{"product_id":"do-the-right-thing-music-from-do-the-right-thing-vinyl-lp","title":"Do The Right Thing: Music From Do The Right Thing Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpike Lee's Do The Right Thing provided a unique window into contemporary race relations in late 20th century Brooklyn.\u003c\/i\u003e The soundtrack to the film is an equally important snapshot of the hip hop and R\u0026amp;B that was coming out at the time. There's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Public+Enemy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Enemy's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e defiant and angry \"Fight The Power\" which served as a leitmotif in the film. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Chuck+D\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuck D's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e lyrics build on the original \"Fight the Power\" by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=The+Isley+Brothers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Isley Brothers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, creating a picture of the surroundings in late 80s New York. And the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Bomb+Squad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBomb Squad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e production creates the perfect mood, using samples to alternate between feelings of ease and tension. Summer party staples like \u003cstrong\u003eE.U.'s\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Party Hearty\" and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Teddy+Riley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeddy Riley's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \"My Fantasy\" lighten the mood, while deep slow jams from \u003cstrong\u003ePerri\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Al+Jarreau\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Jarreau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e heat things up. Other songs serve to capture the diversity of Lee's Bed-Stuy, with roots reggae from \u003cstrong\u003eSteel Pulse\u003c\/strong\u003e and the smooth salsa of \u003cstrong\u003eRuben Blades'\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Tu Y Yo.\" With the accolades and controversy that Lee's landmark film drew it's only fitting that the soundtrack is part of the Respect The Classics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r\u003cli\u003epart of the Respect The Classics reissue series\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003cli\u003emusic label: Motown 1989 \/ 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Michu Meszaros 01\/2015\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\u003ch4\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"510\" height=\"383\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXwkLjZL2qg?rel=0\u0026amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Do The Right Thing","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":1109083424,"sku":"lp-6471","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/dotherightthing-ost.jpg?v=1762269418","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/do-the-right-thing-music-from-do-the-right-thing-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}