When I was 15 in 1994 a small,but rough, town in Norfolk called Thetford held a U-16 rave called Hyperdance in the local sports hall. It was only about an 8th full. But Ratpack played for a fraction of their normal fee. I lived for the scene then, my bedroom was literally wallpapered with fliers. They played a wicked long set and were incredible. At the end when everyone was leaving I went to the toilet and saw the youth ventre organiser and in my ecstasy fuelled state thanked her for organising it......and in the corner chilling out were some blackblokes with dreads, a rare sight in a small Norfolk town.....then it dawned on me ...IT WAS THE RATPACK, I asked the youth worker if I could talk to them, she said yes. As a skinny naive 15 year old white boy, who got intimidated just getting fliers from record shops, I was very intimdated they were all well built smoking weed which was rare then cos all you could get was hash back then. But I went up to them and praised them on their wicked live set, and they pulled up a chair for me, and each one took the time to sign my Fantazia top. Lovely blokes, found it hilarious talking to this twitching little 15 year old with rolling eyes and a stuckout jaw. They inspired me to start Djing, Inever made it big, but was a good and respected techno DJ whoused to play at all the illegals in Norfolk after Hardcore evolved intojungle, then D and B. Cos Norfolkis reallyrural with no clubs raves were held in mainly marquees in fields,barn,or the beach, and occassionally unused warehouses in Norwich.
I remember listening to this play on pirate station Kool FM whilst at boarding school in Croydon, South London in 1992. TDK tapes at the ready, finger on the record button! Those were the days!
I'm not even an adult yet, but I can approve, if I'd been living in the 80s/90s that this track would be that one specific song I would listen to all the time... Such a good song! Thank y'all.
Had a beer with Mark in my local boozer a few years ago. There was a piano in the pub and he busted out all the old rave anthems on there. Absolute legend. This is a stone cold classic
@@davidhewitt555 Here in Birmingham, especially Erdington, asking someone for a rizla is what people seem to do when they want to speak to someone on the street. I had some girld come to my room for rizla the other night, but I think they just wanted the rizla ;) lol. But generally I find that I'm looking for a lighter rather than a rizla. those oven lighters are the best lighters as the are bog, long and they dont burn your fingers when you tilt it upside down to light a weed pipe
I believe the natural state of human beings is peace and love and mostly wanting to live in harmony. But society is set up in so many ways to take us away from that state. It wasn't long after the raving times that cola became the main taste, I think it was done purposefully because if more & more had caught on to coming together in love the people with power would lose their control over us. Divide & conquer is not just a saying. I think those of us who experienced that feeling & probably those of the 60s who also experienced being together in love have got an important role to play in doing the best we can to try bring that love & unity into our lives and the world. 1 love.
@@lollylula6399 beautifully said. I feel the same. We've got a responsibility to show the next generations how to come together in love and peace. We can't let the people in charge dictate how we live and how see and relate to one another. Peace and love all
@@Razmatazuk are next generation are being turned into genderless ❄ who get OFFENDED at the slightest thing the next generation are fucked i hate to see the world my kids are growing up in it saddens me to know are children's future will be bleak
God Bless my brother always Mark David Kelly. Passed on 23rd of September. Here's to all our times and ravin to your Favourite Ratpack tracks. See you in heaven bro xxx Love you so much xxx
Used to sing this as a kid I'm 40 now just dreamt of this tune and woke up searched for it havnt heard it in decades ......I was standing in the corner a searching for my rizla
Sanctuary security aint lettin no 13-14 yr old in mate, Dunno what raves you were at. All the legal licensed raves were tight on under age clubbers trust.
Got to see Ratpack live for 2mins then the place got raided.. ;-( Euphoria/Bodies wearhouse,Leeds Ive never seen so many drugs in a matter of mins, they was getting thrown every where when all the police flew in.. Never forget that like it was yesterday.. Happy but sad memories at the same time
this song got me threw childhood and my teens! actually saved my life!! ratpack you saved me and you should see what im doing with my life now because of it
I was a little kid painting soldier's at 3am while Stu Allen and the like played wicked Choonz like these, I used to drink some serious Tizer BELCH FUEL 😎👌
Ratpack at Clockstock on Saturday were f-ing banging!! Still on a high from the Clock, seen you guys so many times now & you always, always deliver! Love yas 🧡🧡
just got back from PROPERFEST 2022 and they opened their set with this monster tune! Mark the DJ was on point, MC was very cool and confident. they rocked the granny out of it
I see them in Cambridge at some drum and bass all nighter, can’t remember what it was 🤔 it wasn’t warning ⚠️ but baby d was there and when she started let me be your fantasy, someone hit the fire alarm 🤣😂
God, sitting in a small bedroom smoking weed with a group of my best mates with this blaring in the background. One of them rolling on a table covered in weed flakes and torn rizla packs. Everyone's talking shit and no one cares about the world around us. It's just us in box and nothing else. Take me back.
Will never forget the first time we heard this at a rave in 1992 when the Rat Pack brought it out …. Let’s just say that thousands of ravers absolutely lost the plot to it! 🕊️🕊️
