365 Days #12 - Rappin' With Gas (mp3)
MP3:
Rappin' With Gas (3:53)
I First heard this song on the DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist album "Product Placement". It's about gas and some serious microphone action! I can't help but wonder where these kids are now.
- Contributed by: Otis Fodder
Media: 7" Eva-Tone Soundsheet
Catalog: Eva-Tone 104540-1S
Credits: National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Date: 1988
Our friend April Winchell has had this gem in her permanent online collection for years. It's a marvel.
href="http://www.aprilwinchell.com/multimedia/">Rappin' with Gas
Posted by: Alejandro | January 12, 2007 at 01:03 PM
One of my most favorite records in your collection! :)
Posted by: BC Sterrett | January 12, 2007 at 01:32 PM
didn't April Winchell's father invent some sort of life-saving artificial heart valve?
yes Paul Winchell invented many things including a heart valve. not bad for a puppeteer
Posted by: Craig | January 12, 2007 at 03:20 PM
Entertainers have a long history of making great contributions to society. Just look at actor Dick Van Patten and his cat food empire
Posted by: Sven F | January 12, 2007 at 07:12 PM
April Winchell has had this selection on her site for a while? Why would 365 Days Project post it here?? Surely WFMU is in perpetual need of server space (!)
Excellent record nevertheless and quite indicative of the time it was produced. nicely done.
Posted by: Dave Hightree | January 13, 2007 at 01:45 PM
Maybe earnest, instructional hip-hop that "drops science" for the everyday kitchen has found its proper home in Canada. Fans of this would love recent adherents Ninja High School, if not Organized Rhyme, Tom Greene's teenage rap outfit from the early '90s who, if I'm not mistaken, did a promotional single for a local frozen pizza company.
Posted by: Brian | January 14, 2007 at 06:22 PM
For the most part, the clips on April Winchell's site are encoded in very low bitrates. I think it is worthwhile to repost them in higher quality versions, and I don't see how not posting this would save WFMU bandwidth...
Posted by: Lukas | January 15, 2007 at 04:47 PM
Hilarious! Gas is the *only* way to cook or bake? I like the rapped safety warnings after telling us how great cooking with gas is -- sort of the equivalent of the rapidly-spoken side effects warnings at the end of a commercial for a prescription medication.
Posted by: trill42 | January 29, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Hay there,
does any one know where i can get the lyrics from in a text form, I've managed to write down most of it but I'm struggling with some of the words. Those crazy kids are spitting those rhymes way too quick for me!
ian
Posted by: ian macklin | May 22, 2007 at 06:20 AM
Check out the back cover Ian. Did another higher resolution scan so you can learn each and every word, http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2007/01/images/012_img_2.jpg
If you cover this we want to hear it!
Posted by: 365 | May 22, 2007 at 02:16 PM
you're an absolute legend, we're actually doing animation to it so will send a link over to you when complete. Thanks.
Posted by: ian macklin | May 30, 2007 at 07:25 AM
OH WOW. I've been looking for this song for years. In Grade 7 a National Gas rep came to my Home Ec class and made us watch the music video for this song. I kept a copy of this record until the guy who does "Dave's Record Collection" on the Letterman show asked for it. If anyone has a copy of the video, upload it! One hundred percent grade A American cheese.
Posted by: TomServo0 | June 16, 2007 at 11:41 PM