merlin:

LL Cool J - “Mama Said Knock You Out”

I so fucking love everything about this song.

Plus, I’ll bet it’s one of the few hip-hop songs that I, you, Stephen Merchant and Bob Dylan all know by heart:

Bob Dylan has this song on his playlist for Episode 2 of The Theme Time Radio Hour, during which Dylan memorably recited a full verse of the song.

Seriously. Watch this:

Oggy, Oggy, Oggy! Oi, Oi, Oi!

I had this on Cassingle, too.

Addendum:

Live version from MTV’s “Unplugged,” including jazz/funk backing musicians and underarm antiperspirant.

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   trivia, but I’ve always said this would be my entry song if I were a professional baseball player or ultimate fighter....

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    I had this on Cassingle, too. Live version from MTV’s “Unplugged,” including jazz/funk backing musicians and underarm...

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