Baby I Love Your Way: The Secret Handshake - I Wish

THE SECRET HANDSHAKE - "I WISH" from the 2008 album, "Punk Goes Crunk"

I ran into this looking for the video for Skee-Lo's 1995 hit single "I Wish" on YouTube. It's a cover by Texan electronic musician Luis Dubuc, who goes by the moniker The Secret Handshake, for the 2008 compilation record "Punk Goes Crunk" on Fearless Records.

I don't know anything about Mr. Handshake, but unlike many hardcore devotees of Skee-Lo on YouTube who felt this was the "white people version" of the song, I thought this was an interesting riff on what was an already languidly atmospheric electronic production. In other words, don't hate on an electro-pop update. Judge for oneself:



Though I agree that this is in no way better than the original, it is fun to imagine T-Pain performing this song in one of those top hats he's into wearing. He's on a boat, mamma-jammas!

Soundtrack of Your Life: Skee-Lo - "I Wish"

SKEE- LO - "I WISH" from the 1995 album of the same name

Your 90's-ologist just had to stop and reminisce about this quintessential mid-90's summer hip-hop hit song. It showed up in the exceedingly silly 2007 film "Ping Pong Playa" that I'm watching as I figure out how to save my sick cactus (don't ask). It brightened my mood instantly.

What alot of people will remember about Californian rapper Skee-lo and this song is the fantastically funny and thoroughly 90's video in which he parodied Forrest Gump sitting on the park bench. Unfortunately, I will not be able to show you that wonderful video personally, but you can and must find it here.

I just remember this song being one of those feel-good tunes that accompanied long, hot summer days and nights, humid with youthful expectation and joy. Please enjoy the song here: