50 years ago today events unfolded around Deeley Plaza that led to the creation of this genius cut-and-paste hip hop record by Steinski.
And now.... here's Johnny
Ask not what your country can do for you
Ask what you can do for your country
Here is a bulletin
Stand by please
In Dallas, Texas
It appears that something has happened in the motorcade route
Ich bin ein Berliner
Three shots were fired
Put me on Phil, put me on
President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by this shooting
Stand by please, stand by please
More details, just arrived
Mrs Kennedy jumped up
She called 'oh no'
The energy, the faith, the devotion
The motorcade sped on
The world is very different now
Something has happened here
We understand there has been a shooting
I can see many, many motorcycles
Mrs Kennedy's pink suit
Something is wrong here, something is terribly wrong
More details just arrived
The motorcade sped on
A flash, apparently official
President Kennedy died at 1 pm
Central standard time.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution
There is a prisoner, wearing a black sweater
Do you have anything to say in your defence?
Oswald has been shot
Jack Ruby, Jack Ruby
Ruby, he lives in Texas
He runs the Carousel Club
Here comes the ambulance
More details just arrived
Mrs Kennedy jumped up, she called 'oh no'
The energy, the faith, the devotion
The motorcade sped on
More details just arrived
Mrs Kennedy jumped up, she called 'oh no'
The Motorcade Sped On
I remember playing this inb the pub and somebody came up to me and told me to take it off as it was sick! He was told in no uncertain terms to fuck off.
ReplyDeleteI still can't quite believe the NME gave this away for 'free' ! http://www.discogs.com/Various-NMEs-Hat-Trick/release/221986
ReplyDeleteMore than one person told me it was in bad taste back then, nowadays, not so much.
Outstanding. Never heard this before, but I am ah, aware of Steinski's oeuvre, as they say. Love Drew's story too.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Swiss A.
That was probably the best ep the NME gave away for this song alone.
ReplyDeleteStiff is still prone to shout out "something is happening here " and "Mrs Kennedy jumped up and cried oh no" sporadically when extremely drunk