Flat Foot Floogie with the Floy, Floy
Thomas J. Senchyna
I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie" (1938)
by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
Thanks!
Please respond to fre...@jandel.com, NOT the author of this message.
BARD
The expression may not have anything at all to do with
Black Americana.
I suspect its origin is more contemporary white youth (cica late '30's,h5ö
Bobbie-soxers, Glenn Miller kids, etc,) than jazz, R&B, Blues, jook
joints, etc...
Anyway, it seems I recall hearing it associated with a certain
kind of musical beat or time scheme. Perhaps the big band beat of the
late '30's again. I dunno... I'm too young I guess.
Ask DCI, he's old as dirt. He'd probably have a clue.
BARD
Kera Zakiyah Bell
>: I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie" (1938)
>: by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
>: What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
>For that matter, what is a "floogie"?
... and why is it flat? (Sometimes I just can't help myself!)
kera :>
Ted Thompson
>
> >: I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie" (1938)
> >: by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
>
> >: What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
>
>
> >For that matter, what is a "floogie"?
>
> ... and why is it flat? (Sometimes I just can't help myself!)
> kera :>
"Floogie" is a variation of "floozy" or, a self-indulgent, predatory
woman. (Source: Dictionary of American Slang)
The song refers to a prostitute with flat feet.
Don't know what "floy" means although, as I remember, it has something to
do with food. In the movie, "Atlantic City", Burt Lancaster talks about
this.
Seth Jackson
: Hi,
: I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie" (1938)
: by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
: What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
For that matter, what is a "floogie"?
--
Seth Jackson
D.C.I.
writes:
Floogie is a person that just makes those soul moves with style and
grace, a cool one with floy (style). Floy is chutzpah.
Slim had more jive phrases put into the Americana of scat singing than
most scat singers could ever imagine . . . Cement mixer, putty, putty .
etc. Slam Stewart did the same with a double bass.
DCI
Floyd Miller
>: What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
I think a floy-floy is a type of dress ir skirt that was popular during
the forties.
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William F. Hummel
: Hi,
: I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie" (1938)
: by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
: What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
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There were many meaningless words used in scat songs in his day. My
guess is the "floy" is a nonsense word. Ella used to do a lot of that.
William
Michael Shoshani
Hmmm...guess I can stop trying to look up "Frim-Fram" and "Chifafa" in
the dictionary ;-)
(heh...maybe we need someone to compile a SCAT dictionary! :)))) )
--
shos...@miso.wwa.com / i once heard the survivors of a colony of ants
Michael SB Shoshani / that had been partially obliterated by a cow s foot
Chicago IL, USA / seriously debating the intention of the gods
/ towards their civilization --archy
Brian D. Phillips
: >
: > >For that matter, what is a "floogie"?
: >
: > ... and why is it flat? (Sometimes I just can't help myself!)
: > kera :>
: "Floogie" is a variation of "floozy" or, a self-indulgent, predatory
: woman. (Source: Dictionary of American Slang)
: The song refers to a prostitute with flat feet.
: Don't know what "floy" means although, as I remember, it has something to
: do with food. In the movie, "Atlantic City", Burt Lancaster talks about
: this.
I had heard somewhere that "Floy-Floy" referred to gonorrhea. When you
deal with Gaillard, you deal with someone with a very interesting slang
set. At one time, there was a book which he called "Dictionary of
Vout(pronounced "Voot") that he wrote.
Brian
D.C.I.
>>I'm interested ina phrase found in the song, "Flat Fot Floogie"
(1938)
>>by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
>>
>>What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
>>
Santen/Livingstone
says...
>
>William F. Hummel (wfhu...@netcom.com) wrote:
>: Thomas J. Senchyna (jan...@crl.com) wrote:
>: : Hi,
>
>: : by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, and Bud Green.
>
>: : What, in fact, is a "floy" or a "floy-floy" ?
Now this is really jazz nitty-gritty - I reckon that Gaillard was
stoned out of his mind and Flat Foot Floogie tried to floy hoy (fly
high) - but I didn't really understand that till I listened to it when I
was stoned too!
Ron santen
Meredith Lawrence
Brian D. Phillips <bph...@larry.cc.emory.edu> wrote:
>: "Floogie" is a variation of "floozy" or, a self-indulgent, predatory
>: woman. (Source: Dictionary of American Slang)
>
>: The song refers to a prostitute with flat feet.
Ohh. This is terrible. I've always wondered what all this meant, but I
sure hope that you aren't correct. I have a fifteen year old sister who
for some reason has been called since birth in by the family "Floogie".
My father gave it to her and it just kind of stuck (fortunatly it is not
on her birth certificate). I'm caught somewhere between laughing and
praying no one ever tells her this.
It always seemed so affectionate to me.
:)merry