Ebonics

[David Casseres]

j minnich sez

>On the subject of Ebonics, has anyone on the list ever heard Melvin
>VanPeebles' LP "Bre'er Soul" (unsure of spelling, but why should spelling
>matter when we're talkin' Ebonics)?  There's a tune on it called
>"When-Lilly-Did-The-Zamboogie-Every-Time-I-Pulled-Her-Coattails" that is
>magnificent!  It's one of the best eggsamples of really bizarre argot I've
>ever heard--with some terrific sax work to boot, you know what I'm sayin'?
>I just wish I could find a copy of it.     -j minnich

Bizarre argot?  As I recall it, it's pretty ordinary '60's black/hipster 
jive, poeticized a bit and wonderfully performed -- I love it too.  (Do 
it, Lilly!  Boom-chaka, boom-chaka, boom-chaka...)


Cheers,
David