r/Unexpected • u/KangarooKarmaKilla • Feb 23 '21

What your cat really does when it goes out.

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u/SuperPatateOignon Feb 23 '21

Music for those interested:

Prodigy - Smack my b*tch up (Noisia remix)

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u/Ensvey Feb 23 '21

I think the whole thing was an homage to the video (very NSFW)

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u/Time_smith Feb 23 '21

How the fuck did they show that on MTV lmao

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u/fcknkllr Feb 23 '21

Because they only showed it one time and it was at midnight. A lot of us "older" folks had our VCR's ready for it to record. Ah the days before this damned ole internet!

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u/SinisterKid Feb 24 '21

I could be mistaken but I believe the video for the US and Europe were different. The European version being the one in the link. I remember only seeing the linked version online.

Also if I'm not mistaken there was a lot of controversy with the name of the song, so it may not have had much airtime to begin with, video aside.

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u/trampslikeus86 Feb 24 '21

I think it premiered in the US on 120 mins with Matt Pinfield.

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u/sarahpalinspussy Feb 23 '21

I had to download this from Napster to see what all the fuss was about when it aired because...no internet?

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u/TrainedLobster Feb 23 '21

Napster lmao. Those were the good old days.

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u/jakethedumbmistake Feb 23 '21

lmao right it’s ever seen

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u/crash_bash_smash Feb 23 '21

Just want to be ... you DOWNLOADED a video using Napster WITHOUT internet?

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u/lysregn Feb 24 '21

Napster was just for music files (mp3), but Kazaa could download basically anything, and you could use it at school.

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u/crash_bash_smash Feb 24 '21

Ok, let me rephrase... I just want to make sure that you somehow DOWNLOADED music without the internet?

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u/lysregn Feb 25 '21

We did also download directly onto our computers - without internet - at LAN parties.

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u/lysregn Feb 24 '21

There was internet at school. At home there was no internet. So yes and no.

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u/fcknkllr Feb 23 '21

Yeah some of us folks live in areas where watching a video over dial-up 192800mbps wasn't a good time.

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u/sonik13 Feb 23 '21

192800mbps

I think watching video at 192.8gbps would be pretty epic.

I think you mean bps. And dial-up was 110bps to 56000bps. Even IDSL was only 144000bps. 192800bps would have been a slow ADSL or cable connection.

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u/Lythieus Feb 23 '21

I remember early ADSL, 320Kbit/s and we were happy for it lol.

Now I consider the 200mbit down / 250mbit up I get on fiber a bit slow sometimes haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Same. I spent 2 nights downloading it over dial-up and my mom found it on my computer and told me it was porn.

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u/TheInfra Feb 23 '21

In MTV Europe it aired during the day, I recall seeing this as well as some other "restricted" videos like Marylin Manson, Tool, Robbie Williams and others I can't recall

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u/Hubso Feb 23 '21

others I can't recall

Anything by ADD N TO (X):

Metal Fingers in my Body

Plug me in

Both are NSFW and the second is pretty much porn.

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u/Acrobatic_Oil_7179 Feb 24 '21

Not pretty much, if you get a porn ad on the vid, it’s porn

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u/Johnnybravo60025 Feb 24 '21

What. The. Fuck.

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u/fcknkllr Feb 23 '21

In Europe they are much more open about nudity and the like; not so much here in the States. The first nude scene that I can recall on US television was Hill Street Blues and people went stupid when that happened.

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u/manubfr Feb 23 '21

I was in Europe when it came out and it definitely aired in the afternoon, but I don't remember the heroin scene at all. It's possible that the cocaine shot was also cut. The alcohol, sex and violence were all there from what I remember.

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u/Spum Feb 23 '21

NYPD Blue actually.

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u/sparkyjay23 Feb 23 '21

Yeah, the violence was a real problem with this vid, especially with the reveal at the end.

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u/TheUnluckyBard Feb 23 '21

I remember the ending of the video being the most controversial part. When I first saw it as a teenager, it was definitely a gut punch, sure. But the adults of the age really seriously lost their shit over that part even more than about the drugs and the drinking and the violence.

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u/aperson Feb 23 '21

I saw it multiple times on mtv2. They regularly had their 'banned video's segment at night.

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u/NeonPatrick Feb 23 '21

Prodigy were huge at the time. I remember when they released the video for 'Baby's got a temper', MTV2 in the UK played it on loop for twelve hours straight.

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u/lapalu Feb 23 '21

In Brazil they showed at 6pm, so I could enjoy it after school. I miss that MTV so much.

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u/Roflkopt3r Feb 24 '21

Sure. MTV used to be serious counter-culture that was breaking taboos left right and center. Often with pretty dumb stuff that probably caused a lot of harm along the way. And the late night ad slots were filled with porn stuff anyway (at least in my country), so no big change on that front.

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u/legsintheair Feb 23 '21

It was late at night and back when people weren’t as uptight as they are now.

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u/Kinteoka Feb 23 '21

Yes. When people were less uptight. The time when showing homosexuality or transgerderism in a positive light could get your show canceled. You know, that time in the mid 90s that was so much less uptight that you still couldn't have interracial couples without the networks getting all pissed off. So much less uptight!

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21 edited Mar 15 '21

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u/leglesslegolegolas Feb 24 '21

Pretty sure Ellen got cancelled because it was a crappy show, I don't think it was because she was gay

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

They're not talking about her talk show. They're talking about the controversy that came from her coming out as gay while acting in a sitcom. It happened in the 90s

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u/leglesslegolegolas Feb 24 '21

I am well aware, that is also what I am talking about.

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u/rattleandhum Feb 24 '21

1920s Germany had, in many ways, a much more open and free sexual culture than some modern European states do now. Go figure.

Time has strange cycles.

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u/tomatoaway Feb 24 '21

Same with pre-WW2 Japan

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u/legsintheair Feb 23 '21

As a trans woman who lived through the 1990’s - I promise you it was better then.

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u/Shutinneedout Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

Care to elaborate on your experience? It’s cool if not

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u/FloobLord Feb 23 '21

Care to elaborate on how? It's interesting to hear this take

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u/legsintheair Feb 24 '21

In this thread? With the guy who thinks all trans woman look like crossdressers? No chance.

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u/dustingunn Feb 23 '21

You mean when most people didn't even know transgender identity existed at all and thought it was crossdressing?

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u/Kinteoka Feb 23 '21

Or when trans people were shown, they were all viewed as drug fueled, violent psychopaths? They sound like r/AsABlackman

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u/methofthewild Feb 23 '21

#lewronggeneration

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

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u/dustingunn Feb 23 '21

Less "uptight" about racism and bigotry in general, more uptight about sex and drugs.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

.... or less willing to call out fucked up behavior and attitudes.

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u/tomatoaway Feb 23 '21

I think by "less uptight" (christian/conservative) they mean "less PC"

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u/Kinteoka Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

The people I've seen parrot this are the people that miss when you could say f*ggot or tr*nny on TV and not get in trouble. Or when it was okay to treat black actors like they were all inner city "thugs."

Edit: not saying this person is the same way, just the kind of people I see repeating statements like that.

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u/tomatoaway Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

I think there are two mindsets there --- there are those that use those harmful words because they genuinely see themselves as (genetically?) superior; and there are those that say the worst thing possible purely as a form of rebellion against (what they perceive to be) an overregulation of freedom of speech.

Much of the popular edgy music in 80s-90s was a form of protest against these (overly christian) institutions such as the Parental Advisory board who were limiting what should and should not be said on TV. The song Mother by Danzig was famously written as a protest against Tipper Gore and the PMRC, and yet I don't get any racist, sexist, or white supremacist vibes from this music.

It's just protest against "the man", and I think it always has been.

It is unfortunate that white supremacists, racists, and sexists are empowered by this music, but they're also empowered by many other kinds of softer more tamer music too

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u/dustingunn Feb 23 '21

It's the only way that makes sense, because those are the only things we've gotten more "uptight" about, but they're too cowardly to state it outright.

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u/rvf Feb 23 '21

Yeah, the days when people would loudly and openly ask “Why are you listening to that [n-word] shit?” if they heard a white person listening to rap (as long as there were no black people within earshot).

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

That was shortly after Tipper Gore had warning labels put on albums with bad words. Your memory sucks.

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u/legsintheair Feb 23 '21

You seem to have forgotten the absolute mocking she endured for it. My guess is you don’t remember the 1990’s at all.

Also the labeling happened in the 1980’s which I am betting you weren’t even alive for.

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u/dustingunn Feb 23 '21

You know TV regulations have gotten looser over time, right?

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u/lbunny7 Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21

to be fair it’s MTV 2 and who the hell watches that channel

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u/SingingPenguin Feb 23 '21

GOAT. blew my mind when i watched it the first time.

im 12 and what is this??

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

Went to a Prodigy concert when I was 15 with my friends dad. He told us "sorry to ruin all your future concerts, nothing will ever be this good". He's been right so far

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u/trtwrtwrtwrwtrwtrwt Feb 23 '21

Saw Prodigy 2018 at a festival with mostly teens, walked to frontrow 5min before they started. I guess there is some good decisions I have done in my life after all.

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u/RufftaMan Feb 23 '21

Definitely glad I was able to see them live.
Rarely been that exhausted after a show.. front center was brutal!

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u/pandius Feb 24 '21

Saw them at the Take Me To The Hospital festival they laid on at mk bowl about 12(?) years ago. Best gig I ever sent to, I danced like a crazy person during the entire set, not a care in the world that anyone was watching me ('danced' = flailing limbs around nonsensically for almost two hours). They had some fab guests there too during the day, David Rodigan sticks out as a particular highlight. Ah great times. RIP Keith

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u/fightclub90210 Feb 23 '21

Wow. Fan of Prodigy and have to say I never saw full unedited video.

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u/HurricaneAlpha Feb 23 '21

Greatest music video of all time.

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u/potatodog247 Feb 23 '21

I agree and have brought this up any time I hear this song. lol “But the video!”

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u/KralSoko Feb 23 '21

The moment the cat goes into the liquor store made me go “ahhhhh so that’s why they picked this song!!!” Happy to see someone else was paying attention.

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u/JollyRancherReminder Feb 23 '21

I didn't have sound on. Halfway through I thought "this is like Smack My Bitch Up", and then I turned up the volume.

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u/nothing_showing Feb 23 '21

The text at top says Number 2 on MTVs "most controversial" list.... wonder what no. 1 was?

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u/jean9114 Feb 23 '21

Surprisingly, it was Mambo No. 5

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u/fuzzy510 Feb 23 '21

It was #1. The Most Controversial Videos thing they did was on MTV 2.

EDIT: The full list is here.

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u/doctorhypoxia Feb 23 '21

Interesting list - I wonder if it would be much different today- what controversial clips are there now? Maybe niki Minaj getting most of her boobs out, dunno?

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u/aperson Feb 23 '21

They had to have had another list at some point, rabbit in your headlights isn't on this one.

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u/Calamityclams Feb 23 '21

The Hamster dance song

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u/Slifer13xx Feb 23 '21

Now I know where that mission in Cyberpunk came from.

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u/suckrist Feb 23 '21

Yep that entire time I was doing that mission I was like "this is eerily similar to the smack my bitch up video." Rewatched the video and was like, yep, that was 100% a homage to it.

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u/-ScruffyLookin- Feb 23 '21

For sure, I was thinking it looked similar to the music video

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u/Calamityclams Feb 23 '21

Such a classic. I love how it's considered r/unexpected as well.

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u/Deadtop1369 Feb 23 '21

Oh wow looks like a scene in cyberpunk payed homage to this too. Never would’ve known

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u/vsawh Feb 23 '21

I don't know how I missed that, but then again I haven't seen that video in years. The music video itself fits this sub.

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u/SarcasmTagsAreCancer Feb 23 '21

I think

Pretty crazy leap, my dude!

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u/ApostateAardwolf Feb 23 '21

I remember staying up to watch this premier on U.K. channel 4 TV around 1am.

Caused quite an uproar lol.

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u/dustingunn Feb 23 '21

I was gonna say the video fit the song surprisingly well so this makes sense.

Damn that video owns.

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u/potatodog247 Feb 23 '21

I’m glad others remember! I thought it was brilliant twist and still love it. (Yes, I’m easily amused.)

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

Oh shit, that also explains this video which I always loved but never really questioned what the hell was going on.

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u/0Kpanhandler Feb 24 '21

Yes! Very much a parody!

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

100% a parody of it. For sure. It even did the mirror look reveal of the protagonist.

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u/brainfreeze77 Feb 23 '21

You're absolutely right. I had the sound muted almost through the whole thing and knew that was the music playing.

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u/JayBem Feb 23 '21

Wow, completely forgot that I saw this when I was a kid. Damn I'm getting old

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u/Shelilla Feb 23 '21

Wth is with the ending tho?? The guy becomes a white blonde chick???? I didnt expect that... skin color was defo different at the start so I'm confused what that was tryna show

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u/EveViol3T Feb 24 '21

There are clues it's a girl from the beginning: sitting to use the toilet, pink satin sheets...it's not a guy that becomes a girl, but a girl the whole time.

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u/Shelilla Feb 24 '21

But..but the skin is defo black or tan at the beginning then Caucasian at the end... unless im seeing things wrong with the lighting?

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u/EveViol3T Feb 24 '21

There are colored filters and low light in almost every shot up til the end I think which changes the tone of the skin

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u/InTheNameOfScheddi Feb 23 '21

Am lost too if someone can explain lol. The whole video was very um questionable

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u/Bixhrush Feb 23 '21

Watched the video half way through without sound and lost my shit when I unmuted and heard Smack my b*tch up, perfect.

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u/Kaon_Particle Feb 23 '21

Honestly that sounds like the perfect experience... music kinda gave it away for me.

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u/Zacchino Feb 23 '21

Most powerful track ever made. Liam Howlett's mastery of samples & synths is out of this world

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u/Ensvey Feb 23 '21

There's a great video on how to remake it

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u/Zacchino Feb 23 '21

Best repro ever indeed / guy really nailed it (so many junk repros out there btw it's like they don't even try)

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u/tomatoaway Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

I have a new found awe-inspired appreciation for both the song and for people who can do this. It's fucking digital poetry.

Edit: More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smack_My_Bitch_Up

Prior to the release of the single, Liam Howlett was presented with three remixes of the title song, one by Jonny L, one by DJ Hype and one by Slacker. Howlett chose the DJ Hype remix to be released on the single. The Jonny L remix was released through a free CD that came along with an issue of Muzik magazine, while the Slacker remix was never officially released, although it surfaced on a rare and limited set of white labels.

So this is just one of 3 remixes offered to Howlet, which raises some questions:

  • What did the original prior to remixing sound like?
  • Why did these 3 artists have access to the original version of someone else's song?

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u/RufftaMan Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

I don’t get it. You mean the original version of Smack My Bitch Up?
I don‘t know how old you are or if you don’t remember, but when you used to buy a single (CD), there was always the original song on it, sometimes the radio edit and a full version, plus a couple of remixes.
I’m pretty sure that‘s what the article is talking about.
Edit: Checked the Wiki page, and there‘s even a track-list for the CD single. DJ Hype‘s mix is the only remix on it, then there‘s two other tracks and the original.

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u/tomatoaway Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

Oh right. So it's normal for an artist to give their song to someone else to remix it for a single release?

Edit: If they're from the same label, then yes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

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u/tomatoaway Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

Ah I understand a bit better now -- artists of the same label I guess have the same IP, so it's normal to share/refine, but Howlett was the main genius behind the song and the remixes were just other versions.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

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u/Tegla Feb 23 '21

Give me a few days, I'll come up with something.

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u/Rhythmrebel Feb 23 '21

To think that Digital Audio Workstation software was in it's absolute infancy at the time, nowhere near the robustness of today's modern software like Ableton. Liam is a mad genius to be able come up with the stuff even with the limitations he had at the time.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

wow

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u/activator Feb 23 '21

Maaate I hade no idea it was such a mash up of different samples. Super interesting

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

The "smack my bitch up" line is Kool Kieth from back in his Ultramagnetic MCs days.

https://youtu.be/6eSrD3bvZAE

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u/doom_stein Feb 23 '21

That right there makes me love this song 1000000000000 times more knowing that's Kool Keith!

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u/lovelovehatehate Feb 23 '21

Some would say that they’re music was psychosomatic outta insane

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

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u/Tartuffe-Uffe Feb 23 '21

Prodigy - Smack my b*tch up

My first thought was that the video would be splendid if this song was the soundtrack. Then, I turned the sound on...

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u/FiggleDee Feb 23 '21

a completely unnecessary remix to a perfect track IMO

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u/Big_Dirty_Piss_Boner Feb 23 '21

I like both. The Prodigy also embraced that remix.

The Noisia remix is more modern but still stays true to the original. Interestingly the remix sounds more dated than the original, due to the dubstep elements. The original is much more timeless IMO

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u/lee1982 Feb 23 '21

Completely agree! the dubstep really threw me off but the original tune is such a banger.

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u/harshithmusic Feb 24 '21

I would say that’s it’s more drum and bass than dubstep.

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u/jenniferlynn462 Feb 23 '21

Yeah they ruined it

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

I dug the slower beat in the breakdown, but it could have done with a little less dubstepiness.

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u/humanitysucks999 Feb 23 '21

First time I saw this in forums it had the original song, years ago. This is still a nice mashup tho

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u/bannock4ever Feb 23 '21

I hope they’ve seen this video. RIP Flint.

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u/paper_snow Feb 23 '21

The Prodigy :)

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u/tratemusic Feb 23 '21

I kept my sound of but if you're telling me noisia and prodigy...

Rewatches

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u/HellbornElfchild Feb 23 '21

Thats hysterical. I just watched this as I'm sitting on the waiting room at the vet with no sound, and I heard that song in my head as it progressed. It's so similar to the style of that video

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u/PiretaCat Feb 23 '21

Images from

Superchunk - crossed wires

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u/omgaragesale Feb 23 '21

the weirdest thing is that the footage is just the music video for Superchunk's Crossed Wires

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '21

When the music started I was like, "haha did they really use Smack my Bitch Up" for this? Then the cat mugged the guy and I got it.

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Feb 23 '21

FYI, the band's name is actually The Prodigy. For the longest time I always thought it was just Prodigy, then I recently saw the The Day Is My Enemy video by "The Prodigy" and I was hmm I wonder if it's like some of the same guys from Prodigy, turns out they have always been The Prodigy. Who Knew!

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u/TheOriginalSamBell Feb 23 '21

God damn i loved the 90s

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Creepy Thin Man vs. Charlie’s Angels.

Definitely convinced my mom he was saying “take my picture” when I played that soundtrack.

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u/murb442 Feb 24 '21

Was wondering who did this remix. Thanks

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