Total f. Notorious B.I.G. - Can’t You See

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   I noticed that the database entries for "Can't You See" by Total feat. Notorious B.I.G. do not note which versions are censored and which are uncensored.  There is one word in the song that is edited from the censored version---the last line of Biggie's rap that says "act up I'll have my honey's Total bustin' s**t."

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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Total f. Notorious B.I.G. - Can’t You See Posted: 19 February 2006 at 12:06am
	I noticed that the database entries for "Can't You See" by Total feat. Notorious B.I.G. do not note which versions are censored and which are uncensored. There is one word in the song that is edited from the censored version---the last line of Biggie's rap that says "act up I'll have my honey's Total bustin' s**t."

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	Aaron, I just reviewed the "Can't You See" situation and here is what I have come up with. I have the "parental advisory" edition of the Total cd which originally contained "Can't You See" and even though this is the "parental advisory" edition, the "st" word is edited out (this occurs :49 into the song). So I hear no difference between the 45 and LP version because they both have that word edited out. Do you have a copy of the Total cd where you can hear the word "st" at :49?
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 February 2006 at 12:19pm
	Yes, I have two different CD singles; however, they are packed away in Michigan. Both are promo singles (P676 & P700 on the Tommy Boy label)---one has the word edited out, and the other one (P700) does not. Perhaps the New Jersey Drive soundtrack has the uncensored version?

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:41pm
	Nope the "New Jersey Drive" cd has the same version as all others listed in the database.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 February 2006 at 1:05pm
	Interesting... I'm guessing that I have a unique version (uncensored) on my promo single. Thanks for the info, Pat.

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 December 2006 at 8:10pm
	Now that I have entered the censored and uncensored data in the database I notice something very strange -- several of the cd's that have the parental advisory sticker on them include the censored version of "Can't You See"! Ed, does your cassette single feature the clean or uncensored version of this song? And does anyone know if there was ever a "clean" version of the "Total" cd issued and if so what is the catalog number.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 December 2006 at 9:54pm
	the cassingle is the clean version running 4:52 but has a listed run time of 4:54 Edited by edtop40
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edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 April 2010 at 4:29pm
	my commercial cassingle of the total song "can't you see" issued as tommy boy 7676 states the version on the cassingle as "vocal" with a listed run time of 4:54 but actually runs 4:52.....the biggie lyric "s**t" at the 0:49 mark IS edited out, but at the 4:50 mark during the fade out puffy says "bee-otch" (bitch)....so it's not quite so clean.....i found the proper cassingle version on the promo cd single issued as tommy boy tbcd 676 with the below listed tracks 1-vocal (4:54) 2-no rap vocal (4:54) 3-instrumental (4:54)
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