| "The Show" | ||||
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| Single by Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew | ||||
| B-side | "La Di Da Di" | |||
| Released | August 13, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 6:40 | |||
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"The Show" is a single by Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew. Described as "a reality show of a Hip Hop performance" the track focuses on a conversation between Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D (later known as Slick Rick) as they prepare for a show.[1] The song incorporates portions of the melody from the theme song of the animated series Inspector Gadget.[2] The original issue of the song featured a line where Slick Rick mockingly sings a verse from the Beatles' "Michelle" (1965), but all subsequent reissues have removed this line since the rights to the song were never secured.
Originally released as a single, the track was later remixed and included on the 1986 Oh, My God! album.
- ^ Kool Moe Dee; Chuck D; Ernie Paniccioli (2003). There's a god on the mic: the true 50 greatest MCs. Da Capo Press. p. 88. ISBN 1-56025-533-1.
- ^ Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Alvarez, Gabe; Rollins, Brent (1999). "Rap Songs That Flipped TV Show Themes Lovely". Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-24298-0.