This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Let's listen to this dramatic show
Which was popular in the early days of radio
Ha ha, ha ha, uh, yeah yeah
Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince and uh
Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince and uh
Little taste of the old school, ih ih
Jazzy Jeff, yo, break it down one time
Say what? Uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
One for the treble, two for the bass
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince back up in your face
Me and Jeff again, "Oh my" you say
1985 to the Y2K
The new millenium, propehicies, I'm fulfillin' 'em
Everywhere I go, people be yelling "Yo, that's Will and them"
I check the rhyme like Quest
Sat and wrote some dope doo-doo rhymes at my rest
The B-I-G, W-I-L-L
King of swing, and I rock well
The nail in the coffin of your average rapper
Jeff do the ditto for your average scratcher
Stature of a rapper slash actor
Back to the future on wax
The future of rap
Tap like Gregory Hines, read the headlines
Hip-hop's number one son still shines
'Cause I'm (so fresh)
Big Will is (so fresh)
Jazzy Jeff is (so fresh)
West Philly is (so fresh), ha ha, ha ha
Ladies and Gentlemen
Biz Markie
Yes y'all and to the funky beat and
Every time you hear me rhyme, y'all be freakin'
The B-I-Z will wreck it, R-O-R-O-K it
You're guaranteed to like me, for what I am sayin'
To all the sucka emcees that be tryin' to get the info
Forget the rest 'cause I'm the best, and I'm a nympho-
Maniac, insaniac, I'll put you in a trance and
If you party with me I'll always keep you dancin'
Always keep you hyper no matter what type of jam
You know I'm fresh in viper
Yeah, that's right, I'm talkin' 'bout me
The ah-ah-oh in the place to be
I recognize and hypnotize, every time I tenderize
I specialize and open eyes, to make you realize
That you been rocked with Jeff's plain skills
By the diabolical, and my man Will
And we're (so fresh)
Ha ha, ha ha, Big Will is (so fresh)
Ha ha, Biz Mark is (so fresh)
Ha ha, Jazzy Jeff is (so fresh)
Uh, uh, Biz, do it
Woo, for the old school
Uh, uh, ha ha, ha ha
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ladies and gentlemen
Ricky D
Well once upon a time eccentric head shorty
Where people wore pajamas and went to bed early
There was a little boy, tight clout that might sprout
Who tried to help lead black folk the right route
Delayed, negative voices, many, hums in prison
For unwise choices that he once made
D vitamin, gospel sit inside of him
And seeing the good he had within him, let him out again
No longer for the big type ball event
Big willies like Will Smith now call the kid (yo Rick, yo Rick)
So check the gift, everything comes negative
What happens when you steer black folk away from negative
Not to mention check the charts, killin' 'em
Devil be a member, Biz-Mark, Will, and Rick
Divine sent, can't mess with the mindset
Come run with us, December 1999 said
It's all because of you (ha ha, ha ha)
I'm feelin' sad and blue (say what?)
You went away, now my life is rainy days
I love you so, how much, you'll never know
You took your love away from me
Oh oh oh oh
You took your love away from me (ha ha)
Oh oh oh oh
You took your love
You took your love
You took your love
Yes you took your love
Took your love away from me (ha ha)
Slick Rick (uh-huh)
Will Smith (what, what)
Biz Mark (true that, true that)
Jazzy Jeff y'all
Which was popular in the early days of radio
Ha ha, ha ha, uh, yeah yeah
Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince and uh
Jazzy Jeff, Fresh Prince and uh
Little taste of the old school, ih ih
Jazzy Jeff, yo, break it down one time
Say what? Uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
One for the treble, two for the bass
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince back up in your face
Me and Jeff again, "Oh my" you say
1985 to the Y2K
The new millenium, propehicies, I'm fulfillin' 'em
Everywhere I go, people be yelling "Yo, that's Will and them"
I check the rhyme like Quest
Sat and wrote some dope doo-doo rhymes at my rest
The B-I-G, W-I-L-L
King of swing, and I rock well
The nail in the coffin of your average rapper
Jeff do the ditto for your average scratcher
Stature of a rapper slash actor
Back to the future on wax
The future of rap
Tap like Gregory Hines, read the headlines
Hip-hop's number one son still shines
'Cause I'm (so fresh)
Big Will is (so fresh)
Jazzy Jeff is (so fresh)
West Philly is (so fresh), ha ha, ha ha
Ladies and Gentlemen
Biz Markie
Yes y'all and to the funky beat and
Every time you hear me rhyme, y'all be freakin'
The B-I-Z will wreck it, R-O-R-O-K it
You're guaranteed to like me, for what I am sayin'
To all the sucka emcees that be tryin' to get the info
Forget the rest 'cause I'm the best, and I'm a nympho-
Maniac, insaniac, I'll put you in a trance and
If you party with me I'll always keep you dancin'
Always keep you hyper no matter what type of jam
You know I'm fresh in viper
Yeah, that's right, I'm talkin' 'bout me
The ah-ah-oh in the place to be
I recognize and hypnotize, every time I tenderize
I specialize and open eyes, to make you realize
That you been rocked with Jeff's plain skills
By the diabolical, and my man Will
And we're (so fresh)
Ha ha, ha ha, Big Will is (so fresh)
Ha ha, Biz Mark is (so fresh)
Ha ha, Jazzy Jeff is (so fresh)
Uh, uh, Biz, do it
Woo, for the old school
Uh, uh, ha ha, ha ha
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ladies and gentlemen
Ricky D
Well once upon a time eccentric head shorty
Where people wore pajamas and went to bed early
There was a little boy, tight clout that might sprout
Who tried to help lead black folk the right route
Delayed, negative voices, many, hums in prison
For unwise choices that he once made
D vitamin, gospel sit inside of him
And seeing the good he had within him, let him out again
No longer for the big type ball event
Big willies like Will Smith now call the kid (yo Rick, yo Rick)
So check the gift, everything comes negative
What happens when you steer black folk away from negative
Not to mention check the charts, killin' 'em
Devil be a member, Biz-Mark, Will, and Rick
Divine sent, can't mess with the mindset
Come run with us, December 1999 said
It's all because of you (ha ha, ha ha)
I'm feelin' sad and blue (say what?)
You went away, now my life is rainy days
I love you so, how much, you'll never know
You took your love away from me
Oh oh oh oh
You took your love away from me (ha ha)
Oh oh oh oh
You took your love
You took your love
You took your love
Yes you took your love
Took your love away from me (ha ha)
Slick Rick (uh-huh)
Will Smith (what, what)
Biz Mark (true that, true that)
Jazzy Jeff y'all
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