OS/OHW Wednesday 2/27

Here’s the OS/OHW Wednesday video for this week:

TLC ~ “Waterfalls”

So today is Chilli’s Birthday (the C in TLC…) so I figured I would play a TLC video. I was originally going to play “Baby-Baby-Baby” because the outfits alone are amazing but they the embed code was disabled. I am not going to even provide the link out of principle. Instead the OS/OHWW video is “Waterfalls”. Left Eye’s little girl sounding rap is amazing.

Lyrical Excerpt:

Chorus

Dont go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that
Youre used to
I know that youre gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you re moving too fast

Left Eye’s Rap

I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come and gone
Leavin a trace of not one God given ray
You say because my life is ten shades of grey
I prey all ten fade away
Seldom praise him for the sunny days

And like his promise is true
Only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew
To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies
Have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries

My only bleedin hope
Is for the folk who cant cope
Wit such an endurin pain
That it keeps em in the puourin rain
Whos to blame
For tootin caine in your own vein
What a shame
You shoot and aim for someone elses brain
You claim the insane
And name this day and time
For fallin prey to crime
I say the system got you victim to your own mind
Dreams are hopeless aspirations
In hopes of comin true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you

OS/OHW Wednesday video a year ago this week:

MC Hammer ~ “Can’t Touch This”

One of the greatest OS/OHW of all time! It’s the complete package – Sampling Rick James’ “Superfreak”, the outfits, dance moves, the lyrics, and MC Hammer himself. What’s not to love?

Lyrical Excerpt:

Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this

My, my, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say oh my Lord
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet
Feels good when you know you’re down
A superdope homeboy from the Oaktown
And I’m known
as such
And this is a beat uh you can’t touch

I told you homeboy,can’t touch this
Yeah, that’s how we livin’ and ya know,
can’t touch this
Look in my eyes man, can’t touch this
Yo let me bust the funky lyrics, you can’t touch this

Fresh new kicks and pants
You got it like that now you know wanna dance
So move out of your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat
While it’s rollin’ hold on
Pump a little bit and let them know it’s going on
Like that, like that
Cold on a mission so fall on back
Let ‘em know that you’re too much
And this is a beat uh they can’t touch

Yo I told you, can’t touch this
Why you standing there man, can’t touch this
Yo sound the bell school is in sucker
, can’t touch this

Give me a song or rhythm
Making no sweat that’s what I’m giving ‘em
So now they know
You talk about the Hammer when you’re talking ‘bout a show
That’s hyped and tight
Singers are sweatin’ so pass them a wipe
Or a tape to learn
What it’s gonna take in the 90′s to burn
The charts legit
Either work hard or you might as well quit

[U Can't Touch This lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

That’s word because you know
Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Break it down!
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Stop! Hammer time!

Go with the flow it is said
If you can’t move to this then you probably are dead
So wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves run your fingers through your hair
This is it for a winner
Dance to this and you’re gonna get thinner
Now move slide your rump
Just for a minute let’s all do the bump

Bump bump bump yeah, you can’t touch this
Look man, can’t touch this
You’ll probably get hyped boy ’cause you know you can’t,can’t touch this
Ring the bell school’s back in, break it down!
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Stop! Hammer time!

Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Break it down!
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Stop! Hammer time!

Every time you see me, that Hammer’s just so hype
I’m dope on the floor and I’m magic on the mic
Now why would I ever stop doing this
With others makin’ records that just don’t hit
I toured around the world from London to The Bay
It’s Hammer go Hammer MC Hammer Yo Hammer and the rest can go and play

Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Can’t touch this
Yea, Can’t touch this
I told you, can’t touch this
Too hype can’t touch this
Get me outta here, you can’t touch this