zydecodave1, Jul 1, 2013
By popular request, here is that great tune by Nooney,
"Kush Kush."
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https://www.allmusic.com/album/we-bringing-the-heat-mw0001207199
Nooney & Zydeco Floaters' song "Kush kush' was track #6 in that Zydeco group's album "We Bringing the heat". That album was released on December 4, 2001.
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**** SHOWCASE VIDEOS & COMMENTS
These videos and these selected comments from those videos' discussion thread are numbered for referencing purposes only. SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE VIDEO #1 This video is found at the top of this pancocojams post.1. @BoogidyBangPOW, 2016
“i use to always hear this song being played at the bar...took me 5 years to
find the name of it...lol”
** 3. @dorothean631, 2020 "They use to a line dance to this song at The Gray House in Delaware. It was fun to watch them eat down." -snip- “Eat down” =African American Vernacular English meaning to do something exceptionally well. "Eat down" is an extended way of saying that someone or something "eats" or "ate". It is also the latest (?) way of saying that someone is "getting down". ** 4. @thehacker4089, 2021
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8. @TweetyPAK7, 2024
“It's the song everybody wants and no one can find.”
** 9. @TweetyPAK7, 2024 Everybody wants this song!
Rerelease it' please!"
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10. @babykakes6353, 2025
“Yessss.. why is this song not available”
** 15. @Ms.Brittanythankyou, 2025 "Still stepping in 2025❤❤❤"
BK Hart, Nov 24, 2006
This is a dance done to a song called Kush Kush by Nooney
and the Zydeco Floaters.
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Here are some comments from the discussion thread for this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iie91k_eZwk&list=RDiie91k_eZwk&start_radio=1
1. @BKHart,2006 "The name of the song is "Kush Kush" from the album "We Bringin' The Heat".”** 2. @sherriwestfall, 2006 "Smooth.. loved it :-)Zydeco is such happy music!”
** 3. @BKHart, 2006 "It's not a movie, but part of a local cable TV show called Dancing On Line, which I tape and direct.”** 4. @green8man7, 2006 “wow, this is cool ! i'd no idea line dances were done to zydeco.”
** 5. @ntrlmstk,2007 “God bless New Orleans, LA so rich in culture!”
* ** 6.@MissMarie567, 2007 "“I have to agree with gbrabson1953. The brotha in the peach outfit has it together, and he's workin' the hat also. This dance is sooooooo smooth.*”
Go ahead and do it wit your bad self..!!” ** 8. @royalxanadu, 2007 "Dude in the hat is gettin' it!”
** 9. @dawnthi, 2008 “These guys know how to jazz up the line dancing! They are fun to watch!” ** 10. @rattpoison1, 2009 “This video is cool, really. Oh, I'm going to practice that step no doubt. All of them are so confident of their steps they're not even watchin' the others feet.Slick.”
** 12. @TweetyPAK7, 2010 “Awesome video of Zydeco Slide. The dancers are fantastic! Love this!”
** 13. @msNativegal, 2010 “OOOOOO C'EST BON!! OUI TU M'DIS PAS MEZ
AMI, THIS SURE IS THE HEART OF GOOD MUSIC. SHOUT OUT FROM OPELOUSAS, LA - THE ZYDECO CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!! CAJUN/CREOLE COUNTRY
ET TOI!!!!!”
** 15. @BKHart, 2011 “Thank you to all who have enjoyed this video clip. It is one of several dances done for the taping of our now discontinued local cable TV show, "Dancing On Line". The song, "Kush, Kush" is part of a collection owned by the DJ for that night, and try as I might, I just cannot track him or the song down. Your best bet would be to do a search for the song, and download it from whatever source is available. B. K. Hart Imani Bros. Multimedia Assoc. Producer, "Dancing On Line" TV show”
** 16. @GottaBeCarefulWhenIDip, 2017 “Wow look at Cumbia’s cousin” -snip- Here's some information about Cumbia from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbia "Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times.[3] Cumbia is said to have come from funeral traditions in the Afro-Colombian community.
Most Hispanic American countries have made their own regional version of Cumbia, some of them with their own particularity.
Examples of cumbia include: Colombian cumbia is a musical rhythm and traditional folk dance from Colombia.[6] It has elements of three different cultures, American Indigenous, African, and Spanish, being the result of the long and intense meeting of these cultures during the Conquest and the Colony.[7] The Colombian cumbia is the origin of all the other variations,[8] including the tradition of dancing it with candles in the dancers' hands.”…
** 17. @ydf2008, 2012 "This is how we do family gatherings Louisiana creole style! :)”** 18. @suzannehedderly1331, 2014 "This is the BEST line dance EVER...and best VIDEO! I love it!!! My favorite line dance!"
** 19. @MsJae-sf2hf, 2019 "Mannnnna! my Cousin turned 60 and she had this song played at her birthday party, everybody was jamming! including the Great Great Great pickneys!!! I'm almost 70, I said, I gotta learn this Zydeco Line Dance & I did ! Thank you, Thank you and Thank you, I think I got it now for my Birthday Party next year! Stay Blessed.........Ms. Jae DC" -snip- “pickneys” = "children" ** 20. @SRUBigBoi, 2022 "So very proud to say that the man with the WHITE HAT is my father JAMES YOWL aka "Yall".. he passed away 12/20/14.. a military vet that was always the life of the party.. reading all these comments have me with tears of joy to see how many people world wide watching and learning the dance from him and the others..thats our culture deep down South in Louisiana (OPELOUSAS to be exact).. he was originally born in San Francisco California, moved to La. . Met his future wife from Ville Platte La. and had 5 amazing kids.. he was also a customizer and fabricator to the auto world owning a 1966 ford mustang Shelby, he would shave the foor handles adding a chain steering wheel and all kinds of other custom features to make that car 1of a kind.. hes LEGENDARY in Opelousas and now after reading these comments i see he's LEGENDARY world wide.. HAPPY HEAVENLY FATHER'S DAY.. we love you and so proud of the things you done in your lifetime (GOD IS GOOD)
RIP "YALL" your legacy lives on ❤❤❤❤❤ = kids
❤ = Mom"
Very family friendly!"
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Zydeco Slide Line Dance ★
soulsisterify. Mar 6, 2016
Soundtrack: Kush Kush by Nooney and the Zydeco Floaters.
Heart And Soul Line Dance
12th Anniversary Mardi Gras Celebration
Saturday, March 5, 2016 - Video by Razzi
Palomares Com. Ctr.
499 E. Arrow HWY, Pomona, CA -snip-
1. @vickymarz6851, 2016 "how do I find this song...." ** Reply 2. @safeway1443, 2018 "Yes I’ve been looking for it myself with no luck. Need help" please
** 3. @walibashir102, 2018 "Classic linedance from SOUL LINE back in PHILLY early 2000s."
** 4. @RardTangler, 2019 "It’s Kush Kush by Nooney and the Zydeco Floaters"
** 5.@suzannehedderly1331, 2019 "My favorite line dance! So much fun!! "We're gonna have a funky good time!" -snip- Toward the end of Nooney and the Zydeco Floaters's "Kush Kush" song, you can hear the words "We're gonna have a funky good time"/ "I gotta take you higher". Those words are from James Brown's 1980 song "Funky Good Time". The tune that is used for that part of "Kush Kush" is very similar or the same as that James Brown R&B song. Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xzw5zBaePM for a YouTube sound file of "James Brown's "Funky Good Time".
** 6.@tobyroby14,2019 "We are learning this dance again with Lucia Jones here in Philly with the Mt Airy Learning Tree after about 3 years when we first learned it. LOVE THIS DANCE"
**** This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.
Here's some information about the Zydeco band Nooney & The Zydeco Floaters that released the song "Kush Kush" in 2001
ReplyDeletefrom https://www.discogs.com/release/20816959-Nooney-The-Zydeco-Floaters-Thats-Who-We-Be
by JimHance813, Feb 28, 2024
"The band was a fixture in the Houston zydeco scene, and had four CDs include The Dream, We Bringing The Heat, That’s Who We Be, and Bounce Back. In 2017, Nooney had an EP on iTunes titled Love on the Run. The music is modeled after Zydeco Force which Nooney believed had a more traditional approach to zydeco music without the R&B, pop and hip-hop stylings other bands have adopted."
I haven't found any information online about the members of the Zydeco band "Nooney & The Zydeco Floaters". Has there been any response from those members about why this song hasn't been re-released by them given the numerous requests from commenters for that re-release? Is this because they don't own the copyright for that song? That would be very sad given how popular this song still appears to be.
DeleteI haven't found any lyrics online for Nooney & The Zydeco Floaters' song "Kush Kush" and it appears from the comments that I've read in several discussion threads for YouTube videos of this song that no one else online has come across those lyrics .
DeleteHere's an AI Overview about the words "Kush Kush":
"AI Overview [retrieved from my online request for information about those words on August 29, 2025]
"In the context of a zydeco song, kush kush refers to couche-couche, a traditional Cajun and Creole breakfast dish. The phrase is an African-influenced Creole term for a cornmeal porridge that is often compared to a fried, crumbled corn muffin.
About couche-couche
Pronunciation: The dish's name is pronounced "koosh-koosh," which is what is heard in zydeco music.
Ingredients: It is typically made from cornmeal fried in a pot until it becomes crispy and crumbled.
Preparation: Once prepared, it is served like a hot cereal with toppings such as milk, cane syrup, sugar, or coffee.
Cultural roots: The name has West African origins, stemming from the Senegambian word kush, which referred to boiled or steamed millet grains. Enslaved Africans in Louisiana adapted the dish using cornmeal, a native grain.
The phrase in music
In zydeco, a genre that emerged from the musical traditions of Black Creoles in rural Southwest Louisiana, references to couche-couche reflect the cultural touchstones of daily life and history. The mention of this beloved dish is a way of invoking a sense of home, tradition, and Creole identity."
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Another AI Overview result from my second question on this subject on August 29, 2025 indicates that "Kush Kush in Zydeco doesn't have anything to do with the Kush strain of marijuana."
Since I can't understand most of the words to Nooney & The Zydeco Floaters' song, I don't know whether either of these things are true. It's possible that "Kush Kush" in that song refers to the Cajun/Creole breakfast dish and also refers to marijuana.
Also, "Cush" (or "Kush" is a the Hebrew word that referred to any land south of northern Egypt, which could include present-day Ethiopia or Sudan. It's unlikely that that is the meaning for the word "Kush Kush" in this Zydeco record, but I guess it's possible that could be one of its meanings.
If anyone knows the lyrics for the Zydeco song "Kush Kush" and knows what "Kush Kush" means in that song, you'd be doing a tremendous service to Zydeco lovers if you posted that information here or elsewhere online.
Here's hoping that someone will respond to this request .