close to us)
From http://dancehallflex.page.tl/jamaican-patois-A_Z.htm "Flex="to chill and hang out having a time, to plan an activity"
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"chill out"= relax; "having a time" = "having a good (in this case) relaxing time
20. "To get next to us" = to get close to us
21. "Them cah vex with us" = (Patois) They can't get mad/angry with us
[Read the definition for "vex" in the Jamaican patois definition page whose link is given in #19.]
22."From the day me born jah ignite me flame" (Patios) = From the day that I was born, God [Jah] ignited my flame
23. "gal a call me name and its me fame" (Patois) = Girl, all you have to do is call my name and that makes me feel famous (special).
24-28. These are familiar (African American) "lines" (sayings) found in R&B songs and elsewhere that men use to get a woman to "turn him on" (have sex with him)
24. "it's all good" = everything is good (Don't worry about anything).
29. "Woman don’t sweat it" = Don't worry about anything (People often sweat when they're worried).
30. "don’t get agitate just gwaan rotate" (Patois) = Don't get agitated just go on (gwaan) and rotate your hips.
31. "Can anything you want you know you must get it" = You can get anything you want; you know you must get it [with "it" meaning "sex".]
32. [continues from line #31] "From you name a mentuin" (Patios) = from the minute you say your name.
33. "Don’t ease the tension" = continue increasing the intensity
34. "just run the program gals wan pet it" = Just continue doing what you are expected to do; "It" is the male sexual organ.
35. "Just have a good time"
36. "Gal free up unu mind" (African American/Patois) = "free up your mind" (Don't worry about anything)
37. "caw nobody can dis you man won‘t let it can (Patios) = Because no one can disrespect (insult) you. Your man [I] won't let that happen.
38. "You a the number one gal" (Patois) = You're my number one girl. (You're my woman.)
39. "Wave you hand" (Patois) = Wave your hand
40. "Make them see you wedding band (Patois) = [continues from #39] so that people can see your wedding band (wedding ring)
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The remainder of the song repeats the words that have already been sung.
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This pancocojams post showcases a video and song lyrics for Sean Paul's hit 2002 Dancehall record "Get Busy", also known as "Shake That Thing Miss Annabella".
This post also includes my interpretation of the song's lyrics.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Sean Paul for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-house-parties-then-now-part-ii.html for another pancocojams post on this record which includes selected comments from this video's discussion thread.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sean Paul - Get Busy
Maja Martin, Uploaded on Aug 2, 2008
Sean Paul performing Get Busy - Official Music Video
-snip-
This video was filmed in Toronto, Canada.
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LYRICS - GET BUSY [given with line numbers for explanation purposes]
(Sean Paul)
1. Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana
2. Shake that thing Miss Annabella
3. Shake that thing yan Donna Donna
4. Jodi and Rebecca
5. Woman get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
6. When the beat drops
7. Just keep swinging it
8. Get jiggy
9. Get crunked up
10. Percolate anything you want to call it
11. Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
12. Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim when me ride
13. And me lyrics a provide electricity
14. Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’
15. Can you done know your destiny
16. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
17. In a the car with us
18. Them nah war with us
19. In a the club them want flex with us
20. To get next to us
21. Them cah vex with us
22. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
23. gal a call me name and its me fame
24. Its all good girl turn me on
25. ‘Til a early morn’
26. Let’s get it on
27. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
28. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
29. Woman don’t sweat it,
30. don’t get agitate just gwaan rotate
31. Can anything you want you know you must get it
32. From you name a mentuin
33. Don’t ease the tension
34. just run the program gals wan pet it
35. Just have a good time
36. Gal free up unu mind
37. caw nobody can dis you man won‘t let it can
38. You a the number one gal
39. Wave you hand
40. Make them see you wedding band
[Chorus]
41. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
42. In a the car with us
43. Them nah war with us
44. In a the club them want flex with us
45. To get next to us
46. Them cah vex with us
47. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
48. gal a call me name and its me fame
49. Its all good girl turn me on
50. ‘Til a early morn’
51. Let’s get it on
52. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
53. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
54. Woman Get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
55. When the beat drops
56. Just keep swinging it
57. Get jiggy
58. Get crunked up
59. Percolate anything you want to call it
60. Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
61. Me want fi see you get live
62. ‘pon the riddim when me ride
63. And me lyrics a provide electricity
64. Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’
65. Can you done know your destiny
[Chorus]
66. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
67. In a the car with us
68. Them nah war with us
69. In a the club them want flex with us
70. To get next to us
71. Them cah vex with us
72. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
73. gal a call me name and its me fame
74. It’s all good girl turn me on
75. ‘til a early morn’
76. let’s get it on
77. let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
78. girl…it’s all good just turn me on
79. Yo, Shake that thing
80. Miss Kana Kana shake that thing
81. Yo, Annabella shake that thing
82. Miss Donna Donna
83. Yo Miss Jodi yu’r di one and Rebecca shake that thing
84. Yo shake that thing
85. Yo Joanna shake that thing
86. Yo Annabella shake that think
87. Miss Kana Kana
[Chorus]
88. Yo sexy ladies want par with us
89. In a the car with us
90. Them nah war with us
91. In a the club them want flex with us
92. To get next to us
93. Them cah vex with us
94. From the day me born jah ignite me flame
95. gal a call me name and its me fame
96. Its all good girl turn me on
97. ‘Til a early morn’
98. Let’s get it on
99. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
100. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
[x2]
101. Let’s get it on ‘til a early morning
102. Girl it’s all good just turn me on
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From http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/seanpaul/getbusy.html
[quoted on that page: "Thanks to amsasss for adding these lyrics".]
The lines for these lyrics are slightly reformatted for this pancocojams post.
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LYRICS EXPLANATIONS (using the above line numbers)
Most of these explanations are my interpretations. Citations are given for other explanations.
Additions and corrections are welcome.
Note: Some words and phrases in Sean Paul's "Get Busy" song are from African American Vernacular English and some are from Jamaican Patois. I'll note below when the word/phrase is from Jamaican Patois.
1-4: Calling out specific names of female dancers who are dancing very well at a nightclub.(club); telling them to continue to "get busy" ("get busy" = do "hot", sexy dance movies; dance seductively)
shake that thing = (telling a female to) shake your butt seductively [in time to the music]
5. refers to one woman but probably references all women dancers at that party
"booty" = butt, behind, ass
6. when the beat drops
(another way of saying 'when the beat kicks in)
From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110209224756AAUZeUn "What does When The Beat Drops mean?"
Best Answer: Derek, 2010: " when the beat drops.... explains itself. when the first bass or kick hits. WHEN THE BEAT DROPS. lol
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anonymous, 2010: "It starts after the buildup to it. It's usually louder or more pronounced than the other components of the beat."
7-11: are all different ways of saying the same thing = get busy and dance sexy/seductively, shake your hips and your butt.
7. "keep swinging it" = "it" means your butt
8. Get jiggy = dance frenetically (in seductive ways)
Information about the word "jiggy" is found in this pancocojams post: http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-jiggy-means-where-that-word-really.html "What "Jiggy" Means & Where That Word REALLY Came From"
9. "get crunked up" = get super-excited
Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk for more about the African American slang term "crunked"
10. percolate - get ready to get hot (even more sexy); using the "prepare, heat up coffee" meaning of the word "percolate"
11. oscillate your hip = swing your hips back and forth (wine)
12. "Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim when me ride" = Jamaican Patois
American English "translations" = I want to see you get live (get really pumped up/get really into the dance; dance really well)
'upon the riddim = dancing to the beat (the music)
when me ride = while I dance holding on to you
13. "And me lyrics a provide electricity" = The lyrics of my song provides electricity (raises the energy in the room)
14. "Gal nobody can tell you nuttin’ = The girl is given a compliment for dancing so well.
"Nobody can tell you nuttin (nothing) means that she dances so well (as though she's an expert) and she dances with such confidence that she doesn't want to or need to learn anything from anyone else.
15. "Can you done know your destiny" = (like you can already know what your life will be like in the future) = She dances with such self-assuredness as though she knows her destiny (what her life will be) and she's secure in that future (happy about that future).
16. - 21. These are Patois comments about women's relationship with/attitudes towards him and his friends (and by extension, about female/male relationships in general)
16. "Yo sexy ladies want par with us" = Hey, sexy ladies want to partner with us (become our woman)
17. "In a the car with us" = (When women are in the car with us (alone with us)
18. "Them nah war with us" = They aren't making war with us (They don't pick fights. They aren't angry with us.)
19. "In a the club them want flex with us" = In the club they want to hang with us (be all close to us)
From http://dancehallflex.page.tl/jamaican-patois-A_Z.htm "Flex="to chill and hang out having a time, to plan an activity"
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"chill out"= relax; "having a time" = "having a good (in this case) relaxing time
20. "To get next to us" = to get close to us
21. "Them cah vex with us" = (Patois) They can't get mad/angry with us
[Read the definition for "vex" in the Jamaican patois definition page whose link is given in #19.]
22."From the day me born jah ignite me flame" (Patios) = From the day that I was born, God [Jah] ignited my flame
23. "gal a call me name and its me fame" (Patois) = Girl, all you have to do is call my name and that makes me feel famous (special).
24-28. These are familiar (African American) "lines" (sayings) found in R&B songs and elsewhere that men use to get a woman to "turn him on" (have sex with him)
24. "it's all good" = everything is good (Don't worry about anything).
29. "Woman don’t sweat it" = Don't worry about anything (People often sweat when they're worried).
30. "don’t get agitate just gwaan rotate" (Patois) = Don't get agitated just go on (gwaan) and rotate your hips.
31. "Can anything you want you know you must get it" = You can get anything you want; you know you must get it [with "it" meaning "sex".]
32. [continues from line #31] "From you name a mentuin" (Patios) = from the minute you say your name.
33. "Don’t ease the tension" = continue increasing the intensity
34. "just run the program gals wan pet it" = Just continue doing what you are expected to do; "It" is the male sexual organ.
35. "Just have a good time"
36. "Gal free up unu mind" (African American/Patois) = "free up your mind" (Don't worry about anything)
37. "caw nobody can dis you man won‘t let it can (Patios) = Because no one can disrespect (insult) you. Your man [I] won't let that happen.
38. "You a the number one gal" (Patois) = You're my number one girl. (You're my woman.)
39. "Wave you hand" (Patois) = Wave your hand
40. "Make them see you wedding band (Patois) = [continues from #39] so that people can see your wedding band (wedding ring)
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The remainder of the song repeats the words that have already been sung.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
What "Jiggy" Means & Where That Word REALLY Came From
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision: November 16, 2023
This is Part I of a two part series on the word "jiggy" and on the phrases "gettin jiggy wit (with) it", "keepin it jiggy", and "its a jiggy time."
Part I provides information and comments about the meanings and sources of the word "jiggy" and those phrases mentioned above. This post also includes my interpretation of certain slang words that are found in lyrics to selected songs hat include those words and phrases. My interpretation of selected blogger comments are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-keeping-it-jiggy.html for Part II of this post.
Part II features Will Smith's 1997 Hip Hop video "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" as well as two videos and one sound file of Dancehall records that include the word "jiggy" in their lyrics. Those records are Voicemail featuring Bogle, and Delly Ranks' "Weh Di Time" (also known as "Jiggy Time"), Sean Paul's "Get Busy", and Elephant Man's "Keeping It Jiggy".
The content of this post is presented for etymology and cultural purposes.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DEFINITIONS OF "JIGGY" AND CERTAIN PHRASES THAT INCLUDE THAT WORD [REVISED October 19, 2020]
"Jiggy" is an adjective that was coined by African Americans in the late 20th century. As is the case with other slang words, "jiggy" has multiple meanings.
Latest revision: November 16, 2023
This is Part I of a two part series on the word "jiggy" and on the phrases "gettin jiggy wit (with) it", "keepin it jiggy", and "its a jiggy time."
Part I provides information and comments about the meanings and sources of the word "jiggy" and those phrases mentioned above. This post also includes my interpretation of certain slang words that are found in lyrics to selected songs hat include those words and phrases. My interpretation of selected blogger comments are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-keeping-it-jiggy.html for Part II of this post.
Part II features Will Smith's 1997 Hip Hop video "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" as well as two videos and one sound file of Dancehall records that include the word "jiggy" in their lyrics. Those records are Voicemail featuring Bogle, and Delly Ranks' "Weh Di Time" (also known as "Jiggy Time"), Sean Paul's "Get Busy", and Elephant Man's "Keeping It Jiggy".
The content of this post is presented for etymology and cultural purposes.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DEFINITIONS OF "JIGGY" AND CERTAIN PHRASES THAT INCLUDE THAT WORD [REVISED October 19, 2020]
"Jiggy" is an adjective that was coined by African Americans in the late 20th century. As is the case with other slang words, "jiggy" has multiple meanings.
Here are three entries for the word "jiggy" from http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jiggy,
These entries are given in no particular order, and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Here are my explanations for the slang in that entry:
-"Played out" = something that is no longer used.
-"Harlem cats" = Men in Harlem (a section of New York City, New York, USA)
-"dressing fly" = wearing clothes in the latest [African American] urban styles. [Note that the adjective "fly" is a compliment.]
-"getting jiggy on the dance floor" is the same as "getting loose" = enjoy yourself without regard to any inhibitions, for example, females dancing in sexually provocative ways
-"yo duke" = Hey, [that] man
-"Phat Farm" = a [formerly] popular brand of African American urban clothing
-"Jewalzz" = jewels
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2. jiggy [means]
1) down with
2) having sex or messing around with
3) exclamation that means "Sweet!" or "Tiiiiiight!"
4) all right
1) "Gettin' jiggy wit it...na na na na na na na!"
or "Yeah, I'm jiggy wit that."
2) "I got jiggy wit your mom last night."
3) "Gator boots with the pimped-out Gucci suit." "JIGGY!"
4) "You aiight? Everything jiggy over here?"
by Nick D , February 25, 2003
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"down with" = agree with; being into" something or someone [accept, support]
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3. "jiggy= adjective to describe having a good time..."
- jamdowntnt, 08-20-2005
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"Jiggy - originally black American urban slang, made popular in mainstream American culture by actor/rapper Will Smith and co-opted by Elephant Man, has since become passe in the African-American community in which it originated; used varyingly to refer to 'having a good time' (as jamdowntnt put it) or a blanket descriptive term for the colourful, dance-oriented style of dancehall reggae currently in vogue, epitomized by artists Elephant Man and Voise Mail (and a few tracks by Beenie [m]an."
Don Malvo, , 08-20-2005
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Added Oct. 19, 2020
I'm sorry that I didn't quote additional excerpts from that dancehallreggae.com website or its entire article because it appears that that website is no longer active. That entire discussion thread was interesting because it documented how the meanings of Jamaican slang meanings might change over a period of time.
All the Jamaican bloggers who were quoted in that discussion agreed about the meaning of the word "jiggy". However, there was some disagreement about other words such as "weddy" and "passa passa". By the end of that discussion thread some of the bloggers recognized that at least part of the disagreement was because the meanings of some slang words had changed over time.
The two other important points that I got from that discussion thread were that
1. like most slang throughout the world- most Jamaican slang words and phrases have a short life
and
2. in those bloggers' opinions, Dancehall artists often make up words and phrases or give previously existing words and phrases new meanings as a means of increasing their records' sales.
-snip-
(Added Oct. 19, 2020)
The event takes place at Stone Love headquarters, Burlington Avenue in Kingston, where Weddy Weddy's first songs were played in 2005.
1. "jiggy "
A played out slang term from the mid to late 90's meaning getting loose or dressing fly that was used by New Yorkers(mainly Harlem cats) before Will Smith came out with "Getting Jiggy with it".
Yo duke looking Jiggy tonight with the Phat Farm sweater and the Jewalzz...
or
Damn you was getting Jiggy on the dance floor last night.
by Olskoolrule May 26, 2004"
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-Will Smith's Rap record "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" was recorded in 1996 and released in Jan 1997. (More comments about Will Smith and the word "jiggy" are found below.)
Yo duke looking Jiggy tonight with the Phat Farm sweater and the Jewalzz...
or
Damn you was getting Jiggy on the dance floor last night.
by Olskoolrule May 26, 2004"
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-Will Smith's Rap record "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" was recorded in 1996 and released in Jan 1997. (More comments about Will Smith and the word "jiggy" are found below.)
Here are my explanations for the slang in that entry:
-"Played out" = something that is no longer used.
-"Harlem cats" = Men in Harlem (a section of New York City, New York, USA)
-"dressing fly" = wearing clothes in the latest [African American] urban styles. [Note that the adjective "fly" is a compliment.]
-"getting jiggy on the dance floor" is the same as "getting loose" = enjoy yourself without regard to any inhibitions, for example, females dancing in sexually provocative ways
-"yo duke" = Hey, [that] man
-"Phat Farm" = a [formerly] popular brand of African American urban clothing
-"Jewalzz" = jewels
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2. jiggy [means]
1) down with
2) having sex or messing around with
3) exclamation that means "Sweet!" or "Tiiiiiight!"
4) all right
1) "Gettin' jiggy wit it...na na na na na na na!"
or "Yeah, I'm jiggy wit that."
2) "I got jiggy wit your mom last night."
3) "Gator boots with the pimped-out Gucci suit." "JIGGY!"
4) "You aiight? Everything jiggy over here?"
by Nick D , February 25, 2003
-snip-
"down with" = agree with; being into" something or someone [accept, support]
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3. "jiggy= adjective to describe having a good time..."
- jamdowntnt, 08-20-2005
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Here's an excerpt from http://forum.dancehallreggae.com/archive/index.php/t-59720.html Warning- Some of the comments in that discussion contain Jamaican English profanity and American English profanity.
"Jiggy - originally black American urban slang, made popular in mainstream American culture by actor/rapper Will Smith and co-opted by Elephant Man, has since become passe in the African-American community in which it originated; used varyingly to refer to 'having a good time' (as jamdowntnt put it) or a blanket descriptive term for the colourful, dance-oriented style of dancehall reggae currently in vogue, epitomized by artists Elephant Man and Voise Mail (and a few tracks by Beenie [m]an."
Don Malvo, , 08-20-2005
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Added Oct. 19, 2020
I'm sorry that I didn't quote additional excerpts from that dancehallreggae.com website or its entire article because it appears that that website is no longer active. That entire discussion thread was interesting because it documented how the meanings of Jamaican slang meanings might change over a period of time.
All the Jamaican bloggers who were quoted in that discussion agreed about the meaning of the word "jiggy". However, there was some disagreement about other words such as "weddy" and "passa passa". By the end of that discussion thread some of the bloggers recognized that at least part of the disagreement was because the meanings of some slang words had changed over time.
The two other important points that I got from that discussion thread were that
1. like most slang throughout the world- most Jamaican slang words and phrases have a short life
and
2. in those bloggers' opinions, Dancehall artists often make up words and phrases or give previously existing words and phrases new meanings as a means of increasing their records' sales.
-snip-
(Added Oct. 19, 2020)
"Weddy weddy" and "passa passa" are names for two different types of Dancehall dance movements.
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Weddy Weddy probably came from the phrase "Weh di" that means "where the" in Jamaica patois:
https://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Weh-di-restaurant-deh/3727#.X46kjNBKi1s
"Weh di restaurant deh
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Weddy Weddy probably came from the phrase "Weh di" that means "where the" in Jamaica patois:
https://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Weh-di-restaurant-deh/3727#.X46kjNBKi1s
"Weh di restaurant deh
English translation "where is the restaurant?" "
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Here's a 2019 Jamaican Observer article that includes the terms "weddy weddy" and "passa passa"
From http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/weddy-weddy-comes-of-age_171240?profile "Weddy Weddy comes of age"
by Howard Campbell, July 31, 2019
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Here's a 2019 Jamaican Observer article that includes the terms "weddy weddy" and "passa passa"
From http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/weddy-weddy-comes-of-age_171240?profile "Weddy Weddy comes of age"
by Howard Campbell, July 31, 2019
The event takes place at Stone Love headquarters, Burlington Avenue in Kingston, where Weddy Weddy's first songs were played in 2005.
“It's a significant event, it shows di world dat Stone Love is still current an' keeping acquainted with what's going on. Most of all, wi giving di people good, clean music,” Powell told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.
Powell and deejay Elephant Man, whose office was on the Stone Love compound, are conceptualisers of Weddy Weddy. Powell said Passa Passa, a West Kingston dance which started in 2003, was the main motivation for him launching the uptown version of that event.
He believes Weddy Weddy's greatest achievement has been breaking songs from emerging artistes, which was one of the objectives of early sound systems.
“Wi give di younger artistes a chance to play an' hear their songs, which they couldn't get on radio. They can play an' hear dem song same time,” Powell stated.
The best known beneficiary of this real time 'bus' is Mavado, who was one of the first artistes to make a mark at Weddy Weddy. Selectors such as Richie Feelings and Boom Boom also got their break there."
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/02/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-keeping-it-jiggy.html . (Part II of this pancocojams series, for more information/comments about the word "weddy".
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WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD "JIGGY"?
Theory #1:
The word "jiggy" in the saying "Gettin' jiggy with (wit) it" and "Keepin it jiggy" comes from the word "jig" (with the etymology of "jig" from the French word "gige", "gigue").
Early definitions for "jiggy"
From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jiggier
"Jiggy
adjective jiggier, jiggiest
1. nervous, active, excitedly energetic
2. wonderful and exciting, because stylish
1930-35, Americanism; origin uncertain, perhaps jig2 or jig(gle) + -y2"
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Later definition for "jiggy"
From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jiggy
adj. jig·gi·er, jig·gi·est Slang
1. Moving excitedly, especially when dancing: getting jiggy on the dance floor.
2. Engaged in sexual intercourse: The couple went upstairs to get jiggy.
3. Affiliated or identified: politicians trying to get jiggy with younger voters.
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Theory #2:
The second theory is that the word "jiggy" in the sayings "Get jiggy wit it." ahd "Keepin it jiggy". comes from the word "jigaboo". That theory comes from Will Smith, the composer and performer of the 1997 Hip-Hop/Pop record "Get Jiggy Wit It" :
From thttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettin'_Jiggy_wit_It
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD "JIGGY"?
Theory #1:
The word "jiggy" in the saying "Gettin' jiggy with (wit) it" and "Keepin it jiggy" comes from the word "jig" (with the etymology of "jig" from the French word "gige", "gigue").
Early definitions for "jiggy"
From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jiggier
"Jiggy
adjective jiggier, jiggiest
1. nervous, active, excitedly energetic
2. wonderful and exciting, because stylish
1930-35, Americanism; origin uncertain, perhaps jig2 or jig(gle) + -y2"
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Later definition for "jiggy"
From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jiggy
adj. jig·gi·er, jig·gi·est Slang
1. Moving excitedly, especially when dancing: getting jiggy on the dance floor.
2. Engaged in sexual intercourse: The couple went upstairs to get jiggy.
3. Affiliated or identified: politicians trying to get jiggy with younger voters.
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Theory #2:
The second theory is that the word "jiggy" in the sayings "Get jiggy wit it." ahd "Keepin it jiggy". comes from the word "jigaboo". That theory comes from Will Smith, the composer and performer of the 1997 Hip-Hop/Pop record "Get Jiggy Wit It" :
From thttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettin'_Jiggy_wit_It
"The connotations associated with the expression getting jiggy were heavily influenced by [Will Smith's single "Get Jiggy Wit It".] The term went from being used to acclaim one's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations [3].
[Will] Smith has attested in an interview[4] that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term "jiggy" with "jigaboo", a derogatory term for African-Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title "getting African-American with it" and which was meant to reference the popular folk-myth of an innate sense of rhythm in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering."[4]
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citation 3: jiggy. (n.d.)". Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved 2007-04-26.
citation 4: Joyner, Michael (1998). "Gettin' Jiggy Wit Will Smith". Feature 4 (9): 7.
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In spite of actor/rapper Will Smith's statement that he created the word "jiggy" from the racial slur "jigaboo", I'm very skeptical of the theory that "jiggy" (as used in Smith's record and the later Jamaican "Jiggy" songs came from the word "jigaboo".
Information about the word "Jigaboo" is found later in this pancocojams post.
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Added March 23, 20220 - Read the March 23, 2022 comment written below by CriticalThinker which
[Will] Smith has attested in an interview[4] that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term "jiggy" with "jigaboo", a derogatory term for African-Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title "getting African-American with it" and which was meant to reference the popular folk-myth of an innate sense of rhythm in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering."[4]
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citation 3: jiggy. (n.d.)". Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved 2007-04-26.
citation 4: Joyner, Michael (1998). "Gettin' Jiggy Wit Will Smith". Feature 4 (9): 7.
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In spite of actor/rapper Will Smith's statement that he created the word "jiggy" from the racial slur "jigaboo", I'm very skeptical of the theory that "jiggy" (as used in Smith's record and the later Jamaican "Jiggy" songs came from the word "jigaboo".
Information about the word "Jigaboo" is found later in this pancocojams post.
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Added March 23, 20220 - Read the March 23, 2022 comment written below by CriticalThinker which
about an Australian language phrase "jigy jigy". Thanks CriticalThinker for sharing that information!
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UPDATE: THE USE OF THE WORD "JIGGY" IN A HIP HOP SONG A 1996 use of the word "jiggy" by LBB
Here are two comments from this pancocojams post's discussion thread that were added by LBB on Dec. 9, 2019. Thanks for these comments, LBB!
UPDATE: THE USE OF THE WORD "JIGGY" IN A HIP HOP SONG A 1996 use of the word "jiggy" by LBB
Here are two comments from this pancocojams post's discussion thread that were added by LBB on Dec. 9, 2019. Thanks for these comments, LBB!
LBB, December 9, 2019 at 10:06 AM
NY rapper Shabazz The Disciple begins his song "Crime
Saga" with the words "Shorty was into being jiggy". In this
contezt it seems to mean a person who 'plays the game' and acquires money by
any means, drugs, pimping etc."
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LBB, December 9, 2019 at 10:10 AM
"Also that song was recorded in '96 which is before the big
Will Smith track."
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WARNING: This Hip Hop track contains profanity and explicit lyrics.
Note that this track was released in 1995 https://www.discogs.com/Shabazz-The-Disciple-Crime-Saga-Death-Be-The-Penalty-The-Sequel/release/310495
"Shabazz The Disciple – Crime Saga (Death Be The Penalty -
The Sequel)
Label:: Penalty Recordings – PRV-0163
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1995"
-end of quote-
This excerpt from the summary for a video of this track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV2_A2pzHRo&ab_channel=ShabazztheDisciple-Topic indicates that "Shabbazz The Disciple left his mark on the Gravediggaz's "Diary Of A Madman." 1995's underground street anthem "Crime Saga" is by far Shabazz's most known solo record to date. The video is directed by The Gza."
-end of quote-
Will Smith's "Getting Jiggy" song was recorded in 1996 and released in 1997. Shabazz The Disciple's earlier use of the word "jiggy" suggests that that word was part of street vernacular in New York City, if not elsewhere in the United States.
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SUGGESTED SYNONYMS FOR "GETTIN JIGGY WITH IT"
Jiggy (fashion) = fashion that are fly, funky [in the latest style according to African American urban aesthetics] Note that these are compliments.
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SELECTED RECORD EXAMPLES WHOSE LYRICS INCLUDE THE WORD "JIGGY"
1. Will Smith - "Gettin Jiggy Wit It"
African American Hip Hop, 1997
Lyric excerpt:
i go psycho, when my new joint hits/
juss cant sit/
gotta get jiggy wit it/
THATS IT!/
Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/willsmith/gettinjiggywitit.html
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Interpretation:
"I go crazy (I get real excited) when I hear my new record".
I just can't sit, I got to get up and enjoy myself dancing enthusiastically (excitedly, wildly)...
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2. Sean Paul - "Get Busy" [also colloquially known as "Shake That Thing Miss Annabella"]
Jamaican Dancehall, filmed in Canada, 2003
Phrase: "Get jiggy"
Lyric excerpt:
Woman Get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
When the beat drops
Just keep swinging it
Get jiggy
Get crunked up
Percolate anything you want to call it
Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
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Interpretation:
Dance provocatively, Get busy [doing that seductive dance]
-snip-
Note that "crunk" is style of African American Hip Hop dancing/
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3. Voicemail, featuring Delly Ranx and Bogle - "Weh Di Time" (also given as "Weddy Time" and "Jiggy Time")
Jamaican Dancehall, 2004
Phrase: "keepin it jiggy" and "it's a jiggy" time"
Lyric excerpts:
"Missa Wacky dis keepin' it jiggy with Delly and Voice Mail...
It's a Jiggy time again
Jiggy Jiggy Jiggy Jiggy
A Jiggy time again
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Interpretation:
It's a jiggy time = It's time to dance, it's time to kick back, (loosen up), relax, and have fun.
-snip-
Note that Wikipedia calls this song a "party anthem" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Mail_(band)
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4. Elephant Man - "Keepin it jiggy"
Jamaican Dancehall, 2004
Lyric excerpt:
"Mek them stay dey war like Tupac and Biggy
Dance we a dance and keeping it jiggy"...
http://www.lyrics.m106.com/s121715,Elephant,Man.html
-snip-
Interpretation:
Make them call a truce in their war (like the African American rappers) Tupac and Biggy [Biggy Smalls]
We'll dance a dance and keep up the good times [and have some fun.]
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S COMMENT
This is by no means a comprehensive listing of songs that include the word "jiggy". For instance,
“Carl Poppa” by Bad Lip Reading is an example of a contemporary American song which parodies a character on the popular television series The Walking Dead is The chorus to that song includes the line "jiggy jar jar doo doo". The word "jiggy" serves a lyrical purpose only, and otherwise is meaningless. Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 for a video of that 2014 song.
Also, the first part of the stage name "Jiggly Caliente", a contestant on Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race, is an example of an adaptation of the word "jiggle". Click http://www.socialitelife.com/rupauls-drag-race-meet-the-queens-jiggly-caliente-02-2012 for that interview.
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "JIGABOO"
1. From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jigaboo
"jigaboo (n.)
insulting name for a black person, 1909, perhaps from jig (q.v.), which had been applied insultingly to persons (regardless of race) since late 18c., and ending from bugaboo. Shortened form jig is attested from 1924."
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2. From http://www.publicationcoach.com/jiggaboo/
"Here is how Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang defines the term and explains its etymology:
JIGABOO noun [1920’s and still in use] (originally U.S.) a derogatory term for a Black person. [either Standard English ‘jig,’ a dance, ultimately from French giguer, to leap to gambol, to frolic (the classic 19th century stereotypes); or modeled on Standard English ‘bugaboo,’ which, in the 13th century, was the name of a demon, and since the 18th century, the fear of demons in general; or Bantu ‘tshikabo,’ a meek and servile person, used as derogatory by slaves. Paradoxically , the first use of ‘jigaboo’ – in the song ‘ I’ve got rings on my fingers’ in the s how ‘The Midnight Sons’ (1909; music Raymond Hubbell)– appears to have referred to Asians"."
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
"Jigaboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigga, jigger(US and UK)[139] term for a black person with stereotypical black features (e.g. dark skin, wide nose, and big lips).[140] Jiggaboo or jigabo is from a Bantu verb tshikabo, meaning meek or servile.[141]"
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The word "jig" may have used as a racial slur for Black people because the beginning of that word rhymes with the beginning of the word "nig".
SUGGESTED SYNONYMS FOR "GETTIN JIGGY WITH IT"
Jiggy (fashion) = fashion that are fly, funky [in the latest style according to African American urban aesthetics] Note that these are compliments.
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SELECTED RECORD EXAMPLES WHOSE LYRICS INCLUDE THE WORD "JIGGY"
1. Will Smith - "Gettin Jiggy Wit It"
African American Hip Hop, 1997
Lyric excerpt:
i go psycho, when my new joint hits/
juss cant sit/
gotta get jiggy wit it/
THATS IT!/
Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/willsmith/gettinjiggywitit.html
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Interpretation:
"I go crazy (I get real excited) when I hear my new record".
I just can't sit, I got to get up and enjoy myself dancing enthusiastically (excitedly, wildly)...
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2. Sean Paul - "Get Busy" [also colloquially known as "Shake That Thing Miss Annabella"]
Jamaican Dancehall, filmed in Canada, 2003
Phrase: "Get jiggy"
Lyric excerpt:
Woman Get busy, Just shake that booty non-stop
When the beat drops
Just keep swinging it
Get jiggy
Get crunked up
Percolate anything you want to call it
Oscillate you hip and don’t take pity
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Interpretation:
Dance provocatively, Get busy [doing that seductive dance]
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Note that "crunk" is style of African American Hip Hop dancing/
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3. Voicemail, featuring Delly Ranx and Bogle - "Weh Di Time" (also given as "Weddy Time" and "Jiggy Time")
Jamaican Dancehall, 2004
Phrase: "keepin it jiggy" and "it's a jiggy" time"
Lyric excerpts:
"Missa Wacky dis keepin' it jiggy with Delly and Voice Mail...
It's a Jiggy time again
Jiggy Jiggy Jiggy Jiggy
A Jiggy time again
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Interpretation:
It's a jiggy time = It's time to dance, it's time to kick back, (loosen up), relax, and have fun.
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Note that Wikipedia calls this song a "party anthem" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Mail_(band)
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4. Elephant Man - "Keepin it jiggy"
Jamaican Dancehall, 2004
Lyric excerpt:
"Mek them stay dey war like Tupac and Biggy
Dance we a dance and keeping it jiggy"...
http://www.lyrics.m106.com/s121715,Elephant,Man.html
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Interpretation:
Make them call a truce in their war (like the African American rappers) Tupac and Biggy [Biggy Smalls]
We'll dance a dance and keep up the good times [and have some fun.]
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S COMMENT
This is by no means a comprehensive listing of songs that include the word "jiggy". For instance,
“Carl Poppa” by Bad Lip Reading is an example of a contemporary American song which parodies a character on the popular television series The Walking Dead is The chorus to that song includes the line "jiggy jar jar doo doo". The word "jiggy" serves a lyrical purpose only, and otherwise is meaningless. Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 for a video of that 2014 song.
Also, the first part of the stage name "Jiggly Caliente", a contestant on Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race, is an example of an adaptation of the word "jiggle". Click http://www.socialitelife.com/rupauls-drag-race-meet-the-queens-jiggly-caliente-02-2012 for that interview.
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "JIGABOO"
1. From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jigaboo
"jigaboo (n.)
insulting name for a black person, 1909, perhaps from jig (q.v.), which had been applied insultingly to persons (regardless of race) since late 18c., and ending from bugaboo. Shortened form jig is attested from 1924."
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2. From http://www.publicationcoach.com/jiggaboo/
"Here is how Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang defines the term and explains its etymology:
JIGABOO noun [1920’s and still in use] (originally U.S.) a derogatory term for a Black person. [either Standard English ‘jig,’ a dance, ultimately from French giguer, to leap to gambol, to frolic (the classic 19th century stereotypes); or modeled on Standard English ‘bugaboo,’ which, in the 13th century, was the name of a demon, and since the 18th century, the fear of demons in general; or Bantu ‘tshikabo,’ a meek and servile person, used as derogatory by slaves. Paradoxically , the first use of ‘jigaboo’ – in the song ‘ I’ve got rings on my fingers’ in the s how ‘The Midnight Sons’ (1909; music Raymond Hubbell)– appears to have referred to Asians"."
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
"Jigaboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigga, jigger(US and UK)[139] term for a black person with stereotypical black features (e.g. dark skin, wide nose, and big lips).[140] Jiggaboo or jigabo is from a Bantu verb tshikabo, meaning meek or servile.[141]"
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The word "jig" may have used as a racial slur for Black people because the beginning of that word rhymes with the beginning of the word "nig".
The word "nig" has sometimes been used as a vernacular if not fully pejorative referent for the population of being who are now called African Americans since the mid 19th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Nig provides information about the 1859 book "Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black" by Harriet E. Wilson. "First published in 1859,[1] it was
rediscovered in 1981 by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.[2] and was
subsequently reissued with an Introduction by Gates (London: Allison &
Busby, 1984).[3] Our Nig has since been republished in several other
editions.[4] It was considered the first novel published by an African-American
woman in North America,[5][6] though that record is now contested by another
manuscript found by Gates, The Bondwoman's Narrative."...
For another example of that tern, the explicit Hip Hop song "My Nig" was recorded by Peezy in 2017.
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For another example of that tern, the explicit Hip Hop song "My Nig" was recorded by Peezy in 2017.
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SOME OTHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORDS THAT ARE SPELLED LIKE THE WORD "JIGGY"
Here's more information about the word "jiggle":
From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jiggle
"Jiggle:
to move or cause (something) to move with quick, short movements up and down or side to side
to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
Other English words that are related to "jig" are "jiggle", "jitter", "jittery", and "jitterbug".
Here's more information about the etymology of the word "jig":
From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jig
"Jig: Etymology
An assimilated form of earlier gig, from Middle English gigge, from Old French gige, gigue (“a fiddle, kind of dance”), from Frankish *gΔ«ge (“dance, fiddle”), from Proto-Germanic *gΔ«ganΔ (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gheiΗ΅h-, *gheigh- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”)."
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Here are two comments from the YouTube video viewer comment thread for a 1914 silent film clip of African American dancing. The publisher titled that video "A 1914 film showing black people dancing in a dance hall - Great dance moves. Getting jiggy with it!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq05EGAIKko
MooPotPie, January 2015
"The root of the term "jig" in the dance context is non-racial in. It comes from the French "Gigue" or Spanish "Giga" and simply refers to lively folk dancing. Now "jigaboo" is a different story. While it's origins are actually Bantu, it became a well-known racial slur in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. I'm pretty sure "jiggy", in this context, refers to the former. I can think of far worse slang we've come to embrace in the today's hip-hop culture . . . I'm sure you can too."
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lucy rosevelt, February 2015
"+MooPotPie Yeah, I was thinking Irish Jig - fast fancy footwork that developed into American Tap dancing."
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Here's more information about the word "jiggle":
From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jiggle
"Jiggle:
to move or cause (something) to move with quick, short movements up and down or side to side
to cause to move with quick little jerks or oscillating motions
Other English words that are related to "jig" are "jiggle", "jitter", "jittery", and "jitterbug".
Here's more information about the etymology of the word "jig":
From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jig
"Jig: Etymology
An assimilated form of earlier gig, from Middle English gigge, from Old French gige, gigue (“a fiddle, kind of dance”), from Frankish *gΔ«ge (“dance, fiddle”), from Proto-Germanic *gΔ«ganΔ (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gheiΗ΅h-, *gheigh- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”)."
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Here are two comments from the YouTube video viewer comment thread for a 1914 silent film clip of African American dancing. The publisher titled that video "A 1914 film showing black people dancing in a dance hall - Great dance moves. Getting jiggy with it!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq05EGAIKko
MooPotPie, January 2015
"The root of the term "jig" in the dance context is non-racial in. It comes from the French "Gigue" or Spanish "Giga" and simply refers to lively folk dancing. Now "jigaboo" is a different story. While it's origins are actually Bantu, it became a well-known racial slur in the English-speaking world in the 19th-century. I'm pretty sure "jiggy", in this context, refers to the former. I can think of far worse slang we've come to embrace in the today's hip-hop culture . . . I'm sure you can too."
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lucy rosevelt, February 2015
"+MooPotPie Yeah, I was thinking Irish Jig - fast fancy footwork that developed into American Tap dancing."
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