Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Revision-April 22, 2022
This pancocojams post presents four text examples of "Hollywood Swinging" hand clap rhymes that I collected between 1998-2008 from African American girls (ages 7-12 years) in various sections of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
These examples demonstrate how different textual versions of a rhyme or cheer may be chanted during the same period of time within the same city. The content of this post also demonstrates how the words of a rhyme performance activity for a rhyme or cheer can change over a period of time, and how the performance activity of a rhyme or cheer can also change over a period of time.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Kool & The Gang for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/05/examples-of-hollywood-goes-swingin.html for a 2016 pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of "Hollywood Goes Swingin" Cheers (1976 - 2000s)."
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WHEN WERE "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" CHEERS AND RHYMES FIRST PERFORMED
The earliest example of "Hollywood Swingin" rhymes that I've found is included in the 1978 vinyl record Old Mother Hippletoe, Rural and Urban Children's Songs. That example, titled "Hollywood Now Swinging" and combined with another rhyme entitled "Dynomite" was collected in 1976 by Kate Rinzler from "Washington DC school girls"* in 1976. It's significant that Rinzler made no mention of these girls doing hand clap routines while performing this and several other rhymes. Instead,
Rinzler wrote that the girls "imitating cheerleaders" who they had seen on television during the Olympics by doing dance and acrobatic movements.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/05/examples-of-hollywood-goes-swingin.html for a 2016 pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of "Hollywood Goes Swingin" Cheers (1976 - 2000s)."
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WHEN WERE "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" CHEERS AND RHYMES FIRST PERFORMED
The earliest example of "Hollywood Swingin" rhymes that I've found is included in the 1978 vinyl record Old Mother Hippletoe, Rural and Urban Children's Songs. That example, titled "Hollywood Now Swinging" and combined with another rhyme entitled "Dynomite" was collected in 1976 by Kate Rinzler from "Washington DC school girls"* in 1976. It's significant that Rinzler made no mention of these girls doing hand clap routines while performing this and several other rhymes. Instead,
Rinzler wrote that the girls "imitating cheerleaders" who they had seen on television during the Olympics by doing dance and acrobatic movements.
*Given the racial composition of Washington, D.C. in the late 1970s, it's reasonable to assume that these "Washington D.C." school girls were African American.
Another early example of a "Hollywood Swingin" playground rhyme is found in the 1983 book Apples On A Stick: The Folklore of Black Children" bu Barbara Michels, Bettye White, editors (Coward-McCann, Inc, 1983; p.14). The editors indicated that they collected the rhyme examples that are included in that book from school children in Houston, Texas. Unfortunately, that book doesn't include any information about the performance activity that accompanied any of these rhymes.
I observed a "Hollywood Swinging" foot stomping cheer being performed in an African American neighborhood of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the mid 1980s The earliest example of "Hollywood Swinging hand clap rhymes that I collected in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was in 1998.
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PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY
The textual structure of "Hollywood Swinging" rhymes in which the words are voiced by one person at a time reflect that hand clap rhyme's foot stomping cheer origin. The group/soloist call & response style of those "Hollywood Swinging" hand clap rhymes contrast with the unison voice that is found in almost all other hand clap rhymes.
*"Foot stomping cheer" is the term that I coined in 1999 as a referent for an informal recreational activity that may be considered a sub-set of cheerleader cheers. "Foot stomping" ("doing stomps" or "doing steps") is characterized by two or more children (usually girls between the ages of 6-12 years old) chanting a distinctive textually structure of cheer in which the group voice is heard first, and is followed by a soloist. The cheer is repeated from the beginning with a new soloist until every member of the group has the same [equal length] turn as the soloist. The chanters perform synchronized, choreographed routines that emphasize the creation of bass sounding foot stomps. The stomping routine is performed in a metronome like manner throughout the entire cheer.
Note that I haven't collected playground rhymes in person since 2008. I'm not sure if "Hollywood Swinging" is still performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or any where else as a handclap rhyme or as a foot stomping cheer.
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TEXTUAL (WORD) SOURCES FOR "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" FOOT STOMPING CHEER OR HAND CLAP RHYME
The core lines of "Hollywood swingin" cheers/rhymes come from the 1973/1974 R&B/Funk record "Hollywood Swingin" by Kool & The Gang. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Swinging for information about that song. Also, find a sound file of that Kool & The Gang record below.
The taunting/braggadocio line "if you see me walkin down the street/you better speak" that is included in Example #1 of "Hollywood Swingin" below is similar to these lines from the 1966 hit R&B record "Cool Jerk" which was originally performed by The Capitols: "when they see me walkin down the street/when the fellows they want to speak". This line has been misquoted in a number of online lyric pages.
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PydomerjM for a sound file of "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols. And, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-real-meaning-of-r-song-cool-jerk.html for a pancocojams post entitled “The REAL Meaning Of The R&B Song "Cool Jerk".
Entire Group- Hollywood goes swinging
Hollywood goes swing- ing
Swinging for the good times.
Swinging for the bad times.
1st Soloist- My name is [insert first name or nickname].
(And) I'm cool and the gang.
Mess with me and I'll do my thang.
My sign is [says her sun sign such as "Taurus" or "Libra"].
And that's alright.
Cause all [says her sung sign]
Are out of sight.
Entire Group-Hey, you- check it out.
You, you check it out.
[The cheer begins from the beginning with the next soloist.]
-TMH, memories of the mid 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's East Liberty section.
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The order of the soloists was often determined by which girl was the fastest to yell out "First!", "Second!" , "Third!" etc.
Pancocojams Editor Notes: April 29, 2021 - I shared this post with my daughter Tazi who is my primary source for Pittsburgh foot stomping cheers in the mid 1980s. She immediately said that she definitely remembers the words of the "Hollywood Goes Swinging" cheer that she and her friends performed, but she doesn't remember all of the foot stomping routine. The part of the routine that she does remember was for the words: "Hey, you, check it out! /You you check it out!". Those words are performed similarly or the same as the side to side movements for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 's signature chant "It's A Serious Matter".
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PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY
The textual structure of "Hollywood Swinging" rhymes in which the words are voiced by one person at a time reflect that hand clap rhyme's foot stomping cheer origin. The group/soloist call & response style of those "Hollywood Swinging" hand clap rhymes contrast with the unison voice that is found in almost all other hand clap rhymes.
*"Foot stomping cheer" is the term that I coined in 1999 as a referent for an informal recreational activity that may be considered a sub-set of cheerleader cheers. "Foot stomping" ("doing stomps" or "doing steps") is characterized by two or more children (usually girls between the ages of 6-12 years old) chanting a distinctive textually structure of cheer in which the group voice is heard first, and is followed by a soloist. The cheer is repeated from the beginning with a new soloist until every member of the group has the same [equal length] turn as the soloist. The chanters perform synchronized, choreographed routines that emphasize the creation of bass sounding foot stomps. The stomping routine is performed in a metronome like manner throughout the entire cheer.
Note that I haven't collected playground rhymes in person since 2008. I'm not sure if "Hollywood Swinging" is still performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or any where else as a handclap rhyme or as a foot stomping cheer.
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TEXTUAL (WORD) SOURCES FOR "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" FOOT STOMPING CHEER OR HAND CLAP RHYME
The core lines of "Hollywood swingin" cheers/rhymes come from the 1973/1974 R&B/Funk record "Hollywood Swingin" by Kool & The Gang. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Swinging for information about that song. Also, find a sound file of that Kool & The Gang record below.
The taunting/braggadocio line "if you see me walkin down the street/you better speak" that is included in Example #1 of "Hollywood Swingin" below is similar to these lines from the 1966 hit R&B record "Cool Jerk" which was originally performed by The Capitols: "when they see me walkin down the street/when the fellows they want to speak". This line has been misquoted in a number of online lyric pages.
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27PydomerjM for a sound file of "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols. And, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-real-meaning-of-r-song-cool-jerk.html for a pancocojams post entitled “The REAL Meaning Of The R&B Song "Cool Jerk".
The "if you see me walking down the streets" may also have an even earlier source - the 1928 Jazz song "She's My One Black Two Black (Chocolate to the bone)". Here’s the lyrics for a version of that song with the walking down the streets lines given in italics to highlight them:
Here's the lyrics to a version of that song:
WHAT THE WORD "SWINGING" MEANS IN THE CONTEXT OF THESE 'HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" PLAYGROUND RHYMES
The word "swinging" in "Hollywood Swinging" rhymes probably means that there is always something going on (always some fun thing to do) in Hollywood. "Hollywood" refers to the "famous district in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is prominent for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to represent the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood.
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Here's the lyrics to a version of that song:
"She's my
one black
two black
shoe shine
shoe black
chocolate to the bone
if you see that gal
comin'
down the street
better leave that gal alone
she's got eyes like diamonds
teeth like pearls
guys don't cha mess
with that girl
she's my
one black
two black
shoe shine
shoe black
chocolate to the bone
-posted by Guest, rusty on http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=65298&messages=79 Origins: Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, November 15, 2009 [Note: This Mudcat comment thread contains songs with lyrics that have the "n word" completely spelled out as is the case with a number of other Mudcat folk music threads.]
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/12/examples-of-rhymesong-shes-my-one-black.html for more information and examples of "She's My One Black Two Black" rhymes.
****WHAT THE WORD "SWINGING" MEANS IN THE CONTEXT OF THESE 'HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" PLAYGROUND RHYMES
The word "swinging" in "Hollywood Swinging" rhymes probably means that there is always something going on (always some fun thing to do) in Hollywood. "Hollywood" refers to the "famous district in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is prominent for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to represent the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood.
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WORDS TO A FOOT STOMPING CHEER EXAMPLE OF "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" FROM PITTSBURGH. PENNSYLVANIA
Entire Group- Hollywood goes swinging
Hollywood goes swing- ing
Swinging for the good times.
Swinging for the bad times.
1st Soloist- My name is [insert first name or nickname].
(And) I'm cool and the gang.
Mess with me and I'll do my thang.
My sign is [says her sun sign such as "Taurus" or "Libra"].
And that's alright.
Cause all [says her sung sign]
Are out of sight.
Entire Group-Hey, you- check it out.
You, you check it out.
[The cheer begins from the beginning with the next soloist.]
-TMH, memories of the mid 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's East Liberty section.
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The order of the soloists was often determined by which girl was the fastest to yell out "First!", "Second!" , "Third!" etc.
Pancocojams Editor Notes: April 29, 2021 - I shared this post with my daughter Tazi who is my primary source for Pittsburgh foot stomping cheers in the mid 1980s. She immediately said that she definitely remembers the words of the "Hollywood Goes Swinging" cheer that she and her friends performed, but she doesn't remember all of the foot stomping routine. The part of the routine that she does remember was for the words: "Hey, you, check it out! /You you check it out!". Those words are performed similarly or the same as the side to side movements for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 's signature chant "It's A Serious Matter".
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FEATURED (WORD ONLY) EXAMPLES OF "HOLLYWOOD SWINGING" (FROM PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA)
These examples are posted in chronological order based on their collection date (by Azizi Powell) with the earliest collected examples given first. All of these examples are hand clap rhymes.
I asked Teneisha and Antoinette if they ever chanted "Hollywood Swinging" while doing foot stomps. They weren't sure what "foot stomping" meant so my daughter who was part of the game song program that I'm conducted demonstrated how to do the steppin performance that I call "foot stomps". The girls said that they didn't ever "do" "Hollywood Swingin" that way and they had never seeing anyone else perform that rhyme in any way other than as a hand clap game.
For the record, my daughter lived and I still live in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is some distance from the East Hills section of that city.
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Example #2: HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (fragment)
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood goes swingin
Hollywood goes __ swingin
Swingin for Northside.
Swingin for the Eastside.
My name is Rita.
I'm Number 9
Going down Chicago line.
If you see me on the street
You better speak
[I'm uncertain about the next words that were spoken]
Hey hey, you think you cool.
Hey hey, cool enough to rule your school.
Hey hey, you think you bad.
Bad enough to [didn't remember the rest of the words to this rhyme]
-African American girls and boys; Northview Heights Buddy Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1999; collected by Azizi Powell
Editor:
This rhyme was performed as a two person hand clap routine. The girls who shared this rhyme said that the line might be "Hollywood keeps swingin". The dash means to pause one beat. The girls said that in another version of "Hollywood Goes Swingin" they say "swingin for the good times /swingin for the bad times/ swingin every time".
"Northview Heights" is a sub-section of the Northside section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The term "Eastside" wasn't used then and still isn't widely used now [in 2021] to refer to any section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The "East Hills" section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is about 40 minutes by car from the "Northview Heights" section of that city.
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Example #3: HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (fragment)
Hollywood (clap clap clap)
Hollywood (clap clap clap)
Hollywood goes swingin.
My name is Shanika.
I'll bust it out.
I'll party to the left
I'll party to the right.
I'll party all night.
I'll party all day.
My name is Sandra.
I'm number one [don't remember the rest]
I'm busting all day.
I'm busting all night.
She's busting to the left.
She's busting to the right.
-Shanika and Sandra (African American females, under 11 years old) ; Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; November 1, 2000; collected by Azizi Powell, November 1, 2000
The Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is located in the East end part of that city. That section is approximately 25 minutes by car from East Hills, and approximately 40 minutes by car from Northview Heights. It should also be noted that the Garfield and East Hills section of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are separated from Northview Heights by a river, highway, and two bridges.
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"Busting" and "bust it out" here means something like "moving forward or doing something (like dancing) with a lot of swagger and confidence".
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HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (Version #4)
Both girls:
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood goes swingin
Partner #1:
My name is Raya and I'm number 2
Kickin it with Scooby Doo
Hit me high
Hit me low
Hit me where you wanna go.
Repeat the entire rhyme with the partner #1 saying the lines that partner #1 said, but substitute her name or nickname and (preferably) change the number rhyme
-ConRaya E. (11 years); Sha'Ona K. (11 years); African American girls; Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2008
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"Scooby Doo" is a cartoon dog.
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FEATURED VIDEO EXAMPLES
These examples are posted in chronological order based on their collection date (by Azizi Powell) with the earliest collected examples given first. All of these examples are hand clap rhymes.
Example #1. HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN'
[Both girls]
Hollywood.
Hollywood.
Hollywood goes swingin.
Hollywood goes SWINGIN.
Swingin for the good times.
Swingin for the bad times.
[One girl]
My name is Teneisha
and I’m number 9.
I’m kickin it with Ginuwine.*
If you ever see me on the street,
you better speak.
“Long time, no see.”
Sexy as I wanna be.
Some hittin me high.
Some hittin me low.
Some hittin me in my-
Don’t ask what.
My b u t t b u t t butt.
That’s what.
-Teneisha (10 years) and Antoinette (11 years) (African American females, East Hills section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998; collected by Azizi Powell, 1998
Editor:
* Kickin it" means "relaxing with" ; "hangin" with (socializing with).
"Ginuwine" is a popular young African R&B singer. Three other late 1990s variations of this line that I have heard are “Kickin it with Busta Rhymes" (the name of a popular male Hip-Hop star) “Kickin it with Scooby Doo (the name of a canine cartoon figure) and “Kickin it with Winnie the Poo” (the name of a fictitious bear in children's stories).
The lines "If you ever see me on the street/you better speak" is taunting/braggadocio statement that the presence of that girl should be acknowledged by all those who see her. "Long time, no see” is a common saying that African Americans (and other Americans) use when greeting a person. The line "sexy as I wanna be" isn't something that a person would say out loud. Instead, I believe that that line just reflects why the chanter believes that she is worthy of attention from people walking down the street. That line can be interpreted to mean "I'm real sexy".
I was surprised to see this performed as a hand clap routine because I had previously seen it performed as a foot stomping cheer. Those two girls don’t remember that “Hollywood Goes Swinging” ever being performed as a foot stomping cheer.
Hand clap rhymes almost always are recited in unison. In contrast, foot stomping cheers are performed in a group (voice) / soloist (voice) pattern which is a variant form of a call and response pattern. In the case of this example of "Hollywood Swinging", the first girl says most of the rhyme while she and the other girl does hand clap routine. The girls then repeat the rhyme with the other girl saying the same words or slightly different words.
Hollywood.
Hollywood.
Hollywood goes swingin.
Hollywood goes SWINGIN.
Swingin for the good times.
Swingin for the bad times.
[One girl]
My name is Teneisha
and I’m number 9.
I’m kickin it with Ginuwine.*
If you ever see me on the street,
you better speak.
“Long time, no see.”
Sexy as I wanna be.
Some hittin me high.
Some hittin me low.
Some hittin me in my-
Don’t ask what.
My b u t t b u t t butt.
That’s what.
-Teneisha (10 years) and Antoinette (11 years) (African American females, East Hills section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998; collected by Azizi Powell, 1998
Editor:
* Kickin it" means "relaxing with" ; "hangin" with (socializing with).
"Ginuwine" is a popular young African R&B singer. Three other late 1990s variations of this line that I have heard are “Kickin it with Busta Rhymes" (the name of a popular male Hip-Hop star) “Kickin it with Scooby Doo (the name of a canine cartoon figure) and “Kickin it with Winnie the Poo” (the name of a fictitious bear in children's stories).
The lines "If you ever see me on the street/you better speak" is taunting/braggadocio statement that the presence of that girl should be acknowledged by all those who see her. "Long time, no see” is a common saying that African Americans (and other Americans) use when greeting a person. The line "sexy as I wanna be" isn't something that a person would say out loud. Instead, I believe that that line just reflects why the chanter believes that she is worthy of attention from people walking down the street. That line can be interpreted to mean "I'm real sexy".
I was surprised to see this performed as a hand clap routine because I had previously seen it performed as a foot stomping cheer. Those two girls don’t remember that “Hollywood Goes Swinging” ever being performed as a foot stomping cheer.
Hand clap rhymes almost always are recited in unison. In contrast, foot stomping cheers are performed in a group (voice) / soloist (voice) pattern which is a variant form of a call and response pattern. In the case of this example of "Hollywood Swinging", the first girl says most of the rhyme while she and the other girl does hand clap routine. The girls then repeat the rhyme with the other girl saying the same words or slightly different words.
I asked Teneisha and Antoinette if they ever chanted "Hollywood Swinging" while doing foot stomps. They weren't sure what "foot stomping" meant so my daughter who was part of the game song program that I'm conducted demonstrated how to do the steppin performance that I call "foot stomps". The girls said that they didn't ever "do" "Hollywood Swingin" that way and they had never seeing anyone else perform that rhyme in any way other than as a hand clap game.
For the record, my daughter lived and I still live in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is some distance from the East Hills section of that city.
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Example #2: HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (fragment)
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood goes swingin
Hollywood goes __ swingin
Swingin for Northside.
Swingin for the Eastside.
My name is Rita.
I'm Number 9
Going down Chicago line.
If you see me on the street
You better speak
[I'm uncertain about the next words that were spoken]
Hey hey, you think you cool.
Hey hey, cool enough to rule your school.
Hey hey, you think you bad.
Bad enough to [didn't remember the rest of the words to this rhyme]
-African American girls and boys; Northview Heights Buddy Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1999; collected by Azizi Powell
Editor:
This rhyme was performed as a two person hand clap routine. The girls who shared this rhyme said that the line might be "Hollywood keeps swingin". The dash means to pause one beat. The girls said that in another version of "Hollywood Goes Swingin" they say "swingin for the good times /swingin for the bad times/ swingin every time".
"Northview Heights" is a sub-section of the Northside section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The term "Eastside" wasn't used then and still isn't widely used now [in 2021] to refer to any section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The "East Hills" section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is about 40 minutes by car from the "Northview Heights" section of that city.
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Example #3: HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (fragment)
Hollywood (clap clap clap)
Hollywood (clap clap clap)
Hollywood goes swingin.
My name is Shanika.
I'll bust it out.
I'll party to the left
I'll party to the right.
I'll party all night.
I'll party all day.
My name is Sandra.
I'm number one [don't remember the rest]
I'm busting all day.
I'm busting all night.
She's busting to the left.
She's busting to the right.
-Shanika and Sandra (African American females, under 11 years old) ; Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; November 1, 2000; collected by Azizi Powell, November 1, 2000
The Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is located in the East end part of that city. That section is approximately 25 minutes by car from East Hills, and approximately 40 minutes by car from Northview Heights. It should also be noted that the Garfield and East Hills section of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are separated from Northview Heights by a river, highway, and two bridges.
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"Busting" and "bust it out" here means something like "moving forward or doing something (like dancing) with a lot of swagger and confidence".
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HOLLYWOOD GOES SWINGIN' (Version #4)
Both girls:
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood goes swingin
Partner #1:
My name is Raya and I'm number 2
Kickin it with Scooby Doo
Hit me high
Hit me low
Hit me where you wanna go.
Repeat the entire rhyme with the partner #1 saying the lines that partner #1 said, but substitute her name or nickname and (preferably) change the number rhyme
-ConRaya E. (11 years); Sha'Ona K. (11 years); African American girls; Garfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2008
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"Scooby Doo" is a cartoon dog.
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FEATURED VIDEO EXAMPLES
Kool & The Gang "Hollywood Swinging" [Soul Train June 15, 1974]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqsfoxsjTXk embedding disallowed
VeryBerryCherry 🍒 Published on Nov 8, 2014
Kool & The Gang "Hollywood Swinging"
[Soul Train June 15, 1974]
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Kool & the Gang: Hollywood Swinging (Live from New Orleans 1984)
Johan Nilsson, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2010
One of the funkiest songs ever made! Live from New Orleans in 1984.
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This is the main source for the "Hollywood Swingin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqsfoxsjTXk embedding disallowed
VeryBerryCherry 🍒 Published on Nov 8, 2014
Kool & The Gang "Hollywood Swinging"
[Soul Train June 15, 1974]
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Kool & the Gang: Hollywood Swinging (Live from New Orleans 1984)
Johan Nilsson, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2010
One of the funkiest songs ever made! Live from New Orleans in 1984.
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This is the main source for the "Hollywood Swingin"
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