This is one of those tunes that always makes me smile.
“Hey Rocky” is a little bit of house music that came out of Chicago in 1986. I’m sure I heard it one afternoon on WORT-FM, our fine listener-sponsored indie radio station in Madison, Wisconsin.
It’s a 12-inch single on Trax Records. The artist, credited as Boris Badenough, is really Dean Anderson, a Chicago producer.
Laid over dance beats, “Hey Rocky” is full of samples from the old “Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends.” Hey, if I have to explain that, you’d better hop into the Wayback Machine.
If you need a tune to liven up your Fourth of July party, this will do it.
“Hey Rocky,” Boris Badenough, Trax Records 12-inch 130A, 1986.
8 Comments
July 6, 2007 at 2:31 pm
[...] AM, Then FM hops into the Wayback Machine, “Hey Rocky“-style; [...]
July 7, 2007 at 10:44 am
real nice ish this tune
February 2, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Hey Rocky! Thanks for your comments on the
tune…I am the guy who created the track, and I’m always grateful and flattered when I hear good stuff!
I’m curious how you first came across “Hey Rocky”.
Was it on radio? In a club? Word of mouth? When you have some time, please fill me in.
Regards,
Dean H. Anderson/aka Boris Badenough
March 1, 2008 at 12:06 am
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March 26, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Hey BB, first heard spun by fellow DJ Warren at Gi Gi’s nightclub, South Wales….Promtly noted and bought. If I remember my copy was on a Jack Trax LP.
Big memories my man and nuff respect!
April 18, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Quick question on this tune — I’ve been able to find the 12″ version, but I can’t find the shorter version that I heard on the radio … the version that has more lines from the episode in question (e.g. “No brain, no effect”
April 25, 2009 at 8:59 am
Believe it or not, I was able to find the 7″ on eBay for a whopping $8. Now I just have to figure out how to rip it.
October 2, 2009 at 7:03 pm
First heard it in 1250 KKFX in Seattle in 86