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EspañolIT'S LIKE THAT (RUN-D.M.C. SONG)
"'It's Like That (That's Just The Way It Is)'" is a hip hop song performed by Run-D.M.C.. It first appeared in 1983 on a cassette backed with the track "Sucker M.C.'s". Both eventually received praise from the media as the first rap song with grittier and harder beats, overpowering legendary hip-hop pioneers like Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, and many others. The song marked the start of Run-DMC's career and was featured on the trio's eponymous debut album.
The song is about how hard life is in the area where the group live (unemployment, prices, death, etc). In 1997, a remixed version by DJ Jason Nevins was released in Continental Europe, and this would top the charts in many countries and finally top the UK chart in 1998 and remain there for six weeks. Despite its popularity, Nevins only got paid the standard flat-rate fee.
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On its 1998 release, the song was responsible for making the Spice Girls fail to reach the top of the UK charts for the first and only time with their single "Stop".
Although the lyrics in the song relate to how hard life back at home, the video clip (in the later version that was produced) reflected none of the lyrics - instead, it featured two rival breakdance crews battling each other in a breakdance battle in which the females ultimately win.
Run:
Unemployment at a record high
People coming, people going, people born to die
Don't ask me, because I don't know why
But it's like that, and that's the way it is
D.M.C.:
People in the world try to make ends meet
You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
I said you got to work hard to want to compete
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh!
Is one of many songs featured on " and also Scarface: The World Is Yours".
1. http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/BUSINESS/REMIXING.PDF
The song is about how hard life is in the area where the group live (unemployment, prices, death, etc). In 1997, a remixed version by DJ Jason Nevins was released in Continental Europe, and this would top the charts in many countries and finally top the UK chart in 1998 and remain there for six weeks. Despite its popularity, Nevins only got paid the standard flat-rate fee.
[1]
On its 1998 release, the song was responsible for making the Spice Girls fail to reach the top of the UK charts for the first and only time with their single "Stop".
Although the lyrics in the song relate to how hard life back at home, the video clip (in the later version that was produced) reflected none of the lyrics - instead, it featured two rival breakdance crews battling each other in a breakdance battle in which the females ultimately win.
| Contents |
| Selected lyrics |
| Trivia |
| References |
Selected lyrics
Run:
Unemployment at a record high
People coming, people going, people born to die
Don't ask me, because I don't know why
But it's like that, and that's the way it is
D.M.C.:
People in the world try to make ends meet
You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
I said you got to work hard to want to compete
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh!
Trivia
Is one of many songs featured on " and also Scarface: The World Is Yours".
References
1. http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/BUSINESS/REMIXING.PDF
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