Rieccoci alla nostra settimanale rubrica, questa settimana vi presento uno dei brani che ha fatto la storia dell'hip hop negli anni '90, "U Can't Touch This" di Mc Hammer.
Questa canzone spopolò letteralmente, non solo negli states, ma a livello mondiale, con un beat irresistibile che trascinava la gente a ballare ovunque e delle liriche in perfetto stile "sbruffone hip hop" Mc Hammer grazie a questo singolo assicurò al suo album le 10 milioni di copie vendute(record hip hop per quei tempi) e ben 2 grammy awards, nelle categorie "Best R&B Song" e "Best Rap Solo Performance".
Ricordo inoltre che la canzone è stata inserita da VH1's alla posizione numero 26 delle "Greatest songs of Hip Hop" e alla nukero 16 nelle "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".
Testo:
You can't touch this [x5]
My, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say "Oh my Lord"
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet
It feels good, when you know you're down
A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch
I told you homeboy (You can't touch this)
Yeah, that's how we living and you know (You can't touch this)
Look at my eyes, man (You can't touch this)
Yo, let me bust the funky lyrics (You can't touch this)
Fresh new kicks, advance
You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance
So move, outta your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat
While it's rolling, hold on
Pump a little bit and let 'em know it's going on
Like that, like that
Cold on a mission so fall them back
Let 'em know, that you're too much
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch
Yo, I told you (You can't touch this)
Why you standing there, man? (You can't touch this)
Yo, sound the bell, school is in, sucka (You can't touch this)
Give me a song, or rhythm
Make 'em sweat, that's what I'm giving 'em
Now, they know
You talking about the Hammer you talking about a show
That's hype, and tight
Singers are sweating so pass them a wipe
Or a tape, to learn
What's it gonna take in the 90's to burn
The charts? Legit
Either work hard or you might as well quit
That's word because you know...
You can't touch this [x3]
Break it down! (Music breaks down) Stop, Hammer time!
Go with the funk, it is said
That if you can't groove to this then you probably are dead
So wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves, fun your fingers through your hair
This is it, for a winner
Dance to this and you're gonna get thinner
Move, slide your rump
Just for a minute let's all do the bump, bump, bump
Yeah... (You can't touch this)
Look, man (You can't touch this)
You better get hype, boy, because you know (You can't touch this)
Ring the bell, school's back in (You can't touch this)
Break it down! (Crazy bridge) Stop, Hammer time!
You can't touch this [x4]
Break it down! (Nice pants, Hammer) Stop, Hammer time!
Every time you see me
The Hammer's just so hype
I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic
Now why would I ever stop doing this?
With others making records that just don't hit
I've toured around the world, from London to the Bay
It's "Hammer, go Hammer, MC Hammer, yo Hammer"
And the rest can go and play
You can't touch this [x8]
Ed ora diamo una sguardo a come è andata nelle varie classifiche di quell'anno...
