Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases seven YouTube videos of HBCU marching bands performing the tune "Neck".
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Cameo for composing and recording the 1984 hit funk genre song "Talking Out The Side Of Your Neck". Thanks to all those who are associated with these showcased HBCU marching bands and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the videographers and the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/what-talking-out-side-of-your-neck.html for the closely related pancocojams post "What "Talking Out The Side Of Your Neck" Means In
African American Vernacular English & How The Tune "Neck" Became
A Very Popular HBCU Marching Band Anthem (complete reprint of a 2024 post)".
That YouTube video features a marching band battle between Alabama State University (located in Montgomery, Alabama) and Southern University (located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana).
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES OF THE TUNE "NECK"
The videos in this pancocojams compilation were selected rather randomly and aren't meant to convey any order of preference or any curated performance quality.
The beginning year for these videos was arbitrarily selected.
These examples are given in chronological order with the oldest selected video presented first.
Numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
SHOWCASE VIDEO #1- Howard Showtime Marching Band x "Neck"
HBCUGameday, Apr 14, 2020
Howard's Showtime Marching band lets us know that those other bands are "talking out the side of their neck" if they think they're messing with the DC version of the Cameo classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1H_WPin83Y
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Howard University is located in Washington D.C.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2- SHOWCASE VIDEO #3- Neck Battle - PVAMU vs. Jackson State University | SWAC
Championship 2021
Zymbolistik, Dec 7, 2021 MISSISSIPPI VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM
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Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is located in Prairie View, Texas
Jackson State University is located in Jackson, Mississippi
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Here's some information about "SWAC" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference
"The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate
athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United
States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports; in football,
it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly
referred to as Division I-AA.
The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Southern University Human Jukebox 2022 "NECK" in
Tiger Stadium
Human Jukebox Media, Sep 11, 2022 #HumanJukebox #Fall2022 #JukeboxMedia
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Southern University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4- Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands | Neck | Tara
Stadium 2023
Aristocrat of Bands, .Oct 27, 2023
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Tuskegee Marching Band 2024 - Neck
RichbergEnt, Nov 25, 2024
Tuskegee Homecoming 2024
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Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama
Miles College is located in Fairfield, Alabama.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - SPARTAN "LEGION" - NECK VS VSU 2025
Norfolk State University Spartan Legion, Sep 8, 2025
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Norfolk State University is located in Norfolk, Virginia.
Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7 - Grambling State University Marching Band 2026 Neck
Band Central, Aug 15, 2026 Podcasts
Grambling State University Marching Band Playing “Neck”
Performing at Fanfest 2026
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Grambling State University is located in Grambling, Louisiana.
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