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"I THINK I CAN BEAT MIKE TYSON" APPRECIATION POST


JumpinJack AJ

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With Mike Tyson's new fight, nearly 20 years after the last time he was in the ring, I thought it it would be appropriate to reflect on the "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" single. 

 

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When I was young, I don't remember hearing this song on the radio.  I know it charted decently, but it doesn't get celebrated like "Partents..." and "Nightmare..." do. The storytelling is top notch as always, but I think the beat was a strong choice.  It didn't sound like anything else Hip-Hop/R&B radio.  Mike Tyson was so hot in pop culture that I would have expected the song to have done better. The music video was perfect and like Jeff's added vocals to it.  I wish the extended mix was heard by more people, further fleshing out the story.  The video had a lot of comments on YouTube the other day, so maybe it's celebrated more than pop culture lets us thing. 

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