catching some zees

Zing-zingy-zong-z-zong-z-zong-ziggy-ziggy…
From the Kanye-like draaag of the non-rhyming words to the harmonized ‘Yeah’ to the Timbo-like beat to the ‘zingy’ hook… tag this one ‘Hit’.
Ak’sent featuring Beenie Man - Zingy

Zam, Zup, zig-zags...
Place to post Pop’s pieces.

Zig-zag-zee
Bobby digital video disc

Zee
Rammrammramm
Ellellell
Like a roller-coaster ride yeah…

Zeh-zeh-zeh-zeh-zeh...
The panel discussion of the making of ‘Planet Rock’ dropped some gems but turned into a sad (yet electrifying) train wreck!
The discussion was set up to be similar to the panel held last year discussing the making of a Public Enemy album. This panel was moderated by David Toop who called the ‘Planet Rock’ track “weird and empty” but it ended up being one of his favorite records of all time.
Session keyboardist John Robie explained that the track is monophonic with no chords, no samples and no sequences outside of the 808 track and that they found a Roland 808 machine by answering an ad in the Village Voice posted by “Man with 808” who they came to know as ‘Joe.’ To this day no one knows Joe’s last name or any way to contact him.
Tom ‘Tommy Boy’ Silverman recalled that Mr. Magic (also on the panel) broke the record on his show and it went on to sell 5000 copies in a week(!).
Producer Arthur Baker loved the sound of the bass simply mimicking the kick (“There’s no real bassline!”) and recalled how the Soul Sonic Force (not Bam) hated the beat (“They wanted to rap over ‘Jazzy Sensation’ type funk beats…”) and had difficulty rapping over it until MC GLOBE figured out the half-time/double-time technique he called ‘MC Poppin.’ Baker also mentioned that the ‘Zeh-zeh-zeh-zeh-zeh’ (resurfacing as the hook on Re-up Gangs ‘Zen’ last year) was an improvised scat by MC Pow Wow when he forgot the lyrics (ala Cab Calloways’ ‘Hidey-hidey-hidey-ho’). Baker opened a can of worms when he said that the other MCs added to the lyrics and concepts but GLOBE wrote most of it…
After GLOBES long-winded preaching to the audience meandered into him flirting with a “cutie in the third row” the discussion was further derailed by GLOBE and Pow-Wow arguing on stage about who wrote the lyrics to “Planet Rock.” The argument went something like this with Pow Wow stalking the front of the stage and GLOBE seated behind him with the panel…

GLOBE: Pow-Wow, who wrote most of the lyrics for ‘Planet Rock’?
Pow Wow: ‘Planet Rock' was written by Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow and GLOBE!
GLOBE: My man, who wrote most of the lyrics for ‘Planet Rock’?
Pow Wow: ‘Planet Rock' was written by Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow and GLOBE!
GLOBE: Yes but , brother, who wrote most of the lyrics for ‘Planet Rock’?
Pow Wow: ‘Planet Rock' was written by Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow and GLOBE!

And so on…
Sadly the ‘real’ story of ‘Planet rock’ will be muddled by Rashomon-like retellings.
I saw it with my own eyes.

Zzzzzzzzzzz…