Friday’s classic tune #10
If, like me, you fancy something a little funky to brighten up this rainy Friday morning then I’ve got the very thing – Root Down by the Beastie Boys. Over the years, the Beasties have produced some of my favourite music. One of my first gigs was when I saw them play in Dublin’s Tivoli Theatre in 1994. They were supported on the night by Ireland’s own Scary Eire and I remember Mike D from the Beastie Boys looking on attentively from the back of the stage as Scary Eire rocked out on 4 turntables and a Bodhrán. Classic night.
And Root Down is classic tune – taken from the Beastie’s 1994 album Ill Communication and nicely reworking a sample of Jimmy Smith’s orginal song of the same name.
It’s a super video too with lots of vintage graff and bboy footage. Enjoy the tune below and happy weekend, ya hear!
Almost forgot that it was a Friday…fantastic stuff from the Beasties! That Tivoli gig was amazing. I think it’s long over due that the guys get gigging again and bring themselves back here. I’m gonna start rocking the ill communication now this tune’s got me in the mood!Fantastic and probably one of my favourite Friday classics.
Nice one frosty!