Blackstreet's 1994 Classic Record "Booti Call [Remix]" That Is Used For Line Dances

Blackstreet - Booti Call [Remix]

aft3rTh0ught, Feb 9, 2010

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Blackstreet's 1994 records "Booti Call" and Boot Call [Remix].

This post showcases a YouTube sound file of Blackstreet's "Booti Call [Remix]. This record has been used for the Booti Call (also given as "Booty Call") line dance since its release in 1994.

This post presents some information about terms that are used for Soul line dancing and also presents some comments from the discussion thread of this embedded YouTube sound file.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/blackstreets-1994-song-booti-call-sound.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube sound file of Blackstreet's original 1994 song "Booti Call". This post also presents information about the R&B group Blackstreet and information about the meaning of the African American Vernacular English  term "Booti call". In addition, this pancocojams post presents selected comments from the discussion thread of this embedded YouTube sound file.  

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Blackstreet for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with this record and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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Click __ for Part I of a closely related pancocojams series on YouTube videos from 2007-2026 of Soul line dances that have been performed to Blackstreet's "Booti Call [Remix]" record. The links to the other two posts in that series will be given in that post.

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EXPLANATION OF TERMS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN LINE DANCING IN THE UNITED STATES

Additions and corrections are welcome.

"Soul line dancing" is another referent for "African American line dancing".

African American (Soul) line dancing can be divided into two main categories:

1. Urban line dancing (mostly to R&B/Funk, Hip Hop music, but also to some Gospel music)

Urban line dancing originated in cities such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Eastern region of the United States and Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan in the Midwestern region of the United States.  

2. Trail Ride (Country) line dancing. (mostly to Southern Soul music. Note that African American Country line dancing refers to line dancing to Zydeco music. However, that type of line dancing isn't called Trail Ride dancing.

Trail ride line dancing originated in states such as Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina in the Southern region of the United States. 

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The term "Steppas" ("Steppaz") is a referent for Trail Ride (Soul) line dancers and "Steppas/"Steppaz versions is a term for the way that Steppas/Steppaz performed a particular line dance.

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Here's an AI Overview about the use of certain terms in the United States to refer to line dances:

AI Overview

Line dances are primarily referred to as "hustles" in Michigan (particularly the Detroit area) and Toledo, Ohio.

Here are key regional terms for line dancing across the United States:

Michigan and Toledo, Ohio: Called Hustles (such as the Detroit Hustle or local routines like the G.Q. Hustle).

Midwestern cities like Chicago, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and St. Louis, Missouri: Called Slides.

Nashville, Tennessee: Urban line dancing is referred to as Twines.

West Coast (California and Nevada): Historically referred to as Step Dances before the term line dancing became widespread"

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS EMBEDDED YOUTUBE SOUND FILE

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://youtu.be/XHu3ZSWGPW4?si=hqy_XvX36TW5-kU6

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1. @monicawism
"One of the best party/dance song...cannot sit still while this song is on...."

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2. @artlocc
"Akron Ohio, 97-2005  if this was at the club you knew what to do.  this was the line dance song you spilled your drink to."

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3. @BIGRISSATHO
"this song is still one of the best dance song ever."

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4. @sidneypittmanjr.4831, 2026
"If you like dancing this song is for you, make you do things on the dance floor you forget you knew how to do." 

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2014

5. @rvstuff5
"This is the version used for the line dance, it's the KC Miami remix"
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"KC"= Kansas City, Missouri; "Miami"= Miami, Florida 

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2015

6. @beverlyrobinson3551, 2015
"This is one badass line dance record!! Still playing in the clubs NOW!! Nobody sits down on this one! BEST remix of the '90s!"

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7. @clydejones1934, 2025
"Indeed"

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8. @JustoBlondo
"suddenly sees the entire cookout go wild HAHA I LOVE BEING BLACK!"

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9. @Whereyahidin, 2018
"😊😎"

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10. @tiffanydouglas2686, 2018
"Same here. I loved it!"

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11. @DurellSmith, 2019
"YASSSSSSSS"

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2016

12. @craigjohnson8279
"This was the best remix of this song."

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13. @cojuanstevens998
"I remember buying the CD single back in 94 and this version was on there. I still have the cd."

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14. @ampmocarnes
"I remember Electric Sliding to this in the club."

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2017

15. @yolandaclemot1259
"so many moves for this song , so vibrating feeling you could not help yourself but go to the dance floor"

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16. @LaeKdot, 2026
"Best version ever"

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17. @b.rodclark7349
"as a mobile DJ in '94 I was rocking this before it became a hustle record"

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18. @AndreaMSarmiento
"B. Rod Clark , I'd play this in the club and everyone else got out their seats."

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2018

19. @DurellSmith
"This was that thang back in the day in Dayton, Ohio!!!!! Gem city jams!!!!!!!!! BBQ, family reunions, summer time, block parties, we jammmmmmmedddd!!!!!"

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2019

20. @djdmvsdanavigator5034
"You got to play the Mississippi slide before this to get some of them dancing"

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21. @Najee1968
"I've never heard this version before, but I like it much better than the original version."

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22. @kimmie1402, 2020
"Oh yeah this was the underground Version. We used to roll to this at the rink."
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"roll to this at the rink" =skate to this record at the roller skating rink

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23. @williewhitaker5299, 2023
"This was the best version hard to find back in the days."

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24. @jamietaylor9732
"This is one of the classics.... THE BADDEST line dance to date! this one got everybody up, as soon as the intro came on you knew what time it was. The 90's had THE BEST MUSIC, coming from a 90's baby! LETS BOOTY CALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

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25. @cindyloujone9391
"OLD OR YOUNG THIS CUT MAKES U MOVE, SOME OR ALL PARTS OF YOUR BODY"

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26. @perfectly_imperfect7972
"Detroit classic hustle song right here!!!!"

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27. @artlocc
"Akron line dancing!

My god this was live as hell.

All the way to Cleveland. Ohio was live as hell to this. 97-2002"
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Akron is a city in the state of Ohio (USA).

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28. @pbstoyhunt
"Came out when I was stationed in VA and men and women still danced TOGETHER! Lol

This got everybody up and on the floor!"

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29. Naughty by Norfolk 4 ever!

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30. @e.s.7520
"Yes! When men and ladies dance together...fun times. What in the world happened??? Smh."

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31. @tammyparker8964
"Still the jam"

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32. @williamdavis3567
"Ain't no call like a booty call! What!!

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2020

33. @joeyforrest3926
"Man this takes me back to the start of my senior year of high school in '94"

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34. @dflowers1646
"STILL JAMMIN IN 2020. THIS THAT PARTY STARTER RIGHT HERE."

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35. @gwenwiseman2628
"2020, dancing in the living room cuz of COVID... Who’s line dancing with me?"

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2021

36. @kicker19539
"This is one of those songs that will ALWAYS be played at black family reunions"

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37. @anthonynicholson9101
"I was stationed @ Langley AFB during the 90s and remember this pumping in the clubs..Damn sick jam !!!!! Yo, it's Teddy..who ? Mr. Rump Shaker..!!!!"

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38. @tinanbob
"This song gets me moving to the dance floor. I'm usually the one leading the line dance and I learned it while drunk many years ago, lol"

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39. @kathyburton4372
"Everyone raise your hand if you were at your school night on your elementary school’s (4th and and 5th  graders of course) roller rink with this song on in the background. Ring pop on your pointer finger. Rollerblades on your feet, five bucks in your back pocket. Nachos and watered down cokes. Staying out till nine ‘clock. Damn I miss the 90’s. I could never roller skate ... not even then ..."

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40. @lamontasimpson5073, 2022
"This song STILL goes as hard as it did years ago.  As soon as the first note hit my friends and I ran to the dancefloor....boy, those were the days!!"

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41. @titlaat9292
"This gets played at every black family reunion, cookout, graduation party, wedding reception etc.  Tell me I’m lying 🤣"

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42. @jettavcomedy, 2023
"You ain’t lying!!! 😂"

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2022

43. @DemomanX614
"Ok, so it's the remix that you want. Not the original."

 That original isn't anywhere as banging."

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44. @candib.7882
"We used to do this dance for HOURS I LOVE BEING BLACK. It’s kinda dangerous but it’s LITTTT 😂"

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45. @Lante216
"🤣 in Cleveland this a line dance classic"

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46. @Breezycupcake1990, 2025
"FACTS😂😂"

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47. @brandonabel6939
"Finally found the name of the song ohhh we get down on this joint down here in Miami"

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48. @jenniferhawks1160, 2026
"This song n the perulator would have people that's confined to a wheelchair up n dancing! Lmao😅"
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"the perculator" = line dance tune "It's Time For The Perculator" 

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49. @Sou7hernLady
"2022 and I still bump this!!!"

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2023

50. @aydicee
"Nov 2023 and this still bops~"

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51. @jessiestewert707
"Me and my friends would always hit the dance floor when this one came on!  I miss those days💜💜💜"

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52. @nathanielhenderson5489
"Family reunion, basement parties! Ballroom parties, this is for the true steppers.."

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53. @Giftedwithbeauty
"I remember going to NA Conventions with my Granny when I was a little girl this was the famous line dance song and I would get out in the center and dance my life away with the old folks!😂😂😂"

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54. @reynoldgodine9486
"Oh we man this jam made the girls get on the dance floor and made you want them"

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2024

55. @remoteworkqueen
"Where all my REAL line dancer at??"

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56. @freedom4mealways
"The 90s was known for great rap! Booti Call was no exception. Booti Call was always played when clubs issued last call."

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57. @SweetTee71,  2025
"This never get old"

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2025

58. @lamyronbutler5099
"I was today years old when I realized that they ĝot this beat from boogie shoes from kc and the sunshine band"

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59. @williamwhitaker8829
"Yeah take it to the house Trick Daddy and others...."

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60. @TheCompLink
"Teddy was hughly underrated for his talent!!"
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"Teddy"= Teddy Riley

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61. @anthonygraves9039
"Actually he's highly recognized as one of the pioneer inventors of the new Jack swing era, and producers of 80s/90s 🐐"

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62. @cynthiajohnson2193
"CLUB MUSIC RIGHT THERE BABY AYEEEEEEEEEEE AYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE STILL LISTENING IN 2025 BABY ❤️🥰🥰🥰💃🏾💃🏾"

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63. @thaflygirl1
"Babbeee this was my jamsz.

 I cleared the dance floor on this here joint."

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64. @cynthiajohnson2193
"I'M 51 YEARS OLD BBY I'M TWERKING TO THIS SONG BABY AYEEEEEEEE AYEEEEEEEE 💃🏾🔥🥰"

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65. @MekkheiWilliams-j8y
"Man it’s the best for me when they mixed the atomic dog with it"

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66. @NaturallyTee68
"Interesting…I’m 56 and they used to play this in the clubs in my city all the time…I never heard the original."

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67. @thaflygirl1
"Texas, here! And this was the jamsz.@NaturallyTee68 we stayed on the floor when this came on. We had a dance but it wasn't what they doing now."

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68. @cynthiajohnson2193
"STILL A BANGER BABY AYEEEEEEEEE LOVE THIS SONG BABY 🔥🔥💃🏾🔥💃🏾❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰"

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69. @missluvmoney
"My mom just played this and I asked her who it was…thought it was a new song like boots on the ground"

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70. @4truth7
"This is and still is the Jam !!!

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71. @GQueTv
"CLASSIC !!! Took me 20 years to find this song and they just played it on 93.1 wzak radio station in my city !!! Now it’ll be on repeat"

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72. @vanessashivers3434
"This gets played at every family reunion, picnic, cookout, birthday party, graduation party, wedding reception.

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73. @Breezycupcake1990
"No lies were told in the typing of this comment 😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉"

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74. @essence1771
​@Breezycupcake1990  PERIOD! This cut classic is still 🔥🔥 in

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75. @GQueTv.
"Song so fire, been on repeat since i rediscovered it"

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76. @TreemayneMc
"Rediscovery for real"

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77.@nessaj4522
"Boooy weee tare the floor up with the step that goes to this. Yeeeees Boooty Calll baby BlackStrrrreeet!!❤'rooof!! 2025❤"

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78. @clarkclarke
"Maaaat .... I.never heard this song before  .. ...💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿"

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79.@rubysweet7251
"I had never heard this song before or seen this dance until a couple of days ago."

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80. @williamwhitaker8829, 2026
"It came out in 94....."

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2026

81. @rickjohnson36
"I played this every weekend at the club and bars in Pittsburgh"
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"Pittsburgh" probably refers to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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82. @anthonygraves9039
"Heyyyy come onnn nowwww   black folk music"

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83. @anthonygraves9039
"Black folk music 🔥🔥🔥 this will forever jam!! Teddy Rileys production in 80s and 90s"

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84. @mg682
"I had no idea backstreet did this record. I've known them for "Joy". Talk about a tonal difference"

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85. @dancegeekfitness6402
"Where do I find it? I can’t find it on Amazon or Apple Music!?"

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86. @GQueTv.
"@dancegeekfitness6402  you know what , I actually only found it here on YouTube. I can’t find it on Apple Music either. The original blackstreet booti call is on there but not this remix"

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87. @jenniferhawks1160
"This song n the perulator would have people that's confined to a wheelchair up n dancing! Lmao😅

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88. @shayanagriffin
"This was the song used for the line dance in the 90s/early 00s until it was remixed again for “BACK IT UP! THEN JUMP!!!” "

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89. cornelliztonyjr
"This is one of the best line dance"

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This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.

Thanks for visiting pancocojams.

Visitor comments are welcome.

Blackstreet's 1994 Hit Song "Booti Call" (original version)

Booti Call 

Blackstreet, Feb 28, 2020

℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Released on: 1994-01-01 

Composer Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer: Teddy Riley

Producer: Markell Riley

Producer, Composer Lyricist: Erick Sermon

Assistant Producer: Sprague Williams

Rapvocalist: Antwone Dickey

Mixing Engineer: John Hanes

Mixing Engineer: George Mayers

Composer Lyricist: George Clinton

Composer Lyricist: Antwan Dickey

Composer Lyricist: Markell Demont Riley

Composer Lyricist: Garry Marshall Shider

Composer Lyricist: David Spradley

Composer Lyricist: Leon Frank Sylvers Jr.

Composer Lyricist: Larry Troutman

Composer Lyricist: Roger Troutman

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Blackstreet's 1994 records "Booti Call" and Boot Call [Remix].

This post showcases a YouTube sound file of Blackstreet's original 1994 song "Booti Call". This post also presents information about the R&B group Blackstreet and information about the meaning of the African American Vernacular English  term "Booti call". In addition, this pancocojams post presents selected comments from the discussion thread of this embedded YouTube sound file.  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/blackstreets-1994-classic-line-dance.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube sound file of Blackstreet's "Booti Call [Remix]."  That record is used for the "Booti Call" line dance since 1994. i That post also presents some comments from the discussion thread of that embedded YouTube sound file.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Blackstreet for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with this record and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. 
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Click __ for Part I of a closely related pancocojams series on YouTube videos from 2007-2026 of Soul line dances that have been performed to Blackstreet's "Booti Call [Remix]" record. The links to the other two posts in that series will be given in that post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT BLACKSTREET (RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC GROUP)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstreet
"Blackstreet (often stylized as BLACKstreet) is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Virginia Beach, Virginia-based record producers Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Joseph "Street" Stonestreet, and Teddy Riley. The group released four albums with Interscope Records between 1994 and 2003. 

[…]

Their debut album, Blackstreet, featured the hit singles "Baby Be Mine" "Booti Call", "Before I Let You Go" and "Joy".[3] "Baby Be Mine", "Booti Call" and "Before I Let You Go" were all Top 40 hits, with "Before I Let You Go" hitting the Top 10. In 1996, they released their second album Another Level. It was a breakthrough success due to the top single "No Diggity" (with Dr. Dre), which was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1996. In 1998, Blackstreet won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[3]

[…]

After several failed attempts to keep Blackstreet together, all members eventually continued with solo careers for a time. However, in 2014, it was announced that past members Black, Little, Middleton, and Williams were back together under the Blackstreet moniker. They continue to perform with this lineup currently, and embarked on their second Australian tour in April 2015.[9]”… 

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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULR MEANING OF "BOOTI CALL" (usually spelled "booty call") 
From AI Overview
"booty call/ˈbo͞odē ˌkôl/A booty call is a late-night phone call, text message, or invitation sent to arrange a casual sexual encounter without romantic commitment. The term can also refer to the person you regularly contact just for sex."

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS EMBEDDED YOUTUBE SOUND FILE

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1.@mightyblack1, 2020
"They sample Heart Breaker by Zapp and Atomic Dog by George Clinton.

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2. @mommiedearest11, 2021
"There's also a hook from Hot Sex by A Tribe Called Quest in there too. That's the one I couldn't put my finger on."

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3. @Daykiss, 2023
"@mommiedearest11   And could this be love at first sight with Mary J. Blige they used this sample on and darn near the beat also "

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4. @mezdz, 2021
"timeless, the elders will recognize each other"

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5. @NEXXXTLEVVEL, 2023
"One of the baddest albums ever🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
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6. @IamGroot23, 2023
"2023 and still in the rotation!! 🔥🔥🔥"

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7. @deebrown4877, 2024
"Just a badass classic!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥'

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8. @amsf1, 2024
"Forever classic"

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9. @TheodoreGoodmanjr-t2r, 2025
"Black Street is the truth"

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10. @jameslamb8941, 2025
"That was Bill Bellamy talking at the intro of the song"

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11. @chriswarner7139, 2026
"DAAYYYMMN THAT NEW JACK SOUND STILL SOUNDS FRESH. THANKS TEDDY"

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This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.

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Visitor comments are welcome.

Shorty Long - "Function At The Junction" (1966 R&B Music, Lyrics, & Comments) complete 2026 reprint

 

Shorty Long - Topic, Jul 28, 2018

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group

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℗ A Motown Records Release; ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Producer: Brian Holland

Producer: Lamont Dozier

Composer  Lyricist: Eddie Holland

Composer  Lyricist: Shorty Long
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[This is a complete reprint of the 2024 pancocojams post with the same title. That post has no visitor comments as of the date and time of this 2026 publication.

For some unknown reason I thought of this song, found that pancocojams post, and returned to that YouTube video to add more comments to the comments that are included in this pancocojams post. Comments #91-#102 have been added to this post in 2026.

The 2024 post remains in this pancocojams blog and this complete reprint is published to increase the opportunities that people have to experience this song and read those comments.]

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This pancocojams post showcases Shorty Long's now classic 1966 Rhythm & Blues record "Function At The Junction".

The original version of "Function At The Junction" is showcased in this post along with an unofficial extended version of that record.

This pancocojams post also includes the lyrics for the 1966 "Function At The Junction" record along with a small number of comments from the discussion thread for the video of that record unofficial extended version.

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

I'm especially interested in comments about the dances that were performed for this record in the late 1960s as well as comments that mention roller skating to this record during the 1960s and beyond.

As is the case with most pancocojams selected comments compilations, it's not just what is said but how it is said, with special attention to the use of African American Vernacular English.

Thanks to Edward Holland and Shorty Long for composing this song and thanks to Shorty Long for recording this song and his other hit R&B song "Here Comes The Judge".  Thanks to The Funk Brothers (back up musicians) and all those who were associated with this record. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this videos on YouTube.   

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LYRICS- FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION
(composed by Edward Holland & Shorty Long)

I'm getting ready for the function at the junction
And baby you better come on, now now
Because everybody's gonna be there
We've got people comin' from everywhere

We've got Ling Ting Tong from China
Long Tall Sally from Carolina
We've got 007, the private eye
And he's bringin' all the guys from I Spy

Come one, come all, we're gonna have a ball
Down at the function at the junction
And baby you better come on, now now

We're serving egg foo young and barbecue
Having chicken dumplings and kidney stew
Having heap big fun 'til the break of dawn
Gonna shake a tail feather, shoot him 'fore he run
Hold a shotgun on the rooster, and dare him to crow
Hotfoot anybody sleepin', make 'em get out on the floor

Tell him to tell them, to tell Paul to tell them all
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction
And tell 'em that they'd better come on, now now
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction, baby
Tell 'em that they'd better come on, now now

All the soul brothers, jitterbuggers
Hip cats and fancy hats
And pretty girls with pretty smiles
All decked out in the latest styles
And Farmer Jim and Guitar Slim
And Betty Boop and "Oop-boop-be-doop"
Mohair Sam from Alabam'
And Minnesota Fats from Hobo Flats
Breath-takin', hip-shakin' cuties, now
Talkin' 'bout some fascinatin', devastatin' beauties, now

They'll all be gathering here, from far and near
For the function at the junction
And brother, you better come on, now now
Tell 'em 'bout the function at the junction
Sister, you better come on, now now

Talkin' 'bout a function at the junction
Everybody, you better come on, now
You ain't never seen the function at the junction
You ain't never...

Online Source - https://genius.com/Shorty-long-function-at-the-junction-lyrics

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Shorty Long Motown "Function At The Junction" My Extended Version!



mosogotam,  Aug 29, 2011

No copyright infringement intended. If felt, please comment below and I will remove this video. Thank you. Motown's late Shorty Long...a great talent...with us too briefly. My extended version of his wonderful hit...with an amazing backup by the Funk Brothers and the Andantes!

SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

From the discussion thread for Showcase Video #2 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCNL_Fz58QU

2011

1.@simon4186
"I LOVE MOTOWN!"

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2012

2. @bassbymichele
"Shorty and a friend sadly drowned when their boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Stevie Wonder played the harmonica at his burial, and placed it on his casket afterwards. He surely continues to live through his music and funk power! He was born on 20th may, just like me.."

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3. @LindaGallowayMD
"This made me get up from my computer and dance! Definitely good memories. Heard this at many parties although I was only "2" when it came out (lol)."

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2013

4. @mosogotam
"Joanne....thank you for posting this.  To hear you talk about the Motown Revues and Shorty is quite wonderful....I didn't know that Shorty had been the MC for some of the revues.  Please check out my channel...it's full of Motown remixes that I have done...and still do!  Thanks so much!"

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2014

5. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2
"this was the ultimate cook out song!  Everybody was jammin this in Brooklyn at cook outs back in the day.  This is my memory of this awesome song.   I can still see my Daddy doin his little dance step.  anybody remember the dance called the Popcorn!"

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6. @loveyouall66
"THE POPCORN? WE DID ALL NIGHT LONG."

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7. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2
"that, too!  can't forget HOT PANTS, and we wore them and still kept it classy....can it be that it was all so simple then?   the way we were!!!  smh!

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8. @ThaBrooklynHurricane2, 2016
"Yessssss!  You, too, Hon!  We were so blessed to have it when it was all good!  And with what's going on in the world today, I'll stick with my memories, at least they are REAL."

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9. @harmonichebe, 2016
"i hear you, brooklyndot!!! i could listen to moso's music all day and all night!! function at the junction was one of the 5, and number 1, when i got to be the guest programmer one late night on KRTH in los angeles. still in brooklyn? i'm in north  maimi beach, and there is no oldeies station here, so i pedal on the bike to sirius, but even they play "you've lost that lovin feelin' every other day, just as aretha's 'respect' gets played every day there now! imagine a song list of 100 when ther are 10,000 songs woth playing!! be blessed

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10. @Dream-ex3nx, 2019
"BROOKLYNDOT DAVIS, i grew up durning these times. Yes, i remember doing the popcorn."

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11. @Dream-ex3nx, 2019
"Donald Robinson, yes james brown mother popcorn wasn't it a time to remember.

Dream"

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12. @TheAteeyah
"Yeah baby!!! My mommy,aunties,and uncles jam.They would tear the floor up to this.This is so funky."

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13. @CC-ti3ry
"Dang I miss old Motown....what fantastic music came from Hitsville, USA-- music sucks today."

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14. @bvwhite1858
"Yep! That was The Funk Brothers!!! They are the music behind Motown."

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15.@sugarcrisp53
"Wow someone's been really busy, These are priceless, and the vintage photos alone are a welcome treat. I grew up on Motown and still at 60+ I still turn back to it often. Well done on the extended versions!"

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16. @mosogotam
"Pamela...thanks so much!!!"

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17. @louiecolon9494
"This was me when I was young. always looking for the Function at the Junction."

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18. @CheckMate657879
"Thanks for the memories.  To remember when these songs were played on the radio, at parties, and in our homes.  To remember when 45's were a great, big deal.  To remember everyone breaking to the dance floor to dance to this song.  To remember a time when we lived for the next record to be released from Motown.  How good the music sounded when it hit the air waves.   How good the music made us feel.  Everything was alright.  Uptight! (Stevie's meaning, of course.)"

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19. @ethelstevenslove2957
"Motown was 'HOT' back in the day.....That record company, the singers, producers, musicians, songwriters, arrangers, composers, kept the hits coming back in the day......."

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20. @bigeman25
"One of the most soulful songs ever , don't know how you did it but you made it better.

Shorty Long would have liked this!"

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21. @Nitetrainism
"This was one of my favorite Skating Songs."

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22. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"Check, at this roller rink " The Heights located in Huber Heights ohio the old heads with those old Chicago Ball bearing skates use to skate a hole in the floor on this jam. Friday night  12am till 6am hard core roller skating nobody standing in one spot."

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23. @Honeycone28
"I love this song then and I love it now oh my goodness it is definitely one of those old school feet tapping finger snapping songs!"

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24. @MrManleyman3
"I was in a mood to reminiscence after speaking to my older sister (cousin) who I grew up with.  She now lives in Delaware since she retired 5 years ago.  I remember a party she had in my aunt's basement / rec-room - Jamaica Queens,  1965 I was 13 Y.O. that was the first time I heard Function at the Junction and learned a dance called "the goose and the Gander".

My big sister really knew how to dance: all the dances from the 60's 70's and 80's and she could Mambo (Latin we used to call it). just as good as the Latinos from the old neighborhood.  Funny how a song and a phone call can trigger a memory.  She also introduced me to my second wife in 1997 who I'm still married too.

Love you Sarah Jane"

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25. @a.b.s_productions
"Lord, I remember sneaking to listen to my dad's 45 to this song. I was about 11 and I was like this is perhaps the greatest music ever made. So sad that Shorty Long died so young."

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26. @yolandarice1994
"awww sheeeiiit!!!! philly dog was the dance when this came out!!!! l.a. was rocking!!!! this is still the cut !!!! let's jam my people!!!! GREAT times.  :-)"

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27. @justme374
"I remember the Phiilly dog, after school dances, at empire junior high"

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28. @rollerchickable
"I LOVE THIS SONG IT IS MY SKATING JAM RIP SHORTY LONG ,YOU ARE GONE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU FOR SHARING, AND I LIKE YOUR EXTENDED VERSION. NOW THIS IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST FOR SURE."

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29. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"This is an old school skate  jam hard core roller skating no standing in the way."

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30. @jeanetteivy5229, 2022
"Skating rink memories. Pimped out skates with tongue out covered in fur, sometimes metallic flakes. California !"

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31. @justme374
"Do remember the philly dog, i would jam to this in high school"

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32. @saundragordon-grant6088
"There were a lot of dances that went with this song.  I'm sure that I saw it somewhere.  I just loved good music!"

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33. @robertvelez8485
"The perfect July 4th song. Having a barbecue or cookout filled with spare ribs, corn on the cob, chicken wings, French fries, hot dogs and hamburgers! Now, I'm hungry!"

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34. @carrollbaxter2504
"back in the day when that song came on everybody got up and danced but mainly to sing this song I'm 66 and still moving to this song lo LL. this song is timeless"

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35. @blastoff2022
"This is SUCH a great song.  I gotta tell you- in the 60's we had a LOT of social problems----but DAMN~I remember going to high school in Brooklyn....and Sat. night was teen night.  We danced to this and other Motown classics....mixed crowd and we danced and danced and danced...and had such a good time."

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36. @stevenquinn4641
"Detroit was everything The sound unique Strong dynamic sexy funky music Way over the top The way it's supposed to be This strong music made troubles seem less than what they were Thanks for this song This music brings everything back What a time to be young The party never seemed to stop Another time The world is so different now"

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37. @marcuswilliams4188
"We used to skate of of that back in the "D" (Detroit).  Shorty was from the "D""

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38. @hassanabdullah5023, 2022
"Word graystone ballroom back in the day"

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39. @RolandSpikes-xe4uw, 2024
"Detroit at its best and still known all over the globe love my city 💗💗💗 bleed Detroit baddest band ..on the planet Roland spikes AKA Rashad Jamal Ali 😎"

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40. @CC-ti3ry
"Another incredible fantastic song...why oh why can't ANYONE write music THIS GOOD today????!!!!"

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41. @carolynntubman1461, 2018
"C C I hear ya"

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42. @patrickdullea6991, 2019
"@carolynntubman1461  : it was the golden age of raw talent and musicianship. The "beat box" killed it all. So now all we have is hipHop canned garbage.

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43. @jerryj920
"May 20th: Happy birthday Soul-Funk Singer-songwriter Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (1940-1969) Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, mosogotam. Blessings"

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44. @shelleyponce7712
"When I say get ready because there is an up coming  "Function at the Junction", my family (now on its 3rd generation) knows it's going down!"

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45. @bobreda676
"oh, if I had only kept my 45 collection!  He died at age 29 but what a talent"

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46. @edwardwilliams2438
"Real lyrics....funky beat......good times had by all.  Block parties,cold Dr.Pepper,Banlon shirts,Belle Isle,bar-b-que...lots of dancing,...young and old..The Funk Bros...are jamming!!!!"

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47. @robertgoodman1867
"Where's my time machine?"

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2019

48. @narviawilliams2340
"💐❤💐I REMEMBER SHORTY LONG,  AND THIS SONG "FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION"❤💐❤AND I REMEMBER "HERE COMES THE JUDGE"💐💐💐"

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49. @ganymeade5151
"Perfect song for doing The Stroll. The Bridge is fantastic is as the bad-ass piano."

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50. @Sepulchre_Gate
"This is one of those classics that somehow escaped the play list of the White Boy Radio station i used to listen to as a kid . Glad it finally caught up to me ."

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51. @paulturnet4572
"HOLD A SHOTGUN ON THE ROOSTER 🐓 AND DARE HIM TO CROW"... IN OTHER WORDS, ANY

ONE OR THING THAT THREATENS TO STOP THIS PARTY 🎉 IS FLIRTING WITH DANGER !! 😉"

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52. @Judeaben
"such a great talent.

In the Alabama jazz Hall of Fame.

Gone much too fast. Didn' even make it to the '70s"

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53. @alanspagnolia9474
"Ok, whom else remembers this song from the 1960's ??!!"

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54. @lindabrown2090
"Look at the Funk Brothers, they were the sound of Motown.🎹🎸🎺🎷🥁🎻🎹"

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55. @oldschoolmusic2710
"Ah sookie,sookie now! Here come da judge function at the junction"

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56. @fadetoblackalone
"Remember the TEXAS HOP my mom taught it to me.  It really works with this song!"

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57. @justme374
"Do remember the philly dog, i would jam to this in high school"

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58. @saundragordon-grant6088
"There were a lot of dances that went with this song.  I'm sure that I saw it somewhere.  I just loved good music!"

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59. @foxysil52
"Lol! I grew up to Shorty Long..love pur music. We're  the Baby boomers of the good ol' days.."

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60. @lindabrown2090
"This was one of our favorite dance song. We use to get down dancing at House Parties. This song brings back so many memories of the 60’s early 70’s. That’s when it was real music. “ Function At The Junction” it was a hit."

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61. @Muziekgenot, 2024
"That's right. I grew up during the sixties in a small provincial town. There was little to do. So we were dependant on houseparties. On thursday we started to ask ''is there a  houseparty anywere', and we got tips from our frieds. So more thans once I found myself at some house party in district I was was never before and in de house of someone I dit know at all. But all that didn't matter. Is was the sixties and it was de best music ever made."

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62. @richardclippardjr3472
"My mom & dad used to play this song at birthday partys you know the ones where you had to go to BED the good old days "

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63. @roderickjones1283
"James Jamerson killed it at the end with that bass!!! BEST PLAYER EVER!"

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64. @ronlawray1563
"As good as it STILL sounds, most people won't believe this came out between 1965 and 1968...

Motown's house band, The Funk Brothers, the best....."

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65. @fed3rd
"@harmonichebe  BEST dance song EVER written!!!!!  (Skate on)"

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66. @eddyg2745
"Garfield Junior High School, Berkeley, CA 1965!  This song was a standard at all of our dances in the gym.  We also loved to dance to "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PydomerjM) , on both songs the players were Motown's Funk Brothers with James Jamerson laying down the bass line."

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67. @olliesdollies7832
"Man, this was my JAMMM!  Love that ole school rap sung, to music!"

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68. @gilloera8912
"I had a record player, looked like a suitcase, it opened up

And the speakers were on the side.  My mom kept tellin me "Keep it down, the neighbors!" "

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69. @Sweetpjoe
"This song reminds me of my roller skating days from the late 60’s and early 70’s. When they dropped the needle on this jam the place went wild."

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70. @sanidarryl7052, 2022
"Yes,at this roller rink in Ohio " The Heights " every friday from 12am to 6am old heads use to kill this on on everybody skate."

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71. @sabrinabryant3597
"Was just minding my own business and this song hit me in my spirit like so. When this plague (COVID-19) has passed, somebody somewhere BETTER play this here 🙏💜🕺💃🌌"

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72. @bettyharrison6852
"When music was worth listening to and you could not sit down on these kind of jams the floor would be rockin'"

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73. @phillycheez6288
"Too bad these photos are not in the Motown Museum!😔😒"

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74. @laudellgatlin-bey2758
"The bop was the dance back in the day."

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75. @darrylslaughter649
"Here that  real bass,at this rink " Huber Heights " Chuck Jackson would play this and if you wanted to see some old heads  show out on a pair of roller skates those old chicago  ball bearing skates killing it hard core roller skating no standing on the floor in the way"

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76. @reggiekendrick6580
"Wow! That powerful guitar bass line is the hook to this wonderful song. It sets groove is for all other instruments and vocals to complete this masterpiece. The Motown Sound!!!"

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77. @jeanetteivy5229
"Memories of teen house parties. Colored lights. Red, blue and green in Los Angeles. Dance called the Philly dog!"

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78. @jamesprevard6555
"If u were in HS. at the time u were getting it down after school on this joint...esp.friday night socials!"

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79. @sanidarryl7052
"Yes  big shout out to all the old head Roller Skaters use to kill  it every  1972-1973friday 12am till 6am at " The Height's striding like crazy hard core roller skating no standing in one spot"

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80. @janaepittman5589
"I, still skate ⛸ to this tune in 2022"

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81. @paulgreen6921
"Yeah, back in the day everyone would stop whatever they were doing to do the “duck” as hard as was humanly possible. You know what I’m sayin’?     PWG"

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82. @colbertprince525
"This jam was # 1 back in the day on Woodward Ave, the Famous  Arcadia a.k.a. the Cade if you weren't  a good skater you would get off the floor when < function> short term for Function at the junction came on! It got kind of wild because they would announce  Open House, and that means  to skate at your  own RISK! and that got really  dangerous most of the times!✌"

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83. @allisonyoung4285
"This was the song and when he said function that is what it was. Dance function!💃😎"

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84. @mitchparel18
"One of my favorite Motown songs.im talking all time.it helps me to function.🍷😌😋 Let's give the Drummer some."

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85. @cynthiar.5199
"This is a roller skater's NATIONAL ANTHEM!!"

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86. @annfelder3576
"This was my favorite song back then.  I was always singing and dancing whenever I heard it or played on my record player.  Thanks for the wonderful memories!"

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87. @annfelder3576
"This was my favorite song back then.  I was always singing and dancing whenever I heard it or played on my record player.  Thanks for the wonderful memories!"

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88. @adriennerobinson1180
"I absolutely loved Shorty Long and this Classic,Wonderful Song,And here comes The Judge .The BEST! Miss those years and Shorty.❤❤❤❤❤SIP"

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89. @SweetpapaAbram
"Young people’s of today don’t have a clue of the things and music of yester year!!"

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90. @isaiahthompson2065
"THIS IS ANOTHER MOTOWN CLASSIC !  HE DID THAT !"

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91. @christinewilliams938
"Reminds me of roller skating at Fairview Gardens this was the Jam."

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92.@mathmusic1490
"Such a catchy and happy soul song.   Thank you Shorty: Excellent!!   But.............which junction???  (Ha ha!)"

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93.@rogerradcliffe7367
"Shorty Long lived across the street from us growing up in Detroit…he’d walk his toy poodle around the block acknowledging us kids with a smile and a wave. Gone way too soon…"

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94.@oliviag9888
"Yes, I love this song. My sister and I would dance a hole in the rug 😂"

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95.@darrylslaughter649
"This cut and " Shotgun " by Jr. Walker    is some that early raw FUNK"

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96.@JoyceEllis-zw3fu
"This is still played at house parties. It gets everybody on the dance floor.  Does anyone remember :he Duck: by Jackie Lee"

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97. @lorrainebowens1446
"We used to the functon at the junction at the juke box in the sixties thank for this song❤❤❤"

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98. @sandradavis4551
"1960s, The Rollercade, Toledo Ohio. The place everyone went for roller skating. EVERYBODY was on the floor when this song was played."

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99. @sharonarriola2070
"I LOVE this song and Shorty Long. It's a classic and sounds as great today as it did way back when. It never gets old! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!"

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100.@AlfredCleveland-c7d
"One of the Funniest tracks  to ever come out of Motown  Shorty and the Funk Brothers How could you not get a hit with the funkiest men in Detroit. My late Father Al Cleveland was a writer producer for Motown Records he cowrote Marvin Gaye what's going on and Smokey Baby Baby don't Cry ,I Second that Emotion among others so I spent a lot of time when I was a kid in the studio grooving. Love and Respect. Daryl Cleveland"

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101. @raystrong2823
""Function At The Junction"!!  Man memories. I was in 4th grade when this hit!  St. Louis, MO was lit (for a 4th grader watching older folks get down at backyard bbq's and music. Watching daddy & ma dancing with friends and aunts & uncles.  Yea...great times back in the day!"

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102. @fredlawson9394
"No school like the old school R&B..🎹🎷🎺🪘🎶🎵🎼"

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Ray Boyd, A Pioneer Of African American (soul) Urban Line Dancing (online excerpts and YouTube videos)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part Ii of a two part pancocojams series about two pioneers of African American (soul) urban line dancing: Dave Bush and Ray Boyd.

This post presents information about Dave Bush and showcases three YouTube videos about Ray Boyd and his line dances. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/dave-bush-jr-godfather-of-african.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents information about Ray Boyd and showcases three YouTube videos of Ray Boyd's line dance choreography. 

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ray Boyd for his cultural legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the videographers and publishers of these videos.

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INFORMATION ABOUT RAYMOND (RAY) BOYD

[Pancocojams Editor's Note: The words or letters in brackets are my addition to or suggested correction of something in this excerpt.

I believe that "he" in the following excerpt refers to Ray Boyd.] 

https://urbanlinedancehistory.com/pioneers-q-z [The letter 'q" is probably a typo for the letter "a"]

"It is with great pleasure that I have the opportunity to introduce the community award and lifetime achievement [to] individual[s] who ha[ve] been instrumental to many in our community of Urban R & B SOUL Line Dance.

Their journey in dance started as early as 2 years old where they were introduced to Tap Dancing that later influences of dance with Ballet, Jazz and Modern Dance were added to their dancing ‘STYLE’ – This nurtures the appreciation we all have for the smooth style, SLIDE or GLIDE the closes with the smooth SNAP in each and every move on the floor.

When the EAST COAST began to meet and greet the Midwest at the LINE, he was right there with his Smooth and Suave manners yet ROCKING it out on the floor with the best of his dance colleagues.

The beginning of his Soul Line Dance journey is attributed to the Godfather of Line Dance, Dave Bush who introduced the Philadelphia Delaware Valley area to this dancing style known as Line Dancing. The early dances that marked a start of his enjoyment with dance was with the “Stiff Leg” Style and engaging in various challenges and competitions that started way back in his high school years. The early connections to dance with the God Father of Line Dance, Dave Bush were known as ‘Silky Smooth’ and “Carpet baggers” between 1964-1966. The first SOUL line dance learned was the “Detroit Strut’ also known as – Jazzy Lady.

Over the years of his LOVE for dancing he has shared his vocals, choreography, and SMOOTH STYLING on the LINE, Chicago Stepping and to the native Bop, Strand and 2-Stepping in Philadelphia. He has also taught with a Philadelphia late and great “Otis Givens” with Salsa and Chicago Stepping.

Early influences with choreography were during his performance and singing career – he would prepare the routines for stage engagement. Although his creative style and energy began throughout all of the aforementioned experiences, when he retired in 2005 – he was determined to enjoy life and, in his words, “Do what HE wants to DO” – This meant teaching all the styles of dance that he enjoyed and loving the performances, showcases, competitions and opportunities he began to encounter.

He would be known to gather dancers within the Dave Bush Dancers and later Tri-State Elite to showcase a new choreography at every opportunity that his mind would CREATE! He has shared that his favorite collaboration was with fellow Lifetime Achievement, Bernardette Burnette – “Share My Life”. Additionally, he favors the dances and collaborations of “Fab 4’, “Kick that Shhh…”, “Level 322”, ‘Sensual Sensai’, “Daddy V and HUSH – just to name a few.

He was one of the original dancers of “Souline” TV show and the next generation of Soul Line television with “Grooveline” Promo TV. When his daughter Victoria was 5 years old, he introduced her to the community with Dave Bush Dancers and she has collaborated with her father and other dance contributions as well.

He values and believes in maintaining health with movement and variety of other strategies. Movement is one of the most important things to him for everyone. During the pandemic, he held Line Dance, Salsa, and Chicago stepping class outside at the tennis courts in Philadelphia Fairmont Park. 

[...]

As we welcome him to the floor to greet and acknowledge his contribution and achievement at the current age of 74 – We refer to him as the Sensai, the Master Teacher – the One and Only Raymond Boyd. We honor your contributions to the urban dance community and welcome you to this community with your fellow LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS and plenty more years of LOVE, Dance and Freedom."

" More info about Raymond Boyd (Ray Boyd) from UC Star Awards Jan 2023.

age - he said, "74 and looking for more"

 referred to as - "Sensai", "Master Teacher", or "Ray, Don't call me Mr."

 Ray loves performing it makes him very HAPPY. His mother taught him to tap dance at the age of 3 and by 5 years old, the "ledge" in his basement was his stage.

 He attributes the beginning of his Soul line dance journey to Dave Bush, "The Godfather" of line dancing in the Delaware Valley. Starting with the "Stiff Leg" Style Cha Cha Challenges back in High school in 1964 thru 1966, where Dave and Ray danced with groups like "Silky Smooth" and the "Carpetbaggers".

 Ray said the first line dance was singing groups. He did choreograph for groups he sang with back in the day.

 Ray went to a South Philly Dance Academy learning Tap, Ballet, Jazz, and Modern dance. We can see the influences of this training in his "STYLE" of dance and choreography. He likes to Slide, Glide and gives us that "Snap".

When Ray retired in 2005 he decided he was going to "DO what HE wants to DO".  That was teaching dance. Throughout this time he taught, choreographed, and performed with "Tri-State Elite", Shante Lee (SILK), and the Dave Bush Dancers.

The 1st Soul Line dance he learned was the "Detroit Strut" (Jazzy Lady)

The 1st Soul Line dance he Choreographed was "Mr. Quick"

He does Salsa, and taught Chicago Stepping with the late Great "Otis Givens".

Performed in both Competitions and Showcases

Traveled around the country for dances and events in the Midwest, has been honored in Atlanta Baltimore, Philadelphia, and through the line dance community nationally.

Brought the youngest of 5 children, 33-year-old Victoria to Dave Bush's class with him when SHE was only 5 years old. She later continues to dance and also collaborated dances with her dad.

Some of the dances and collabs Ray created: "Share My Life", "Fab 4", 'Kick that SH..", "Level 322", "Sensual Sensai", "Daddy V" and "HUSH" just to name a few.

Ray was one of the original dancers on the "Soulline" TV show and "Grooveline" Promo TV

During the pandemic, Ray Boyd held line dance classes outside at the tennis court.

Ray promotes "FAMILY" and "FUN".

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From Urban Line Dance Connection Interview Profiles. Thanks Nichol.  
My name is Raymond Boyd Sr. and my nickname in the industry is Sensei. 

I am from North Philadelphia, and Philadelphia is my home.

Professionally, I’m a dance instructor. In addition to dancing, I   enjoy playing tennis and chess.

In my home town we call this dance craze “line dancing”.

The very first dance group I was affiliated with was the Dave   Bush Dancers.  In addition, I was with Tri State Elite Dancers and   Carpet Baggers.

I have been dancing all my life.  My mother taught me   how to tap when I was 2.

I got involved with dancing when Dave Bush taught in his basement.  I wasn’t really a student….I was always a dancer.

After I attended my first class I felt special, confident and   happy as hell.

I used to do choreography for my singing group in the early 60's   called Ethics Group.  Observation: He never told us he was a singer! LOL Back to the normal questions.

I have created over 50 dances and the first dance I created was Mister Quick.

My favorite collab is Share My Life and my favorite solo dance is Kick That Shhhhhhhhhh."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #1-Ep 1: Interview with Raymond Boyd, Line Dance Choreographer and Instructor, Philadelphia PA

410 TV, Feb 4, 2018

UC Awards Soul Line Dancing, UC Awards 2018 

410 TV traveled to UC Awards 2018 to interview some of the most influential soul line dancers today. We had a great opportunity to interview the "legendary" Raymond Boyd of Philadelphia, PA. 

410 TV mission is to help increase awareness of soul line dancing, we’re bringing the best of the 410 Line Dancers experience to YouTube. Introducing 410 TV.   It’s 410 Line Dancers TV designed for the Soul Line Dancing, YouTube generation.  We hope you enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7MGMVqQFRs

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2-Terminal Reaction

iamkennyj, May 29, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9CUf6MKhV0&t=11s

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - RAY BOYD DANCES F O P MOTOWN NIGHT 07 26 2012

Tamika Shipman (Paparazzi), Aug 21, 2012

Ray Boyd was celebrated at the F.O.P. in Philadelphia for his birthday (I won't tell his age). The dances highlighted are GOOD FOOT, TERMINAL REACTION, SENSUAL SENSEI, and SETENTA y DOS salsa line dance. Please excuse the recording for Sensual Sensei. My camera was off centered but it's one of Ray's dances loved by many so I had to show it anyway. All the dances shown were created by Ray Boyd. I wanna be like Ray when I grow up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUVW8RZXYJQ

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