A great classic and never forgotten!

 

The video though you've posted is unknown to me tbh, never saw it. The video I'm familiar with is this one (and I think music channels played this one too):

 

Yes I think you're right Ben, that's the video I recall from the time.

Yes I remember the train journey video too! Though the Chemical Brothers did it better with “Star Guitar” - speaking of which I'm sure we'll be seeing them soon as 1997 was the year of Dig Your Own Hole :wub:

Yes I think you're right Ben, that's the video I recall from the time.

I guess both are official videos, but the music channels decided to play the one I've posted. :unsure:

The other one is the U.S. video

Two videos were made. The Black and white one got most airplay in the UK.

The Prodigy - Firestarter

 

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/tonyttt31/Firestarter_Prodigy.jpg

 

Date 24th March 1996

4 Weeks

Official Chart Run 1-1-1-3-8-13-21-30-34-45-54-64-59-64-68-73-58-65-63-75R(19)-70-57-54-61R(3)-53-56-65-73-73-65 (30 weeks)

*Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible.

 

My commentary on this entry in our rundown consists of this Youtube clip. It says more about this slice of genius than I ever could.

 

 

 

Here's the official video.

Edited January 9, 20169 yr by Colm

Truly excellent. The song & video complimented each other well. :wub:

One of my very favourite dance songs of all time. The layering is so good.

Absolutely love it! From the iconic video filmed near to the abandoned Aldwych tube station to the boundless energy of the track.

 

My memory of this single is very vivid - the progression from Music for the Jilted Generation and the direction they were heading was clear. Liam's use of the Art of Noise (shouty 'hey hey hey') and revved-up Breeders riff on the track were inspired. The lyrics fit very well with the tracks relentless rhythm that throws all of your senses around the room - I'm the trouble starter, punking instigator. I'm the fear addicted, danger illustrated immediately conjures up the angry, punk and dangerous sound that must have resonated when songs like “Anarchy in the UK” made the singles chart.

 

I first heard it in school when someone had brought in their CD player and played it full volume in the classroom at lunch. *.*

When I first heard it I thought they were being deliberately non-commercial and that they'd lose their rave and pop fans. I didn't expect it to hit number 1 at all.

Sorry about this. Mr Bowie has taken a lot of my attention for the last few days.

Totally missed this at the weekend. I too thought Firestarter was a strange new direction but I jumped on it really quickly...mainly through having seen The Prodigy live the year before. Their live show had morphed into a heady rock 'n' roll display with Keith Flint coming to the fore far more than before. So it made sense that he would go on to front the next record. Still holds up as a great rock record that can sit alongside the likes of Anarchy in the UK.

 

Can't quite say the same for the follow up though...which will be along soon. Not bad, but nowhere near as good as it thought it was.

opposite for me, Breathe is miles better than this!!!

Breathe was different for the Prodigy. Different structure - I thought. It's good enough but nowhere near their Top 10 best songs but I understand why people love it.

Lisa Marie Experience - Keep On Jumpin'

 

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Date 21st Apr1996

2 Weeks

Official Chart Run 7-9-13-20-25-36-47-65-70-74-67R(3)-69-61 (13 weeks)

*Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible.

 

The Lisa Marie Experience consisted of Neil Hynde and Dean Marriott (also known as D. Ramirez). Keep On Jumpin’ was originally a recording by an American disco band Musique. It was, however, originally a b-side supporting their a-side In the Bush but became a disco classic in its own right due to huge club plays.

 

In late 1995 Hynde and Marriott created their own version, which after success in the clubs was officially released the following year. For this, they sampled Musique's original recording.

 

It manages 2 weeks as the best selling dance single in the UK.

 

Unusually, Todd Terry recorded and released his own version a few months later, getting Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown to do the vocals. With those two on vocal duties it easily outclasses the Lisa Marie Experience’s effort. It was outsold by another dance track and so won’t be featuring in this rundown.

 

The Lisa Marie Experience had one further hit with Do That To Me in later 1996 and a reworking with Corenell brought Keep On Jumpin’ back to the lower top 40 in 2007.

 

Merriot was last seen remixing Bodyrox’s Yeah Yeah, which became the hit version in 2007.

 

Edited January 15, 20169 yr by Colm

Such a good & fun track! :music:

Breathe was different for the Prodigy. Different structure - I thought. It's good enough but nowhere near their Top 10 best songs but I understand why people love it.

 

Totally agree. I think the lyrics irritate me. For some reason I'm quite happy with the nonsense lyrics of Firestarter but not those of Breathe. Strange.

Prodigy: Firestarter is of course a classic! But I'm must admit I preferred their songs more before Firestarter era :D

 

Keep On Jumpin', another disco classic, you can still here in clubs in several remixes I guess :D

 

(Plus it's a scandal that this thread disappeared from page 1, so I had to bring it back to where it should be) :lol:

We should hear from Doctor Blind any day now :D