Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)

"Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)"
Single by Morris Minor and the Majors
B-side	"Another Boring B-Side"
Released	1987
Genre	Comedy rap
Label	Ten Records
Songwriter(s)	Tony Hawks
Producer(s)	Grand Master Jelly Tot (Jakko Jakszyk)
Morris Minor and the Majors singles chronology
"Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" (1987) "This Is the Chorus" (1988)

"Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" is a song by Morris Minor and the Majors, led by Tony Hawks. The song is a stylistic parody of the Beastie Boys, and the subtitle plays on their 1987 single "No Sleep till Brooklyn". The record sold 220,000 copies.

Hawks started out as a songwriter but was not successful, and instead became a comedian and writer. However, in turning to comedy he achieved a hit with "Stutter Rap", which reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart,^[1] No. 14 in Canada and No. 2 in Australia. It was written by Hawks, and performed by him along with two others. In the video for the song, John Deacon (of Queen) makes an appearance, wearing a blue wig and playing guitar.

The song was coupled with "Another Boring B-Side", whose chorus simply repeated the line: "Very very very very very very boring".

Melody Maker reviewed the single with the four words "Stutter Rap, Utter Crap".^[2]

In its original form the track had a brief two second sample of the theme to the TV series Neighbours at the 1:39 mark, but on the follow-up single "This Is the Chorus" and some compilations this was replaced with a different and unidentified sample with female vocals.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[3]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	21

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 369. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Tony Hawks (2002). One Hit Wonderland. Ebury. p. 6. ISBN 9780091882082.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Morris Minor & the Majors". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 193. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Tony-Hawks.com (Official website of Tony Hawks)