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Missy Elliot “Work It” with guest Punkie Johnson

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9876 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Diallo and LUXXURY are joined this week by comedian and friend of the pod, Punkie Johnson. Together, they go on a quest to flip it and reverse it and unpack the many layers of samples and interpolations that went into Missy Elliott’s 2002 banger, Work It. Come for the badonkadonk, stay for the obscure Paul Simon sample. Album: Under Construction Released: 2002 Genres: Southern hip hop; R&B; progressive rap; neo soul Featured songs: The Request Line by Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three, Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C., Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James, Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Paul Simon, The Things That You Do by Gina Thompson, Heart of Glass by Blondie, Kiss on My List, Daryl Hall & John Oates, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, RATATA by Skrillex, Miss Elliot and Mr. Oizo

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0:00.0

I'm actor, writer, director, and sometimes DJ Diallo-Riddle.

0:06.3

And I'm producer, DJ, and songwriter Luxury, also known as the guy who talks about

0:10.9

interpolation on TikTok.

0:13.7

And this is one song.

0:15.3

The show where we deconstruct and celebrate some of your favorite songs from the past 60

0:19.6

years in music history and tell you why

0:22.1

they deserve one more listen. You'll never hear these songs the same way again, will you be all?

0:27.5

No, you will not. Okay, so today's show is going to be quite different because, number one, we're recording in New York City.

0:44.3

New York City. I love it here. I used to live here. We both used to live here. And number two, number two, we're joined by a very special guest.

0:51.0

That's right, D'all are with us today is SNL cast member, stand-up star,

0:54.6

and host of the hit podcast Love Thing. It's Punkie Johnson.

0:58.8

Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Thanks for coming on one song today. How are you doing?

1:08.1

I'm happy to be here. I feel so happy. Y'all'all. You have to come out here in New York in this box.

1:15.1

It's a hot box in here.

1:16.8

That's right.

1:17.3

I always say that, like, New York, like, people always talk about the winters, but it's actually

1:20.9

those summers that are quite sticky.

1:23.9

We were trying to remember, like, because we both lived here once upon a time in

1:27.6

former lives, and, like, you know, the spring is great. And, like, the fall is wonderful. The fall is

1:32.3

wonderful. The fall is the best. It's one of the best falls. But you also pointed out that

1:35.2

there's, like, a few months on either side. Like, when you really pin it down, there's actually, like, Like between April 15th and June 1st is great. Yes.

1:44.5

We sound like Los Angeles guys.

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