I think most people here know that the Happy Mondays’ “Step On” was a cover of John Kongos’ 1971 hit “He’s Gonna Step on You Again”, but I didn’t know until recently that they also covered his follow-up “Tokoloshe Man” on the b-side of their 1991 single “Judge Fudge”.
Kongos was from South Africa and the groove of “He’s Gonna Step on You Again” uses a tape loop of African drumming while “Tokoloshe Man” sounds like Slade playing Afrobeat. I’m not surprised the Mondays were drawn to these which both have shaggy, stomping beats right up their own ramshackle alley. Kongos never says “You’re twisting my melon, man” though, that’s all Shaun Ryder.
Download: He’s Gonna Step on You Again – John Kongos (mp3)
Download: Tokoloshe Man – John Kongos (mp3)
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