“Apache” is a cornerstone in the foundation of hip hop. But how did a 1960 instrumental novelty by a British ukulele player become “The Hip-Hop National Anthem”?
Cool back story. Both IBB albums are very fun and very cool. Unfortunately, as with a lot of albums that were used in hip-hop, the price for originals has gone up.
Nice!! I've really enjoyed your mixes, btw. Was totally grooving the other night on one of your hard rock playlists. Love and Rockets. Awesome inclusion.
Love & Rockets was an alt-rock staple, having transitioned from the earlier Bauhaus. “No New Tale to Tell” and “So Alive” were big songs for them. But “Motorcycle” doesn’t sound like anything else they did, and it’s way harder rock than their other stuff. If you want an “evil-sounding” song, it works, despite being about nothing more than enjoying a nice motorcycle ride.
Cool back story. Both IBB albums are very fun and very cool. Unfortunately, as with a lot of albums that were used in hip-hop, the price for originals has gone up.
Michael--Totally. And naturally, the majority of copies have been scratched into oblivion.
At some point, I decided to settle on the compilation (which is pretty awesome).
Ha. “Apache” is sitting in my upcoming second dance tunes playlist. It indeed has a crazy history. Thanks for documenting it.
Nice!! I've really enjoyed your mixes, btw. Was totally grooving the other night on one of your hard rock playlists. Love and Rockets. Awesome inclusion.
Love & Rockets was an alt-rock staple, having transitioned from the earlier Bauhaus. “No New Tale to Tell” and “So Alive” were big songs for them. But “Motorcycle” doesn’t sound like anything else they did, and it’s way harder rock than their other stuff. If you want an “evil-sounding” song, it works, despite being about nothing more than enjoying a nice motorcycle ride.