Mark's Caffeine Cafe - Volume 5

[RJDiogenes]

"Overture, curtain lights...."

Before we begin our first night in our new venue, let's start by thanking our previous guests, Def Leppard, for their earsplitting performance. Gentlemen, please have a seat at your reserved table in the VIP corner and our star waitress will be out in a moment with your complimentary dinner-- just don't eat too fast or you'll be bringin' on the heartburn.

And now let's inaugurate our new club with a new guest, that famous pioneer of Freestyle Pop Rap, or something, who answers to the name of MC Hammer. Yes, it's Hammer Time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_sdHXighQ

[Lupine]

Yeah, I remember that he used to be all over the place back in the 80s and early 90s.

[RJDiogenes]

Yeah, he's got a monster hit coming up in a couple of years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4T6M0xYkmI

[Lupine]

Never listened to too much Hip Hop, but I do remember that one.

[RJDiogenes]

Yeah, I never liked either Rap or Hip Hop, which makes it hard to remember which ones Mark liked. Most of them sound pretty much the same to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJn2snIrMHg

[Lupine]

Not sure I've heard that one or not.

[RJDiogenes]

Yeah, it's really hard to tell. Rap is kind of like Irish music: You've heard two, you've heard them all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMb9J7bCig0

[Lupine]

Certain I haven't heard that one.

Yeah, it's really hard to tell. Rap is kind of like Irish music: You've heard two, you've heard them all.

[RJDiogenes]

^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rDYoT7uL4

[Lupine]

A bit of a mass-sampling session there.

[RJDiogenes]

Sampling is his middle name.

This one says Glen Goldsmith featuring MC Hammer. MC Hammer's page says MC Hammer featuring Glen Goldsmith. There's seems to be some disagreement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYsmUfmHDE

[Lupine]

New one to me. Though Glen can have it.

[RJDiogenes]

^^

And here's his biggest and most ironically titled hit. Best video, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

[Lupine]

Yeah, that's the one that put him on the map... and drew the ire of Rick James. Probably his most popular.

[RJDiogenes]

And now for something completely different, yet equally plagiaristic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dyt8xICiqU