https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:13:31 +0000 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:04:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2514 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=66094&title=la-di-da-di#66094 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2514
Posted: 17 March 2025 at 8:04pm

Back in 2007, very few people must've known there was a promo 45 for "La Di Da Di." F-964 wasn't added to Discogs until around 2012. I was able to score a copy of it, and it cost me a small fortune.

The versions on this 45 are censored, and both are slightly different mixes from the original B-side version.

F-960-E is not a 1980s pressing. This surfaced much more recently and is very likely a bootleg.]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:04:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=66094&title=la-di-da-di#66094 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=66092&title=la-di-da-di#66092 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2514
Posted: 17 March 2025 at 5:57pm

I noticed discogs has two promo 45's listed for this.
The first being Reality – F-964 with the following
tracklisting:
A La-Di-Da-Di (Special Get Fresh Radio Mix)     4:55
B La-Di-Da-Di (Radio Mix)    4:55

The other is Reality – F-960-E with this tracklisting:
A La-Di-Da-Da / Vanessa Williams     4:10
B La-Di-Da-Di (Out Takes) 4:10

According to this thread at the time of our previous
postings back in 2007 there was no mention of these
promos. Can anyone describe the versions found on these
releases? Thanks!

Edited by chendagam]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:57:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=66092&title=la-di-da-di#66092 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11763&title=la-di-da-di#11763 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2514
Posted: 03 October 2007 at 7:53pm

Oh yeah...I forgot it was an acapella. It's been a while.]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:53:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11763&title=la-di-da-di#11763 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11759&title=la-di-da-di#11759 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2514
Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:55pm

Well, the song really doesn't have any music, since it's an acapella track; however, if you're a creative editor, you should have no problem covering up the words with Doug E's beat boxing from other parts of the song.

I'll have to double check my UK 45 copy, but I'm pretty sure that the song does edit out the "Sukiyaki" part, too. The 45 I have is not a first pressing, though, since the A-side contains a remix of "The Show."]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:55:11 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11759&title=la-di-da-di#11759 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11758&title=la-di-da-di#11758 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2514
Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:11pm

Very interesting. I'm just getting back into that "street" breakdance music from the early '80s. I haven't examened the version of la di da di I have yet but does the 12" version have instrumental parts you can used to cover up the objectionable words? This way it would appear as though just the vocal track was muted and not the music.]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:11:30 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11758&title=la-di-da-di#11758 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11750&title=la-di-da-di#11750 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2514
Posted: 02 October 2007 at 11:19pm

John, you've been bringing up some threads that are right in my area of expertise, even if they weren't top 40 hits. The song "La Di Da Di" is technically credited to Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D (aka Slick Rick), and it has been sampled in TONS of songs. Probably the most well-known "La Di Da Di" sample is from Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up."

The song was never issued on any full-length Doug E. Fresh album, but rather it was the b-side to his song called "The Show." On CD, "La Di Da Di" has really only appeared a few times, and they are ALL the wrong version. In the original 12" version, Slick Rick sings a couple lines from "Sukiyaki," which apparently was never cleared for use. All CD versions edit out this part of the song.

Officially, there was not a clean version issued, since it was never intended to be a single. It only gained popularity after being sampled so many times. There is an unofficial edited version on Tommy Boy's Hip Hop Essentials series, where they have reversed the objectionable words. (The producers of this series did the editing, and there are numerous other unofficial edits and vinyl dubs on these discs.)]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:19:55 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11750&title=la-di-da-di#11750 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11744&title=la-di-da-di#11744 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2514
Posted: 02 October 2007 at 8:35pm

I did a search all over and only found the explicit live version. Not sure if it was released on a promo CD single or not.]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:35:27 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11744&title=la-di-da-di#11744 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11741&title=la-di-da-di#11741 Author: chendagam
Subject: 2514
Posted: 02 October 2007 at 4:34pm

Does anyone know if a clean version of this exists? (Slick Rick)]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:34:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2514&PID=11741&title=la-di-da-di#11741