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Rating: Norman Cook is an absolutely extraordinary character, gifted with an eclecticism and musical culture that are truly astounding.
English, active since the '80s as a bassist in the Pop-Rock band the Housemartins, with the beginning of the next decade, Norman dedicated himself fully to the activity of DJ, producer, and "sound digger": his hands are involved in projects like Beats International (do you remember "Dub Be Good To Me"?), and from '95 he breathed life into the alter-ego Pizzaman, with which he produced an album, various 12" records, and remixes.
However, it is with the pseudonym Fatboy Slim (!!) that he literally hit the big time, more precisely in 1998, the year of the release of "You've Come A Long Way, Baby", a second work released two years after the noteworthy "Better Living Through Chemistry" (a title that says it all!). The album is stratospheric, an explosive and masterfully assembled blend of Breakbeat, Hip-Hop, Acid, Electronica, and more, and it is rightly considered as one of the undisputed masterpieces of that entirely English trend of the '90s, known to most as "Big-Beat".
It is undoubtedly superfluous to recall and describe the various tracks (also because there are as many as four very famous singles), but a special mention deserves the work of our subject, who samples from everywhere, from Funk to Surf, passing through Rock & Roll, the golden age Hip-Hop, soundtracks, and blends everything with the wisdom of a careful chef in the kitchen. Just remember the epic atmosphere of "Right Here, Right Now", the irresistible "The Rockafeller Skank" (also chosen as a leading track for the 'Fifa '99' video game soundtrack), the 4/4 beats of "Gangster Tripping", the tremendously 60's and beach mood of "Soul Surfing", the memorable voice and piano sample in "Praise You" (in addition to the hilarious video, directed by the great Spike Jonze), then closing with the delirious blend of engaging and regular drumming combined with menacing synths of the conclusive "Acid 8000", with which an album ends that to define it over the top is an understatement.
In conclusion, a lot has been said and written about a work like "You've Come A Long Way, Baby", about Fatboy Slim, about Big-Beat in general, and continuing to do so ten years on may not make much sense. However, it is equally true that our future is also (in part) our past, and it is right, even today, to express our gratitude to a true musician like Norman Cook, and for an album that, in all respects, can be defined as a milestone in the electronics and music of the '90s.
Essential.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Badder Badder Schwing (03:42)
Let's go... yeah...
only a magician could hope to ?weaken? these dudes...
02 Right Here, Right Now (06:32)
Right here, right now,
Right here,right now,
Ain't nothing fine if the drugs ain't here,
Ain't nothing fine if the drugs ain't here,
Climb mountain high and the love's not here,
Climb mountain high and the love's not here, (x2)
Right here,right now,
Right here, right now, (x4)
(Verse x2)
(Chorus x6)...
-hey who is this?
this brad
-who is ur favourite artist who u wanna hear?
my favourite artist right now is fatboy slim, that guy kickass
-how tremendous is fatboy slim?
the band of the 90's, if u wanna call a band because the one man name
-wow, fatboy, any one wanna hear the new fatboy song?
absolutely
-which one?
the funk soul brother check it
-sing it i dont know which one
right about now the funk soul brother check it now the funk soul brother
04 Praise You (05:25)
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
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
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
05 The Rockafeller Skank (06:56)
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, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
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
(Repeat)
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, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, ' bout now
'Bout 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, 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, 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, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
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Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
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Right about now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, ' bout now
Right about now....
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
06 Fucking in Heaven (03:57)
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking 'n fucking 'n fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fatboy Slim is fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
'n fucking
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'n fucking
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'n fucking
'n fucking
Alright, please don't play this for anybody.
I don't normally do this . .
07 Gangster Tripping (05:23)
We gotta
We gotta
We gotta
We gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that-that gangster shit
We gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that shit
kick that shit
kick that shit
C’mon
C’mon
We gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick t that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon
C’mon
We gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon
C’mon
What we’re doin' when a
What we’re doin' when a
What we’re doin' when a fatboy's slippin'
We gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta get that
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C’mon we gotta get that
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C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta get that
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What we’re doin' when a
What we’re doin' when a fatboy's slippin'
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
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What we’re doin' when a fatboy's slippin'
What we’re doin' when a
We-we-we-we-gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta kick that gangster shit
C’mon we gotta get that shit
C’mon, C’mon we-gotta kick that gangster shit
we-gotta kick that gangster shit
We-gotta get that shit
Get that, Get that, Get that, Get that,
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What we’re doin' when a fatboy's slippin'’
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Gee Baby
09 Kalifornia (05:57)
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Down by law, right from the core
Down by law, right from the core
Down-down by-by law-law, right-right from-from the-the core-core
Damnation, nation, nation, nation, nation, nation, nation, nation
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
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Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
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California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
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California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
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California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
Ca-ca-li-li-for-for-nia-nia's drrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-
California is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy
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Down by law, right from the core
Down by law, right from the core
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Down by right by core by law
From from from right law
Down by right by core by law
Down by right by core by law
Down-down-down-down law-law-law-law
From-from-from-from law-core
10 Soul Surfing (04:59)
Jack it up, jack up
Jack it up, jack up
Jack it up, jack up
Jack up, jack up
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With your help, turn you on
With your help, turn you on
With your help, turn you on
With your help, turn you on
With your help, turn you on
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With your help, turn you on
With your help, with your help, with your with your with your help
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With your help, turn you on
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With your help, with your help, with your with your with your help
Huuuh bop bop
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Jack it up, jack up
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With your help, turn you on
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12 Next to Nothing (07:18)
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By diamond_darrell
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