It seemed at the time, which was the summer of 1998, that whenever you switched on a radio. or indeed went any place where music was played to entice in customers, Fatboy Slim was blaring out of the speaker(s). I was certain that it had hung around the charts for months, including an extended stay at the top spot, but it turns out to have peaked at #6. It also didn't spend all that many weeks on the chart, but I'm guessing that DJs, radio producers and whoever it responsible for putting together packages of music for shops and pubs came to a collective decision that the song would be the anthem of the Summer of 98 (and I was again amazed to realise it was all of 13 years ago....)
Now I'm far from an expert in dance music, but there's something about The Rockafeller Skank that makes it a significant and memorable dance record. Maybe it's just the fact that it made such an seamless crossover to the mainstream, or perhaps its joy and beauty lies in the simplicity of its repeated lyric. No matter what, I'm a fan.
mp3 : Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (short edit)
mp3 : Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
mp3 : Fatboy Slim - Always Read The Label
mp3 : Fatboy Slim - Tweakers Delight
The track entitled Tweakers Delight, has to be played very loud or through a reasonably good set of headphones for maximum effect. Some of you however, will find it particularly annoying. It may also upset any dogs in the immediate vicinity. Always Read The Label is almost as catchy and infectious as the lead track......
Oh and a wee footnote.
The info on the single says 'Rockafeller Skank is taken from the forthcoming Skint album "Let's Hear It For The Little Guy" ' when in fact the album, when it was released four months after this single was called You've Come A Long Way, Baby. I've no idea why there was the late change of mind.
2 comments:
Tweakers Delight is nothing more than the 303 "bass"line from "Everybody Needs A 303". It's an awesome DJ tool and suitably enjoyable for those with an affinity for the noisier side of the dancefloor. Goes pretty much hand in hand with Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness" in terms of acidic high notes that only a dog could love.
That, and people (like myself) who found Jesus and Mary Chain's "Upside Down" was speaking their language. It's a bit like electro-feedback in that respect.
By the way, awesome blog! Got sent over via the comment section of The Lost Turntable.
Thumbs up from me too, also found my way here from LT, which I rate as supercool.
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