Bird of Prey- Fatboy Slim - - Original

to Think Quentin Leo Cook grew up in Reigate, Surrey, England, and was educated at Reigate Grammar School. He started a punk fanzine titled Peroxide with his neighbour Andrew Thomas and art student Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw). Contemporary with his publishing activities, he played drums in Disque Attack (a British new-wave-influenced rock band) for which he later performed lead vocals. At Reigate College he also met Paul Heaton and, at 18, he went to the Brighton Polytechnic to study a BA in English, Politics and Sociology. Although he had begun DJing some years before, it was at this time that he began to develop his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene.

In 1985 Cook's friend Paul Heaton who lived in Hull had formed a guitar band called The Housemartins. The Housemartins' bassist had just quit on the eve of their first national tour. Cook had lost interest in the rock scene[citation needed] and could barely play a musical instrument,[citation needed] he agreed to move to Hull to join them. The band soon had a hit single with "Happy Hour". They also reached number one just before Christmas 1986 with a version of "Caravan of Love" originally a hit the year before for Isley Jasper Isley. However, by 1988 they had split up. Heaton and the band's drummer Dave Hemingway went on to form The Beautiful South, while Cook moved back to Brighton to pursue his interest in the style of music he preferred. It was at this time that he first started working with young studio engineer Simon Thornton, with whom he continues to make records. All Cook's records released from that point onwards have involved both of them to varying degrees (Thornton is credited in 2004 as "Executive Producer" for example).

Cook formed Beats International, a loose confederation of studio musicians including vocalists Lindy Layton, Lester Noel, D.J. Baptiste, rapper MC Wildski, and keyboardist Andy Boucher. Their first album, Let Them Eat Bingo, included the number one single, "Dub Be Good to Me". "Dub Be Good To Me" caused a legal dispute revolving around allegations of infringement of copyright through the liberal use of unauthorised samples: the bassline was a note-for-note lift from The Clash's "The Guns Of Brixton" and the song also borrowed heavily from the S.O.S. Band's "Just Be Good to Me". The 1991 follow-up album Excursion on the Version, an exploration of dub and reggae rhythms, failed to repeat the success of its predecessor.

Cook then formed Freakpower, with horn player and singer Ashley Slater. The duo released their debut album, Drive Thru Booty, in 1994, which contained the single "Turn On Tune In Cop Out". The cut was picked up by the Levi's company for use in a multimillion-dollar advertisement campaign. Freakpower has also done several other releases under the name Fried Funk Food.

In 1995, Cook enlisted help from producer friends Tim Jeffery and JC Reid to create a solo house music album under the 'Pizzaman' pseudonym. The Pizzamania album spawned 3 UK Top 40 hits in "Trippin' on Sunshine", "Sex on the Streets" and "Happiness". "Happiness" was picked up by the Del Monte Foods corporation for use in a UK fruit juice ad.

Cook is also behind a group The Mighty Dub Katz along with Gareth Hansome (aka GMoney), Cook's former flatmate and the inventor[citation needed] of the name "Big Beat". Together they started the Boutique Nightclub in Brighton, formerly known as the Big Beat Boutique, evidently imitating the Heavenly Social in London.[original research?] Mighty DubKatz are best known for their dance hit Magic Carpet Ride and numerous remixes of it. http://www.myspace.com/damightydubkatz

In 1996, Cook then re-joined Ashley Slater for the second Freakpower album, titled More of Everything for Everybody.

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[25tigerbeard25]

Hide and seek imagma dubstep remix makes this video so much better then bird of pray I'm sorry I only speak the truth

[altfseven]

@25tigerbeard25 share the link bratha

[WalaX128]

sieht mir aus wie eine Vorgängerin der "Intruder" ;)

[altfseven]

@WalaX128 Ich denke, Ihr Recht

[WalaX128]

@altfseven planes are planes unforgetable like the SR-71 Blackbird, too. [there is a secret in the sentence]

[altfseven]

@WalaX128 everyones kryptic tonight, too.

[whoxcraigjones]

1:26 - shows initial confusion of task at hand

1:33 - 1:36 - shows intense interest in detail of texture and design

3:13 - shows extreme pupil dilation although there is plenty of light

so, yes, this video must be based on the testing of acid in soldiers.

[Szoccsennet]

i was only 10 years old when i first heard this song. then i didnt hear it for ten years. i was searching for it but i didnt remember the title. Yeaterday i find it, and i was like the guy at the end of the clip. i was happy. :)

Thanks for the uploader, thanks to youtube.

[MaxRideWizardLord]

4 people is souless idiots who can't get fun of the flight.

[TheGeriatric85]

What an incredible video! Leigh Marling has vision

[DarkComet360]

Other then Fatboy Slim's song 'Weapon Of Choice', this song is the best one by him I've heard so far. This reminds me of being high on happiness... It rocks!!

[rapalasbigcatch]

BEST BLEM SONG EVER!!!!



[tavenio]

very nice song

[BALLIN02130]

this is one of my favorite songs ever.. i played this for years before i even knew fatboys slim was the aritist.

this is my first time watching this video.. it's great.!!!

[Rubady]

Wowwwww!! O_O very crazy this video!!!! Fatboy Slim u are the Best....... =)

[zlajacrnjak20]

wow. Mesmerizing...