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Ben Harper released his third album, 'The Will to Live' in 1997 - songs that appear on the album were written during the band's nearly two-year world tour to support 'Fight for Your Mind'.
"You can really hear into them quite well as far as what was going on either in my life, in my head, or in my heart," he explains. "It really doesn't matter, when it comes down to it, if it was something I lived through or something that I saw someone live through or something I read about. That doesn't matter; it was just an emotion at the time that was musically inspirational to me." bit.ly
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The 1997 debut studio album from Haitian artist Wyclef Jean features guest appearances from Celia Cruz, The Neville Brothers and Jean's former Fugees bandmates, Lauryn Hill and Pras.
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Don't wait, you won't want to miss the slipmat! You don't know what you got 'til it's gone!
This song sampling Joni Mitchell was also inspired by J Dilla's remix of the Brand New Heavies' song "Sometimes", released a few months prior in 1997. Janet Jackson explained why she felt compelled to combine the folk elements from Mitchell with Q-Tip's rap verse:
"Him and Joni Mitchell have something in common: what they write is poetry . . .
Q-Tip represents all that's creative and strong about rap. He's real and right to the point, and I loved working with him."
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"Appletree" is the fourth and final single from Baduizm, released in 1997. The song was released as a U.S. radio promo and as an official single in Europe.
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This song samples An Peebles' classic 1973 song, "I Can't Stand the Rain." www.missy-elliott.com
We can't Hypnotize you to donate to KEXP. But we can play some great music from 1997! kexp.org
You're hearing a sample of "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. Other samples include Herb Alpert's "Rise" and "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" by The Crystals.
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*Celebrating the music of 1997 today!
Here's a track-by-track discussion of Spiritualized's critically-acclaimed album, "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space": alanbumstead.wordpress.com
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"'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life...."
This song was originally a gospel spiritual, "This May Be the Last Time." The Staples Singers recorded it in in 1954, the Stones turned it into "The Last Time," and Richard Ashcroft heard it too: www.theringer.com
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Read an in-depth interview DJ Morgan did with Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley: www.kexp.org
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This was the title track of a 1997 EP by Stereolab and became the lead single for their album "Dots and Loops."
Enjoy a long essay on "the experimental audacity" of "Dots and Loops": bit.ly
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"2Wicky" is based on a sampled loop from Isaac Hayes' cover of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned "Walk On By", and also contains samples from "Le Voile d'Orphée" performed by Pierre Henry.
Burt Bacharach samples and covers feature throughout the early works of trip-hop artists such as The Wild Bunch (covering "Look of Love") and Smith & Mighty (covering "Walk On By" and "Anyone")
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Released January 20th of 1997!
"Around the World" earned a nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. The track, however, lost the award to Madonna’s "Ray of Light".
You may want to memorize the lyrics to this stone cold dance party classic. In their entirety, they are the words "around the world," repeated 144 times.!
Watch their ultra cool video directed by Michel Gondry if you have not seen it! youtu.be
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The song wasn't supposed to keep its "Song 2" title, but the name stuck. It's two minutes and two seconds long, with two verses and two choruses.
Emily Fox reflects on this song: www.kexp.org
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This was En Vogue's last single to feature former member Dawn Robinson on lead vocals. It was co-written by Andrea Martin, a renowned singer, songwriter and producer who was behind many top R&B songs, co-writing En Vogue's "Don't Let Go (Love)", Monica's "Before You Walk Out of My Life," Angie Stone's "Wish I Didn't Miss You," and SWV's "You're the One."
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See the official video for "Don't Let Go (Love): www.youtube.com
Missy Elliott's 1997 debut "Supa Dupa Fly" was produced by Timbaland.
According to author Mickey Hess, Supa Dupa Fly's lyrical content "reveals Elliott's complex, creative, and challenging discussion about womanhood; her demand for respect, respect for her personal voice and her desire for fulfilling intimacy with lovers and friends"
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Released in 1997, "Put Ya Hands Where My Eyes Can See" hit No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and helped "When Disaster Strikes…" go platinum in about a month. The music video earned four nominations including Best Male Video and Best Rap Video at the 1998 MTV VMAs. It lost both to Will Smith.
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