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Originally performed by L7. Background vocals are by Saffron (of Rebublica). Originally 'Fuel My Fire' was not meant to be released but finally it made its way to 'The Fat Of The Land'. "Keith came round with the L7 album and I loved it. They really captured the rawness of punk rock. I don't think our version is as good as the original but I reckon it provided another angle on it." -Liam. Ghost Town Originally performed by The Specials. As a kid Liam and Maxim were Specials fans. 'Ghost Town' was originally meant to be on 'The Fat Of The Land' but since Liam wasn't happy with his recording and because tricky had just done his version of the song Liam dropped it from the album. "I'm not really that bothered we dropped 'Ghost Town'. I think maybe it's a track that's a bit too well known, and it's not easy to improve the original. I think, if you do covers, they should be songs that you know you can improve on, so if you love the original then it's going to be a waste of time. My version of 'Ghost Town' was just like a copy of the original." Prodigy performed the song live a few times in 1998 and 1999. The song was finally released commercially in 2002 on a charity album '1 Love' which contained past Number One songs. "We covered 'Ghost Town' because the sound of The Specials shaped my early teenage years. The Specials were the first band I got into," explained Liam in the album booklet. Eton Rifles Originally performed by The Jam. This song was meant to be released on a compilation of other Jam covers, but this song never made its way to the record. Nightboat To Cairo This song was originally written and performed by Madness. Prodigy performed the song live a few times in 2002 with a live saxophone player on stage. This song is not going to be released, even some parts of the live version ended up on 'Medusa's Path'. Phoenix This song is a cover version of Shocking Blue's 'Love Buzz' released in 1969. The Prodigy song originally had the same title as the original song. This song is well known due to the fact that Nirvana covered it years before Prodigy did. Liam: "This is a complete jack of someone else's production and song. I'm not scared to do that even after 12 years in The Prodigy. You have to take risks." |