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Rating: Rumor has it. Fatboy, Norman, uomopizza, chiamatelocomevoleteCook, created this album in just 3 nights, following a painful heartbreak. Truth. I don't know, but I'm only interested in listening to the record.
Now he's even serving us gospel as the opening track, “talking bout my baby” is a crescendo of voice and electronic beats, of instruments layering over the final phrase repeated about ten times “...in the big yellow sun...”, but, mysteries of faith or joyful mysteries, it doesn't bore. On the contrary, it energizes you and gets you ready for the really wild, “star69”. No, if you thought that with the excellent “Talking bout my baby” Fatboy had mellowed down, you were greatly mistaken, and “star69” will confirm it for you.
There's also time to sample Jim Morrison in “Bird of Prey”, a beautiful song. And let's throw in some rock with the lively “Ya mama”, after all, with Fatboy everything is allowed. The lead single from the album, with a video shot by the now cult Spike Jonz, is “Weapon of Choice”. And on vocals, of course, there's Bootsy Collins. Fatboy Slim never ceases to amaze us, 11 tracks and not one identical song, culminating in the sweet finale, “demons” sung by Macy Gray, perhaps the deepest track on the album. The last track, eleven minutes long, is “Song for Shelter”, those who love atmospheric music will surely appreciate it. He surprises us album after album, improves us, and makes us dance. He is liked by many and hated by just as many. This is Fatboy Slim.
When a dj seasoned by years of music, played in countless different bands, enjoys producing elaborate dance records, which are not too dance, the result needs to be digested very slowly. Far from the immediacy of a cigarette ad, this tongue twister must be listened to and relistened to. Not to hurt oneself, but to discover a thousand different facets.
If perfection is somewhere between the gutter and the stars, Fatboy came very close to it.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
02 Sunset (Bird of Prey) (06:49)
Bird of prey,
Bird of prey,
Flying high,
Flying high.
In the summer sky,
Flying high.
Gently passing by,
Flying high.
Take me on your flight.
Flying high.
05 Mad Flava (04:33)
Wo Ha Ha, Mad Flava Mad Flava.
We Jazzed Up, Unique,
Eight days a week
07 Weapon of Choice (05:45)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya Chainsmokin’ (Word)
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
‘For they catch ya, ‘For they catch ya,
Don’t be shocked by tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
Don’t be shocked by tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice yeah
Listen to the sound of my voice (aah…)
You can check it on out, it’s the weapon of choice yeah
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice (aah…)
It’s the new weapon, the weapon of choice
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with…
Walk without rhythm, it won’t attract the worm
Walk without rhythm, and it won’t attract the worm
Walk without rhythm, and it won’t attract the worm
if you walk without rhythm (uh), you never learn
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voice
Check out my new weapon, weapon of choice
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
(Can’t forget to load it)
Before they catch ya Chainsmokin’
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with…
Organically grown
Through the hemisphere I roam
To make love to the angels of light, yeah
and my girl
I guess you just don’t understand
It’s gone beyond bein’ a man
As I drift off into the night
I’m in flight
She’s a Boy Scout no doubt
But I’m gonna hold my cool
Cause the music rules, yeah
so groove on baby
Check it out
Halfway between the gutter and the stars, yeah
Halfway between the gutter and the stars, yeah
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with us
You can blow with this
You can blow with that
You can blow with this
Or you can blow with that
Or you can blow with…
08 Drop the Hate (05:30)
Tonight, we not only speak, to the members of the greater Jerusalem baptist church
We not only speak, to baptist people tonight
We not only speak to, the methodist people tonight
Church of God and right,
Catholic, and no particular denomination
No particular city
But tonight we speak to the whole nation
Tonight, our message
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate
I'm calling on heaven and me
To join hands tonight, oh Lord
Let's join hands
And walk together, oh yeah
And I'm leading it tonight
Yeah I'm leading it tonight
Yeah I'm leading it tonight
Let's all join hands
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate
Drop the hate, forgive each other
Drop the hate...
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