[kj] KJ perform "Rapper's Delight" from 1980: Um. Wow.

[Devacor at aol.com]

ha- I think it just depends on ones frame of reference--
 It made me think of that time period here in the states- 
I just remember how that song (and others that followed) changed the  
landscape. 
 I was 11-12 at the time and remember showing up to play a basketball  game 
and see this one team in matching track suits (which the coach bought out  
of his own $) and a big boombox in the middle of the court warming up to 
Rappers  Delight (the style of the track suits (shiny/tacky) being influenced 
by the  song)- but the kicker being half the team was white country kids. 
 Was such a scene- So hearing KJ do that just reminded me how people  got 
so caught up into it at the time. I didn't nec mean "awesome" like that  
really was/sounded awesome, they should have done it live. 
 
 My best friend at the time was black and lived in a small house with  his 
older cousins- they were totally in on funk, disco, soul, rap and (D.C.) Go  
Go and it was going there all the time - and I loved it all- not in a  
white kid wanting to be black sort of way, but I just liked it all  as much as I 
do now. 
So when rappers delight came out, I actually had it in the frame of  
reference of being soul/funk and not just being some new goofy trend. 
 
Adam
  
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/5/2012 3:05:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk writes:

I've  heard them play alot worse in a soundcheck,awesome it is  not. 

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