La Di Da Di

Does anyone know if a clean version of this exists? (Slick Rick)

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.)

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."

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