Saturday, June 16, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Praise You - Fatboy Slim(music video)
Description
The accompanying video for "Praise You" was directed by acclaimed music video director Spike Jonze. Jonze starred in the film under the pseudonym Richard Koufey, along with a fictional dance troupe, the Torrance Community Dance Group.
The video was shot guerilla-style (that is, on location without obtaining permission from the owners of the property) in front of puzzled onlookers outside a movie theatre in Westwood, California. In the video, Jonze and the dance group dance (rather badly) to "Praise You", much to the chagrin of the theatre owner who attempts to turn off their portable stereo. One of the actor/dancers in the fictional Torrance Community Dance Group, Michael Gier, documents the making of the "Praise You" video on his website.
The "Praise You" video came into being because Spike Jonze, unable to work with Fatboy Slim on the video for "The Rockafeller Skank", recorded and set his own solo dance video to "Skank" as a gift; Jonze's 'alternate' music video was so well-received by Slim that Jonze's fictional Torrance Community Dance Group were green-lighted for "Praise You's" official video.
Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook) is briefly seen in the video as one of the many onlookers. Unlike the other people in the crowd, who appear to be either surprised or shocked, Cook - the only person at the theatre who knows what is happening - can be seen laughing.
The video reportedly cost only $800 to produce, with most of that money going towards a replacement boombox and food for the cast and crew.
To the astonishment of many in the media, the video won three major awards at the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards: Breakthrough Video, Best Direction (awarded to "Torrence Community Dance Group") and Best Choreography (awarded to "Richard Koufey & Michael Rooney"). It was also nominated for, but did not win, Best Dance Video.
Lyrics
We've come a long long way together,
Through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should
We've come a long long way together,
Through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you like I should
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
We've come a long long way together,
Through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I shouldddddd
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you like I should
I have to praise you
Labels: F, Fatboy slim, lyrics, music, video
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
FatBoy Slim - Gangster Trippin
Description
Gangster Trippin the name of a song by Fatboy Slim from his album You've Come A Long Way, Baby.
The music video for "Gangster Trippin," directed by the acclaimed Roman Coppola, consists simply of scenes of furniture sets exploding, shown from multiple angles, and often in slow-motion.
Lyrics
--> On the Intro - We gotta, we gotta, we gotta, we gotta get dat gangsta shit,
come on!
We gotta get dat gangsta shit - come on! We gotta get dat gangsta
shit come on, we gotta get dat, get dat gangsta shit
We gotta get dat
gangsta shit, come on, we gotta get dat gansta shit, comeon, we gotta get dat
shit, get dat shit, get dat shit (woo haa...) come on, come on....
-->
Throughout the song - We gotta get dat gangsta shit - come-on!
--> In
the foreground - What we doin' when the? What we doin' when the? What we doin'
when the Fatboy's slippin'?
Labels: F, Fatboy slim, lyrics, music, video
Monday, May 7, 2007
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (video)
Description
"The Rockafeller Skank" is a song by British musician Fatboy Slim. It was a hit single on the 1998 album You've Come a Long Way, Baby. The song features the repeated line "Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother" which is a vocal sample from D.I.T.C. rapper Lord Finesse.
This song features a sample of the song "Sliced Tomatoes" by the band Just Brothers (a popular Northern Soul track), as well as a sample of "Beat Girl" by John Barry and his Orchestra. The song is arguably the most famous track of the album.
Lyrics
Intro
DJ: WBCN who's this?
Brad: Hey this is Brad (this is Brad this is)
DJ: Now uh who's your favorite artist, who
do you want to hear?
Brad: Well m my favorite artist right now is
Fatboy Slim, that guy kicks ass.
DJ: How tremendous is Fatboy Slim?
Brad: The band of the 90's, if you want to call
it a band because it's a one man name.
DJ: Wow...fatboy, and you want to hear that
new fatboy song?
Brad: Absolutely.
DJ: Which one?
Brad: The um funk soul brother check it out.
DJ: Sing it, I don't know which one.
Brad: Right about now, the funk soul brother
check it out now, the funk soul brother.
Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
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The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
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The Funk Soul Brother, Check It Out Now
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The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
The Funk Soul Brother, Right...About...Now
Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
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The Funk Soul Brother, Right About Now
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Labels: F, Fatboy slim, lyrics, music, video
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Fatboy Slim - Going Out of My Head
Description
Going Out of My Head is a single by the music artist Fatboy Slim, released in his album Better Living Through Chemistry. It samples a Yvonne Elliman cover of The Who's 'I Can't Explain'. The b-side is 'Michael Jackson', a song which samples Negativland's 'Michael Jackson', It was re-made as Illuminati with Bootsy Collins in 2001 for the soundtrack for the Angelina Jolie film, Tomb Raider
Lyrics
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Going out of my mind
Labels: F, Fatboy slim, lyrics, music




















