Is Leonard Nemoy anything but Spock? Is Jaleel White anything but Urkel? Some things just are what they are, even if you feel bad about it. Wikipedia embarasses itself by not mentioning it. PF500 goes meta in its description: "And notice we don't mentio nthe bass line once." Of course it's the baseline!, ranked as the greatest of all time by people that might even know.
I used to love Mr. Ice's descriptions about how he added an extra "bum" to the bass line. Which, you know, is true, if you listen to it (link here is to his apology).
But with this song diced and stuck into commercials, you forget its scat-ripoff aspects (ee do bo bup bup), finger snaps, the ascending chorus. You recall the ending, but the whack-job third minute isn't one you remember.
Most big star collaborations have sloppiness going against them (no one can be a control freak; limited studio time; etc.). But they can normally make up for it with joy, and that nets out to a positive here.
RATING: 71.
Gotta love mashups:
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