Comments on: Spoken-Word Interludes In Songs: Not Always A Bad Thing

By: rob

rob — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:31:07 +0000

Yo wolf face, Im your worst nightmare. Your ass is mine!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:03:46 +0000

What about the tag team gold on Ma$e's "Jealous Guys" (off of Harlem World)? It holds up as well as Ma$e's high notes.

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Puffy: "As I said before, I go by the name of Puffy Daddy
And I'm a Scorpio and I'm not a jealous guy
Come on sing for me Mase"

Ma$e: You see if we had more pimps,
it wouldn't be no jealous guys
See me, I live by the four pimp rules
Number one, you control the situation
You get in they head before you get in they bed
And number two, girls run like buses, you may miss one
Catch another one every hour on the hour, promptly
And number three, what that girl ain't willin' to do
You got a hundred more girls more than willin'
And number four, is a new rule to the new pimp testament
You can't be a playa and hate the playas
That don't make no sense
I don't wanna see no more jealous guys at the end of this song ya'll
I really don't wanna see no more jealous guys after this song ya'll
So can ya'll sing along with me
I mean put your hands together, sing along ya'll , sing along everybody

By: encyclopediablack

encyclopediablack — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:15:04 +0000

@Cam/ron: Who can forget Jello Biafra sounding like a slightly more annoying version of Fred Schneider from The B-52s?

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:01:43 +0000

“What were you thinking? You don’t mess with the Juice!”

By: BestEuphemismEver

BestEuphemismEver — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:08:50 +0000

@slowburn: Word.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:58:03 +0000

Any list of spoken-word interludes that neglects the entire Bobby Womack oeuvre is no list at all.

By: bcapirigi

bcapirigi — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:30:07 +0000

best spoken interlude ever:

"But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder!"

from Rasputin by Boney M

By: Cam/ron

Cam/ron — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:56:46 +0000

Who can forget Jello Biafra’s hammy impressions of televangelists, MTV hosts and Rambo in Dead Kennedys songs?

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:55:07 +0000

@heidiho: that was one of the questions too!

By: dollywould

dollywould — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:38:19 +0000

Dare we forget Britney's "Oops I Did It Again?"

"But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean at the end."
"Well, baby, I went down and got it for you."
"Awww... you shouldn't have."

To this day, I swear that is Jim Carrey's voice.

By: Bone823

Bone823 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:33:43 +0000

More Oran “Juice” Jones: “I missed you so much I followed you today/That’s right/Now close your mouf, cos you cold busted.” I mean, really, it’s unfair to pick just a line or two.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:07:33 +0000

You haven’t lived until you’ve dropped the needle on Oran “Juice” Jones’ “The Rain”.
“How bout that fo’ty thousand dolla lynx coat I bought ya?”.

By: weezy f lazy

weezy f lazy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:32:33 +0000

Len’s lead singer was supposedly involved in the founding of Vice, though there’s no mention of it in their own biog stuff, just his. Hey Maura are there still enough $1.99 copies of Can’t Stop The Bum Rush at P-Rex to cover an entire Chelsea loft from floor to ceiling?

By: janine

janine — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:27:02 +0000

I enjoy the interlude in “International Lover” by Prince, the back and forth in Rick James’ “Fire & Desire” and of course, every Barry White interlude/intro ever.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:08:50 +0000

I particularly treasure Jill Jones' feverish oratory at the beginning of "All Day, All Night" (from her amazingly wonderful and cruelly out-of-print debut album). To wit:

"Oh, what a beautiful morning
Oh, what a beautiful ass
Darling, this is my final plea for love
Take me now or witness the slow and horrible death of your white fox
My time is running out, I can wait no longer
I watch as you make love to others
Disgusting as it seems, it intoxicates me
You might say that I'm amused to the point where my blood increases, my heartbeat accelerates and my mouth waters uncontrollably
For I know that no woman will ever love you like your white fox
No woman will ever kiss you in this lifetime or the next the way you and I kiss tonight
Take me now as I am, for I am becoming confused to what I stand for and desire
Tell me, darling, who I am, who I am, what I am, what am I?
WHAT?
AM?
I?"

By: encyclopediablack

encyclopediablack — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:07:59 +0000

Have You Seen Her – The Chi-Lites, which is part of the Hey Soul Classics collection.

By: billyfabs

billyfabs — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:19:28 +0000

"Is he a good dancer?"
"Whaddaya mean is he a good dancer?"
"Well how does he dance?"
"CLOSE. VERYVERYCLOSE."

Shangri-Las songs >>>> all others. Obviously.

By: NickEddy

NickEddy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:15:01 +0000

By: NickEddy

NickEddy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:14:53 +0000

I thought you loved me, but is seems you don’t care.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:09:40 +0000

Do spoken-word interludes not count if they’re at the beginning of a song? ‘Cuz I’ve always loved the spoken intro to X-Ray Spex’s “Oh Bondage, Up Yours!”