Christopher Walken, The Dune Legend | Fatboy Slim Breakdown

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Christopher Walken, The Dune Legend | Fatboy Slim Breakdown

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The movie Dune 2 is out, and features Christopher Walken as the Emperor. This is crazy not only for Dune fans, for Christopher Walken fans, but also for fans of early 2000s big beat electronic music!
Today we're diving into the Dune Cinematic Universe (albeit, a loosely connected one) to see the connections between the new movie and the 2001 song "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim. Then I'll be breaking this song down because it turns out, it's FULL of great samples, famous bass players, and 90s hip hop references.
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TOPICS COVERED
Dune
Dune 2
Frank Herbert
Christopher Walken
Timothy Chalamet
Fatboy Slim
Weapon of Choice
Music Video
Emperor
Samples
Recreation
Music
#dune #christopherwalken #musichistory

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@woodycook3133 5 ай бұрын

Yo Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) is my Dad. I love your video!! We still have the Grammy and MTV awards he got for the music video!

@diggingthegreats 5 ай бұрын

Amazing 🔥

@woodycook3133 5 ай бұрын

@@diggingthegreatsHe liked the video said you’ve done your research. But he had no idea about the Dune reference in the chorus, ‘listen to sound of my voice’ 😂

@cloudbloom 5 ай бұрын

Bruh give your dad a high five for me

@alexandredesilets4909 5 ай бұрын

Saw your dad in Lisbon in 2004 Loved the show

@juegobuenoyomalo9501 5 ай бұрын

@@woodycook3133 lmao your dad just killed the point of the video

@christopherflux6254 5 ай бұрын

Fun fact: A lot of people assume that Walkens appearance in this video was a factor in him being cast in the new Dune film. Yet it wasn’t. The director Denis Villenueve wasn’t even aware that Walken was in this music video until after Walken had been cast in the film. It is however likely that his involvement in the music video led to Walken wanting to do the film role.

@eldermillennial8330 4 ай бұрын

He’s probably worked with several people who’ve been in the other versions of the movie. If the surrealist German director had gotten his intended 70s version made, a young Walken would have been great as Feyd-Rautha, not that Sting wasn’t excellent for the 80s one.

@lj.lenthousiaste 5 ай бұрын

Fat Boys Slim's joint is the whole epitome of our cultural world, he commissioned an iconic director being Jonze, a whole appearance of a brilliant actor, sampled from HipHop, soul, pop, and movie lines... This fellow is a mastermind

@ArthurLehmann 4 ай бұрын

Legend!

@grungus935 5 ай бұрын

the no Walken impression disclaimer was somehow funnier than actually trying to do the impression

@geribassist 5 ай бұрын

when I saw Walken in the movie I immediately thought about the video for Weapon of Choice (and of course more cowbell) but I would have never thought that the song has a connection to Dune.

@LeUberTroll 5 ай бұрын

I’ve known about all the info in this video but never have I connected the dots in this satisfying of a way. Walken’s inclusion in Dune might be one of the deepest cut references of our time. Subbed

@morreddie717 5 ай бұрын

You should The Avalanches next, their Since I Left You album is amazing and I would love to see you do a breakdown of it!

@billyalarie929 5 ай бұрын

More like Christopher Walken Without Rhythm

@diggingthegreats 5 ай бұрын

The catch is he actually *is* walken with rhythm 😂

@Scp716creativecommons 5 ай бұрын

@@diggingthegreatsnah, the catch IS the worm. Christopher walken, when he can ride? Shai hulud aint letting that fly, they boys fer metalife Edit: i should have said "they spice brothers", but; i lost the plot..

@Scp716creativecommons 5 ай бұрын

Also, i only hear his name in maynard james keenen now... fucking merkin, hilde, agent merkin, bs. Anyhow, im too sober for dune to finally get recognized as the plops within plops, bacterial dookie, on fly dookie, on my dookie, that it is(not insulting to call THE shit out for what it is, right?) So, bartesians, dos tequila, por faver

@Scp716creativecommons 5 ай бұрын

Oh, and not meta like lizard ppl inc, meta like the greek, means beyond

@thesuncollective1475 5 ай бұрын

Yes agreed

@dmug 5 ай бұрын

I never knew this song was dune references. Dune is just one of those weird “backdrop” things in my life as someone who grew up on the southern Oregon coast where the dunes north of Coos Bay inspired dune.

@Hykje 5 ай бұрын

Iron Maiden's "To Tame a Land" from 1983 is a song based on Dune.

@nicolesherman8974 5 ай бұрын

Digging the Greats posted a video on a Tuesday?? Omg I’m up… starting the week off great 🔥

@diggingthegreats 5 ай бұрын

I’m confused too 😂

@gnarwhal7562 5 ай бұрын

It's gonna be a sad day when this man's gone....but we'll always have this to remember him by

@mickharrison90 5 ай бұрын

Ahhhhh the genius of Fatboy Slim. One of my favorite producers

@lRlMlGl 5 ай бұрын

More Fatboy Slim breakdowns now definitely needed!

@colinedmunds2238 5 ай бұрын

I thought about this as soon as I heard about Walken's casting. This song where I first heard about Dune

@santiagobauza4257 5 ай бұрын

There's a third important bass player you forgot to mention in the video... Fatboy Slim himself! Before becoming one of the biggest names in electronic music of the 90s he played bass in the band The Housemartins during the 1980s. They were really good, if a bit reminiscent of the Smiths, and you probably know them for songs like Bow Down and Happy Hour.

@ceruleanstone 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I came here to say this. I was mildly surprised that he didn't find a way to work that into the web of interconnections.

@JadyLester 5 ай бұрын

I had fun watching this video while acting surprised that Timothee played Paul, that there was ANOTHER Dune movie, that a music video could have just one person in it, and Walken could dance. "WHAAAAAT" I hadn't seen the video since watching the Spike Jonez DVD compilation, so thanks for pointing out that it's all about Dune!

@theonlycaamz 5 ай бұрын

common digging the greats w

@diggingthegreats 5 ай бұрын

On the surprise Tuesday video nonetheless 🔥

@theonlycaamz 5 ай бұрын

@@diggingthegreats it's what i do

@musamusashi 5 ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm when breaking down music you love, is contagious. Keep doing your thing!

@CurtisBond 5 ай бұрын

Digging the Greats and Dune: the collab I never knew I needed.

@Phuzz828 5 ай бұрын

Its only right you now do a video on the legendary and pivotal xecutioners xpressions album & the lesser known history of turntablism in hip hop.

@davido3109 5 ай бұрын

Oh Yeah!!!!!

@kitsune303 2 ай бұрын

I'm impressed by the depth of your analysis.

@mstoader1 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for proving I was not crazy talking to everybody I know about this reference, I am glad we are at least 2 people with the same observation, I can rest now :))

@78zappaf 5 ай бұрын

This is a really good video. I remembered being a bit irritated that my friends didn't hear the similarities to Black Sheep with the lyrics ("Black who?" was the response, and for that it made me feel old even though I'm the same age as them). What I like about Fat Boy Slim, most don't think that his records were using tons of samples. Quite complex use of different audio samples, yet it sounded so catchy and simple. Norman Cooke eh? completely forgot he was in Beats International.

@morganmensa5129 5 ай бұрын

If you watch the doco Chris does this because he wanted to put his dancing skills to camera before he got too old. Fat Boy Slim knew this and they collaborated for the film clip.

@azilbean 5 ай бұрын

I had no idea of those connections!😮

@robertmatthews9650 3 ай бұрын

I never saw any of the Dune movies so I thought he was saying “walk without rhythm, you won’t attract the one.”

@thesuncollective1475 5 ай бұрын

Man, respek. You are a Bona Fide Guru. I remember it all but did not know Dune was woven in. Crazy. I saw Dune 2..very good !

@customjohnny 5 ай бұрын

Haha this is so crazy! I had no idea. One of my favorite music videos of all time. 🤙🏼

@Mr.8point5 5 ай бұрын

Let me stop this now and I’m saving this for when I get home. If you’re doing film breakdowns as well now I’m into that too 😂🤙🏿

@daelen.cclark 5 ай бұрын

This might be the closest I get to a Fatboy Slim video from you, and I love it.

@Takusanmizu77 5 ай бұрын

For fat boy fans…. if u haven’t heard his mix “on the floor at the big beat boutique” it’s a personal fav

@billyalarie929 5 ай бұрын

Yeah dude when I heard Christopher Walken was in this I burst into laughter

@ewarrior9776 5 ай бұрын

I hope that Villneuve gives Walken the narrative that his daughter Wensicia Corrino has in his book. I want to see more of him.

@jaydeem1264 5 ай бұрын

Do a video on Bad Brains! ❤

@Viph75 5 ай бұрын

Crazy video i learned a lot ! Thanks for this it was unexpected

@Msvalexvalex 5 ай бұрын

When I saw Christopher Walken in the Dune 2 promo pictures, I laughed my head off, but nobody else understood why. Glad to see others that appreciate his casting! Now the question is, was he casted as the Emperor because of the Fatboy Slim video? Can anyone ask Denis Villeneuve? Edit: according to someone's comment, it was a coincidence.

@DemoniqueLewis 5 ай бұрын

It sucks that KZfaq won’t let you show more or play more of the song. Great concept though.

@defryingpan4290 5 ай бұрын

question: are you ever going to cover Endtroducing….. on the channel? I think that’d be awesome.

@artisans8521 4 ай бұрын

That first movie, moi and my (then) girlfriend, viewed it in an empty 1500 seat theater.

@WC.mp3 5 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on aphex twin?

@MrGregory777 4 ай бұрын

Iron Maiden, To Tame a Land, is also a really good Dune song

@WheezyShotta 5 ай бұрын

I like the OG Dune, I like FBS. Did not put 2 and 2 together with the lyrics. Brrrrrr

@joslyndresen 4 ай бұрын

Wow, you are also Digging Greats in the UK big beat genre. Then you should look into the Chemical Brothers with their infamous Schooly D sample and Q-Tip and K-os collaborations. Or how Liam Howlett sampled Ultramagnetic mcs Critical Breakdown for at least 6 tracks over Prodigys' complete discography.

@kemek3000 5 ай бұрын

Awesome breakdown but "Spice" by Eon is still the best Dune song.

@michaelgarbett4088 5 ай бұрын

love this!

@pendaco 5 ай бұрын

Sometimes you'd wish you could like a video twice! Fatboy Slim, Yes! Weapon of Choice, Yes! Christopher Walken, Yes! Hidden Dune connection "you were this old when you found out", Yes! 👏

@stefangonzo 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Just wow

@IXOY3007 5 ай бұрын

Don't forget to talk with your hands.

@Minotauronabike 5 ай бұрын

Christopher Walken knows what happened to Natalie Wood.

@coninia 5 ай бұрын

@eldermillennial8330 4 ай бұрын

The actress from the first Dune version who played Chani ALMOST played Catwoman in 1992’s “Batman Returns”, with Walken, but Burton found her to have an annoying personality, so she ended up playing a trans woman villain in “Ace Ventura” instead.

@jahmalgomel 2 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

@JB_Eckl 5 ай бұрын

Would it be too much for you to make TWO Dune-relateed videos? We need you, and only you, to break down the 1977 song 'Sandworms' which may have one of the greatest funk bass lines OF ALL TIME, no exaggeration, and was part of a strange sci-fi themed instrumental album literally called... Dune. What? You know you have to do this, right?

@chrisjfox8715 5 ай бұрын

Hot take, but Walken didn't particularly bring much of anything to his role in Dune

@christopherflux6254 5 ай бұрын

Yes. He was a decent enough Emporer, but they could have found someone better for the role.

@slavadabadoo 5 ай бұрын

Walken as Emperor Corrino was one of the worst castings in a high-profile blockbuster in a long time. In fact, now that I've sat with my Dune 2 viewing for a couple weeks, I think the only really great casting was Florence Pugh. Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, certainly Jason Mamoa, maybe Josh Brolin... none of these very expensive actors were really needed, except to draw attention to the movies as a spectacle (vs creating a compelling story). Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard and Charlotte Rampling played great roles but they were so inconsequential to the story in the movies... why bother?

@chrisjfox8715 5 ай бұрын

@@slavadabadoo Tim and Zendaya did much better than I expected. I'm not mad at their casting. Bautista, Skarsgard, and Rampling were great. I love great casting no matter how small the role. And I don't think their roles are as small as you're making them out to be. Case in point, Javier Bardem I loved in the first one. In this one, it felt like they were being a bit too comedic about him being in awe of every little thing Paul did. Wouldve been more interesting if they'd continued to lean into his stern ruggedness and played that awe more straight, like conviction instead of exclaim. His casting was fine as the first film showed, I just think the way he was written, directed, and edited in the second one was a touch off.

@slavadabadoo 5 ай бұрын

@chrisjfox8715 totally agree with ya on Stilgar... Have you read any of the Dune books? I'm sort of cursed in my feelings about Dune 2 because I'm a huge fan of the books and have so much context for decisions Denis and his team did or didn't make. The Baron in Dune 1 was absolutely sinister. In Dune 2, he was an inconsequential character who had no real impact on the story and had a imo stupid death - exactly the same as Feyd-Rautha. Why do so well making the Harkonnens so vile in Dune 1 to just have them be superfluous in Dune 2? Thx for sharing your thoughts! Gonna go see Dune 2 again in the next week and hopefully some of your thoughts (and others commenting here) will resonate with me on the second viewing.