[Stiggers] Drop It Like It’s Hot For Jesus

Ken, you gonna go to hell for that last painting. LW and will be praying for you. What good commentary on social issues and events 'cept for that last one.

I recently allowed a strong christian person to hear the popular song, "Im Gonna Whip Somebody's Ass", performed in a glorious gospel style, and that person got mad at me for liking the song. In case you don't know about the song, a disc jockey got a call from his daughter complaining about people bothering her on her job. He sent her the song telling her, more or less, to start singing it whenever she deems it appropriate. The lyrics are simple and beautiful to hear. Here they are: I'm gonna whip somebody ass. I'm gonna whip somebody's ass. If you don't leave me along, you gonna have to send me home, because I'm about to whip somebody's ass. The writer/author went on to say if you couldn't keep singing it, just hum it, and the people will still get the message and leave you along.

"Drop It Like It's Hot for Jesus" just might be the funniest phrase I've read all day. I'm also pretty sure that's the first time that particular sequence of words has ever been written or uttered.


Cheers,

TH

I think the phrase "Drop It Like It's Hot for Jesus" may contain quite a few meanings. Bruh Sylvester's last commentary was inspired by The Battle of the Bands event about two Sundays ago in Jackson. The event featured marching bands playing mostly r&b/contemporary songs. But he strange thing about this event was that it featured a gospel artist. This event was a combination of secular and gospel music. This is why I came up with the phrase:"Drop It Like It's Hot for Jesus." For me, it became a unorthodox phrase meaning: "There's a time and place for everything under the sun."

For me, it became a unorthodox phrase meaning: "There's a time and place for everything under the sun."

That's in Ecclesiates. :-)

I agree - limits should be set. You don't have to go that far to attempt to attract converts.

Man, if the dance ministry at my church even ATTEMPTED to drop it like it's hot in church, we would no longer have a dance ministry! It's supposed to be worship, not seduction.

Man, if the dance ministry at my church even ATTEMPTED to drop it like it's hot in church, we would no longer have a dance ministry! It's supposed to be worship, not seduction.


Absolutely, Sis L.W. Thank you.

Ken, you probably know this already, but one of the arguments made against soul music early on--Ray Charles, in particular, was a target of this--was that it essentially took churchy-style music and made it about love and sex. John Donne did much the same thing, in reverse--spent his early career writing about eros and his later career writing about agape in exactly the same way, right down to the way he used imagery.


Cheers,

TH

(By the way, if anyone's asking, I like the Ray Charles/soul track better. Maybe I'm a bad person, but human love has always meant more to me than any of my religious beliefs or spirituality...)

To add to your statement,Tom, some of the finest soul and R&B musicians came from the black church. I see, as did Bruh Sylvester, a bit of irony when contemporary meets spiritual.

In addition to what I already said, I think that if the focus remains on praise and worship, things won't go in the wrong direction.

There are some good examples of this. I watched Tye Tribbett & G.A. in concert on DVD yesterday, and it was AWESOME. High energy, enthusiasm, great lyrics and choreography - I had a hard time keeping my seat. The African influence was very strong in their performance.

Tom, love is the biggest component of spirituality, so there ain't nuthin' wrong with what you said. BTW, I like Ray Charles too. Couldn't anyone sing "America the Beautiful" like he did. :-)