45 45s AT 45 : NUMBER 29
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I sometimes listen to stuff other than jingly-jangly pop tunes with an indie bent. But not often.
And while I’m not a huge fan of the dance-music genre, every now and again, something special lodges in my brain and taps away incessantly.
I own a few singles and LPs by Basement Jaxx and Chemical Brothers, but none of their stuff has made this self-indulgent chart. Sometimes I look at the list and wonder if that’s a glaring omission, but then I recall just how many other great bands or acts missed the cut.
And while I don’t necessarily think today’s offering is from a lot that are as good as the two acts I mentioned above, I do think the four and a bit minutes that this takes up is as good as anything in my record/CD collection:-
mp3 : Underworld – Born Slippy (Nuxx)
Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy. That’s the four words that to me best describe this single.
Now if you’re an indie-kid like me, you might be interested to learn that this finally became a hit nearly two years after its initial release. Born Slippy was originally a genuine techno record in that there were no vocals, while Born Slippy (Nuxx) was a vocal remix stuck away on the b-side.
It was only when it appeared on the Trainspotting soundtrack that it was again picked up by Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong who began a campaign for the single to be re-released. Which is what happened, and why its become so well-known.
You might also be fascinated to know that Born Slippy was one of three tracks on the Underworld LP, Second Toughest In The Infants, named after greyhounds that ran at the Romford dog track....
Read all about it here
Incidentally, as much as love Born Slippy, I don’t think I’ve ever danced to it outwith the confines of my living room. Clubs and raves are for young folk….and I was already getting past it back in 1996.
My mucker ctelblog runs a great dance-orientated blog called Acid Ted. I hope he can leave behind something useful and enlightening in the comments section....
Video is you know where.
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First off, lyrics. Karl Hyde writes them. They are a compilation of lyrics that he hears on the street or on public transport which he rearranges in a cut and past style. Those for Born Slippy are:
Drive boy dog boy dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy she was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy and tears boy
And all in your innerspace boy you had
Hands girl boy and steel boy you had
Chemicals boy Ive grown so close to you
Boy and you just groan boy she said
Comeover comeover she smiled at you boy.
Let your feelings slip boy but never your mask boy
Random blonde bio high density rhythm blonde boy
Blonde country blonde high density
You are my drug boy youre real boy speak to me
And boy dog dirty numb cracking boy
You get wet boy big big time boy
Acid bear boy babes and babes and babes and
Babes and babes and remembering nothing boy.
You like my tin horn boy and get wet like an angel.
Derail.
You got a velvet mouth youre so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty wonderful and hot times
On your telephone line and God and everything
On your telephone and in walk an angel.
And look at me your mom squatting pissed in
A tube hole at tottenham court
Road I just come out of the ship
Talking to the most blonde I ever met.
Shouting
Lager lager lager lager shouting
Lager lager lager lager shouting
Lager lager lager shouting
Mega mega white thing mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing mega mega shouting
Lager lager lager lager mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do in the tube hole
True blonde going back to romford
Mega mega mega going back to romford
Hi mom are you having fun and now are you on
Your way to a new tension headache
Underworld are Karl Hyde and Rick Smith. They have been around in one form or another since 1981. DJ Darren Emerson joined in 1991 but left in 2002.
Although Born Slippy has the chorus "Shouting Lager lager lager lager" much beloved of indie beer boys, Karl doesn't drink following problems with alcohol.
And anyone who likes Born Slippy should also checkout their other 'hits' "Rez", "Cowgirl" and "Skyscraper I love you". And for albums, "dubnobasswithmyheadman".
I love Underworld's albums. I think if you like one you'll like all.
Born Slippy was, quite rarely for dance music at that point, a jukebox hit. That summer (check my post about Orbital at mine for details) Born Slippy and Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger seemed to be blaring out of every pub in London.
Those sweet chords on the intro just transport me back there every time!
They were originally called Lemon Interupt and relsead a couple of 12" singles one of which Dirty was good early "progressive house", however Rez is the definative belter
And Freur before Lemon Interrupt.
And if you want to hear the original version. This is availabe at ACID TED's at:
http://acidted.blogspot.com/2008/04/random-post-underworld.html
The day I started working part-time in Music Mania (sadly no more, but it was at the bottom end of Byres Rd) was the day Dubnotbasswithmyhead came out. That album will stay with me until I depart these demented lands. It was - still is - an incredible piece of work.
Don't forget their song Underneath the Radar.
Ah, the first band I ever loved!
To all and sundry, but especially ctelblog, thanks for the info and updates.
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