played pigbag - papas got a brand new pigbag last night , went down a treat, forgot how good it could be,
gonna try it again this weekend see if it was a fluke.

I believe it's been remixed recently.

Well it was released in the 90s by Perfecto Allstars I think, I normally play that version and yeah it does work well better than the original and the 70s version. but like Dukesy says its been released recently Alex Gaudino has put it into his track 'Watch Out'

Pigbag is donkeys years old...I know, I know I'm an old dog an all that but didn't the original come out many years before?

Yeah the original artist I believe wass James Brown in the mid 60s? then the band called pigbag released it in the late 70s then like I say 90s and then watch out.

I believe there was a parody about it like Papas got a brand new Baghdad or something.

James Brown 1965 on Youtube

Was originally called Papa's got a brand new bag.



Papa's got a brand new pigbag by pigbag is a different song.

Jim

didnt know that, cheers jim!

Yep I remember buying the 7 inch back in 1982 (i think)

I haven't played it at any 80's nights. I guess it would go down well late on in an 80's session. Like all tracks it's down to the timing.

Thanks for reminding us of this past classic.

are you sure it is a remake of the james brown paps got a brand new bag?
sounds totally different to me lol.

will have to have a compare later as i have no speakers on this pc. setting up at 12 so will play both versions then.

nothing like each other, didnt think so.
two totally different sounding tunes no samples or anything as far as i can tell.



just found this


Pigbag / artists (P)
Profile: Pigbag was started by Chris Hamlyn in Cheltenham in late 1980. He recruited multi-instrumentalist Roger Freeman, (an old friend from his hometown Birmingham) along with Chris Lee (trumpet) and James Johnstone (guitar / alto sax). Later Drew "Chip" Carpenter (drums) and Mark Smith (bass) both old school mates of James and former members of his previous band Hardware, were recruited for informal rehearsals. It was at these jam sessions that their first hit was developed, from an idea Hamlyn had before the band was formed.

Simon Underwood, previously of The Pop Group was invited to join, along with his old friend and tenor sax player Ollie Moore. Simon's connections with manager Dick O'Dell landed their first gig, supporting The Slits at Bristol's Romeo and Juliets. Based on the crowd's enthusiastic response to a 20 minute performance of their first song, O'Dell invited them to record the track for his label Y Records the very next day.

Their first single, "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag", was released in 1981 on Dick O'Dell's Y Records, taking inspiration for the title (if not the music) from James Brown's "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag". The instrumental release quickly became an underground dance hit, selling many thousands of copies and appearing high in the independent charts. Feeling that he had created and lost control of a 'monster' with too many egos to contend with, Hamlyn abandoned the band.

Ok lets clear this up..It is our footbal anthem in Middlesborough(thats the perfecto allstarz one and its called REACH UP from 1995)

Pigbag by Pigbag was a 70s song.

James Brown _ papas got a brand new bag is a different song.


I get this all the time @ my discos "put pigbag on" meaning the boro song but they really mean perfecto allstarz reach up...Ive put the other versions on before to instistant punters to prove a point.

The Alex Gordino "Watch Out is a sample of perfecto Allstarz.

Paul

Quote:
"The Alex Gordino "Watch Out is a sample of perfecto Allstarz."
And it's dire, in my opinion.

Perfecto Allstarz for me - used to beat mix out of Underworld's 'Born Slippy' into 'Reach Up', but that was a while ago and I've not done it for probably 10 years or more.

You obviously didn't read all of my post wendy, look at the bottom line

Jim

Pop trivia - I believe this is also the walk on music for Adrian 'Jackpot' Lewis at Darts.