The SARS riddim is a Diwali clone with less complex claps and a compressed tabla hit, also there's a quiet sample of a holy man saying "hiiiuuuum" in the background.
The beat is complimented by beautiful sparkly, twinkly, cheesy, school disco keyboard lines that snake like they're being charmed by the holy man saying "hiiiiiyuuuum", all mysterious and JAMAICAN.
The vocal is flat and almost emotionless but that is too harsh because the idea is that it is august, the summer is reaching its humid twilight denoument. You're winding down with a beautiful girl in a late night bar on a Spanish holiday resort and for those endless 3 minutes you and she are in love. "You've got me hypnotised/In your warm embrace". It's summer romance and lust and guilt and longing and foreboding loneliness even though the author's girl is always there for him, all wrapped in that beautiful understated melody and locust-click drums.
What is yours?
― sean g, Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)
t.A.T.u., 'All The Things She Said'Dizzee Rascal, 'I Luv U'Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Date With The Night'Girls Aloud, 'No Good Advice'
All of them are pretty much flawless pop singles, in terms of sound and lyrics and importance and rush-of-music-joy-ecstasy and everything. If it wasn't for Jay-Z, Beyoncé would surely be in that list as well.
― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― piscesboy, Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)
madness.
i'm starting to worry that 'move your feet' might end up my single of the year.
― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)
get busy - sean paul
― disco stu (disco stu), Thursday, 7 August 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ben Williams, Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)
still havn't heard T.Raumschmiere's "mostertruckdriver," tho.
― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Thursday, 7 August 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 7 August 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 7 August 2003 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Thursday, 7 August 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)
#2: Cral Craig remix of Angola, the bass on that one will destroy your home.
― david day (winslow), Thursday, 7 August 2003 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)
Adam Beyer-Ignition Key (Speedy J Remix), menacing as hell and yet pretty spiritual beneath all the snapping and growling.
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 7 August 2003 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)
no reason. just is wonderful.
onwards,m.e
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)
I only heard "Like Glue" for the first time yesterday. I heard it on the radio though and was hugely grateful cos at least now there's one fantastic song of '03 that I heard first in the car.
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Thursday, 7 August 2003 21:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 7 August 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 8 August 2003 00:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Friday, 8 August 2003 00:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 8 August 2003 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh (James Blount), Friday, 8 August 2003 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 8 August 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)
Because I'm predictable.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 8 August 2003 08:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 8 August 2003 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Friday, 8 August 2003 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 8 August 2003 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― person#0 (person#0), Friday, 8 August 2003 09:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 8 August 2003 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 8 August 2003 10:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 8 August 2003 10:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― CNWB, Friday, 8 August 2003 10:51 (twenty-two years ago)
But maybe "Scandalous" for most irresistible dancefloor/headphones action...
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 8 August 2003 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― Michael B, Friday, 8 August 2003 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)
"Get Busy" is beyond comment, I can't remember a hiphop (in whatever sense) song having such a "danger! danger!" dalek like siren quality to it, like Flylife or something, what a floorfiller, I'd love to hear some dance DJs finish sets with it.
Honorable mentions; !!!-Me and Giuliani (was my favourite for ages), Lacquer-Behind (deserves to have been top ten, this years "at night" in terms of perfect pop house), Linus Loves-The Terrace (music for dogs to bob their heads to, that bassline!).
Loads more singles I love obviously, but those spring to mind. I always forget a few key ones mind you.
― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 8 August 2003 12:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Friday, 8 August 2003 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― chr1sb0y (chr1sb0y), Friday, 8 August 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― sean g, Friday, 8 August 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― Al (sitcom), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― sean g, Friday, 8 August 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)
Mitch, you should really hear "CLose to Me", it's one of like two Cure songs I like
My favorites very ILM consensus, "Me and Giuliani...", "Seed 2.0", "Belly Dancer", "Like Glue", "Beware of the Boys", "No Letting Go"... (in about that order)
― Sonny A. (Keiko), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 8 August 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris herrington (chris herrington), Friday, 8 August 2003 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)
I was wondering about that.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 8 August 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Friday, 8 August 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 9 August 2003 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 9 August 2003 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 9 August 2003 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 9 August 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― David. (Cozen), Saturday, 9 August 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)
but ronan's "get busy" = "fly life" is REALLY otm.
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 10 August 2003 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― heywood jablomi (heywood), Sunday, 10 August 2003 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― sean g, Sunday, 10 August 2003 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)
So all in all, not a bad 2003 so far.
― Chris O'Connor, Sunday, 10 August 2003 09:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― nick.K (nick.K), Sunday, 10 August 2003 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― Simon H., Sunday, 10 August 2003 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)
Wow, I'm such a ILM line toe-er looking at that list.
― Nick H, Sunday, 10 August 2003 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 10 August 2003 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris O'Connor, Monday, 11 August 2003 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― JoB (JoB), Monday, 11 August 2003 11:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― JoB (JoB), Monday, 11 August 2003 11:48 (twenty-two years ago)