The story behind Safri Duo's "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" by Michael Parsberg | Muzikxpress 203
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Michael Parsberg is a Danish DJ and producer who is active in the music scene for a very long time already. In the past he was involved with projects such as Balthazar, Matanka, Fairlite and many others.
But he was also involved with one of the biggest dance tracks of the year 2000; "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" by Safri Duo. The track became a massive, massive hit and it reached the number 1 position in the charts of Denmark and Switzerland. Furthermore it became a Top 10 hit in more than 10 other countries. It also got the silver, golden and platinum status in many countries and it is worth mentioning that "Played-A-Live" got awarded 6 times platinum in their home country Denmark.
At the time of editing this vlog, the official music video of "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" just reached 100 million plays on KZfaq. And also on Spotify the track is getting very close to 100 million streams!
During the Amsterdam Dance Event in October 2023, I had the chance to sit down with Michael Parsberg, to ask him if he could share the story behind "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" and more!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
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@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
What is your favorite version / remix of "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)"?
@Bondy94 7 ай бұрын
Commented on the last one but has to be the Tandu mix for me
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
@@Bondy94 Great remix! (And something went wrong with the upload, so I had to re-upload it - full interview will go live on Saturday now instead #oops)
@Bondy94 7 ай бұрын
It is indeed, Im looking forward to watching this one@@muzikxpress
@rudboels3205 7 ай бұрын
For me still the Original Club Mix
@jackhye7785 7 ай бұрын
Tandu and Airscape Remixes. If we talk chilled versions check out Spanish Fly´s remix. 2 Danish house guys who also remixed Mary J´s Family Affair! :)
@Grimehouse 7 ай бұрын
We're gona need that 10 min version now
@Dezowave 7 ай бұрын
I still play the melody on my jp8000 soemtimes :D Can't really get it out of my head.... even after these years.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Nice one!
@LudovicCharlier 7 ай бұрын
Thank you to Michael Parsberg for this creation. I still making music today because of this kind of song. It was a very creative song.
@EnVerdenPerfekt 7 ай бұрын
Parsberg is such a legend. He did some amazing stuff as Fairlite. He really deserves all the success he's had. As always great interview!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@BSP_Muzik 7 ай бұрын
Thank Twan & Michael! Great interview & great classic track. I remember exactly first I heard it on the Future Trance vol.15 compilation back in the may 2001. I still have it by the way =)
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
And thank you too! Glad you enjoyed it!
@CinoPORakaDjCino 6 ай бұрын
Was a big HIT here in Portugal too!
@muzikxpress 6 ай бұрын
🙏🏻
@fezmania5078 6 ай бұрын
A nice interview, Twan. Good job. It was a fun listen. "Played-a-live" is one of my favorites. I love the bongo sounds.
@muzikxpress 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, very happy Michael was willing to share the story behind this classic.
@Ryoga2K Ай бұрын
True worldwide hit...guess there was an advantage on being on universal, big tune here in mexico too .. japan.. you name it.
@Cykelpump33 7 ай бұрын
I walked passed one FIFA building at Vancouver in 2010 and it played this track!
@frederikjacob1985 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this magnificent interview Twan! I own the original version on vinyl. Stil now i love this song.
@muzikxpress 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
@TocKa79 7 ай бұрын
the "woooo" sound is one of the best - nice mention. Great interview - many thanks!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@VoyageOne1 7 ай бұрын
LOVE the Safri Duo remix of Marc Et Claude's "Tremble" ❤
@alexwright7535 6 ай бұрын
An awesome interview with some interesting insights into the production and how it grew in popularity. It was technically the first Trance tune I had on CD as it was featured on NOW! 48
@jamienoble631 7 ай бұрын
Such a nostalgic track, everytime i hear it i get flashbacks from the year 2000. I think the best version is the Airscape remix followed by the Tandu remix. I think however Safri Duos best track is the follow up Samb Adagio. I would love to hear an interview about that track as well. Also their remix of Marc Et claude - Tremble is really cool (wish there was a dub version tho)
@Mandsefar 7 ай бұрын
Street Dance Records - legendary 🤘
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Does it still exist? I forgot to ask Michael.
@Mandsefar 7 ай бұрын
@@muzikxpress unfortunately no, it closed like 20 years ago. I went there every week to get new records. One day one of the guys told me that they should close. It was the 1. of April, so I thought it was an April Fool’s joke. But no… They couldn’t keep up with the MP3’s back then, I guess.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
@@Mandsefar ahh too bad!
@Przemix88 7 ай бұрын
He remembers a lot!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Yes he does, great memory!
@PrettyBlueThings 7 ай бұрын
Amazing interview! I had no idea he was part of Pegboard Nerds! I absolutely adore their remix of Witchcraft by Pendulum! 💙
@simonasymonne8723 7 ай бұрын
And I love especially the long version of it
@samfeldstein4498 7 ай бұрын
This is my personal favorite song of all time
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Ahh nice one!
@WilliamAshleyOnline 7 ай бұрын
Lol, another good interview. If only there was a Coco song then you could play the coco and the bongo of coco bongo.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ianhart4990 7 ай бұрын
Love your channel. Great interview. What a choon! You can not help but smile and dance when this classic starts playing!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@emphatic001 6 ай бұрын
I'm happy to say I once had the chance to visit Street Dance Records in Copenhagen. I also had the pleasure of seeing Safri Duo live at Roskilde festival, and it was amazing.
@muzikxpress 6 ай бұрын
Ahhh, how cool is that, lucky!
@mortenhn1981 7 ай бұрын
What a legend, so nice to see a interview with a danish producer, i really really enjoyed this interview, thank you alot Twan! :)
@simonasymonne8723 7 ай бұрын
This tune was masterpiece ❤
@MiroCro11 7 ай бұрын
Great interview!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jasonstamp10 7 ай бұрын
Great interview! Thank you for this. I loved this song when it came out, I was a fan in Canada. I still have the Episode II album on CD. I love hearing about the creative process that goes into creating the tracks and what it's like to experience the success from their side. I'd love to see interviews for anything related to ATB, Vengaboys, or Culture Beat (Mr. Vain, Crying in the Rain, and Inside Out were my favorites), they were my favorite groups from the 90s.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the interview! I already requested an interview with ATB, but unfortunately I got a “no”…. Same with Wessel van Diepen from the Vengaboys, he loves the channel and we email every once in a while, but he doesn’t do any interviews unfortunately. And I’m a huge fan of Culture Beat as well, but as you might know their producer / founder Torsten Fenslau sadly died in a car crash in 1993. Working on some other 90s related things for 2024 though!
@iankirmann 7 ай бұрын
So sad to hear about ATB. My especially beloved producer in 90s-00s...As I know, we still don't have the exact answer why it was called "9pm" with some versions about it. around).
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
@@iankirmann yeah unfortunately I don’t always get the replies I would like when I’m asking people for an interview. But we have to respect it when people don’t want to do an interview..
@raffgalway2379 7 ай бұрын
I have it on CD and Vinyl it was massive in Ireland
@sonicboy1995 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this... Im sure this song means alot for lots of people here :)
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
🙌🏻
@vultur311 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for these interviews
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
And thank you for watching!
@serjioto88 7 ай бұрын
my top 5 songs, thanks for this video
@davewebster689 7 ай бұрын
I sure would love to listen to that original 10 minute version
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Same here!
@DaveByrdUK 7 ай бұрын
loved this when it came out.
@VeryScaryLarry2024 7 ай бұрын
ha, he is born same day as me... great songs nonetheless in that era
@uggiebear1 7 ай бұрын
Brilliant interview. Some amazing in depth information. Especially Rank 1 superior to Ferry Corsten.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@otpornik 7 ай бұрын
Caucasuss - Our Dream, Little Jam - Flaming Star
@richardsmith4348 7 ай бұрын
Nostalgie ❤
@ady2416 7 ай бұрын
Agrh....... More good stuff 😊❤😊❤
@Vancouver_1986 6 ай бұрын
19:27 - hahahaha!
@manupkp 7 ай бұрын
Nice, I didn't know he was Pegboard Nerds. Love "Bring Me Joy". Good stuff again Twan.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
And thank you too!
@TekFreq 7 ай бұрын
What!? Hes in pegboard nerds? Thats blown my mind
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Haha yes he is!!!
@davetelekom443 7 ай бұрын
You can hear the influence of the Liebe song.
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
For sure!
@FapkaShowup 7 ай бұрын
In Poland, ice cream company Algida used song Played-A-Live in their TV commercial, therefore many people in Poland know it as "Algida song". This is one advert: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j6eqgqej0NDSfYk.html Second one is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbGbqqqdv93MknU.html
@mangaas 5 ай бұрын
The drunk kid struggling in the public bathroom and banging his head to this song is probably the best version of the song.
@noneofyourbusiness4616 7 ай бұрын
I like how he said pineapple pizza is the most common problem he has to decide on when touring!
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@terrygatersmusic 6 ай бұрын
Maybe you can do Exploration of Space from Cosmic Gate :)
@muzikxpress 6 ай бұрын
Would love to, tried to make that happen a few times already during the years, but so far no luck…. 😕
@coltonv200 6 ай бұрын
o this is 1/2 of the Pegboard Nerds
@muzikxpress 6 ай бұрын
We talk about that project in this interview for a while too in case you missed that part 😉
@hannaisayno2968 7 ай бұрын
where was the video filmed who were the actors
@willyp249 7 ай бұрын
Why play it after the beat if you can just put on a headphone with the track delayed?
@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын
Probably doesn’t work since they are playing live so it’s never 100% identical as a pre-recorded version from DAT or so.
@killerdillr 2 ай бұрын
I will have to add a few comments to how this song came along. I have heard many years ago, that Safri Duo wére inspired by SING SING SING (Benny Goodman / Gene Krupa), and I can also hear similarities from the 1959 melody BONGO ROCK by Preston Ebbs. Take a listen yourself . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKiKfc-Hyqu6lX0.html
@trancemusicpl7934 7 ай бұрын
To be honest , played a live has never been my favorite. even though it's a very well done piece of music, but I always treated it as a commercial pop song, which unfortunately irritates me today. I prefer Michael Parsbergs's other projects especially Evolution with Tukan
@VoyageOne1 6 ай бұрын
He also produced "SMS" by Barcode Brothers
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