Scritti Politti - She's A Woman

[Christianindianity]

nahhh.....its cool.....some things that shouldn't work just do......bit like the bee gees.... 3 white blokes ,squeeky voices....it shouldn't have worked but it did .....altogether now NIGHT FEVER NIGHT FEVER .....SHABBBBBBAAAAAAAA

[henthree]

An interesting version of McCartney's sexist masterpiece; the inclusion of talentless homophobe Shabba Ranks makes it teeter on the brink of satire.

[bloodnokian]

@henthree Hah I was going to post something similar. Remember Mark Lamarr on 'The Word' making Ranks look a total dick?

[smujohnson]

to the poster, "not sure about this"? i think it's the best song they did! thanks for the post!

[howiedanja]

times change people, but this was hot at the time...truth talkin

[Charlotte345]

love this :)

[farriss]

this cover is much better than the original one.

[kaiserinaz]

@farriss I love it too!!! I remember when it came out, about 20 years ago, when I lived in Holland. I just heard the Beatles version for the first time the other day. To think. And I'm a pretty big Beatles fan.

[funkysexy69]

Oh my god, when was this out??....what was he thinkin???!!

[joedgillis]

green garthside threw this homophobic prick a lifeline thankfully he missed and sunk like a stone so long shabba ranks prick

[odantoro]

Green's vocal is superb as always, but the rest...well, it's all too much!

[tarzanrobbie]

Shabba Ranks featured on this tune, he don't sing, he raps...

[TheDaisysdad]

Are Green Gartside and Jeremy Kyle one and the same person?  scary!

[warrengonline]

Scritti Politti R&B!?!?! COOL! I do not care for the song, but I LOVE his voice. "Shabba" (the black singer here, whom ever he is), sounds like the Toad from PaRappa the Rapper video game. NEAT!

[1shellbell1]

I've always been a fan ...WTF.... But come on... Love ya no matter what though , I've been a fan since 1985...xxxooo

[twobillies]

Shell gives me the eye!....I Love Her...X

[bigdave6777]

used to love this

[porkisgood4u]

Damn now I wanna get the original LP

[sweetassnumba7]

I love Scritti Politti too but this is pretty dire; I mean Shabba Ranks??

[sillypoochi]

early 90's sound is LOVEEEEE <333

[spinalcrackerbox]

I actually like it - although, did it have to be Shabba?

[moonmonkey71]

is that robbie rotten?

[simonphilipsmusic]

i loves it, i do!

[fletch1701]

scritti are one of my guilty pleasures anyway and this is the guiltiest of the lot! in fact its so guilty i should be sent down.

[mommyboo1]

Green's voice shines no matter what kind of backup he has. Jimmymack, have you heard Anomie & Bonhomie?

[madsketcher]

Green is adorable in that ridiculous getup!

[madsketcher]

bippity bop!

[jimmymack1973]

I adore Scritti Politti but this is likely a novetly record. Especially the awkward Welsh man trying to "bust some cool moves".

I'm off to remember Green the way he should be, with "Absolute", "Wood Beez" etc.

[iluvmorrissey]

YEESSS :) :D I love Scritti Politti

[64genoveva]

where is the song - love sick ???????

[Panzer928]

Got a bit of a "Tom-Tom Club" vibe...

[smidsyonfire]

love this track... great cover in my opinion.... Those speakers on springs are bordering on disturbing though. lol

[beowulven]

Yes, and yes. Selecta!

[vokeyboy]

Ahhhh takes me right back to Twickers again

[MsCarrie32]

This was in 1991.

[drhillaryharris]

Ive got no idea why I like this.That green bloke dont look right in those clothes and hat.But then Im dressed as a tramp in drag right now...

[hollowmenrule]

i love this silly song

[Halewyn]

Paul McCartney is God

[MystyMary]

though I'm a very huge Scritti fan, tbh this type of music and the costumes don't float my boat - however, the lyrics are undeniably sweet, about a really sweet loving woman, & Greens voice is very sweet too and that's what's usually so great and special about Scritti for me- all the sweetness to it

[ScrittiSparkle]

even if you dont like this kind of music,greens soothing vocals just makes it,i gotta move my feet and nod my head in time to the music,lol at 1.44 looks like a young robbie williams,dunno tho

[Grynet75]

Scritti from 80s' just jumped to 90s'....COOL SONG :-D

[Dilberto88]

Wow...pimp daddy Green! Yo!

[scritti]

Just for Glasgow 1975 enjoy!

[jtm101583]

They ruined one of the greatest rock songs by one of the greatest rock bands ever! This song was originally by the Beatles in 1964, for those of you not familiar with it. I'm sorry, but this band killed it!

[bgbreakdown]

Well, jtm, y'all locked it in a glass case to protect it from being "ruined." It suffocated to death because art and popular culture need to move about freely to live on. So here ya go!

[djbethell]

Oh, it was all so wrong even back when. Green really lost the plot for sometime after and during Provision "And then he goes and spoils it all..." Oh Patti was great but the next few years all the way up to Anomie was a wasteland (due in part to shit like this). Thank god he's back to what he does best.

[843521]

where the hell can i download this classic cheese track

[boodledug]

I found it on itunes. cost me 79p

[VenusStar299]

Awesome background! I always saw those at early 90s cartoons when i was 5.

I thought it was so rad!

I LOVE OLD SKOOL

[boodledug]

Scrap that. I just found it on iTunes. woohoo

[boodledug]

Anyone know where I can get this on digital so I can put it on my iPod?

[chrisfranz]

haha

[chevgr]

You know just watching this again - makes me think MIA's artwork and videos were inspired by this...or maybe its a coincidence

[jpmancer]

Bumba Ding! Quality!

Mr.Gartside been doing it for over 20 years now.

True story,,,Shabba got the invite to do this track & said to Maxi Priest,,,Green?? who he??

Maxi said ''utmost respect,just do it''

[chevgr]

30 years! 1978

[Crijevo]

Green is a genius - his voice is sometimes too sweet to handle but musically Scritti was always superb. Shabba Ranks is in the background plus Ian C. Marsh of Human League/BEF/Heaven 17 fame did the programming...

[catsboyscandy]

hahahaha

[anfernandez86]

I was looking this song long time ago!!!. Finally I know the name and the artist. Thanks!!!. Very good.

Greetings.

[ColdBloodedCarl]

This is a Beatles cover. Probably just a fun co-op with Shabba?

[chaz234]

Oh wow what a tune thanks for putting this on here :-)

[chrs168]

Love Green Gartside, I don't usually like cover versions but this one isn't that bad. This is one of two collaborations with Shabba Ranks. The other was Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me.

Thanks for posting it.

[oceanic1]

ftwelve12, your caption is spot on - I love Scritti Politti too, but this is one is iffy.

[UnionMetalhead]

ftwelve i have no doubt on opinion of this song - I hate it! i like his 80's stuff tho, im takin it this is from the early 90's

[bourgeoisbrats]

I think it just needs a remix. Right now, there's just too many "gimmicky sounds" going on, which are killing the actual groove. Prince's "Kiss" does this same "something hip over a 12-bar blues" pattern, but he got the pocket right! Scritti should have just left this at it's original speed (I'm betting it was slower), and layed his vocal and musical ideas over the typical Shabba Ranks groove. It would have worked, because everyone expects Green to be musical, and for Shabba to be Shabba.

[DoctorRad]

Actually, some of the original UK 12" mixes were really good, one to track down for the vinyl junkies.

[bourgeoisbrats]

Yeah, my problem with this is the same one I have with a lot of these "for sophistikats" funk tunes :-) If you're going to be this "outside-the-box" with the funk, you gotta put a "4-on-the-floor" (i.e. house) kick drum pattern under everything. If not, the audience ends up having to really be into jazz, in order to appreciate what you're doing :-) That's not usually the case with people who go to dance clubs, so.....

[heartthatmatters]

The original is better, DUH but this is still cool. I had absolutely no idea they did a cover of this song.

[freshocean]

agreed - spunky vid. green's gotta lotta nerve. have to like it. as a postscript i reckon lennon would go with it

[freshinit]

Thanks for this ftwelve12 Your comment is how sweet. But we tend to bubble with it init. Post that sweet one about the boy and the girl......shweet yep shweet....tisss tisi tis tis tis tis

[andreasegde]

Totally missing the reggae influence of the original. Tempo is wrong, very cheap, and not as good the other stuff.

[spinfin]

totally cool dance remake of a Beatles tune.

[bijeto]

Definately one of the more unusual Beatles covers I've heard. I don't think I would have believed a dance remix was possible if I hadn't heard this first. Even though my first instinct is to say that John Lennon is probably rolling over in his grave, I can't help but like this one a little.

[freshinit]

if you like this, just know you gonna love tenor saw

[vitanvalik]

maybe he wanted to do something different. actually, the song and the vid are not bad.

[bunchdup]

I came on here see "The Perfect Way"...judging from their other stuff....AWFUL!

[stephanieselman]

i agree

[DONCALD29]

tune,,,

[desertlonghair]

I used to play this song on my radio show until listeners complained about some hateful remarks Shabba made on a talk show in England... I admit I have a hard time listening to this song after that...

[teaface1976]

I remember when this single was promoted on CBBC. Andy Crane or some other presenter interviewed him in the broom cupboard, Green was polite with the innane questions he asked-as I had a HUGE crush on Green I really wished I'd kept it on tape now....argggggh!

[wendijane]

the broom cubord ffs i remeber that too

[Tre404]

Green should "give up on his love for hip-hop??" Dude... have you ever asked a leopard to start procreating minus the spots? Not gonna happen, is it? Leopards have spots. Green has soul. End of story. Ever listened to "Cupid & Psyche?" Hello? Soul!

[hollowmenrule]

it's always fun to see green on anything, especially from the 80s/90s.

[clarebw]

I also liked BEF featuring Green Gartside's version of Stevie Wonder's "I Don't Know Why I Love You". That was very good.

[sanctuary5]

Totally disagree with the comment that this sounds dated. On the contrary I think it sounds fresh - probably because Green was not attempting to imitate a ragga dancehall production. This sounds like nothing else - one of the best Beatles covers. Agree with clarebw - follow-up 'Take me in your Arms' was better still.

[clarebw]

Don't suppose anyone has "Take me in your arms and love me" by Scritti and Sweetie Irie? That was nice!

[cupidandpsycho06]

Its on the Bibly-o-tek website.

[LickMyLips]

Anything by Scritti is brilliant. When this came out it was spot on, But I must admit it sounds a bit dated. Sure wish Green would give up on his love for hip hop & Rap it sucks. But Green's lyrics are great "MY GIRL DONT GIVE BOYS THE EYE". Shabba turned out to be a homophobe shame.

[clarebw]

Those aren't Green's lyrics! It's an old Beatles song!

[janenil]

one of the very worst ones from green.

[ftwelve12]

I actually prefer it to anything on Anomie & Bonhomie

[janenil]

Sorry I have to strongly disagree. Everything on A&B is much, much better. Force yourself to listen on A&B a couple of times and it will be better and better.

But this one, oh no.

[cupidandpsycho06]

I agree A&B takes a lot of listens to "get it" in the way all of us eventually or instantly "got" classic Scritti.

However, slight as this song is, it has all the bippity bop, peaches and cream, and motoguzzi that makes Scritti great.

[beowulven]

@ftwelve12

It's all gold to me. Trust in Green.

[adweb30]

@janenil I agree this is the only thing he's done I don't like.