Growing up, I always assumed that all music came from some magical land of music. Well, not the Brits, they had accents, so they have to have been from somewhere different. It wasn't until all of the Live Aid type music dropped that I realized that Canada had its own musicians, and that there were musicians from Toronto. (Imagine that.)
This song recently popped into my head and inspired this post. I always liked the scatting(?) at 3:12, and the proto-Kid 'n Play (just kidding, Hip Hop) dancing that follows.
"Having appreciated artists like Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kimbra, Nas, Gary Jules/Michael Andrews, Adam Lambert & Dizzee Rascal covering & sampling our songs over the past years, we agreed that some reciprocal cross-generational love was in order. We decided to give Arcade Fire a twist of TFF. Enjoy."
“I was asked by the band to sit for the picture when I was five or six. My mum took me to the studio in London. I think I was a bit freaked by all the cameras and stuff. There was a giant roll of white paper I had to sit in front of and I remember thinking if the paper in London is this big imagine what the pens must be like. Anyway in the image you see I’m supposed to be crying but actually I couldn’t stop laughing.
Some time later Curt and Roland came to visit and my mum told me they had a special present for me to say thank you. I excitedly tore open the big brown paper flat thing to find a framed gold disc of the Hurting. I’m not sure how well if at all I managed to hide my disappointment - I guess I was expecting a toy or some sweets?
Anyway, 30 years on I can appreciate it a lot better so thanks and congrats!”
Yes, Magoo -- one of Hip Hop's easiest targets. Most discussions involving him are usually summed up by two points:
1) He biting Q-Tip.
2) He's wack.
The former, I would say is a little silly. I'm pretty sure that's what his voice sounds like. The latter, well, yeah...not much defending that one. BUT...no one can convince me that he was wack on this track. As a matter of fact, I would say he was quite nice on it.
FF to 3:24.
What musical times we live in. I'm here fondly reminiscing about DeVante Swing's bastard children. I even went as far as copping a bunch of Missy joints to listen to. I deleted most of them within an hour, but I kept this one.
All of this was brought on by Complex, who (over a week ago) posted early recordings by the group Surrounded By Idiots. Hailing from Virginia, the group was made up of Magnum (Pharrell Williams), Magoo, Larry Live, and DJ Timmy Tim (Timbaland).
Surrounded By Idiots - Skull Caps & Striped Shirts
Surrounded By Idiots - It's Like That
Surrounded By Idiots - If Ur Freaky Baby
There doesn't seem to be any hint of innovation that Pharrell and Tim would bring later in the decade. It was probably for the best that they had a little more time to refine their craft.
