Comments on: Yes I'm ask metafiltering nineties techno. Don't judge.

Question: Yes I'm ask metafiltering nineties techno. Don't judge.

history is a weapon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:18:00 -0800

In the mid-ninties, there was this techno song with a vocal instructing the listeners to raise up their hands, "raise them up." His voice was calm and could've been sampled from a movie (it was not like the more cliched sample of a dj or singer revving up the crowd, it felt almost religious). What was the name of this song?

It was not "raise your head up." It was not made in the last few years.
The closest I've found is other people online looking for the same song fruitlessly

By: The Hyacinth Girl

The Hyacinth Girl — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:40:35 -0800

Argh. I know exactly what song you mean and I read your post with that voice in my ears. But damn me if I know the title.

By: amyms

amyms — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:57:20 -0800

Long shot: INXS - Guns In The Sky?

By: xyzzy

xyzzy — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:05:26 -0800

The mid-90s? That kind of stumps me. I was thinking Raise Up by DJ Fausto.

By: beaucoupkevin

beaucoupkevin — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:11:32 -0800

There were a lot of mixes of Reel 2 Real's "Raise Your Hands", some of which feature just the chorus and drop the scatting entirely. It was pretty ubiquitous in 1994 + 1995.

This mix of "Raise Your Hands" by Boston Bruins was very popular, but has a woman doing vocals.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:37:27 -0800

No chance it's Praise You or sampled off that?

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:07:07 -0800

Here's a version of Raise Your Hands with MC Ruffian doing the vocals. I have no idea when it's from but definitely it fits your criteria, including the possible religious angle, and it sure as hell sounds 90sish.

By: history is a weapon

history is a weapon — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:27:03 -0800

No. It's none of these. Techno, mid nineties, maybe earlier, man's voice, voices sounded like it was instructing or religious. Thems the criteria.

The closest is The Hyacinth Girl.

By: Fuego

Fuego — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:43:00 -0800

Gospel singer Kirk Franklin and his group God's Property had a couple of mainstream hits in the 90s. Was it anything of his?

By: history is a weapon

history is a weapon — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:37:25 -0800

No, fuego. It was definitely a bonafide techno song.

By: slateyness

slateyness — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:42:01 -0800

Long shot, but you're not remembering the late 90's early 2000's song "Raise Up" by Petey Pablo?