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So what does 'Jamone' actually mean?

posted 12 years ago by DJWhamo
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I was thinking about how they had Joe explain it, and it occurs to me that South Park has parodied MJ saying that as well, but does anyone know who or what it actually refers to, or is it just some made up word?

I know it's a dirty game, but it's the only one The Man left us to play.

[–] mrjonz72 12 years ago

I just always assumed it was a made up word.

[–] tytianacs 12 years ago

I always thought it was just the words, 'jam on' said really fast. I could be wrong, though.

"B***h?! It is 5:30!"

[–] mrjonz72 12 years ago

Dang never thought of that, you could be right.

[–] Progeny51 12 years ago

"come on"

[–] Vivacious-Virgo 12 years ago

I'm with progeny. Means COME ON.

[–] game2984 12 years ago

Agreed

Genius can't be expressed in 100 chars or less.

[–] TheManOfSteel55 12 years ago

These guys are right. It's just "Come On"

[–] DeafNatural 12 years ago

My closed caption said Shamone...but they aren't always the most accurate people lol

[–] sadettin46-21-964830 11 years ago

"According to Spike Lee, from his Bad 25 documentary, "Shamone" "isn't just a cool way to say "come on," but MJ's tribute to soul singer Mavis Staples, who used it in a live version of "I'll Take You There" in 1975."

[–] luvtzone 11 years ago

Thank you, sadettin46! I was just about to reference that documentary. All these years and I never knew he was paying respect to Mavis Staples and she sure as heck was sayin' "shum on!" during that song. If you listen to the regular song, you can hear her clearly. MJ borrowed from the best, didn't he?

That was a WONDERFUL documentary, too. I learned alot about MJ that I never knew. Especially the "shum on!" fact.

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination..."