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it was a good day

from Under The Influences by Insane Ian

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This was originally a hidden bonus track on the acoustic EP "Acouschtick", done as the least likely song you'd want to hear acoustically. Seeing as today is THE day referenced in the song, I figured I'd offer the song by itself as a free download.

Want proof? Here's how it was figured out from the original lyrics:

CLUE 1:
“Went to Short Dog’s house,
They was watching Yo MTV RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988

CLUE 2:
Ice Cube’s single Today Was A Good Day was released on:
Feb 23 1993

CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the SuperSonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the SuperSonics:
Nov 11 1988 114-103
Nov 30 1988 110-106
Apr 4 1989 115-97
Apr 23 1989 121-117
Jan 17 1990 100-90
Feb 28 1990 112-107
Mar 25 1990 116-94
Apr 17 1990 102-101
Jan 18 1991 105-96
Mar 24 1991 113-96
Apr 21 1991 103-100
Jan 20 1992 116-110

CLUE 4:
Dates of those Lakers won over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog:
Nov 30 1988
Apr 4 1989
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 5:
“Got a beep from Kim, and
She can fuck all night”
Beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were available to public:
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 6:
Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz in the hood” that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991, too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen..

The ONLY day where:

Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend to was…
JANUARY 20, 1992
National Good Day Day

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from Under The Influences, track released January 20, 2016
Insane Ian: vocals
Ben Stahl: guitar, backing vocals
Lyrics: Ice Cube

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