![]() Ocean rooms (Brighton), revolution bars (Newport, Milton Keynes, Bristol). Browns, emporium, mayfair club, groucho club,pop, l'equipe d'anglais (London). Chic Elysium (London) / Propaganda (London) / Pacific Edge (Romford). ![]() Paul Image 1 of 2 MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Today in music. Soundsheavenly Zap (Brighton) / Ministry of Sound (London) The Egg (London). Minnesota man voiced MC Skat Cat in Paula Abdul's 'Opposites Attract' Published OctoEntertainment FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Garage City / City Loud Turnmills Pacha / Aquarium (London). World Festival on the Beach - Palermo (Sicily). Encotechno sound system parties - Udine, Verona & Tarcento (Italy). electroblog festival 2006 - trieste - italy // key (london)Īquarium (london) //Castle loud tour - Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad & Chenai (India). da kat has djed across most of the world including plays in France, Spain, USA and most of Italy and India.ĭefected ministry of sound london / the egg /ģ year residencies / The Light bar and home bar london (2005 - 2008) hyderabad international conference centre india - nye 2007 - 6000 people event. The Kats sound now encompasses all spectrum's of house music- soulful, deep, tech and electronic sounds. It was early in 1994 that I found myself attracted to the house sound, Which was getting bigger and bigger at the time all over the world. There is nothing better than inspiring people with the music which you play, getting them up and watching them let themselves go. “Opposites Attract” also topped music listings in Canada and Australia, in addition to reaching as high as number two on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally it empowered “Forever Your Girl” to top the Billboard 200 (for a second time) after 64 weeks of being on the market, which itself is a record.Underground house music dj ( 1992 - present )Īfter being given my first set of turntables at the tender age of 12, djing has become everything for me. This made Abdul the first artist in history to score so many number ones via her debut album. Also at the time only permanent A+ listers Michael Jackson, George Michael and Whitney Houston had ever managed to drop four number ones off of a single album. “Opposites Attracts” attracts SuccessĪlthough you may rarely hear her name now, Paula Abdul was one of the most-successful singers ever, at least for a moment in time. For instance, “Opposites Attract” was the fourth Hot 100 number 1 from “Forever Your Girl”. Owing to this, he made significant changes to the tune. The primary reason for this is because Oliver Leiber was unsatisfied with the first recording. The single version of this classic is notably different from the album version. Simply put, the lead vocalist more or less adlibbed over their vocals.Īdditionally the radio edit and music-video version of “Opposites Attract”, known as the Street Mix, features a rap interlude which is credited to MC Skat Kat and performed by a DJ named Derrick “Delite” Stevens. The vocals which the fictional MC Skat Cat performs on the clip are those rendered by The Wild Pair in the song. The Wild Pair is a musical duo (Marv Gunn and Bruce DeShazer) whose most notable achievement is in fact their contributions to “Opposites Attract”. And they actually laid down their part for the song (singing it in its entirety) before Paula Abdul did. And just to note, the cartoon character’s appearance on the video proved to be so successful that he went on to drop his own album in 1991. In fact MC Skat Kat has even been credited with making “Opposites Attract” a hit. The directors of the music video were the husband-and-wife pair of Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger. And it was actually the former who created MC Skat Kat. The clip went on to be a rousing success, taking home the following awards: ![]() The film featured the late Gene Kelly (1912-1996) dancing with an animated character, i.e. In fact MC Skat Kat himself was animated by Disney employees. However, for the record, it is said that the actual inspiration for the video came from a much older film, “Anchors Aweigh” (1945). ![]() The titular Three Little Pigs from the 1933 Disney short are on the dance floor with Chip and Dale. Many people may remember “Opposites Attract” due to its unconventional music video, which featured Paula Abdul performing alongside a cartoon character named MC Skat Kat. In other words, it was a mixed live-action/animated affair similar to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988), a hit Disney film from that era which utilized the same technique. In this scene, you'll notice that DJ Skat Kat and Paula Abdul are in the DJ booth. It was the last single from Paula’s debut full-length, “Forever Your Girl”. This song was both produced and written by a musician named Oliver Leiber. And it was released by Virgin Records on the date of 28 November 1989. ![]()
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