But the remix version is a classic in my book. Like many of Marley Marl's other productions from the late 80s/early 90s, there's an "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to assembling this groove. For instance, the shiny synth line that serves as the song's bridge comes from the 1981 post-disco track "Walking into Sunshine" by the London-based band Central Line. (Kind of a left field choice for a song that's a essentially a diss.) But the real mind blower to me is that the bass and rhythm lines come from flower-power rock band The Grass Roots, specifically the band's 1967 song "You and Love are the Same." (Fans of The Office: that's Creed Bratton laying down the bassline on this song.)
Saturday, December 6, 2014
"Jingling Baby" (LL Cool J)
So there are two versions of "Jingling Baby": the original from LL Cool J's uneven 1989 album Walking with a Panther and the Marlon Williams (a.k.a. Marley Marl) remix that appeared on 1990's Mama Said Knock You Out. What's the difference exactly? For starters, the original feels more like an unfinished demo than a full-fledged song; it's basically just LL rapping over the breakbeat from "Hihache" by the Lafayette Afro Rock Band. (You might not recognize that sample by name, but you will when you hear it.) It's also a little less "radio friendly" than the remix because there are a few f-bombs in his flow.
But the remix version is a classic in my book. Like many of Marley Marl's other productions from the late 80s/early 90s, there's an "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to assembling this groove. For instance, the shiny synth line that serves as the song's bridge comes from the 1981 post-disco track "Walking into Sunshine" by the London-based band Central Line. (Kind of a left field choice for a song that's a essentially a diss.) But the real mind blower to me is that the bass and rhythm lines come from flower-power rock band The Grass Roots, specifically the band's 1967 song "You and Love are the Same." (Fans of The Office: that's Creed Bratton laying down the bassline on this song.)
But the remix version is a classic in my book. Like many of Marley Marl's other productions from the late 80s/early 90s, there's an "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to assembling this groove. For instance, the shiny synth line that serves as the song's bridge comes from the 1981 post-disco track "Walking into Sunshine" by the London-based band Central Line. (Kind of a left field choice for a song that's a essentially a diss.) But the real mind blower to me is that the bass and rhythm lines come from flower-power rock band The Grass Roots, specifically the band's 1967 song "You and Love are the Same." (Fans of The Office: that's Creed Bratton laying down the bassline on this song.)
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