The Prodigy: a selection of their best songs (part 2)
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We continue to look back at the best songs of the Godfathers of rave! For three decades the Essex gang were the dominant musical force of the rave music scene... Few bands have had such a unique career as The Prodigy: 7 studio albums, dozens of dynamic singles, millions of views on YouTube and a staggering 25 million copies sold worldwide... Their 1992 debut album Experience put them at the centre of the 90s dance scene, but that was just the beginning: on subsequent albums their tracks became much more decisive and heavy... So: these are The Prodigy's top hits, songs that have stood the test of time... "Firestarter", "Voodoo People", "Baby's Got A Temper" - what other tracks made it into our selection? Let's find out! Enjoy listening (Beware! May cause a feeling of strong nostalgia...).
"The Trick"
"Firestarter."
An instantly recognisable tune by The Prodigy that became the crown jewel of their third and best selling album The Fat of the Land! For the band it was also their first number one on the UK Singles Chart (3 weeks at the top of the chart) and their first international hit, topping the charts in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Norway! The atmospheric music video, which women claimed was scaring their children on MTV, was filmed in an abandoned London Underground tunnel in Aldwych. It was directed by Walter Stern. Today, the clip has amassed more than 130 million views on YouTube...
The song was warmly received by listeners and critics alike, and was subsequently included in NME's list of the '150 Best Tracks of the Last 15 Years'. After Flint's death, fans used the hashtag Firestarter4Number1 in an attempt to bring back their favourite hit... And... they succeeded! The track "Firestarter" re-entered the Billboard chart, reaching the 13th position! Such a gesture from the fans was made not only because of respect for the musician, but also to raise awareness....
"No Good (Start The Dance)"
As you may have noticed, this song has a rather positive title ("No Good (Start The Dance)..."). Written and produced by Liam Howlett, "No Good (Start The Dance)" contains samples from "You're No Good for Me". Kelly Charles and "Funky Nassau" by Bahamian funk band The Beginning of the End. The track was released in May 1994 as a single from Music for the Jilted Generation. Many years later, NME would add it to its list of the "100 Best Songs of the 1990s"....
The video for the song was filmed in an abandoned underground cellar in London's East End: in the story, members of The Prodigy wander gloomily around people dancing to the song... When Howlett smashes a plaster wall with a sledgehammer, we see Flint in a straitjacket... The single sold 250,000 copies in Germany, making it gold in that country.
"Voodoo People"
A first class track from Prodigy, which was the third single from the album Music for the Jilted Generation. Upon release, it reached number 13 in the UK singles chart. The song reuses the grunge guitar riff from the track "In Utero" by Nirvana, played by Lance Riddler. It also contains samples of Johnny Pate's "You're Starting Too Fast" and "The Shalimar"... The music video for the song was shot on a banana plantation in St Lucia. Leroy Thornhill played a voodoo priest, however some scenes involving real witch doctors were cut due to television censorship issues.
Liam Howlett later recounted:
"The record label was paying, so we thought, "Let's have a holiday!" There was no plan. We just made it up as we went along. Those were good times..."
His band mate Maxim added:
"It was terrible in terms of health and safety. Keith (Flint) was in a suitcase and I had to swerve the car around him. In the video, one of the extras almost got hit..."
"Diesel Power."
https://youtu.be/u2rsKZVvo_g
"Their Law."
"What we are dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law
I am the law, and you can't beat the law
I am the law, and you can't beat the law..."
"Baby's Got A Temper"
The music video for the song was banned from television. The clip begins with three unremarkable men arriving at an abandoned amusement park. They enter a small trailer and start to change their clothes and make-up, after which the members of The Prodigy come out of the trailer. The Prodigy members come out of the trailer and start playing a song... In front of them there is a crowd of cows being milked by women....
"Spitfire."
This song has had great success on television, in the media and in the film world! It has been included in films such as House of Wax and Freddy vs. Jason, and was also used as the theme song for boxer George Groves' coming out party!
