Greta Thunberg And 'Right Here, Right Now' Redux
Twenty years ago, DJ Fatboy Slim had a hit with the song "Right Here, Right Now." Recently, he put a new spin on it, sampling climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the United Nations.
(SOUNDBITE OF FATBOY SLIM'S "RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW")
GRETA THUNBERG: Right here, right now.
NOEL KING, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Noel King. Twenty years ago, DJ Fatboy Slim had a hit with the song "Right Here, Right Now." And then just recently, he put a new spin on it.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
THUNBERG: Right here, right now is where we draw the line.
(SOUNDBITE OF FATBOY SLIM'S "RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW")
THUNBERG: Right here, right now. Right here, right now.
KING: He sampled climate activist Greta Thunberg in her speech to the United Nations. I was never crazy about the original, but I got to say - this is compelling.
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