Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo & Simon Wright God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Rawls made a ton of Christmas albums, but his first from 1967 is the best.
One imagines this would be the soundtrack to Don Draper’s Christmas – as creamy as eggnog, with a supple swing that’s nagging but not unobtrusive, it’s exactly the sound of an idealised Christmas from the 60s. So, given Christmas is all about the kids, bless their souls, let’s have a song by an actual kid who promptly disappeared from the pop world. Rock’n’roll and rockabilly are a treasure trove of Christmas novelty numbers (try Marlene Paula’s I Want To Spend Xmas with Elvis), but we’ve only got room for one. IndianapoLIST: Obsessed with Indianapolis? Subscribe to our newsletterĬall IndyStar reporter David Lindquist at 31.Sounding much more like Ash than Emmy the Great – and the loudest, most raucous thing on their 2011 Christmas album – this is a song that sounds joyous, but is really about the desire to escape, to anywhere that isn’t cold.
> WHERE: Murat Theatre in Old National Centre, 502 N. "It’s just been awesome and incredible to work with these talented young people," he said. Twelve dancers, an onstage DJ and electric violin player perform the show.īlow is touring with "Hip Hop Nutcracker" for the fifth consecutive year. Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score is re-imagined for a hip-hop story set in 1980s New York City. "It’s the holiday season and the joy is in the air." "They call upon the Christmas rapper to do his first song," Blow said. Blow said he's never heard from Queen.Īs part of the "Hip Hop Nutcracker," the rapper known for non-holiday hits "The Breaks" and "Basketball" serves as the evening's host before the show's fusion of ballet and breakdancing. In 1998, R&B trio Next sampled "Christmas Rappin' " for the song "Too Close" - a double-platinum single for sales of more than 2 million copies. "Christmas Rappin' " was a modest sales success initially and reached gold status for selling more than 500,000 copies as holiday seasons passed. "A lot of people said I took my bass line from Queen, but they actually were inspired to use the ‘Christmas Rappin’ ’ bass line," Blow said. It was just these dumb disco guys ripping off this rock 'n' roll song."īlow said he sees the idea flowing from Chic to himself to Queen. started saying that we had ripped them off. Can you believe that? 'Good Times' came out more than a year before, but it was inconceivable to these people that black musicians could possibly be innovative like that. spent some time hanging out with us at our studio," Edwards told New Musical Express before his death in 1996. "Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player. "John Deacon was with me in the studio when I wrote the damn thing," Rodgers told The Guardian in 2014. It's worth noting that the two introductory notes in Blow's song represent a rising pitch while the two introductory notes in Queen's song represent a decreasing pitch.Ĭhic masterminds Rodgers and Edwards talked about the link between "Good Times" and "Another Bites the Dust." The bass lines of "Christmas Rappin' " and "Another One Bites the Dust" share the same cadence. "Christmas Rappin' " and "Another One Bites the Dust" are less busy than the previous two, with fewer notes played in the riffs. "Good Times" and "Rapper's Delight" are more or less identical. Justin Timberlake: Pop star postpones Indianapolis showĪ close listen to "Good Times," "Rapper's Delight," "Christmas Rappin' " and "Another One Bites the Dust" reveals different bass lines. New Year's Eve: Georgia Street celebration won’t happen this year
"We knew Sugar Hill used 'Good Times,' " Blow said in a phone interview. Moore and Robert Ford huddled with Blow and bass player Larry Smith. "I wanted a style of music that was a cross between James Brown and Chic," Blow said of planning the instrumental bed for "Christmas Rappin'." Mercury Records arranged for Blow to record his first single, a holiday tune titled "Christmas Rappin'."Ĭhic's "Good Times" ruled radio airwaves that summer, and landmark hip-hop single "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang borrowed the "Good Times" bass line (with Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards receiving songwriting credits on "Rapper's Delight"). In 1979, Blow was a 19-year-old student at City College of New York and the first rapper signed to a major label.
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