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  • fucking good. BIG TRICKY and Martina. never hade made a album like this...

  • Sweet video! I wish I had a pet giraffe!

  • great martina!

  • Just stumbled on this,F####ING EXCELLENT!!!

  • I worked on this video. I did video editing, painting, retouching, rotoscoping and matte runs on Quantel Harriet when I worked at VTR Post Production between 1993 - 1995.

  • Well...you did a great work then :-)

    Greets H.Kern (Schattenheim = "shadowhome")

    PS: Thanx to shadowbrain for sharing

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  • the fucking best mennn he is the best fucking rapper and trip hopper ever i fucking love him (((( in the good way))

  • classic

  • man tricky looks older than he does now triped out guys a freak

  • this song is a classic!! Tricky is the best!

  • Public Enemy, off nation of Millions album.

  • absolutely brilliant::))

  • Best song EVER........thanx

  • Tricky: Sziget 2009!!!!

  • "On the strength/The situations unreal/I got a raw deal/So i'm lookin' for the steel."

  • ...and not only her voice!!

  • the voice of martina IS HOT!!!!

  • Fucking love this, been looking for this for a while. Great rendition...

  • brilliant

  • I remember hearing this song for the first time like 15 yrs ago. I was so young yet instantly loved it without necessarily realizing what it was about.

    Now that I've gaine a little maturity (ok...VERY little), it's even better!

  • great tune real powerful

    is it just me or is tricky a bit radio rental?

  • lol nah defo not just u mate hes off his fukin rocker

  • Martina is such a babe (such an amazing voice as well)!!

  • beautiful man

  • lol giraffe

  • What the f is up with the baby giraffe

  • there is a lot of giraffes in bristol

  • MTB! MTB! MTB!

  • tell em what time it is Martina!

  • that is weird video lol

    but good stuff

  • I like both, but think this is an easier listen. It's a good cover, obviously the lyrics are PE, but I'm pretty sure it says that on the inlay, and the sound is totally different, beats the hell out of most covers of good songs.

  • it's not better or worse than original. it's not brit pop in any way Those who can see the difference between trip-hop and any kind of pop or pop rock or between an interesting bassline and a dull repetition of stock samples and loops that kills your ears should know this.

    It's not a bad cover, just different. it has it's own qualities.

    PE had the raw power, this has a dreamy atmosphere. different music for different people.

  • Random giraffe made this video.

  • feel the raw "MAGIC" that is "MAXINQUAYE"

  • I am familiar with the original Public Enemy version and this version.

    Hmm, let's see: They have the same lyrics, and therefore carry the same message, so I'm not going to get into that.

    This version has some better music to it, so that's a plus. Not being a fan of either PE or Tricky, I think I can safely say this.

    Then we can add the subjective comparison based on liking male or female vocals better. I won't do that, but I will point out that Topley-Bird sounds a bit more understandable.

  • bristol rules!!

  • I'm sorry, but only Public Enemy can do Public enemy. There is only one and this is clearly not it.

  • Pre Flava Flav of Love I might have agreed. Now, not so much.

  • LOL! what a great comment. Flav went from respect to an absolute buffoon. Also I believe Tricky is paying homage to Public Enemy not trying to "do" them,

  • I would marry Tricky, no lie :P

  • I FUCKING LOVE  this FUCKING song! GRRRR FUCK!!! sorry =]

  • Mollkatles your waaay off the mark. You obviously know little or nothing about Tricky or the British trip-hop movement. You probably think Tricky is the chick in this video. It aint, Its Martina Topley-Bird. Tricky is a dude. Try listening to Tricky's Pre-Millenium Tension and us it's 'vanilla' or 'pop'. Probably the darkest album you're ever likely to lend your ill-informed ears too.

  • so much better than the original

  • Absolutely brilliant! Tricky is such an amazingly influential artist!

  • If this doesn't stir your blood; you are already dead.

  • lol

  • Also, the lyrics 'they never gave a dam about me a brother like myself'

    Well, I have news, this is America were I'm from,

    And no one give a fuck about anybody here.

    Not just brothers.

  • Not enough songs on youtube that you like,

    so you go around to all the ones you don't and tell people you don't like the song.

  • Firstly, This is an abomination. This is hot garbage and I am offended that they would take a classic like black steel and turn into this euro-trash. How can you take out the righteous indignation and sonic menace and controlled fury of Chuck D's voice and replace it with this? A cover should not imitate but at least take on the expressive intent of a song. They sucked the soul out of this one. Complete Bull Dung.

  • Don't get out much, do you?

    They took a whiny crybaby shit song and made it badass, the end.

    Oh one of my favorite songs.

  • I hope nobody perceives this as negative, but that really sucked! I need to contact the band's management about getting that 3:42 back.

    I mean, way to take a meaningful song and "Brit-popping" it all the way over to nauseating. I wonder if there are any Shakespearean plays they want to redo and dumb down?

    someone needs to write legislation to prevent that type of abuse

  • You fucking clown!!!!!!! You clearly have no fucking taste in music! You act as if this is a new track! It was innovative for its time and still fantastic!

  • Mother fucker you have got to be kidding me writing this shit! 1880's?!?! When this whole album was released it was ground breaking and no one had to tell me that because I have taste and recognize greatness when I hear it

  • The fact that you would relegate this to some pop-Britney Spears status shows that you are a fucking delusional! And I've got your "jr" hanging low!!!!!

  • You fucking clown! I'd comment on your taste but you haven't listed anything relevant! Step of grandpa

  • It's correct if you are a 38 yr old clown who just recently heard the song and choose to comment on it over a decade after its original release! Chuck D is a fan bitch!!!!!

  • If you scavenge the internet, there's actually footage of Chuck D performing this song with Tricky. So I'd say that this version is officially sanctioned by the man himself. Try searching 'Tricky "Chuck D"' on Youtube.

  • "I hope nobody perceives this as negative, but that really sucked!"

    rotfl... okay let's pretend nobody is offended :D

  • This song rocks!!

  • Giraffes rule...

  • black steel in the hour of chaos

  • Cool Video and great song! I'm looking forward to Tricky on tour in my hometown now. It will be a pleasure to meet the master himself :-)

  • I just uploaded the Tricky documentary, check my channel.

  • did it, THX 4 uploading m8

  • that track was a remix fromIan caples His engineer. that is why it is a one off. great track but very different from trickys style like christansand

  • Picture me givin a damm I said nevah!!!!!

    (back to mid 90s with this track!!! fucking awesome!! )

  • i never knew this was originally from Public Enemy...

    Good to know...

  • this tune means so much to me!!opened my mind to other kinds of music not just acdc,nirvana n the stone roses!!!banging banging yeeeeaaaaahh!!!suckers

  • The suckers had authority

  • PE NO1\ FOR EVER !!!!!

  • they destroyed a culture

    changed the meaning of what defines the culture

    and laughed all the way. they robbed the people of what little they had... their voice ... so no to me public enemy will never die for they speak the words of the free.... should you need reaffirmation just go back and watch N E'ol mase video like feel so good

    and tell me if you can resist the urge to puke... seriously what the fuck was his msg?

  • chuck D words of the free

    fuk N E 1 that doesnt value truth

    truths of the free are always politically cutting thats why public enemy got replaced by the likes of g unit, as long as people are fighting over coke and crack they wont fight the govt, now i know chuck d and flav and terminator x musta saw this coming

    they didnt say anything or did and were muted

    but the reality is that snoop g unit dre etc fukin killed rap all because in all their careers they couldnt be like sticky

  • fucking exellent! perfectly put! sir i salute you...modern rap is painful old skool just sounded better gimme silver bullet public enemy nwa anyday compared to this basic two tone shite..!!

  • OHH you got a stick up your ass.

    Just shutup and watch the video :)

  • Amazing Martina!

  • NOW

    NOW

  • I'mAGinE

  • 'imagine'

    ME

    givin

    ADAM

    I sed

    "NEVER"

  • I R EVEN

  • From this to an appearance on "Girlfriends" - no one would have ever imagined that.

  • I contemplated a plan on the cell floor

    Im not a fugitive on the run

    But a brother like me begun, to be another one

    Public enemy servin time, they drew the line yall

    They criticize me for some crime

  • I got a letter from the government The other day Opened it and read it It said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me givin a damn, I said never Here is a land that never gave a damn About a brother like myself Because I never did I wasnt wit it, but just that very minute... It occurred to me The suckers had authority Cold sweatin as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sittin in the state pen I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
  • muuuuuuy bueno ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

  • Tricky! reality God

  • what the fuck

  • sry man it was a reply needed to say this

  • tricky are amazing

  • His bank account far greater than yours! LOL!

  • This shit really rocks!Love the energy in this track. Although the PE are my old-time favourites, I thinks this cover is even better then the real thing.

  • yeah... IMO it's better than the original

  • best wishes from Croatia;)))i remember when i was 16 and it was almost summer,and i had to study 11 subjects from gimnazium if i wanted to pass the year-i was and still am a model and i adore sea and i wasn"t thinking too much about school...but,anyway,Tricky and especially this song gave me strengh to learn days and nights,almost without sleeping,and in the end-passed the year;)kiss;))

  • A cover by Public Enemy from 1989.

  • INCREDIBLE track !!!!

  • Wow! Great!!! Triphop!

  • a genius Song by a genius Tricky!

  • couple of years ago,that song was the best of the best,now,then and ever!!! good morning helsinki ja vitusti sekiksissä,

  • Amazing song. Music and Lyrics are really nice.

  • amazing

  • They use this song at the end of the film Stander. Great film, btw. And a great song.

  • ooooooooooh man!so fucking great!!!!

  • bloody fantastic

  • perfect for hangover :>

  • sounds like a sick bassline on there.

  • Cool cool track. Been wanting to hear it again since it was used on that Ford ad on TV about 10 years ago :)

  • " Many switch in, switch on,

    switch off ."

  • excellent !!! ;o))

  • Pure genius!

  • always blows me away, what a tune. come home tricky all is forgiven.

  • what has he done wrong?

  • tricky rocks on psychedelic drugs ;)

  • jajajajaja i just watched this shit stoned and read this message jajajajaja!

    so fun!

  • i think you've never used drugs if you think so..

  • got a letter from the government the other day

  • Are you all from the UK?? Mate?! I'm a chicano in cali! woo!

  • fucking a.

  • Definitely one of the best cover versions ever.

  • need you back in K.west tricky ;o

  • COOL.

  • your loss. This is the epitomy of cool, such a great cover.

  • Makes me think of being around thirteen, listening to the local alternative station at 3 AM when I should have been asleep for school in the morning. I would practically wait all night for this to come on, since it was a talk station in the daytime.

    I think it'll always be a favorite.

  • bad arse! and dark!

  • who is the girl?

  • Martina Topley-Bird. Listen to her solo work, it's great.

  • thx

  • great cover love tricky

  • great great tune!! thanx for refreshing memories!!!

  • men switch in switch on switch off

  • Martina Topley Bird and Tricky. "Oldschool" of the finest! Thx for upload

  • I just love Bristol, brilliant memory's

  • I have not heard this since its release, i remember listening to it like a million times!!

    Still sounds fresh! Thanks for uploading, saved me buying it off itunes to hear it one more time. lol

  • I haven't heard this song in years, thanx for posting it, a great classic that never got the airplay it deserved!!

  • Maxinque... in my all time top ten!

  • Great Public Enemy cover! Tricky's still one of my favorite artists.

  • hell ya!!!

    tricky freaking rulz...

  • Tricky is in Fifth Element

  • Really? Where Bouts???

  • He is the guy who works for Zorg, He is the one who gets blown up at the airport

  • sounds like "pluto" by bjork

  • FUCKING AWESOME!!

  • I love it

  • have'nt looked through all the posts, has anyone mentioned that this was origanly a piblic enemy song?

  • Check the description, genius.

  • Smashing! Just smashing

  • fuckin' wicked cover...fell in love with it instantly when i bought Maxinquaye, which I still listen to.

  • ** Awesome stuff Tricky Kiddy **

  • power

  • cool mask!!!

  • Woah. Haven't heard the short version of this!!

  • dang, i haven't heard the long version. was it longer on maxinquaye?

  • yeah, by about 2 mins.

  • Balay feat Tricky - Tongue Tied :

    /watch?v=oiF1TNoo9OM

  • Yeah, song kicks ass!! As always Martina looks beautiful.

  • Kick arse!!!

  • Awesome!!

  • All their music is sick. She does Children's Story/Slick Rick too. It's F'in beautiful.

  • This is fuckin epic! Never heard this B4. Is all their music like this? This is a cool interpretation of PE's song. Nice.

  • Brilliant!

  • kick ass!!!!!