Big Bobby The Boss Game, Nov. 16, 2016
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Total # of views (as of November 23, 2023 at 7:10 AM EDT= 10,191,500
This video was filmed in 2008 at Shirley Caesar's church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(Read Excerpt #2: "Information about these videos" section below.]
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Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Revision - Nov. 23, 2023
This pancocojams post showcases a video clip of Shirley Caesar telling a story about "Shouting John" before she and her backup choir sing a portion of the Gospel song "I'm Going To Praise The Lord While I Have A Chance".
This post also showcases the 2016 video clip by DJ Suede of that particular Shirley Caesar's singing which became a viral internet meme in 2016. In that clip DJ Suede adds the clip of Shirley Caesar saying "beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, you name it" lyrics with clips of people dancing to the Trap music beat that he superimposed on Shirley's Caesar's words.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and entertainment purposes
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Pastor Shirley Caesar, DJ Suede, and all those who
are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this
post and thanks to the publishers of these YouTube videos.
Happy Thanksgiving and remember to give thanks everyday!
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Shirley Caesar's "Praise The Lord While You Have A Chance"/"You Name It" videos have become somewhat of a Thanksgiving tradition on this pancocojams blog.
Prior to that internet meme, I published a pancocojams post in 2014 that showcases that 2008 video clip of Shirley Caesar singing "I'm Going To Praise The Lord While I Have A Chance".Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/11/shirley-caesar-shouting-john-hold-my.html for that post>
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/11/shirley-caesar-shouting-john-hold-my.html. for a transcription of that song as sung by Shirley Caesar & choir.
The first pancocojams post about the viral "U Name It" internet meme was published in November 2016: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-black-gospel-source-of-u-name-it.html.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Dj Suede The Remix God ft Pastor Shirley Caesar - You Name It! #UNAMEITCHALLENGE (VocalTeknix Edit)
VocalTeknix, nIV. 26, 2016
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Total # of views as of Nov. 23, 2023 at 7:93 AM EDT - 21,787,673
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INFORMATION ABOUT SHIRLEY CAESAR'S "HOLD MY MULE" GOSPEL SONG PERFORMANCE AND DJ SUEDE'S "U NAME IT" INTERNET MEME
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_My_Mule [retrieved Nov. 22, 2023]
Telling the story of an old man named Shoutin' John who boisterously praises God for his numerous blessings to the dismay of more conservative, "spiritually dead" clergy, the song earned newfound popularity in 2016 after DJ Suede the Remix God remixed the song into the Thanksgiving anthem "You Name It!" The success of the remix would contribute to the original song reaching No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart on Billboard.
Synopsis
As a lead-in to the song, Caesar tells the story of
"Shoutin' John," an 86-year-old man who one day chooses to attend a
church that is "spiritually dead." It opposes boisterous behavior
among the congregation, including speaking in tongues and dancing, not out of
theological opposition but out of fear it may embarrass the
"dignitaries" that attend the church. Shoutin' John attends a service
at this church and begins celebrating all over the sanctuary; an angry
clergyman attempts to stop him by tackling him, but Shoutin' John gets back up
and resumes dancing, eventually getting the entire congregation excited.
After the service, the concerned clergy of the church decide to visit Shoutin' John at his home, with the intent of warning him that if he does not stop his boisterous behavior, he will be barred from attending the church. When they arrive, they find that Shoutin' John owns a large and successful farm, which he still plows by hand. Shoutin' John then explains that he has received an abundance of blessings from God: his children are all healthy, none have died young nor faced legal troubles, and at age 86, he is still in good enough physical health to work his farm and to dance. Because of that, he insists that even if the church expels him, he is obligated to give praise to God for His blessings, asks the clergy to "hold my mule" as he begins dancing and praising God at that moment.
DJ Suede the Remix God rendition
In 2016, DJ Suede the Remix God released a remix, consisting of a portion of the story where Shoutin' John lists the items that grow on his farm*:
Look! I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, ram, hogs, dogs, chickens, turkeys, rabbits—you name it!
Under the title "You Name It!," the song went viral,[1] (initially on Vine and Musical.ly) as part of DJ Suede's effort to create a Thanksgiving-themed Internet challenge to dance to the remix,[2] with the help of Chris Brown. It proved to be DJ Suede's breakthrough hit, peaking at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. In the wake of DJ Suede's remix, the original recording shot to the top of the Hot Gospel Songs chart, peaking at number one on December 10, 2016.[3] Billboard noted that despite the uptick in interest in the song, it did not receive a corresponding rise in airplay on radio stations, in part because Caesar was focusing her efforts on more recent singles.[4] The song has since been reused in November 2020 and November 2021 on TikTok's Thanksgiving-themed dance and challenge videos.
"You Name It!": Single by DJ Suede the Remix God
Released : November 11, 2016
Genre: Trap
Length: 2:17
Songwriter(s): Keenan Webb/Shirley Caesar"..
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As a correction to this Wikipedia page, the song that Shirley Caesar sang in that video is entitled "Praise The Lord While You Have A Chance". "Hold My Mule" (also known as "Shouting John" is the story that Shirley Caesar told as an introduction to that song. I think that Shirley Caesar made up that story.
Also, as a correction to this Wikipedia article, Shouting John lists various things that are found on his farm not grown on farms. (Notice he also lists "dog". which people don't eat but which are often found on farms .)
The "Beans, Greens, Potatoes, Tomatoes U Name It" meme reflects and reinforces the custom in the United States of cooking and eating excessive amounts of food and desserts during the Thanksgiving dinner. The inclusion of "greens" especially speaks to one essential part of most African Americans' Thanksgiving menu: kale or collard greens (or a mix of both of these greens).
One of the viral memes has a child asking her grandma what she is cooking for Thanksgiving and the grandmother answers with the words from this viral clip: "Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, You name It!"
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Excerpt #2
From https://abc11.com/gospel-icon-shirley-caesar-beans-greens-tomatoes/1623066/ Gospel icon Caesar reacts to becoming a viral sensation, Nov. 23, 2016
" Legendary gospel singer and Triangle native Shirley Caesar is trending on social media. Caesar's performance of one of her classic songs, "Hold My Mule," was remixed into a Thanksgiving meme for Instagram's U Name It challenge.
The song has gone viral, and ABC 11 sat down with the First Lady of Gospel about the viral sensation.
"It's so exciting." Caesar said. The meme asks Caesar what she is cooking for Thanksgiving. The meme then cuts to Caesar's edited performance where she sings, "Beans, Greens, Potatoes, Tomatoes ... you name it!"
[...]
Caesar says the performance was shot eight years ago at her church -- Mt. Calvary Word of Faith in Raleigh.[ North Carolina]"....
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LYRICS: #UNAMEITCHALLENGE (THANKSGIVING CHURCH REMIX) LYRICS
(from the sermon/introduction to a rendition of the Gospel song "Hold My Mule" -also known as "Shouting John" by Shirley Caesar)
[Produced by DJ Suede]
[Shirley Caesar]:
Look!
I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hog maw
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, rabbit (You name it)
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hogs, dogs
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hog maw
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, rabbit
You name it!
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Beans, greens
Beans, greens
Beans, beans, beans, beans
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
You name it
You name it
You name it
You name it
I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hog maw
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, rabbit (You name it)
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hog maw
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Lamb, rams, hog maw
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, rabbit
You name it!
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Beans, greens
Beans, greens
Beans, beans, beans, beans
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
Beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes
Chicken, turkeys, chicken, turkeys
You name it
You name it
You name it
You name it
Source: http://genius.com/Dj-suede-unameitchallenge-thanksgiving-church-remix-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS from 2023 for the first video embedded in this post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CvzLHkxbUw
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1.@knotNyourHead
"Praise GOD hallelujah WOW 💛"
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2. @muungaemmanuel
"who else came here because of the YT short meme"
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3. @fxbashful8947
"This belongs in the National Film Registry"
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4. @acf420
"Praise Him!!! 🙏🏼 🙌🏼"
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5. @blackleague212
"OGs know that this actually starts at 5:44 😎"
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6. @ROMEROME1990
"Let it sink in, that this video was from 1994. 22 years
later, by Thanksgiving 🦃 2K16, need I say more?"
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7. @shadwphoenx2301
"2023, STILLL watching this 😂"
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8. @thankesusbeats3522
"Wonder how many of these kids that do the "beans greens
tomatoes song" challenge end up
here and witness the Black church experience for the first time in their lives?"
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9. @sirmoney2762
"Shirley got it going on with the holy spirit...I was smiling
during the whole brother John saga then tops it off with "praising
him" Amen Amen peace and blessings to all"
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9. @leighrumfolo7927
"Right ON...❤🎉"
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10. @armstrongmccall938
"This is good everytime I come across it!!!
Praises all day ery Day!"
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11. @sleazyschlock4153
"2:36 y'all mind if I praise the lord?"
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12. @louislewis6823
"The power of the holy spirit !! Praise the lord !! She ain't
afraid to praise the lord !! If only the world had more people like her in
these days where all wickedness is spreading like wild fire more holy spirit
filled people with anointed praise is required to praise the almighty !!"
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13. @seymorgorde
"She didn't come to play. God must be happy to see his
creation."
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14. @donnafrazier387
"Whose still coming back in 2023"
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15. @shannonkamal5401
"Came for the greens, beans, tomatoes and ended up shouting
in my living room"
16.
"Fire 🔥"
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17. @RealAgent711
"AMEN!"
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18. @chance3052
"I wish I could’ve been there that day. I get goosebumps
every time I see this… Amen… praise the Lord.."
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19. @vinsmokesanji8642
"To think I’m just knowing this greatness 😔"
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20. @tenxingking0073
"5:45
I know this is what some of y'all came here for 😆
Thank me later 😂"
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21. @denzelbaker9481
"Good ol chucchh"
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22. @upsetjake1438
"Aside from the meme and bs this sermon was so powerful"
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23 @starseed-
"i got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, rams, hogs,
dogs, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, YOU NAME ITTTTT"
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24. @prettyprincess28
"U name it!"
"WE ARE OUR PEOPLE WE ARE THE ANCESTORS 🤲🏾
THEY LIVE IN US ASE AND PEACE 🔮☀️ Pin this 📌"
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26. @joshuaduenas5957
"Reverend Randy Watson! He's been my Reverend since I was a
little boy."
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27. @StormDancer1700
"5:51 ready to vote on the Thanksgiving national anthem"
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28. @delfonejackson3449
"🙏🏾🙏🏾"
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29. @kemayawaller1858
"😭the whole video is gold"
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30. @ritchierich2793
"Every November/Thanksgiving, will always come back to this
video to pay respect..."
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31. @chance3052
"I wish I could’ve been there that day. I get goosebumps
every time I see this… Amen… praise the Lord.."
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SELECTED COMMENTS
from the second video embedded in this pancocojams post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB9FrK2jMs4
These are some of the comments that were posted to this discussion thread early on Thanksgiving Day 2023 *before 7:30 AM EDT)
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. @ShufflesMcGee1
"Had to come here. Thanksgiving doesn't officially begin
until I play this song"
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2. @keiththrasher2575
"Happy Thanksgiving 2023!!!!🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃"
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3. @de.voured
"it’s that time of the year again guys…let’s gooooo!!"
4.
"It's that time fam!!!!!!!!!!!! Aye!!!! 💃
🎶🕺🏽
💃
🎶🕺🏽"
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5. @suzied4270
"The great Shirley Ceaser!! ❤"
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6. @renee3883
"Its not thanksgiving if youre not listening to this classic"
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7. @Finest-mp5md
"FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
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8. @SamIsAight
"Yall here this thanksgiving?🤔"
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9. @nerdindisguise6901
"YOU NAME IT!!!"
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10. @pxrpetualpxin1143
"We back for another yearly tradition"
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11. @joshuasalyer2361
"23. Checkin in"
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12. @NigerianBaller
"Shirley is a LEGEND!!! I come back to
this video every Thanksgiving"
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13. @DragonFruitTaco
"It's 2023 and I'm still jamming this at
3:37 am on Thanksgiving morning bc I'm about to tear up ALL THAT"
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14. @dyal91189
"It's tiiiiiiiiiiiime"
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15. @miranda2789
"Bump it
2023"
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16. @rileyxsko
"2023. The only Thanksgiving tradition I
recognize is bumping this track. See y'all in 2024'
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17. @jonnalfaro3623
"I’m back for another year yall. Happy thanksgiving 2023"
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