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Fatboy Slim — Praise You
Album: Praise You
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Released: 2002
Length: 5:20
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We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times, and the good
I have to - celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should...

We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times, and the good
I have to - celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should...

I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you

I have to praise you like I should

I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you

We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times, and the good
I have to - celebrate you, baby
I have to praise you like I should...

I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you

I have to praise you like I should

I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
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 ice-9 wrote:



Thank you. 

Jesus, if we have to listen to people actually calling this a good track, they can listen to us pointing out that it's actually pretty bad.  I get that music is subjective, but the musicianship, the arrangement, and the lyrics, are utterly without creativity.  Before the haters reply, just read the lyrics. 

Like it?  No problem.  Upset that some of us don't?  Get over yourself.  It's not a good track, and the comments section isn't just for meaningless cheerleading.


That's fair. Lots of music I don't like that many do. I'm trying to understand the music from their point of view. 
Posted 4 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 Sneak wrote:

I keep RP on most of the day at work -- my defense against the constant foul language outside my office door (I work in a high school). Plus, I just really love RP. Whenever a staff member walks in, I usually get, "I'm liking the vibe in here..." 



I use RP as my "At Work" music too, My Metal and Prog tastes get odd looks (though still better than the bad Death Metal the now fired crackhead played) and the local stuff is BAD (90% of it played on the top 40 stations from when I left the area in 1984) and while I get a lot of "What is THAT?" generally, get good comments if they've listened for more than one or two songs.
Posted 10 months ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
I keep RP on most of the day at work -- my defense against the constant foul language outside my office door (I work in a high school). Plus, I just really love RP. Whenever a staff member walks in, I usually get, "I'm liking the vibe in here..." 
Posted 1 year ago by Sneak    [ Reply ]
A chairdance song
Posted 1 year ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by huib    [ Reply ]
I always felt “praise you” plodded along too much until fat boy performed it at this year’s Glastonbury festival with Rita Ora 



Fatboy Slim - Praising You (Feat. Rita Ora) (Glastonbury 2023) - YouTube

Posted 1 year ago by drews    [ Reply ]
So old, but it still catches me completely. One cannot dance not, right?
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 huib wrote:


How is it that there are so many listeners always whining about other people's ratings or comments?



Thank you. 

Jesus, if we have to listen to people actually calling this a good track, they can listen to us pointing out that it's actually pretty bad.  I get that music is subjective, but the musicianship, the arrangement, and the lyrics, are utterly without creativity.  Before the haters reply, just read the lyrics. 

Like it?  No problem.  Upset that some of us don't?  Get over yourself.  It's not a good track, and the comments section isn't just for meaningless cheerleading.
Posted 1 year ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
can't not dance when this comes on!
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 marz_cat wrote:

My mother went to school in La Rochelle, and lived in Chatellaillon with my granparents...I was born in Aigrefeuille...A la votre!




Oh, wow. Hi there! Seventeen years later! 
Posted 1 year ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
i just hear TV commercials ...... an NZ campaign maybe
Posted 1 year ago by imluggr    [ Reply ]
 kbs wrote:

I don't recall hearing a recurring vinyl-like tic throughout before - is that real or an unwanted artefact on this copy? 

I had to turn it up a bit to confirm the tic, too…

I don’t think ANYthing on this track (or from FBS in general) is an unwanted artifact. :-)
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
He had an interesting vignette on the Netflix series on Woodstock '99.

Photo of him from the "documentary".
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I get why some folks don’t like it, but it’s a toe-tapper — and a keeper — for me. 
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 Michaeljcovel wrote:

jezus fuck! this version is annoying!



Not if you're dancing!
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Wisconsinrob wrote:


well, it's no Werewolves of London...



Bahahahaha
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
jezus fuck! this version is annoying!
Posted 1 year ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
 NeilBlanchard wrote:

This song just rubs me the wrong way ...




Try doing a handstand... ;-)
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 skinnyo wrote:

How is it that there are so many closed minded listeners on an eclectic station such as this? Bill, keep up the good mixes.



How is it that there are so many listeners always whining about other people's ratings or comments?
Posted 2 years ago by huib    [ Reply ]
 forthbrdge wrote:

Beloved Wife: "They play that on your Hippie Radio Station*?"

Me: Yep, and that is why I love my Hippie Radio Station*...

* Our mutual term of endearment for RP...



Radio Hippidise
Posted 2 years ago by thundrpants    [ Reply ]
This song just rubs me the wrong way ...
Posted 2 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
My mother was manageress of Woolworths (in Bromley where Cook was born) in 1963. Quelle coincidence. And the Clash song following fits in perfectly with this theme.
Posted 2 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Anyone know if  the "nah, nah, nah" was sampled from "Hey Hey Hey!" (The Fat Albert cartoon opening theme)?
The Fat Albert Theme Song
Posted 2 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
No one really needed to dumb down the lyrics on this example of short bus wizard.
Posted 2 years ago by bigbobbybubba    [ Reply ]
 rob311 wrote:

Way too repepepepepepepeptetive!



well, it's no Werewolves of London...
Posted 2 years ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
Surprised no one has mentioned the 1960s "Balance And Rehearsal" album that the riff came from.
 
 
It comes in at about 2:40.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 Mannick wrote:
Dancing in my chair  

Not doing any work 



That's the RP mission statement is it not? 🙂
Posted 2 years ago by nigenet    [ Reply ]
 ColdMiser wrote:

This had a Todd Rundgren influence written all over it



Not hardly.
Posted 2 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Can’t believe all the negative comments. I think this is extraordinarily catchy and clever!
Posted 3 years ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
Was lucky enough to see Fat Boy Slim (and others) play live on Brighton Beach twice, in 2001 & 2002. Both were amazing gigs, and take me back to a wonderful time in my life. 
Posted 3 years ago by grimdarc    [ Reply ]
This had a Todd Rundgren influence written all over it
Posted 3 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
Way too repepepepepepepeptetive!
Posted 3 years ago by rob311    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by JLPizarro    [ Reply ]
Watch the video again!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAi4V...

and again! but this!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkH9rZ...
Posted 3 years ago by sunnyS    [ Reply ]
I don't recall hearing a recurring vinyl-like tic throughout before - is that real or an unwanted artefact on this copy? 
Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Dancing in my chair  

Not doing any work 
Posted 4 years ago by Mannick    [ Reply ]
aged badly
well and truly played out and a bit hackneyed
Posted 4 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
Beloved Wife: "They play that on your Hippie Radio Station*?"

Me: Yep, and that is why I love my Hippie Radio Station*...

* Our mutual term of endearment for RP...
Posted 4 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
Let’s do this🤟
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
It's an absolute 10! :-)
Posted 5 years ago by rgabriel    [ Reply ]
Having trouble deciding: Is this merely marginal or completely sucko-barfo?
Posted 5 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Hard pass.
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Well beneath RP.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Yes, dear, I will happily take out the trash. 
Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Wow! They went from a 3 chord progression to a 2 chord progression and then back to 3! Brilliant!
Posted 6 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
Looks like this hasn't been played in 12 years.  I had, thankfully, forgotten about it.  Too bad it's here again.  Hope I'm not around the next time it gets played.
Posted 6 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
junksch wrote:
Are you sure it was an adult movie theatre? Looked like a normal theatre to me, and some of the people in the line were far too young for it to be an adult theatre.
Actually it is the Bruin Theater in Westwood, CA, just off campus from UCLA. I know because I *WAS* one of those young people in line to see the movie =). (That's my great claim to fame...) We didn't even know what was going on until we all came out of the theater and they had us all sign release forms.
Posted 18 years ago by Yamson    [ Reply ]
My mother went to school in La Rochelle, and lived in Chatellaillon with my granparents...I was born in Aigrefeuille...A la votre!
Posted 19 years ago by marz_cat    [ Reply ]
weak, repetitive, and annoying. fatboy slim is pretty sucky in my book.
Posted 21 years ago by downbylaw    [ Reply ]
I\'d never heard this song before way over here in Fronch. It\'s groovy! :)
Posted 21 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
This is a great song...different, nice, fun, I like it!!!
Posted 21 years ago by gatesofthenorth    [ Reply ]
The tidy, manicured single version is tolerable. This version is not. Ugh.
Posted 22 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
much better is the original, Camille Yarbrough\'s \"Take Yo\' Praise\"
Posted 22 years ago by tailwaggers    [ Reply ]
How eclectic! Just not good. Monotonous and irritating.
Posted 22 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Platypus: hackneyed, talentless bunk, i say.
Too bad for you. I think this stuff is great.
Posted 22 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
When you really no longer know how to define a certain musical genre, there\'s still the possibility of calling it \"Everything\" (or \"Alles\" in Dutch) like a music magazine, I read yesterday, did. :p
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
I LOVE electronic music of almost all varieties. FBS and Moby however give the whole genre a bad name. hackneyed, talentless bunk, i say.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
I love to dance at my desk to this one....it jams! :)
Posted 22 years ago by rkr    [ Reply ]
How is it that there are so many closed minded listeners on an eclectic station such as this? Bill, keep up the good mixes.
Posted 22 years ago by skinnyo    [ Reply ]
Uggg...I say this song doesn\'t belong on your station.
Posted 22 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]