Snap! ~ The Power

"The Power" is an electronic pop hit song for the group Snap!. It was released as a single in 1990. Written by Michael Muenzing and Luca Anzilotti under the pseudonyms Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III and produced by Snap!, the third single by the Frankfurt-based dance rap group was their biggest hit. Featuring a rap by Turbo B and vocals by Penny Ford (Jackie Harris in the video). The single became a massive international hit.
The song opens with the somewhat enigmatic line in Russian: Американская фирма Transceptor Technologies приступила к производству компьютеров «Персонaльный спутник» (meaning The American company Transceptor Technologies has started production of the Personal Companion computer). Personal Companion was a computer-like device for the blind and visually impaired released in 1990, it was controlled by voice and could, among other functions, automatically download articles from USA Today by a built-in modem. It was made by Transceptor Technologies of Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1]
Benites and Garrett III first released the song in 1990 on the Wild Pitch Records label in the United States calling themselves "Power Jam (featuring Chill Rob G)". However, they failed to legally clear samples in the song. The song contained samples from "Let the Words Flow" by Chill Rob G, "Love's Gonna Get You" by Jocelyn Brown, and "King Of The Beats" by Mantronix. The song was re-recorded in the U.S. in response to the unlicensed samples with Durron Butler, aka Turbo B replacing the a cappella vocal of Chill Rob G, and for this new version they adopted the name Snap!.
The song was covered in 2002 by the German crossover band, H-Blockx. [info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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[zrambert]

This joint use to get the dance floor packed.(if you could dance that is)

[Timario007]

didnt anther dude sing this???

[DOTUN011]

Godbless UTUBE,

[egorkapal]

respect!!



[kevgogo]

@lightbearer87 this song is sampled man

[BronanTheGNARbarian]

@peacheslovesjesus BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[NCreature]

@peacheslovesjesus yeah but he dead.

[lightbearer87]

Before commercialized voicebox sampled remixed regurgitated GARBAGE! Thanks!

[KINGLIFERISM]

Trivia for you.... that sound? its the insert coin sound for Asteroids Deluxe. if you find a arcade that still has one just press player 1 and hear the sound before girlfriend says..... I GOT THE POWAH!

[peacheslovesjesus]

JESUS IS THE POWER!!!!!!!!!!