[Post-Chorus] Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh
[Verse 1: MCA & Mike D] Well, Mike D, what's up? Yo, Yauch, what's up? Come on, Mike, let's tear it up Hear no evil, see no evil, talkin' no bullshit So many damn people are so damn full of it Keyboard Money Mark, you know he ain't havin' it Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet I'm convinced that Vince is rippin' me off I think it's hisgirdle that's tippin' me off Well, Mike D's out back and he's growing onions I've got biggerbunsthan my man Paul Bunyon's I've been going nuts, gettin' all cooped up Fully hermitizin', but now I'm gettin' souped up It's time to turn the page to a brand-new chapter Settin' my sights and you know what I'm after I'll be in the paper, the news with Ernie Anastos They'll even print my recipe for pasta with pesto Now here's another special of the day You see, I've got more spice than the Frugal Gourmet
[Post-Chorus] Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh Look at it, look at it, uh, uh
[Verse 2: Mike D, MCA, & Both] Well, Mike D (Huh?), what you got for me? Show these good people what it means to be D Well, they call me Mike D with the madman style I put the mic up to my lips and I can scream for a while Created a sound at which many were shocked at I've got a million ideas that I ain't even rocked yet I got the light bulb flashing on the top of my head Never wake up on the wrong side of the bed You're an idea man, not a yes man With a point to make, you're bound to take a stand 'Cause I'm Pete the Puma, Minnie the Moocher I got every type of flavor or style that will suit you The bass is real fat because it's gotta be like that See a snare on the funky tin, give me a taste of the hi-hat
[Verse 3: Mike D, MCA, & Both] Yo, Yauch, what's up? Mike D, what's up? Come on, Yauch, let's tear it up Well, I could catch a groove like a flash in the dark I grab a hold of your attention like a thief in the park 'Cause I can flip a rhyme off the tip of my tongue Yeah, I be switching up the rhythm like the rhyme's a piece of chewing gum Now I might chew, but I don't bite My ideas are mine when I begin to write In my sleep, I'll be thinking 'bout beats and Getting on the mic and busting some treats and Sportin' the crazy funky threads that you've never even seen before What I'm lacking from macking I can find at the thrift store I don't scuff nor scuffle, just grin as I walk by Take the time to rhyme for a girl I hear talk fly Down some papaya, down with the revolution Always wear my goggles 'cause there's so much pollution I can do the Freak, the Patty Duke,and the Spank Gotta free the funky fish from the funky fish tanks I'll sell my house, sell my car,and I'll sell all my stuff I'm going back to New York City, I do believe I've had enough
[Outro: Mike D] Whipped— whipped— whipped cream Whipped— whipped— whipped cream We gon' be out of here in a minute So this one goes out to my man, Mario C My brother Ad-Rock cuttin' it up on the turntable Yeah, finger-lickin' good, y'all DJ Hurricane's finger-lickin' good, y'all
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“Finger Lickin' Good” is Track 6 on Beastie Boys' third (full-length) LP Check Your Head. Writing credit is shared by: Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, & Wendell Fite.
Mike D & MCA go line-for-line as Adrock scratches over an instrumental track performed by:
Adam Yauch (bass)
Michael Diamond (drums)
Adam Horovitz (guitar)
Mark Nishita (D6, Clav, Organ, Wurlitzer)
Drew Lawrence (tamboura, mridunga)
It was recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA, Co-produced by Beastie Boys & Mario C with Mario C acting as engineer. After sequencing at PCP Labs, the album was released on 4.21.1992.
“Dance to the Music“ by Sly & the Family Stone, from the single, "Dance to the Music/Sing a Simple Song” (1979)
In concert, the chorus to “Finger Lickin' Good” was often incorporated in renditions of “Shake Your Rump“. However, ”FLG“ was played as a stand alone number in just eight concerts.