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[NateTe84]

Ya'll Want This Party Started Right!!

[usucka]

come get it ya wet!!! haha =D

[crunk617]

whenever this came on at a block party or the club everyone would lose it. this is some classic shit right here

[disman00911]

classic electro song! Timeless melody!  One of the best 80s dance jams ever!

[shuale8j4]

I LOVE this song and am desperately looking for it. This was my jam in college! Can anyone tell me where I can buy this version online? I have a version of it on an Old School Bass Vol 2 CD but it's not the whole thing not do i like it.

[miazania]

try downloading it on Frostwire. That's where I got it from.

[vir123456]

Ahead of its time if it was released in 1984.

[xxhaloproxx]

Damn i luv this song.. Fav

[alaynasawyer]

i luv dis song

[vir123456]

"love" "this"

[skillz139]

AHHHH

SET IT OFF i love this track itz so timeless

[judi609]

This is still the Jam!

What....!

Set if off

[calebzhere12]

This song is the shit! All-time jam right here, i hope my kids will be listening to this in 50 years! Keep bangin it out!!!!!!!!

[cheebawizard01]

Guys soon i will be uploading the remix & harlequin 4 12's now i got the equipment to do it :-)

[hustletv]

That Sharon Showcase!

[dladd90]

this is A.K.A theme song.....

[yoozt]

the principal you mean?

[stevensprep]

Great song........on the left,start it.....on the right,start it...

[FuLuShouXi]

Love this song. You can really find any song on the internet. I was trying to look for it and found 50 cent and Eminem sampling it. I'm like I don't think so that is not the same song. It's not their song. Can't kids these days create their own thing. Anyway, thanks for posting it here.

[jmpoole65]

I first saw the electric slide being done to this song in 1985. Don't know if the electric slide song preceded this but that floor was amazing to see everyone sliding to this. They don't make em like this anymore... a classic club tune. They could play it in a club today and the floor would be packed!

[robt12002]

this was the hype sh@t anywhere i went when i was hittin the clubs hard as hell! way back when

[dsehlin]

if u play it bakwardz its zuposse to lead u to a hidden treasure!

[gmodesike]

no sir

[FinsterFlummoxing]

Yo this is the city Jam!

[Bre4kD4ncer]

This song is soo Coney Island. They would play this tune all the time!

[gmodesike]

tite to def

[JohnnyTrotz]

-dope ass tune, thx for posting this, Respects to you. P3AC3.--

[lyricaladaud]

On weekends you can ride around Philly in your car, stop at a red light; hear this song playing in bars.

[phillychick176]

I know philly old school clubs love this song. lol

[NightHawk451]

I dont like todays rap and i usualy enjoy rock music but this music fucking owns it makes my body move to the flow of the beat WOOOOOO! SET IT OFF!

[yourhighness616]

The clubs in New York used to BANG this shit.

[gmodesike]

down in the atl too!

[gmodesike]

the first time i heard this - my feet moved moved uncontrollably and somehow it looked great

[gmodesike]

i only meant one moved, not moved moved

:)

my bad ;)

[jessicaluver1]

but we can never relive em days

[gmodesike]

we can if we owned a place to do it - or we can do it in our own home with a beer or twelve in our very own computer room :)

[SexxySmiley04]

dats dat skating ring music omg i miss dem dayz

[gmodesike]

this and (freestyle - don't stop the rock) the best skating music!

[cityzenart]

Brass Monkey was a good skating song too.

[jessicaluver1]

yeah awsome song

[tazghettojungalist]

Yeah Yeah Yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I recently heard this once again on a posted DJ Afria Islam show from 84! Shit! This me the shivers!!!! Whoa! Hold It down!!!

This is the ORIGINAL and BEST!!! Harlequin 4s and Masquerades doesnt do it justice even though they are very good in their own entirety!STRAFE dO this in his bedroom?RAW, STRAIGHT UP ELECTRO FUNK BABY!!! "SO GIVE US THIS DAY"!!!!You think this is long???? Check out the instrumental!!!!

[madelyn007]

OMG .. what else can you say... either the club or the basement party with the red, blue or green lightbulb!!!!

[cold187e]

llllllllllllllllllllllove the BEAT !!!

[Kamaria7]

This is a 100% PURE FIRE AZZ CLASSIC! Hands down! This joint will light up a dance floor NOW!

[whyyyyymeeeee]

yessss

[tazghettojungalist]

sure thing Kamaria7 - played this out last week AND it blew up the joint!

[TheTruthHurts101]

Classic!!!!!

[EasyLongLife420]

I heard this in NY when i was a little git ,years later i hear it again in a movie with James Belushi .The Principal, once i saw the end credits and see strafe set it off i had to get the tape .

[cold187e]

hahaaaaaaaaa it was the same by me .... i heard this song last time in the movie the principal and i searched this song ..... and i find it now ... love this song

[Songdreamer]

Set it off i Suggest Ya'll lol im a 80's baby but my parents played bomb music =)

[lolatmarshall]

yea

[brian4dotcom]

Damn I loved this! I used to have a mixer and 2 turntables and could never find it. Never knew it was Strafe who made it

[gotnoni]

It's a darn shame that kids today don't have good music like this!! This nocks whuri-whuri-whuri (lil wayne cop song) anyday!

[pagess37]

you are damm sure not lying this was the shit and the youth today dont no what good music is respect to the old school hiphop heads and pioners

[Allhoney33]

Now this is the real deal. I actually thought they were gonna use this in the movie Set It Off. Would have been nice cause it would have been appropriate!

[BigxxBang]

This is a filthy joint! To show our gratituude... to change our attituuude..

[BlackWolff10k]

I Agree 100million percent!!

[Mandy3735]

Yeah! Set it off for Obama!!!!!!!!!! On the left, of course.

[mkuwonder]

this was the bizz..im still setting it off in 08

[Mandy3735]

Oh man, when sober I couldn't get past 4:00. When enlightened, the whole thing makes sense. Set It Off, Strafe!!!

[btty816boop]

great song like i said b4

[btty816boop]

this song is off the hook....was a neighborhood anthem in bensonhurst brooklyn.brings back the good old days

[kevhar12]

Whoa now! This is the club jam classic. This song has been played at so many house parties and clubs that it should be in the club jam "Hall of Fame". When I lived in Baltimore this really did get the party started right.I have heard this mixed with so many other jams at club`s,on mix-tapes ,etc. Many memories are brought when I hear this song.Thanks for the post.

[genge2006]

man i was breakdancing to this in 84 ..... i was in the 4th grade when this shit dropped!!!! OFF THE HOOK!!!!!

[blacksultan85]

you could also this song when you watch the movie 'the principal'i think it was locker check clear the hallway scene.

[blacksultan85]

1984 is the year to set it off yo!

[ibo120]

ab 4:28

[AriesTRam]

Love this song! Was also used in "The Principal," with James Belushi, when they show all the kids dancing in the halls.

[blacksultan85]

damn i just said that on my comments dah well no matter what that was a great movie!

[mrtony80]

raw as hell

[edgie66]

justonce4once will you post the harlequins version please

[cheebawizard01]

I closed the 4once account. Sorry but i don't have the equipment to upload music onto the computer.

[chadior]

Does anyone remember the female version of this done in the late 80's by two girls? They sampled Prince's "Head" and used the main hook from Strafe's "Set it Off". The girls wore polka dots in the video. I can't remember the groups name for the life of me!

[mmand101]

They were called "Masquerade"!

[speakyatruth]

Spike Lee used this song to intro Mars Blackmon in "She's Gotta Have It" when Mars came down the hill in Brooklyn on his bike and crashed the camera.

[JessicaLea03]

tha best jammin song ever made..!!!

[rkemp3]

I totally agree! this and planet rock.

[brittmariediamond]

LOVE

[NoelLozano]

damn this song is all fiya!

[gloco620]

No need to say anything else, this is the shit!!!!

[justonce4once]

I got the original yellow label of this classic & just bought the harlequin four's - set it off on the bay cheap 3 days ago.... i'm one happy bidder................. sorted!!

[tacticalbattledroid]

top trak ;-)

[REOSP33DWAGON]

Man... This is just a great song! You get pumped up and everything!

[Mondeo16V]

Yeah! Only the best...!

[JPMassacre1]

wow this is like Super old school lol

[Spligtown618]

add this to damn near any party mix & peeps will lose they mind!! this da shit!!!!

[chikolarev]

I looveee that sooong....holy shit i played it in a club..everybody went nuts....good old boys done it right

[cjljr41]

Hell Yeah!!

[CartoonRules234]

hey dashawn

[wvbigmouth]

I POSTED HARLEQUIN 4S SET IT OFF

[realazzgoon08]

recommended 4 any parties.....i bet u it will set it off

[shlotion]

one of Sting's MOST important vocals ever done!

[ChuckBattle]

i dont think thats sting on the vocals. these guys were from new york. correct me if i'm wrong.

[shlotion]

one of Sting's MOST important vocals ever done!

[robbielex]

Can somebody please post Strafe's video for the song "Coming From Another Place"??? It doesn't seem to exist on the web yet. But it's a great song too and has an official video!

[ImNotRacistImBias]

skeeeeee weeeeee

[Daddybopper]

Does anybody remember an instrumental song form around 84 that began with a man saying. OK, Chaps,take it from the top" All the old school DJs, Do you recall a song? It was very popular.

[jrdiesel69]

This brings me back. All the house parties I used to go to. The DJ always started it off with this classic. Viva los 80's !!!

[morphorhe]

This song make me wanna find my BF and F**k his brains out!

[bliss1083]

If you can't find him I'll step in... lol...

[teelovbugn]

let me tell you , this song is funky you just cant compare the old school with the new school. the old school set the path for the new school yeah we set it off lol....

[gramikka]

Memories of Spize NY:)

[soulCracka1]

Man this will always be the jam. F'n classic.

[MYS13TIC]

Ah to be back in college, worrying about a venue for the next party!!

[fidgitx]

this was on my big bro's tape back then, still love it!!!!

[fryelee11]

Make a long story short. THIS IS STILL THE JAM!

[bigralph718]

i love this fucking song, the funny thing about it is that iam oly 16 years old and i know more about hip-hop and rap then most 25+ year olds

[dreadnet]

Still a tuff jam but people don't seem to play this tune anymore, whats up with our DJ's

[nintendo362]

is it me or snoop dog stoled this beat in many of his songs

[sherylsworld]

This is the jam to skate on......

[wvbigmouth]

Harlequin 4 is THE BEST VERSION A RARE JOINT I HAVE THE 12 IN

[lashavella]

My jam

[bryag1961]

Set it off I suggest y'all, Set it off I suggest y'all, C'mon let's set it off!! This is the JAM!!!

[redd7188]

i said one two three are you ready are you ready!!

[DEEZnutz816]

GREAT SONG! First time I remember hearing it was in the movie The Principal...late 80s movie, pretty good. They was playing this when they were trying to clean up the crime at the high school.

[Lenai11]

I love this song I was jammn to it today in the car on the michael baseden(sp) show.

[gymguy2k]

Still looking for the all female version by the Harlequin 4. Anyone?

[gymguy2k]

One of the seminal dance songs of the 80's. I have and will hold onto the original vinyl. Thanks.

[HowToShipAnything]

This is such a great song. It brings back wonderful memories for me.

[keepsahateror2]

dis shit old skool and it be rydin!111

[alvanson]

breakdancing song in th 80's popular at roller rinks too.....

[bjroberts65]

i saw strafe at a place called the beat street sqeeze in 1985 nyc i got them fubar right before they perfomed. if any member of strafe read's this send me something.i would love to hear from u.

[RickRomo]

This was sampled by Tupac for the drums to "Changes"

[mfuji01]

HOUSE BIAOTCH

[CrazyMama0531]

i remeber when i use to go to a roller rink and me and my freinds use to dance to this song....best song

[antblue363]

old school

[muzak74]

This was on at all the parties growing up. Classic song!

[enotaa]

paradise garage nyc sat until sunday afternoon reminds of good times hangin in the club and dancin.

[TheFinalClimax]

Bottomline a timeless club jam. It still rocks in the club, if your dj doesn't have this in his crates maybe they shouldn't spin in clubs.

[vegeta2332]

if your dj doesn't have this in his crates maybe they shouldn't spin in clubs. HHAHHDAHDAHDAHDAHDAHDAHDAHDAHD­AH SOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING TRUE.. i went to a PARTY and the FUCK never NEW it.. what a JOKe.. thumb UP BRO. hit it on the HEAD..

[1nomadross]

what?

[vegeta2332]

what is your question or reply or what your looking to add?

[1nomadross]

Just agreeing with you.

[iamperialent]

This song gets the fuccin gangstas on the floor!! Believe that shit!! If the DJ dont have this song then he is no DJ he's just a Dumb Jocc!!

[PatrickOpalisky]

What the fuck ever happened to Strafe? They had another hot joint, "React". Oh well.

[enj1985]

me and joanne set it off that nite.  thanks for the memorys.

[GiselaNYC1]

Aw shit, this was the jam back in da days. I remember dancing my ass off in all the jumping clubs in NYC. I enjoyed my childhood & teenage years lovely.

[meeka923]

This shit here is old school 80's house music! I'm from B-More and alot of club mixes came from this song. I still remember listening to it when I was little and they used to play it at all the house parties that's why I say OLD SCHOOL HOUSE MUSIC!

[Drenature]

I love this song and also the mix of pump up tthe funk. Takes me back to wonderful club times in Orlando,FL Hotlines BYOB was the bomb.

[hlmschrls]

this is that classic shit.

[starladaqt]

hot! hot! hot! This was ahead of it's time! A lot of songs 2day don't have nothing on this song!!!!!

[RealFreshBlog]

Amen to that!!!

[starladaqt]

Thnx :)

[meeka923]

Old School House Music!

[YaBoyBump]

this aint old school house! i'm front Detroit so i know wassup on the house and techno type. this was electro dance or something more in that direction. still the jam tho

[TOcity87]

Classic! I consider this to be Early House! This track influenced so many other sounds that came later.

[RealFreshBlog]

Damn right.

[lyricaladaud]

Full Force used it a lot, and got paid off it in the 90's.