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Prince
Fight the Power
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Everyone hears Chuck D on that record, but the credit is split three ways, and the names behind him rarely get said out loud. Once you know them, put on the Prince recording and hear how far the song traveled from home.
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▶PRINCE Live⚜️ Fight The Power (Public Enemy)Liner notes
Written by Chuck D, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee.
First recorded by Public Enemy in 1989.
Also recorded by Barenaked Ladies (1991), Vanilla Ice (2008), The Dillinger Escape Plan feat. Chuck D (2011), Deerhoof (2016).
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Chuck D shares the writing credit on Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" with Keith Shocklee and one more name. Who is the third writer?Eric Sadler
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