Disclaimers to start. This is a somewhat of a long story. This may also get into sample / residual legality. Also, this story still sounds surreal as I type it back. I even sent ActionJackson780 a message soon after.
Some of you may know I'm now in Vancouver. I currently bartend at a joint called Gringo. It being Vancouver, we get film and music personalities in our place occasionally. One character that I've served on numerous occasions is K-os, vocals on Get Yourself High, as he has a place in the area (and it's Covid time so he is unlikely to travel to Toronto).
In the past, I've discussed my theory with many of you that K-os is on the vocal for Don't Think ("Don't Think. Just Let it flow"). I've never seen his name on any writing credit for Don't Think in the past. A few of you have in past conversations with me thrown names out past who they thought it was.
Kevin / K-os came in with a friend this afternoon and was in good mood. As I'm serving him, we were talking about '90s Offspring albums, Dandy Warhols, and Oasis at some point. I've never fully geeked out on him in the past with my knowledge that he worked with T&E as I try not to fangirl around notable figures. Him being in a conversational mood, I asked him if there was more material from his session with Tom and Ed for Get Yourself High. He immediately responded "Hell yeah, there was a ton more material recorded from that session".
He then went into how T&E just told him go at it on the mic in the booth. He then left in a cab and the record company told him to get back to the studio ASAP to do more recording. As soon as he got back to the studio, Tom was outside cursing him out for leaving so soon as they wanted even more (both material and energy). Kevin remarked that he was unsure of what they wanted as it was his first experience working with producers of that level. He remarked that Tom even stood in the booth with him once they started recording again. Kevin did sum up that after that experience, his production game increased from the time he spent around T&E. He sang their praises.
After hearing the story, I asked him if it was in fact him on Don't Think. He at first thought I was talking about Galvanize and Go with Q-Tip. I acknowledge both the Q-Tip tracks and pressed again about Don't Think. He remarks "You're telling me news I never knew. I wasn't aware I was on another one of their tracks". I tell him the lyric and he immediate responds positively saying "yeah, that is my flow" and in front of me breaks into "Just dance for elation, Don't Think, just let it flow" combining the lyrics from both tracks. He pulls out his phone and starts looking up the track on youtube. He pulls up the trailer for the DVD release, listens, and remarks "yeah, that sounds like me!". He then says "I gotta find out from them" and sends a message to T&E's manager.
I go back to work for a few minutes while him and his friend keep drinking. After a little he hollers over the bar that they got back confirming that was from the Get Yourself High session. He said the message he sent was "This dude I know just informed me that I was on a second track for T&E" and the manager responded "Of course, Don't you remember that?".
Before leaving, I gave him and his friend a free shot and joke with him that "it may not be residuals, but it's at least some payoff".
I still can't believe that this conversation took place and that it confirmed one of my longest standing unconfirmed theories. It's still surreal.
That would have blown my mind. If I had a mind.
