You know those little connector songs in those albums. I don’t think they get enough attention so I thought I’de share a few of my favorite short songs, skits, intros, outros and interludes.
Drinkin’ Again by Outkast In a strange way this conversation sounds almost too real. The words: “Man, my woman done left me Damn I got laid off ShThey say a compruter can do my job better then I can damn do it, Mutherfkers, Man pour me another drink, I feel ya”
The Blue Nun by Beastie Boys Just a great idea for an interlude. Makes me wanna go have some dinner. The words: “Our evening began in Peter Seychelles comfortable study in his New York townhouse, Where the candlelight was just right, the hi-fi was in the background and the wine was delicious. What’s the secret, Peter? Naturally, I’ll say the wine Mmmm, it does go well with the chicken. Delicious again, Peter.*”
School Spirit by Kanye West Education Sarcasm at its best, The words: “You keep it going man, you keep those books rolling, You pick up those books your going to read And not remember and you roll man. You get that associate degree, okay, Then you get your bachelors, then you get your masters Then you get your master’s masters, Then you get your doctron, You go man, then when everybody says quit You show them those degree man, when Everybody says hey, you’re not working, You’re not making any money, You say look at my degrees and you look at my life, Yeah i’m 52, so what, hate all you want, But i’m smart, i’m so smart, and i’m in school, And these guys are out here making Money all these ways, and i’m spended mine to be smart. You know why? Because when i die, buddy, you know What going to keep me warm, that right, those degrees”
The Game - Intro to Documentary “Alot of people are advocating that the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. Thats only because you dont understand whats going to happen to you, you see its all just a game ladies and gentlemen, and the quality of your living depends entirely upon your ability to play the game, and i play the game…”
Robin Lench by Ice Cube this is a classic!
last but not least
[Spoken Intro] And the angel of the lord came unto me, snatching me up from my place of slumber, and took me on high, and higher still until we moved to the spaces betwixt the air itself. And he brought me into a vast farmland of our own Midwest. And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil. One thousand, nay, a million voices full of fear. And terror possessed me then. And I begged, “Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?” And the angel said unto me, “These are the cries of the carrots. The cries of the carrots. You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust”. And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared, “Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!” Can I get an amen? Can I get a hallelujah? Thank you, Jesus
[Chorus] This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life
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[Chorus] This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life
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[Chorus] This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on This is necessary This is necessary Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life
[Spoken Outro] It was daylight when you woke up in your ditch. You looked up at your sky. Then, that made blue be your color. You had your knife there with you too. When you stood up there was goo all over your clothes. Your hands were sticky. You wiped them on your grass, so now your color was green. Oh Lord, why did everything always have to keep changing like this? You were already getting nervous again. Your head hurt and it rang when you stood up. Your head was almost empty. It always hurt you when you woke up like this. You crawled up out of your ditch onto your gravel road and began to walk, waiting for the rest of your mind to come back to you. You can see the car parked far down the road and you walked toward it. “If God is our father,” you thought, “then Satan must be our cousin.” Why didn’t anyone else understand these important things? You got to your car and tried all the doors. They were locked. It was a red car and it was new. There was an expensive leather camera case laying on the seat. Out across your field, you could see two tiny people walking by your woods. You began to walk towards them. Now red was your color, and of course, those little people out there were yours too