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Trying to find an unusual variant of an older song (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The other day, I was listening to LL Cool J's Mama said knock you out, and I mentioned to my wife that there was an odd version I recalled from when I first heard it on the radio when it came out. The one radio station would play a version that included trumpet fanfare during the refrain, presumably because of the weird aversion to playing straight rap by some stations at the time. However, no matter how I search, I cannot find any reference to this version. Could this be something the station itself added? Does anyone have a clue about where I could find this? I don't think it is a better version, I just wanted to prove it existed, lol.

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[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This one?

[–] ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lol, you got me!

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I also remember a version where there was an easily heard male chorus that sang a sort of repeating refrain of "rah-hoo, rah-hoo, rah-hoo, rai!" as LL sang the main lyrics.

In the main versions of the song I've heard on YT so far, it's much fainter. *shrug*

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Five Finger Death Punch?

[–] ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

No, it was by LL Cool J, just an altered or variant version.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mandella Effect?

[–] ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

No, because the other popular station at the time played the regular version, without the extra trumpets.