Aly-Us - Follow Me
i try to tell people all the time that growing up we didn’t really even dance to hip hop back in philly during my high school party days (late 90s). hip hop was used to warm up the club/ymca/random gym. during the hip hop set everyone usually rolled into the party, hold up the wall, plot on what girls you wanted to dance with, holla a little. the party did not really start until the dj began playing house, b-more club, and dancehall. when songs like follow me, watch out for the big girl, freaks, and kill the bitch would come on, everyone went nuts and the party became a whole different place. people doing acrobatics, girls being held up in the air, people dancing on the floor… basically simulated sex.
now the funny thing about ‘follow me’ is that it is unlike the other songs i just mentioned earlier that were basically about sex and dancing in the club. ‘follow me’ is a completely positive song about us as a people getting to a place where we all can feel free. freedom to me is simply equality and we have not reached that place yet in any society on earth. i last thought of this song as i was bugging out with some of my friends on inauguration day listening to music. we joked that obama should’ve just came out playing ‘follow me’ on the speakers and just rocked the simple two step to make his point.
‘follow me’ is a house classic and it’s a shame that it’s not dropped at every party anymore. it’s also crazy that you can’t find any information about the song or the group online even though this was strictly rhythm’s all-time best selling record. it’s shocking though that there is actually a video for this song on your god… youtube (i didn’t even notice until just now that the person who posted the youtube video also said it could be an obama theme song)
it’s nuts that the lyrics to follow me are not online, so i attempted to transcribe them. there are a couple of parts that i couldn’t make out all the way, so if you know what they are please leave a comment.
Follow me (8x)
I’m hoping
To see the day
When my people
Can all relate??
We must stop fighting
To achieve the peace
That was taught in our country
We shall all be free
Follow me
Why don’t you follow me
To a place where we can be free
Come with me
Over there
Let’s put a interracial hatred
And learn to share
Can you feel it
It’s in the air
Now it’s time for changes
Time for us to care
Follow me
Why don’t you follow me
To a place where we can be free
(random skatting)
where we’ll all be free
