New York Citi Peech Boys* - Life Is Something Special

More recently I discovered that, mis a part the use of samples of Bernard Fowler's "Life Is Something Special"'s acappella by Coco Steel & Lovebomb (in "Feel It!", "Work It") and Joey Negro (with "Do What You Feel"), we can feeeel the influences of this classic on the initial part ("This...is something...special...for you" (in a Circulation tune and in the Unconditional's hit "Magic Feet").
Two essential producers of the Drum & Bass World, Markus Intalex and LTJ Bukem, also made use of the classical acappella: in one hand, Intalex & ST Files through "Nightfall", and in the other Mr. GoodLookingOrganisation on "Brothers With Soul".
During the eighties, DJs used to play this acappella combined with other tunes. That was the case of Farley Jackmaster Funk, who opened his 1987 gig at WBMX (Chicago) with a marvelous sequence using Fowler's lyrics.
"Muuuuusic iiiiis so speciaaaaal"!

One of the main oeuvres from the band of Larry Levan and keyboardist Michael de Benedictus, “Life Is Something Special” stands as one of the real classics of the beginning of the eighties, specially because of its historical acapella, whose vocals belong to the band singer Bernard Fowler. The samples of the expressions “Feel It!” and “Work It!” were used many years later by the duo Chris Mellor & Lene of Coco Steel & Lovebomb - which released “Feel It!” and “Touch It” (both in 1991 by Instant Records / WARP). The acapella was also largely used in the sets of the House pioneers (such as Farley Jackmaster Funk in his 1987 WBMX gig at Chicago). The tune became one of the underground club anthems, played in the Paradise Garage (New York, USA) and the Hacienda (Manchester, UK).