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> Hashim (example: 1983, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0uEjSsqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0uEjSsqY) From the YT description: "As stated below by
by DanBC 5y ago
> Hashim (example: 1983, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0uEjSsqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykK0uEjSsqY)
From the YT description:
"As stated below by Jerry Calliste Jr., this video is not and original version of Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul). Probably it was made for the purposes of one of the UK television programs, like " The Tube", during the early 80's. This recording is one of the first hip hop stories to be seen and published on the British Television. The track "Al Naafiysh (The Soul), was originally used for this video, added by unknown author or crew which worked on the video, as the only thing that was known so far, was Geoff Stern, the director."
One clue to this is that there isn't anyone smoking in the video, and the tube windows have a "no smoking" roundel. The smoking ban on the London Underground came in on the 9th July 1984.
- kristopolous 5y agoYep. Not an original video at all. It's still great. These days sometimes the artist makes a video for an old song. For instance, Earlene Bentley made a video for "Caught In The Act" 23 years after she released it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55KOBCgv7f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55KOBCgv7f4 It's not exactly common, but it's interesting to see it what it happens. (her "big" hit btw, in the early 80s, in specifically gay clubs was "The Boys Come To Town" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl0fBil_4dU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl0fBil_4dU) ... it has that 80s hard driving orchestration ... pretty nice. The instrumentals are occasionally sampled on this one, about as much as Two Tons o' Fun are. It's always nice to overhear the latest pop song and be like "oh look, there's Barbara Roy's instrumentals from If you want me still living on". (https://youtu.be/lOCMRk8Nex4?t=272 https://youtu.be/lOCMRk8Nex4?t=272 for the uninitiated)