Which commodore sang brick house

First off, it was nice that they actually paid tribute to someone who was still alive to appreciate it. In the s Richie; Stevie Wonder, still a potent hit-maker; and to perhaps a lesser degree DeBarge kept the Motown label in the pop culture mix, setting the tee up for Boyz II Men at the end of the decade.

Therefore, the honor served by the awards broadcast was not misplaced. It also gave the Grammy folks another reason to pull John Legend out of their cold storage locker, for yet another year. In the mids a lot of funk bands were stretching out, often to the point that people could easily forget they were funk bands. Circling back, we have to ask the question again.

In any case, that idiom is still going strong. Great article, I just have to point out that "Yo! I hear teenagers say "yo" three times in one sentence sometimes. Thanks for your comment Jayr. I appreciate the correction. You're right that it's too absolute to state that "yo" is retired And I admit that I've heard young Black people say "Yo yo yo" three times in a row as an expression of excitement or pleasure.

But it seems to me that African Americans teens or otherwise aren't using the word "Yo" even half as much now as they did in the "Yo MTV Rap" days, but I could be mistaken about that. Btw, I narrowed my observation to African Americans because although I've no scientific study to prove it, it definitely seems that White Americans continue using vernacular terms that originated among Black Americans looong after we have moved on to other terms.

Again, thanks for your comment. I'm glad to stand [and sit] corrected. I believe it is incorrect to make any attribution of this slang term to Ms. In the 40's and earlier, men WWII soldiers often referred to women as being "built like a brick shit-house". That's where the term came from. Thanks for the article. Anonymous, thanks for your comment. In the 60s my sister was in a beauty contest.

I'm sitting out in the audience with my mom. A man behind us was talking to his friend and says "she's built like a brick shithouse! A brick Outhouse was made really well and not everybody could even afford one. So,to be a brick sh.. Thanks for taking the time to share that comment, psnith But, I'm not sure what it refers to. However, your comment made me revisit this post and update it with the song's lyrics and a video to replace the one that was no longer available.

Thanks again and if you care to explain your correction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks for sharing that information, John B. As a white male growing up in the 70s, I understood the meaning brick house. I actually liked using the term because it cut to the chase without having to describe a woman's assets in detail.

It's just too big a leap from the literal meaning of the words to the abstract meaning. Nothing really sexy about bricks and houses. Thanks for your comment, Franz. Lyrics submitted by ruben. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Log in. Lyrics Artists add.

Brick House song meanings. Add Your Thoughts 10 Comments. General Comment Saying a woman is a brick house is like saying she's large. She's got that ghetto booty. More cushion for the pushin, to paraphrase Spinal Tap. Odes to the big girls have been around forever. There was an error. Ghetto booties were not "in" back in the day of this song. No Replies Log in to reply. General Comment wow General Comment really isn't a ghetto booty or cushion-for-the-pushin' body at all, and since he does say that in this song that discredits that.

I always thought that calling a woman a "brick house" means that she's well-built - like a brick house is. I've gotten quite sick of this song actually, but it's good if you haven't heard it too much. Only if she's 5' 3". JohnEightThirtyTwo on December 04, General Comment Some days, I just like to put this song on repeat for hours on end ; but, I'm weird like that.