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“Voodoo People” is a song by The Prodigy, released as their eighth single on 12 September 1994. It was the third single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation and was released as a 12” single and its own EP in the United States through Mute Records.
The British release included a remix by The Chemical Brothers who at that time called themselves “The Dust Brothers” in honour of an American producer duo of the same name. When “Voodoo People” was to be released in the States, and due to the British Dust Brothers’ rising popularity, the American Dust Brothers threatened a lawsuit if they didn’t change their name. The British duo changed their name to “The Chemical Brothers”, and the remix on the American Mute release was renamed in accordance. A small sample in the remix was also reversed on the American release due to copyright issues.
The original video was directed by Walter Stern and Russell Curtis. It was filmed on location in Saint Lucia and it showed Leeroy Thornhill as a voodoo priest. This version included scenes featuring real witch Doctors, but these were cut because of problems with television censorship. A number of other more graphic versions of the video are available, one of them appearing in the Prodigy’s Electronic Punks documentary.
The spoken parts (“… the voodoo who do what you don’t dare do people…”) are taken from “The Shalimar,” written and performed by Gylan Kain, one of The Last Poets.
The main riff in the song is based on a sample of the Nirvana song “Very Ape” from their third studio album In Utero.
The British release included a remix by The Chemical Brothers who at that time called themselves “The Dust Brothers” in honour of an American producer duo of the same name. When “Voodoo People” was to be released in the States, and due to the British Dust Brothers’ rising popularity, the American Dust Brothers threatened a lawsuit if they didn’t change their name. The British duo changed their name to “The Chemical Brothers”, and the remix on the American Mute release was renamed in accordance. A small sample in the remix was also reversed on the American release due to copyright issues.
The original video was directed by Walter Stern and Russell Curtis. It was filmed on location in Saint Lucia and it showed Leeroy Thornhill as a voodoo priest. This version included scenes featuring real witch Doctors, but these were cut because of problems with television censorship. A number of other more graphic versions of the video are available, one of them appearing in the Prodigy’s Electronic Punks documentary.
The spoken parts (“… the voodoo who do what you don’t dare do people…”) are taken from “The Shalimar,” written and performed by Gylan Kain, one of The Last Poets.
The main riff in the song is based on a sample of the Nirvana song “Very Ape” from their third studio album In Utero.
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Shouts
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satserver wrote:
classic the Prodigy
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Diamond_Eyes_xX wrote:
Hackers + Prodigy ♥!
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IlonaRichie wrote:
похер же
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sliceouttaluck wrote:
Someone really needs to say this. Hackers. That is all.
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PROnikx wrote:
I also like Pendulum remix but you can't compare the original to it!! [2]
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tnnja wrote:
I also like Pendulum remix but you can't compare the original to it!!
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aqu32 wrote:
Original version rules
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DDevilized wrote:
v how can you even compare em? this song was kinda 10 years old when Pendulum remixed it
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DrummerBasser wrote:
Pendulum remix on this song much better than original one. [3]
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CookieMonster51 wrote:
placebo_addict, секунда же
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antiqwar wrote:
in 5 best song The Prodigy !
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placebo_addict wrote:
Nirvana же
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MrChimney wrote:
Had a blast last Saturday when Pendulum played this in their live set at Provinssirock in Finland. Everyone went just crazy, me included, heh.
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snapandjack wrote:
If you say so, hipsters.
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mrpaul01 wrote:
Pendulum remix on this song much better than original one. [2]
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shapiq wrote:
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MagnaZero wrote:
Link_Parkin wtfayta?? [2]
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damanavan wrote:
Link_Parkin wtfayta??
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Link_Parkin wrote:
Pendulum remix on this song much better than original one.
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MagdaGothic666 wrote:
Just epic
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