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‘Black Steel’ is a cover of the legendary Public Enemy track ‘Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos’. Featuring the vocals of his young lover Martina Topley-Bird, Tricky re-crafted this political manifesto into a sultry yet driving - and now timeless - track.
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Unk_T wrote:
This is a hot cover
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Badabing500 wrote:
chuck d, lyrical genius..
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sergiU_boy wrote:
Tricky is the better!!
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L0laL0la wrote:
My first Tricky track and it's still top 3.
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m_e_l_a_s_a wrote:
I love this son :)
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softeye wrote:
ruff track. me like this to do running dhaaaa
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arndsan wrote:
big up to public enemy and tricky - suckers have authority!!
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sardinette wrote:
nice to run after this ball of funky music !
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huoh wrote:
they wanted me for the army of whatever
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aly32 wrote:
splendid! i just last.fm'ed lamb, got gabriel, then got this i haven't listened to for ages; wicked song!
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BecomingX wrote:
picture me giving a damn i said never! powerful shit right there.
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Osch_ wrote:
coooool stuff
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panayoto wrote:
tricky rullzz! ultimate best dirty sick sound! lov'ya kill 4ya
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boyShouting wrote:
Love this one... great beats, great singing, well to go short; simply a great song
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GeishaOne wrote:
Tricky it is... as always. However, I sit and I stand and I continue to do so in this repetitive paradise. This is life... whichever way you put it. Tricky? Yes!
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hOmOgEnIcChAoS wrote:
great track from these guy!
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VanillaScarab wrote:
but its missing the 'in the hour of chaos' part ;_;
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1o1y wrote:
JUMPING AND SINGING VERY LOUD!
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smallpinkrabbit wrote:
I think Tricky is deliberately repetitive. Makes it kind of trippy hypnotic.
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diamarzipan wrote:
shout
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