

The record became Mad Lion's biggest crossover hit, peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying inside the chart for twenty weeks. rapped over "Take It Easy" using lyrics from his popular non-single cut "Unbelievable" (from his debut Ready to Die) during his first national radio interview with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 in early July 1994. The record was later sampled by artists such as A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Somethin' for the People, Nine, Hillfiguz and most recently by rapper Fabolous from his Friday Night Freestyles series. The video was filmed in the South Bronx and Queens section of New York City. The song is also notable for its music video (which received heavy rotation on BET) which featured cameos by KRS-One (whose classic track "Black Cop" was sampled at the beginning of the video) and an early appearance by fellow rapper Fat Joe. The song contains a sample of "When A Man In Love" by Yami Bolo and "Return of the Boom Bap" from collaborator KRS-One from his 1993 debut album of the same name. Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox." Take It Easy" is a hip hop and reggae fusion song, recorded by hip-hop/dancehall artist Mad Lion from his debut studio album, Real Ting (1994). This feature is from Country Living Magazine.

Chips will most likely be left on the lawn, but if you have an excess of rice from the turkey curry, they will gobble that up, too. Jacket potatoes (broken open) and mash will also go down well. Of course, it is a rare occasion that any roasties are left uneaten after the roast dinners,īut the birds will happily snap them up if any are available. Its minimalist composition harbors elements of neo-norteño and polka. The song was composed by lead singer and guitarist D. It was included as the seventh song on the second side of their third studio album Double Nickels on the Dime (1984). If you decorated your hearth with pine cones, then roll these in the mixture and hang from trees outside (just make sure they haven’t been sprayed with paint or covered in glitter, as both can be toxic to birds).ĭON'T use any fat left in the roasting tin after cooking the Christmas turkey or Boxing Day beef – cooled solidified fat, combined with meat juices, can easily smear onto a bird’s feathers and interfere with their waterproofing and insulation. ' Corona ' is a protest song by American punk rock band Minutemen.Pour the mixture into moulds (empty yogurt pots will do) and leave to cool in the fridge.Gently melt it in a saucepan and add bird seed (two parts seed to one part suet).If you’ve made your Christmas pudding in the traditional way, then use any leftover beef suet to make fat balls. Move it from the front door and hang it from a tree in the back garden where birds will use the contents for nesting materials when the breeding season starts in February. You can even snag combings of pet hair onto the twigs. Browne also decided to record his own version, which appeared on 1973’s For Everyman, more measured than.

Wind some straw or dried grasses around it, and push in moss, undyed feathers and pieces of sheep’s wool picked from fences. The Eagles took the song to number 12 in the US charts. If it is made with natural foliage, so much the better, but even one made from synthetic materials can be transformed into a DIY nesting kit for birds. There’s no need to ditch your Christmas wreath come Twelfth Night. Soak dried fruit in water first to make it softer. Dried fruits, such as raisins, sultanas and currants, are popular with blackbirds, song thrushes and robins.

Pastry, whether it is cooked or uncooked, is a good energy source for birds as long as it is made with animal fats (butter or lard), as vegetable fats don’t provide enough for cold months. Insects and berries can be scarce at this time of year, so extras on the bird table will be welcomed, while nesting materials will come in handy from late January onwards.īirds will happily tuck into broken-up pieces of this festive favourite.
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Many of us finish the Christmas period with a fridge full of leftovers and an overflowing box of decorations to go back in the loft, but you can transform much of this excess into a festive gift for garden birds.
