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Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
- Marky Dread
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Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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drowninghere
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Manics - Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
New Model Army - Western Dream
Bright Eyes - June on the West Coast
BAD - Sightsee West London
Adam Masterson - Gates of the West
New Model Army - Western Dream
Bright Eyes - June on the West Coast
BAD - Sightsee West London
Adam Masterson - Gates of the West
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Silent Majority
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Trailblazer. I can hear his influence on Rakim.gkbill wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:31pmHello,Low Down Low wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:19pmI remember googling him cos of Yalla Yalla but never got round to listening to any tracks.
"How Ya Like Me Now" was probably his biggest hit and probably also his best track.
Very dated but it's still catchy - looking back, this was when when rap/hip=hop had a bot more innocence - no mention of whores (hoes) or n-words.
My hackles got a little raised by the second part of your sentence. It reads like a value judgement and I don't think the changing forms of self-expression in hip hop are either are good or bad and, as we've discussed before, both today, and at the height of its popularity twenty five years ago, the gangsta/misogynistic parts of the music are only one part of a varied whole.
Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Hello,Silent Majority wrote: ↑09 Jun 2023, 4:41amTrailblazer. I can hear his influence on Rakim.gkbill wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:31pmHello,Low Down Low wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:19pmI remember googling him cos of Yalla Yalla but never got round to listening to any tracks.
"How Ya Like Me Now" was probably his biggest hit and probably also his best track.
Very dated but it's still catchy - looking back, this was when when rap/hip=hop had a bot more innocence - no mention of whores (hoes) or n-words.
My hackles got a little raised by the second part of your sentence. It reads like a value judgement and I don't think the changing forms of self-expression in hip hop are either are good or bad and, as we've discussed before, both today, and at the height of its popularity twenty five years ago, the gangsta/misogynistic parts of the music are only one part of a varied whole.
His best track means I like it more than his other tracks.
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Silent Majority
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
gkbill wrote: ↑09 Jun 2023, 10:49amHello,Silent Majority wrote: ↑09 Jun 2023, 4:41amTrailblazer. I can hear his influence on Rakim.gkbill wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:31pmHello,Low Down Low wrote: ↑08 Jun 2023, 1:19pmI remember googling him cos of Yalla Yalla but never got round to listening to any tracks.
"How Ya Like Me Now" was probably his biggest hit and probably also his best track.
Very dated but it's still catchy - looking back, this was when when rap/hip=hop had a bot more innocence - no mention of whores (hoes) or n-words.
My hackles got a little raised by the second part of your sentence. It reads like a value judgement and I don't think the changing forms of self-expression in hip hop are either are good or bad and, as we've discussed before, both today, and at the height of its popularity twenty five years ago, the gangsta/misogynistic parts of the music are only one part of a varied whole.
His best track means I like it more than his other tracks.
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
For anyone interested in the early history of hip hop (Maj and matey, ahem) this is essential listening:
(The podcast generally, not this episode specifically)
(The podcast generally, not this episode specifically)
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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Silent Majority
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Nice, I'll try and remember to give it a listen.
I will be downloading the Wu Tang series that's, however temporarily, on Disney+. Heard great things about it.
edit: Oh, it's a drama. I was hoping for an in-depth documentary. Never mind, frankly.
Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Did anyone here watch the Netflix doc series on the same topic?
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Flex
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Cheers, thanks for the theme, Marky
1. Cockey Rejects - West Side Boys
2. Bob Dylan - Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
3. Big Star - Way Out West
4. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West
5. The Proleteriat - Westernization
1. Cockey Rejects - West Side Boys
2. Bob Dylan - Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
3. Big Star - Way Out West
4. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West
5. The Proleteriat - Westernization
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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Silent Majority
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Yeah, it was far too fast paced and raced over the fascinating early days.
Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Hey you gotta get to the Three 6 Mafia ASAP.Silent Majority wrote: ↑09 Jun 2023, 3:03pmYeah, it was far too fast paced and raced over the fascinating early days.
"Suck our Earth dick, Martians!" —Doc
- Marky Dread
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Very cockey. I left that one for you.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
- Flex
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- Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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(I also like Pet Shop Boys' cover, but I've been listening to lots of disco lately.)
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Gates of the West - Clash
Flame of the West - Big Country
53 Miles West of Venus - B-52's
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Joe Jackson - Wild West
Flame of the West - Big Country
53 Miles West of Venus - B-52's
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Joe Jackson - Wild West