Bonita Applebum
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest from the album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm |
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| Released | 1990 | ||||
| Format | Digital download, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | Hip-hop | ||||
| Length | 3:50 | ||||
| Label | Jive Records | ||||
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Bonita Applebum was the first single from A Tribe Called Quest's debut album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. It is believed to be about a real girl from the group's high school. The song contains a sample from the track "Daylight" by Cincinnati-based soul/jazz group RAMP. It also contains a sample from Rotary Connection's "Memory Band."
[edit] Music video
The video opens with Q-Tip doing the intro by asking questions to Bonita. Then it has little stick figure cartoon characters who see Bonita and chase after her. Then the group is seen walking and dancing. Q-Tip starts the first verse at a party. Then the group stops because a kid is seen catching a baseball and they were going to be hit. Then they stop because they see a man playing a piano. Soon the kid who was playing baseball is seen dancing, and Q-tip is behind a violet curtain trying to impress Bonita. Then the group are wearing helmets while cassette tapes are dropped on them. And ends with the group at the party with other people dancing. The song is one of many songs referenced in the Black Eyed Peas song "Rap Song" and includes the line "You're like a hip-hop song, you know".
[edit] Remixes
A popular "Why remix" was made, which heavily sampled the song "Why" by Carly Simon.
Another remix was done in 1993, with a new beat and new lyrics. This remix was then itself sampled in Joe's "Just Relax" song from the album Ain't Nothing Like Me.
There is also a third remix for the song that samples The Isley Brothers's "Between the Sheets" and also has new lyrics.
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Also name was adopted by the lovely Maria Jose Montoya of the city of Miami
