This pancocojams post showcases five YouTube video examples of the mega hit 2024 song and line dance "Boots On The Ground".
These videos document some differences between how African American urban (city) line dancers and African American trail ride (country) line dancers perform this line dance. In particular, the urban line dance examples in this compilation document how urban (soul) line dancing is integrating some elements of trail ride line dancing such as performing to Southern Soul music and incorporating trail ride line dancing's popping fans accessory.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, entertainment and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to 803 Fresh for composing and recording this song. Thanks to Tre Little for choreographing this line dance. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks also to the videographers and publishers of these videos on YouTube.
**** SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN URBAN SOUL LINE DANCING AND TRAIL RIDE SOUL LINE DANCING
Additions and corrections are very welcome.
Urban soul line dancing The dancers usually stand erect. The group's dancers smoothly, skillfully, and stylishly steps and turns to choreographed routines that allow for some individualization of moves as long as people "stay on beat".
Old school (before the 2020s) urban line dancers usually "dressed up" to line dance events. Men usually wore suits or sports jackets with dress shirts, dress pants, and dress shoes. Some men also wore a hat (fedora) and carried a plain color (usually white) handkerchief.
Old school female urban (soul) line dancers usually wore dresses or dress pants with a blouse or a sweater. Females also often danced in high heels.
These old school fashion styles are still currently followed for some urban line dancing events.
In addition, line dancers really dressed up and still dress up for some past and present urban soul line dance events such as "white parties" (when all attendees are only supposed to wear outfits that are the color white.
Urban line dancing is performed to various types of African American music including Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop.
**** Trail ride (soul) line dancing The moves these dancers perform are bouncier than the moves that urban (soul) line dancers perform. Trail ride line dancers start with their body erect but often bend forward to perform some moves that are considered sensual/erotic such as a "walking the dog" dance move.
Trail ride line dancing usually features accessories such as popping fans. That form of soul line dancing also may feature a line dancer blowing a whistle. The sound of the whistle is meant to enhance the music and isn't for direction purposes.
Trail ride line dancing attire is usually much more informal than the attire that is worn by urban soul line dancers. Trail ride attire usually features country (cowboy/cowgirl) fashions such as blue jeans (including ripped jeans for females or males and/or Daisy Dukes [short shorts] jeans for females; cowboy/girl boots, and cowboy hats. Male and females wear t-shirts with their pants or shorts. The t-shirts are often customized with the color and name of the line dancing (Steppa) group.
Most trail ride line dancing songs (such as "Boots On The Ground") are from the "Southern Soul".
**** SHOWCASE VIDEOS These videos are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
I've showcased more trail ride versions of "Boots On The Ground" because it is a trail ride song and line dance.
TRAIL RIDE LINE DANCE SHOWCASE VIDEO #1- Boots On The Ground Line Dance
Where dem Red Fans at!! And 5678 Line Dance Ladies First
2025 was amazing!
To every lady that attended and vibed with me this weekend,
thank you so much. I needed this just as much as I hope you did. I hope I gave
you a weekend full of rest, fun, happiness, joy, and love. 💛
I truly look forward to the next one… and if you missed this
one? Giiirl… don’t miss the next!
**** URBAN LINE DANCE SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 -Boots on the Ground · 803Fresh
@LineDancingwithmaya Jul 23, 2026
🔥When the Grown Folks Hit “Boots on the Ground” at the All-White Party! 🤍🔥#fyp
The grown folks came dressed in ALL WHITE and understood the assignment! 🤍🔥 Everybody hit the floor when “Boots on the Ground” came on, and the energy was EVERYTHING! 👢💃🏾🕺🏾
“Because she's mixed-race, she doesn't identify as Black.”☠️🔥
|Mixed-ish | #Trending #shorts
Editor:@BealeWeasley-8S, September 27, 2026
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🎥 Series: Mixed-ish [American television series] -snip- Statistics for this YouTube video short as of October 1, 2026 as of 10:59 AM : Total # of views - 709,299 Total # of comments - 1,094
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a 2026 YouTube video short that shows skits about experiences that a middle school age girl who is of mixed Black & White descent has that begins with her and her classmates having to fill out a school form that specifies their race.
This post also includes information about the television series Mixed-ish as well as selected comments from this video's discussion thread.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are associated with this video short and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE TELEVISION SERIES MIXED ISH From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-ish " Mixed-ish (stylized as mixed·ish)" is an American
single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross
that aired on ABC from September 24, 2019, to May 18, 2021. The series is a
prequel to Black-ish, and the second series to be spun off from the parent
series after the Freeform series Grown-ish. In May 2020, the series was renewed
for a second season, which premiered on January 26, 2021. In May 2021, the
series was canceled after two seasons.
Premise
Loosely based on the early life of Dr. Rania Barris
(co-creator Kenya Barris' ex-wife),[1] Mixed-ish chronicles Rainbow Johnson's
childhood years as she recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race
family in the 1980s. The family faces dilemmas over whether to assimilate or
stay true to themselves when Rainbow's parents move from a hippie commune to
the suburbs in 1985.[2]"...
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS VIDEO SHORT
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only).
All of these comments are from September 27-October 1, 2026
**** DISCLAIMER: This compilation documents a few comments from this video's discussion thread.
These quotes are the commenters' opinions on this subject and their comments may not agree with my opinions.
1. @isam_rulez270 "What if an Indian kid comes along tf are they supposed to
put down"
** Reply 2. @jojoone1099 "It must be an older movie. They didn't have the Hispanic
options."
** Reply 3. @Art_or_not "@jojoone1099
Indians aren't Hispanic 😭, at best it's Asian
Anyways, I hate how this movie showed that she was wrong,
when in her time, Hispanic/Indian ppl where considered black, Asians &
other peach colored ppl where white.
It depended on skin color, which is racism. It's so stupid
how no one else in the show realized that 😭.
Why does she have to be black, bc she looks black? I hated
when everyone called me black, but I was Hispanic, like FULLY."
** Reply 4. @pinktaco646 "@jojoone1099 It's not a movie its a show called
"Mixed-ish"
** Reply 5. @BlackBroadwayLady "@jojoone1099 This
is an episode of Mixedish, which was a short-lived sequel to Blackish. Mixedish
took place in the 1980s"
** 7. @CJGmira27 "People can say they are mixed if they want and that may be
true. But almost everyone else will see them as a black person."
** 8. @shadesteel9247 "Mixed people have the right to acknowledge both their races
and cultures, just because they look more like one doesn't mean they can't
acknowledge the other."
** Reply 11. @uceemeforeal8185 "@shadesteel9247 [t]he comment wasn’t about whether they have
the right to acknowledge their mixed heritage.
It was about how society chooses for them and in many cases no matter
how hard they stand in their true identity the powers that be will scoff at,
ignore or abuse them even worse if not try to use their proximity to whiteness
as social validation.
** Reply 12. @deshagreely4238 "@shadesteel9247 they can acknowledge but the world won't 😏"
** 13. @angneatb6036 "@shadesteel9247 that's obvious, but unfortunately it's
not the world view. That's why parents should prepare their kids, while acknowledging that they are 100%
perfect the way they are."
** 14. @Miss-007-X "That's because racial classifications come from colonizing
white people who have forced their ideals onto everyone else. We don't have to
ignore biology to appease white people. We are allowed to have our own thoughts
now."
** Reply 15.@49jubilee "@Miss-007-X Some whites could have black presenting grandparents
** Reply 16. @Miss-007-X " @49jubilee what's
your point?"
** Reply 17.@Jaenotearz "@49jubilee and?
Grandparents not parents authorization they should say bloodline.😂"
** Reply 18. @auroraborealis6009 "@Miss-007-X This is where world history comes in handy.
My dad was an Anglo Indian raised both in India and the
UK. He met and married my American mom
in London where she worked for the State Department.
His mother was a nurse on hospital ships in WWI. My old
photos show the medical staff and patients were all brown. The officers were white. My grandfather was an officer.
The Europeans who went to India to seek their fortunes often
went home to find European wives. The
higher ups encouraged them to marry local women which led to the Anglo (or
Euro) Indians. Neither white nor brown
and not really accepted by either.
Basically created for the comfort and convenience of the British Empire.
No doubt this occurred in many places throughout
history. There are Europeans with
genetic ties to Ghengis Khan for example.
Nothing is that new."
** Reply 19.@asmawiaro7869 "@auroraborealis6009
I think the most important thing is to accept our heritage ( whether one
or more "heritage"). My mother is mixed and my father is also mixed.
The irony, my father's father (aka my grandfather ) is already mixed. Hence I
have 5 "nations" (2 maternal side + 3 paternal side). However,
physically or externally I look Asian. So, I know which box to tick in whatever
form I need to fill when applying for something."
** Reply 20. @auroraborealis6009 "@asmawiaro7869 I
think those boxes aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. You should be proud of all the ancestors and
experiences that make you an individual because each one matters.
Eventually everyone on the planet will be one race. Human."
** Reply 21.@GodBlessAmerica55 "@Miss-007-X
Even though you want to insult and blame "white"
people, it's very likely some of your ancestors were white."
** Reply 22. @Miss-007-X "@GodBlessAmerica55
it's not about insulting "white" people, I'm stating a
historical fact. It was "white" people who created the social
construct of race and them who indoctrinated people with the "one drop
rule". Which still affects people today. You do know that I could have
white ancestry due to non-consensual interactions that took place in abundance
before, during, and after enslavement right? So what is your point in
mentioning that I could have white ancestry??"
** Reply 23. @theapavlou3030 "@BronzeSista that word "biracial" is so wrong.
We say mixed, not bi-anything"
** 24. @AminaCaster "That's what I tell people all the time.im black and white
and I'm very proud of the black blood
that runs through my veins.Im happy the way GOD made me."
** Reply 25. @jaitsadi-gee "@AminaCaster Suppose
you are African, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous (American), what would you say?
Still "mixed," but is it any non-family member's business, as long as
the people who matter know?
Black and white is NOT the only mix that matters and, if you
look deeper, you'll possibly find that YOUR mix runs deeper."
** Reply 26. @AminaCaster "@jaitsadi-gee Yes I agree with you 💯"
** 27. @grahambrown5739 "Tragic mixed narratives really can be so exhausting."
** Reply 31. @EarthWiser "Definitely not as tragic as black American narratives though🤔"
** Reply 32. @ShoNuff_Ali "@EarthWisertragic nonetheless. But why compare?"
** 33. @jorollenola8320 "I'm shocked that so many people forget that the One Drop
Rule is still in effect in this country."
** 34. @JP2025-f1s "I am a black woman with a white husband. We have two
beautiful sons. We know this situation. My sons embrace both sides and focus on
living their lives not their colour.
Unfortunately racism is real and experience it everywhere we go..
But we notice it, ignore it and keep it
moving🎉🎉"
** 35. @cherylseebreth328 "If I am mixed/biracial, that is whatI am.I recognize my White mother.Did
she disappear from the equation because my Dad is Black.I will NEVER deny my mother's DNA.I AM MIXED.What is wrong with being mixed?I
will not allow any Eurocentristto tell
me who I am because it is they who decided that one ounce of Black makes you
Black even if you look more White than Black (not in my case 😂😂😂).Nothing is simply black or white in this
world.There is a whole lot of
gray.How do the Eurocentrists describe
a Chinese and Caucasion mix, or Japanese and East Indian mix?"
** Reply 36. @whitewolf7664 "She wasn't profiled; she was asked to identify herself. The
fact that she couldn't is racism.
She claimed she was both black and white, so why didn't she
mark both boxes? Instead, she tried to add a box.
But in the end if she was on the phone, standing in a crowd
of people trying to identify herself to someone who was looking at the crowd,
that is what she should have marked down. Her black features are more dominant
than her white features; that is a fact.
If you are too ashamed to identify yourself how can others.
You can't defeat racism with racism."
**. 37.@richardfrancois8219 "She's mixed and should be proud of herself"
** Reply 38.@angneatb6036 "It's not about pride. She should be proud of both, but she
will be seen as Black or Hispanic ❤️"
** Reply 39.@jaggg.3821 " @angneatb6036 in another episode her little brother told
everybody He was Mexican because he was sick and tired of being asked What Are
You?"
** 40. @MyHappyOhm "Us bi/multi racial people are proud of who we are...we also
know that the world is going use our dominant trait as a baseline for
treatment. Don't play dumb and don't act like bi/multi racial people aren't
forced into boxes we never asked for🙄😒"
** 41. @Aurora-Butterfly-1991 "Same here. White dad. Black mom. Dad had to stand up for my mom, a lot. Racism is wild in this country."
** 42. @Lithiel "As a mix myself, it really depends on who I’m hanging out
with.
I’m pale enough I can be white but when I’m actually hanging
out with other white people, they know that I’m not one of them so I suddenly
become exotic, or mixed.
But when I’m with people that are darker skinned or the
other Black people I’m suddenly white only.
You really can’t win in this argument. All you can do is
except who you are for yourself and just let everything pass over you as you
navigate between how different people in the world view you."
** 43. @TallPixi "I'm Creole and have considered myself black. In my eyes my
parents are black even when the people around us said they look white. One of
my sisters could've passed as white but even the thought upset her."
** 44. @Mekashere "My family is multiracial on both sides, but my dad’s crew
has the dark skin while my mom’s side is mostly light skinned damn. My great
grandmother passed for white in her young years to be in the path of
opportunity when it came to her children. It’s sad, but there’s still a color
separation within my family on both sides, and no one wants to be identified as
mixed even though we are. Idk why this is still a thing all these years later,
but we gotta remember that most Black Americans are not fully Black. It’s
impossible at this point, but oh well"
** 45. @Jinshu8392 "I’m a mixed kid and everyone where i live refer to us as
mixed but im also black"
** 46. @sakilynn "As a mixed woman, all true.
Before, it was "Black", "White", or
"Other"; it was years before "Other" was replaced by
everything else, and "Multiple Race". People thought I was either
White or Hispanic/Latina because my skin tone was so well blended (now I just
look White), and I still face microagressions and milder racism."
** 47.@bestofmylovewhoahwhoah3239 "So many ppl want mixed ppl to see only black but this clip shows the truth that mixed
children overwhelming, frequently face this kind of struggle which black
children with both black parents never face. Mixed and black are not the
same... and that is okay."
** 48. @natashaswain7478 "I’m black but because I have light skin and my hair looks
like Rainbow’s or kinda like Tracey Ellis Ross hair. People think I
mixed. I’m not mixed at all. I have two black parents. I have four black
grandparents. Great grandparents are black. I just came out light skin but I am
not mixed! Black people always ask me what am I mixed with nothing!"
** 49. @Alinktothecats "I mixed myself white father black and Asian mother.
I just tell myself I'm mixed but I don't know why people are
offended that she's saying she's mixed cuz she is I'm guessing it's the I'm not
black part that probably offends people."
** 50. @Muiyoke1961 "My partner of 10 years was mixed (African American and
Lebanese. He told me growing up he wasn't considered black enough or white
enough to be accepted by either group."
** 51. @Justusisnotjustice2026 "I know lots of mixed people who are proud but it’s mostly
about the aesthetics of being mixed not because of any cultural history of
accomplishments. They usually don’t know those parts. 😂
Initially, this is their parent’s job."
** 52. @FoxBD "My mixed friends usually just checked the multiple boxes
that they were & no one ever said a thing after they said it's them &
that the story I tell when I remind someone check all that apply. "
** Reply 53. @rainmirron "This show is placed in the 80s. In the U.S., there was no
multiple choice for race until the 90s-early 00s"
** Reply 54. @prehistoricorchid3455 "That's why I always did. I be checking like 4 boxes lol"
** Reply 55. @chacha.charmante "But why you have to put your ethnicity on a formuler on the
first place? I think it's kinda weird. I don't know, I m not american so can
someone explain this to me."
** Reply 56. @prehistoricorchid3455 "@chacha.charmante
it's to dictate funding. I remember doing it in like 11th grade. Asked
what it was for and it basically was a "what type of people are in the
school" because I was mixed I questioned what would get the school more
money, and my teacher said (basically) black because it ups the diversity which
looks better"
** Reply 57. @chacha.charmante "@prehistoricorchid3455 thanks for explaining. As an
Belgian I got just that type of formular once and it was for a survey of an
organization or smth. I don't even remember what it was about, but I think it
was general knowledge. And we never got to know our scores. And at the end I
had to put my nationality, the nationality of my parents and their studiy level
and I thought it was weird. Both of my parents went to the univ and my father
is a lawyer and my mom a sociologist. And we are Belgians with congolese roots."
** Reply 58. @resaHall-m2v "@prehistoricorchid3455
yeah it is supposed to make businesses act more fairly considering they
use to exclude anyone with the wrong skin"
** Reply 59. @lovelyrose2989 @chacha.charmante isn't Belgium like 95% white? They
wouldn't need a form
** Reply 60. @chacha.charmante "@lovelyrose2989 euh no not really. But yes there is less
diversity than in the US. But if you take brussels our capital, Brussels is the
city with the most different nationalities in the world. So even if they are
not Belgian on paper there is still a lot of diversity. And even for those with
the nationality, in brussels 40 % of the population is Belgian from roots (so
white people) and the 60 other procent are from immigrant background, with at
1st french people, 2nd italian (so both spots white people )and 3rd marocan.
But of course there is a lot of diversity and we have brusselians from a lot of
back grounds of the whole world. But even if we leave brussels who is the
capital and a small area compare to the rest. In belgium we have a lot of
people from Turkish, Marrocan and Congolese background over all, because of
obvious historical reasons. So 95 % seems to me a too high amount, I ll rather
say something like 75 % of the population is white."
** Reply 61.@BronzeSista "@chacha.charmante In America Latinos are classified as
White to increase the white population on paper. These Latinos are not treated as white
Europeans"
** Reply 62. @milouagudelo106 "That’s a good one. I am mixed born in the Caribbean and I am
glad I didn’t have to deal with sh-t* like this like in the USA. But if I have
to check boxes I will try this one. My granny is Asian so I would have to check
3 boxes….black, white and Asian 😂😂😂😂"
** Reply 63.@starman2671 "on most forms it says CHOOSE one or more,
so I do."
** Reply 64. @49jubilee "It depends on how they present
If their hair is straight..it's odd"
** Reply 65 @auroraborealis6009 "Now they do have boxes with “don’t want to say” or“mixed.”Depending on that day I might select those.If 10% Indian DNA counts as mixed race, I
sometimes think it’s funny because no one would ever guess.I’m a bit of a smart$$s."
** 66. @savoy5639 "I have Native American black and white. No
matter what box I check, I'm always gonna be considered black. That's what's
called Black Americans. We are a mixture of all races"
** 67. @simcity17164 "This type of thing
pisses me off, because if you say you're mixed, some black folk take offense by
you not wanting to identify as black. But if you do identify as black, they're
also quick to remind you that you're half white and not fully black. Damned if
you do, damned if you don't"
** 68.@tay2944 "Most black Americans have at least 20% European DNA, but
nobody would consider them mixed because they look phenotypically black."
** Reply "69.@TheresaHall-m2v "Besides race only matters to doctors and family trees.
Otherwise it is the color of your skin that they go by"
** 70.@dianac846 "Why didn't she check both boxes? She is both"
** Reply 71. @Sir-i3r "They wouldnt let her"
** Reply 72. @OyayoTheStorm "Paperwork back then didn't have biracial options. It only
screens one bubble"
** Reply 73. @noneyourbiz "Question remains, why the intense push to ensure the White
side is recognised too? Is there a bit of a colourism dynamic going on there?
Meghan Markle expressed a similar view as a kid which sounded harmless, until
her Netflix series where she let slip that she was surprised to actually be
treated like a Black person. This insistence isn’t always just a harmless
identity assertion."
** Reply 74. @dianac846 "@noneyourbizok so why the intense push to ensure the black
side is recognized?"
** Reply 75. @OyayoTheStorm "Yeah .. I remember a similar issue, and my biracial friend's
white father and white stepmother came to pick us all up. The stepmother got
upset at how quickly the security guard changed his tune when white adults
showed up, and stayed until Loss Prevention management showed up. The guard was
suspended, and she told us in the car that people like that don't get real
consequences, and we have to be relentless about our rights Only when we have
allies there to protect us. It was a scary lesson, in the 90s, just shy of the
LA riots, but we learned that hate didn't and doesn't change until people see
us equally"
** 76. @karlenejohnson8588 "She's right. I've always had a concern with this. Why should
she identify as just one thing? She's mixed. Being mixed doesn't mean you're
denying your black side, it just means you're identifying exactly who you are."
** 77.@stargazer_stacey7415 "I don’t really like how she’s not really being allowed to
identify as mixed (biracial). We have taught my daughter that she is both black
AND white. I’ve even taught her to select both on any kind of consensus forms.
She knows that the world sees her as black but I’ve always felt it’s important
for her to recognize both sides of her heritage. I can’t condone making her
“choose”."
** 78.@lynnevenables7193 "Mixed kids have an extra layer of struggle."
** 79.@devilmecare "Many little children are confused when they see a person
with brown/melenated skin that say they're black. If there is a one drop rule
then there are a whole lot of people passing as caucasian."
** 80.@chingling8177 "I feel her as a mixed person all you want to do is honor
both sides of yourself"
"Hard Work" - John Handy (1976) Jazz-funk. Just
pick a good groove and blow!!!
"out of this
world" alto sax solo!
Jazz alto saxofonist John Handy (°1933 - ) played in the mid
'50 en '60 with Charles Mingus together with Eric Dolphy. He can also be heard
on Mingus' most important albums of that period. Handy made his last recording
in '96.
Handy was also a teacher in music history and performance at
the San Francisco State University, Stanford University and the University of
California, Berkeley.
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube sound file of the 1976 Jazz-Funk tune "Hard Work" by African American alto saxophonist John Handy. Information about John Handy is included in this post along with information about the "Hard Work" cadence.
A version of the United States military cadence "Hard Work" is included in this pancocojams post along with two YouTube examples of the "Hard Work" cadence.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, entertainment, aesthetic, and motivational purposes.
Thanks to John Handy for his musical legacy. Thanks to all others who are featured in these YouTube examples and thanks to the all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
**** INFORMATION ABOUT JOHN HANDY From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Handy "John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933)[1] is an
American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone. He
also sings and plays the tenor and baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet, and
oboe.[2]
Biography
Handy was born in Dallas, Texas, United States.[1] He first
came to prominence while working for Charles Mingus in the 1950s.[1] In the
1960s, Handy led several groups, among them a quintet with Michael White,
violin, Jerry Hahn, guitar, Don Thompson, bass, and Terry Clarke, drums.[1]
This group's performance at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival was recorded and
released as an album;[1] Handy received Grammy nominations for "Spanish
Lady" (jazz performance) and "If Only We Knew" (jazz composition).
[3]
After completing high school at McClymonds High School in
Oakland, he studied music at San Francisco State College, interrupted by
service during the Korean War, graduating in 1958. Following graduation, he
moved to New York City. Handy has taught music history and performance at San
Francisco State University, Stanford University, the University of California,
Berkeley, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[4]"...
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE MILITARY CADENCE "HARD WORK" Here's my query to AI Overview [September 30, 2026] "Is the USA military cadence "Hard Work" based on
John Handy's Jazz tune? What is the earliest documented date for that military
cadence?
AI Overview
"Yes, the U.S.
military cadence "Hard Work" is directly based on jazz saxophonist
John Handy's 1976 funk-jazz tune of the same name
Origins of the Cadence
• Musical Source: John Handy released the original song
"Hard Work" on his 1976 album Rainbow (often released as Hard Work).
It became a crossover hit and found its way into military training.
Adaptation: Drill instructors and soldiers adapted the
infectious groove and chorus of the jazz track into a call-and-response running
cadence during the 1980s.
Earliest Documented Date
The Song: The earliest commercial release of the musical
foundation is John Handy's track in 1976.
The Military Recording: The earliest prominent documented
recordings of it as an official U.S. military running cadence date to the
mid-1990s, such as recordings by the U.S. Army Airborne and drill sergeant
audio collections in 1996 and 1997 (famously led by then-Staff Sergeant Lamont
Christian)."
**** LYRICS - "HARD WORK" UNITED STATES MILITARY CADENCE
[As is the case with all cadences, different lyrics can be chanted for the "Hard Work" cadence. Read the write-up below these lyrics for information about the chanter and originator of these particular lyrics.]
"Workout to the Running Cadences U.S. Army Airborne, Vol. 2 •
1997
Hard Work
Lyrics of Hard Work by U.S. Army Airborne
Everybodys doin it right (Hard work, work)
Hard Work, thats what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard Work, to earn my pay (Hard work, work)
Hard Work, do it everyday (Hard work, work)
I get up bout′ a quarter to three (Hard work, work)
Gotta go and earn my pay (Hard work, work)
Put my boots on and lace em' up (Hard work, work)
I got another days work (Hard work, work)
Hard Work, thats what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard Work, I earn my pay (Hard work, work)
I put on my ruck and move on out (Hard work, work)
Gotta go make the call (Hard work, work)
Im bangin′ on the doors in the morning (Hard work, work)
Get up and lets go to work! (Hard work, work)
Hard work, you pack up the chutes (Hard work, work)
Hard work, you loading em' up (Hard work, work)
Its a Hard Work manafest! (Hard work, work)
Hard work, you gotta do it right (Hard work, work)
LamontChristian 117, 2020 "I am the voice in the cadence and originator of these specific lyrics. John Handy’s jazz tune (Hard Work, circa 1976) was likely was used originally to create the call and response ( Army cadence ) sung in the 80’s. This recorded cadence was used in a very popular Gatorade commercial and many other commercials recordings, The lead voice in this recording is me, U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major (Retired)Lamont Christian (Originally sung and recorded in 1996 while I was a Staff Sergeant, Drill Sergeant Leader at the US Army Drill Sergeant Academy, Fort Benning, Georgia)" -snip- The photograph that accompanies this write up is of a young African American man in a camouflage Army uniform.
This pancocojams post documents an example of a United Kingdom children's recreational rhyme that is a parody of Destiny's Child's hit 2001 song "Survivor".
This post also presents information about Destiny's Child's song "Survivor" and showcases a YouTube video of that song.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, recreational, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Destiny's Child for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
**** "I'm A SURVIVOR" (children's parody of the Destiny's Child song with that title)
[Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. The focus rhyme is given as #2 in this comment exchange.]
1. CasualUK, 2020 "What the bloody hell were the school playground songs we
used to sing?
I've just been talking with a colleague and we're trying to
remember some of the songs we used to sing as kids when skipping or playing
hand clapping games for example.
We're 31 and 37 for age context!
Edit - I'm now wondering how many of these songs were known
around the country and which (if any) were localised to an area.
We're near Birmingham for reference."
[...]
2. Incarnation_of_you, 2020 "Remember one that went to the tune of Survivor by Destiny's
Child
"I'm a Survivor, I got a fiver, I went on the bus and I
beat up the Driver.
Thought it was funny, nicked all his money, I'm a Survivor,
Got more than a fiver"
Oh my god I remember this!" -snip- Do you remember this children's rhyme or one that is similar to it? If so, for the folkloric record please share it in the comment section below along with demographic information (particularly what city, state, or nation you chanted it or heard it and which decade). Thanks!
**** INFORMATION ABOUT "SURVIVOR" BY DESTINY'S CHILD From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(Destiny%27s_Child_song) " "Survivor" is a song by American group Destiny's
Child from their third studio album, Survivor (2001). It was written and
composed by group member Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles.
"Survivor" was inspired by a joke that a radio station had made about
the fact that three members had already left the group, comparing the band to
the reality game show Survivor.[3] Knowles was inspired to take the negative
comment and turn it into a positive by writing a song out of it.[3] The song
was released as the lead single from Survivor on March 6, 2001, by Columbia
Records. It marked the first single released by the trio of Beyoncé Knowles,
Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.
"Survivor" was a commercial success, peaking at
number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Ireland,
Norway, and the United Kingdom. Critically acclaimed, the song won the Best
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy
Awards (2002). Its accompanying music video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award
for Best R&B Video, while the song also won a 2001 Soul Train Lady of Soul
Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo. In 2017, Billboard
ranked the song at number 40 on their list "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs
of All Time".[4] Additionally, BET named it the 10th-best song of the
2000s.[5]."... -snip- Click https://genius.com/Destinys-child-survivor-lyrics for the lyrics for that song.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO - Destiny's Child - Survivor (Official HD Video)
