Everything Starts With An 'E' - E-Zee Possee & MC Kinky

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RARER THAN RARE!
Here is the complete video for E-Zee Possee's EVERYTHING STARTS WITH AN 'E' ...
Enjoy!
Listen for Eve Gallagher & Boy George on backing vocals.
I digitised this video from an old club promo tape I bought in 2004. The original is quite clear but the video itself is shot 'through a disco ball' ... so that's why it doesn't look very clear! It didn't start out *clear*.
BACKGROUND:
MC Kinky (Caron) did a demo called KINKY REGGAE wich she gave to Boy George when she met him in a London nightclub. He encouraged her to develop her talent. Shortly after rapping on KIPSY (a track on George's HIGH HAT album), he signed her to MORE PROTEIN. That led to the appearance of the first E-Zee Posse single, EVERYTHING STARTS WITH AN 'E', which was the big break for her, reaching the Top 20 in the UK and becoming an anthem for the 'SUMMER OF LOVE' generation. The song was written as an instrumental by Jeremy Healy, a long time friend of Boy George. George thought it needed some vocals and thought of Kinky right away. When delivered to the record company they tried to get rid of the rap, saying it wasn't working, but George stood firm and said that without MC Kinky there was no record left. Virgin didn't want to put money into an 'E' record so George financed the first pressing himself, which were sold out in no time at all. DJ's started to play the record in the clubs. DJ Paul Oakenfold heard the record and asked George why even he wasn't able to get a copy. George replied, "Why don't you ask your girlfriend?" Oakenfold's own girlfriend was working at Virgin and was blocking the release of the record! Then Virgin started to notice it and probably smelled money, as they suddenly were keen to release it. But with no radio promotion (except for the illegal dance channels) it was destined to fail. However, demand was still very high so Virgin re-re-released it again. This time with even more DJ support it finally went on to become a sucsess, taking MC Kinky all over the world promoting the song.
For more information:
www.hasimusic.com/
Also, I found this online:
www.discogs.com...

[@44connected]

This song reminds me of when I used to be invincible, man did I abuse my brain and liver and everything inbetween.

[@MrBLZee]

now things start with a Berocca.... I miss my youth

[@ManilvaRS]

someone needed to acknowledge this hahahah

[@scouser71]

OMG, i went to Ibiza at 17 for my 1st holiday without my parents.... 2 yrs later (i missed the flight home) i was still there going off to this tune... love it!

[@yoda5075]

😊 acid house is alive and doing extremely well in my house ,Oi oi get right on one matey 😊

[@davidconnor68]

The business. Absolute classic. You had to be "there" to truly appreciate it! X

[@richardcarlington9988]

anyone who thinks this is awful has no taste. These folks and others like them paved the way for all club music. the only difference is now...everything is awful. GFY

[@infinite_vortex]

true story, this past summer I was a tour guide and groups were divided by letters. every time I had the letter E group, I would make an announcement, "if you have the letter E, you're with me. Everything starts with an E!" in reference to this song and what this song references ;)

[@paullemondo9046]

Glasgow 89 this choon in the warehouse was the game changer...#e

[@thepretendraver312]

Ended with an E too! Real Raves died in 1994!

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

This came from an old Virgin promo VHS tape! I digitised it in 2004. The image was very clear & I re-tracked the audio from the CD. Unfortunately, as you know, the video is shot 'thru' a disco ball so it's not clear to start with ... thus it looks even more shît compressed on here!

[@glenfry8425]

The woman on this song use to be my dads girlfriend

[@FERALisKINKY]

Hiya! I go under the name FERAL is KINKY now, new tracks out November 5th on Beatport, 19TH November on iTunes. FERAL is KINKY . COM X

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

"L and an S and a D coming in ... like love, sex & danger! Drop a tab of E and mek we rub up with a stranger!" :-) For starters ... (-:

[@paulrichardson7258]

brilliant tune the 80s were my best years in music 89 was the best raves butterloggie wish they were still going happy dayssssss

[@GAZZA251170]

Dropped my first trip to this tune came up as the tune kicked in Kev's house Bournemouth 89/90??? I think

[@00rr1]

sampling Ronald mcdonald saying everything begins with an e. P.S mc kinky could really chat , kinky u ever wanna do some more house get intouch well make it happen.

[@ev3nflow]

This for me was walking into the 'Thunderdome' milesplatting/oldham road. At the very first all nighter in there.. Must have been in 10 minutes and this came on , id never heard it before, but its seemed perfect for the thunderdome.. Quite a moment really.. Never missed astayday night in the thunderdome from then until it shut down.. Rave 90's coming soon....

[@ev3nflow]

Thunderdome...oldham road manchester... enough said...89. Rave 90's coming soon.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Kracked out in a k-hole starts with a 'K' !!!

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

@DjStix007 I was referring to the VIDEO. Most people have never seen it -- even those who know & like the track. Do *me* a favour, mate ... feck off! Go be obnoxious elsewhere. Be nice! Be happy. At a minimum, be quiet.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

I disagree! COMPLETELY. I think MC Kinky is brilliant at toasting. It's a London stylee t'ing from the time. Edgware Road meets the Caribbean! :-) She was doing her own thing -- not necessarily trying to sound Jamaican. Now every 12-to-16-year-old in London speaks like this. Crazy ahead of 'er time ... gwan and fling yer own t'ing, Kinks!

[@EnglishFemale]

All I know is this is original RAVE , Sunrise in a field sum where south of London , thousands of happy ravers , tents , fair ground rides and tunes like this , oh and the odd illegal substance .

[@mysticlawlotus]

Careful, mentioning anything to do with drugs makes it an x to see and the hedonism of those days is very passe. Can we talk about Justin Bieber and Britains got Talents' judges please.

[@lancashire5463]

Boomtown (Blackburn) it all started for me at settend in Blackburn, the good old times....

[@jonblazeinc]

found it after 23 years ...used to hear this on pirate radio way b4 it was released, thank God for youtube

[@magicmattkelly]

I was a far bigger fan of the remix, but that there is even a video of this tune online at all is flat out amazing.

[@EnnioRome]

Kinky Gerlinky Staff!!! What a legendary group!!!!

[@rolandmd73]

Ah.. yeah great song! I danced to this last saturday at an oldschool party and everybody went crazy when this was mixed in! Thanks!

[@jjandkaz2955]

no hidden message here, move along.......

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Got to #15 in 1990 in the UK ... on the second release! :-)

[@mancsakacarl]

L and a s and d coming in like love sex and danger (rawr) sickkkkkkkkkkk classic.

[@jumpinjoeflash1]

Cant find anything on Paradise Club anything would be wicked what a secret little club in the begining Peace Joey V Andy Lewis was a mate of ours we all had wicked times there

[@richihiatus]

Your a god. I have been trying to find this song and who wrote it for years.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Good luck! My copy is perfectly clear and compressed well in Adobe Premiere. The entire video itself is "shot through a disco ball". When you compress that down a bit, this is what it looks like! :-)

[@pjagger69]

Takes me right back to a time when Bieber was a glint in the milkman's eye and Simon Cowell was just a nightmare someone else was having. Good to see Kinky is still going and looking as gorgeous as ever.

[@samgub]

Can anyone send me the lyrics. I used to bump into Simon Rogers in Paradise club in islington back in the early nineties. Still a top tune.

[@00rr1]

Somehow I don't think the rude boys of gunchester will be going ahh 50 cent tune great days ...We had some times out in those fields I feel sorry for todays lot.

[@lingley]

seem to remember this was produced by boy george or was on his record label. good chance i could be talking shit here as it was a LONG time ago

[@jonsoulfire6891]

still sounds like future, golden daze

[@draconisdracon]

Thank you for posting this ! I've been looking for it for years, absolute fav of mine back in the day - this vid captures the way I saw things at old school raves .

[@gr8sportsx]

I've always thought MC Kinky was fantastic. I first heard her doing a track with Rebel MC on his Rebel Music album. Would love to hear more of what she has recorded but it is next to impossible to find...

[@Skerat5]

I have always loved this track, it was on a completion album I got when it came out. It is very hard to find!!!!

[@00rr1]

Bet the rude boys of today wont be going ah 50 cent great days in gunchester.Anyway top tune from boy george's dance label.

[@Wscate]

This whole Jesus loves you is my favorite period of George's, all the artists he worked with and the albums man this was the club days, a touch of e grab a boy and your good to go.

[@stevengdownes]

Whatever guys, its a fucking good song !

[@bonniebianco5918]

1989 "Everything Starts With An 'E'" (E-Zee Possee ft. MC Kinky)[21] 69 1990 "Everything Starts With An 'E'" (re-entry) (E-Zee Possee ft. MC Kinky)[21] 15 1990 "Generations of Love" (Jesus Loves You ft. MC Kinky)[22] 80 1991 "Generations of Love" (re-entry) (Jesus Loves You ft. MC Kinky)[22] 35 1992 "Take a Chance on Me" (Erasure ft. MC Kinky)[23] 1

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Excellent! Not even sure I had that part right. Transcribe the whole lyric! I'd pay. (-:

[@jayjayjo123]

WOOOOWWn ive been looking for this song for years i cant believe its been on here all this time..i cant stop listening to it!!:)

[@Eric-steele]

the drugs were better back then so were the raves so was the atmosphere miss the mantra for a state of mind days, s express out

[@bimbimbutterbean]

Well comin in strong S coming in strong Dj long j long. Ha L comin in strong S comin in strong Dj dj longa L M S and a D comin in, like Love Sex and Danger Drop a tab of E an maybe rub up with a stanger Now find and fix your mind

[@oldfilikin]

drop a tab of E an rub up with a stranger.......ooooooooooooooh what would the daily mail say???

[@prestonFOOTpatrol]

now i dont give a fuk what any1 says but this tune was fuking wikked :p EEeeeeEecasty lolz ;p

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

@BUNKERHEADZ And seen how often since then? Where? And where can you buy it? NOWHERE. (-: Rare.

[@SAMBCERX]

What can I say that sure takes me back,anyone that missed those days missed outttttttttttt

[@thevideoGuy42]

i think he sat at the back in my high school........ he didnt like the tunes, We all did......... and still do

[@eyewoodsay]

terrible video...wouldnt go 2 their planet.....bought it when it came out..makes me smile

[@jellyhead4465]

I danced on stage with this lady at Dance World in kent summer of 89,one of many awesome tunes from that hedonistic summer!

[@ezetobebad]

great track.... think boy George was involved with this one.

[@mohawk6]

i remember listening to this screaming along in a vw golf in germany caned offa my tits laughing like fuck! what a time i had! W00T!!!

[@oldfilikin]

haha yeah probably, solid bastion of diversity, equality & tolerance that they are!

[@MrJaimilly]

my "Second summer of love",lasted 3 year.lol,.89-92 ,im sure im not the only 1..

[@celticprogeny1569]

+MrJaimilly Then the gangs took over. The drugs got diluted and the tunes went hardcore :-(

[@MrJaimilly]

thats right..the day of the Casual...i thought i was 1..lol.

[@prettyjohnshill76]

it was casuals, criminals and crusty's that started the whole scene. so I don't know where your coming from with the 'gangs took over' statement, they were there at the beginning.

[@paullemondo9046]

+Celtic rangers boys took it back then after easter Rd 87 your lot were done

[@GENFX303]

wow, i still love it,,,, (hey. Mr o Dowd) - the folk from finglas, north Dublin loves ye' (do you remember who changed your nappy ? - Shhhh )

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

@oldfilikin They'd probably blame the gays ... who may be black as well! :-o

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

I remember in the mid- to late-80s that the swinging / hippy 1960s might as well have been the Victorian era in my mind! That was about 20 years difference, too. Think about it!

[@gllad31]

Her and Lippy Lou did not get on............Lippy Lou was another MC.

[@mcquirke]

If you want to know what she is up to now google Feral AKA MCKinky

[@prestonFOOTpatrol]

blakburn fields 1989 woot :p preston crew still here and kickin :p

[@newforestroadwarrior]

Bloody brilliant song but I can't understand a word she's singing.

[@Cuppa-Tweed]

@ashoke23 a bod a vex ya mind and dem say lord it might derange you

[@MaximusGrooves]

Amazing video, brings me right back to the Oldskool Days in the LA Underground Techno Scene!! Just awesome!!

[@glenfry8425]

my dad is now 51

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

@foreveroldschool IRIE !!! :-)

[@terryjohn]

the black haired long guy is hazey fantazies 1982 singer tj

[@pickbaum4]

rub up with a stranger

[@oldfilikin]

what planet are you on planet ecstasy.............wicked

[@robplymouth33]

Thanks for posting this. I've wrongly spent the last 27 years thinking the Kate Garner half of Haysi Fantayzee was responsible for this but it turns out to be the Jeremy Healy half!!!!

[@arita2006]

good grief! A blast from the past...

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Yes, it is. It's MC Kinky! :-)

[@harrylime22]

Everything does actually start with an e !

[@TheRaulKairos]

***** hahahahaha lol. for sure!

[@yuqiinchefaa]

Dang! I loved this song in the Nineties! It was the coolest!

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

@RobinBreeds1 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! :-) She's alive. Performing under the name 'Feral' usually.

[@GENFX303]

This is 1 of them tunes that just hits every spot, - a true all time classic. Hit my username to see this tune in all its glory going down live in a club in Dublin City, Ireland...... It's full of 'out'ta'vits' rockin' till the sun comes up, as u did back in the day. 93/94/95 (Great post bunny :-) )

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

You just had to say *20 YEARS* ... I am starting to feel like I went to high school with Jesus!

[@Urban303Resistance]

E fucking E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stuartindigo]

The chorus uses a theme from the 1964 series of Robinson Cruesoe

[@terryjohn]

boy george did back up vocals. terry

[@xrayhead]

Dam I fecking hated this tune when it come out but got to love mixing it!! Shit find me a time machine :-)

[@jrod3137]

everyting starts with an E. Go figure ?

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Yup. That's 'er! And she's on Erasure's TAKE A CHANCE ON ME as well. :-)

[@terryjohn]

its the way it is filmed 1990 may

[@greensidemags]

fuckin hell... take me back in time.

[@thomaslaurie]

Such a toon. Such a year. Reeeeeeewind. I want to go back to Goa. and stay there. Thanx for this.

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

It's a tit for tat ... (-:

[@Cuppa-Tweed]

be my hype girl doll face bless x

[@jelboy1]

"Who do you know"......?, "No one"......... "Take a trip with me".......... Still a banger of a track..........

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

me and me mates used to dance to this at the astoria tottenham court road when i was 21... good old rave nights lmao

[@RichardTheBigBunny]

Message me with your email address if you need an MP3.

[@101airbourn]

Planet ecstacy.... too right.

[@steve67842]

camden friday night wicked

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

ps, anybody got the lyrics?