For another great vocal chop-up check out this brilliant version of the Pet Shop Boys' 'Can You Forgive Her' (fast forward to to 2:38) produced in 1993 by Marc "MK" Kinchen best known for remixing the Nightcrawlers' 'Push the Feeling On', another great vocal cut up. The full vocal remix of the Pet Shop Boys is cool, too, but the dub version focusses best on the great choice of words - juxtaposing general, "PAIN!", "SHE DEMANDS ---" with completely specific "BICYCLE!" so that you're instantly drawn into wondering what on earth the back story is.
Another classic from even longer ago (1987) is 'House Nation' by the fantastically-named House Master Boyz & Rude Boy Of House. According to this great article I read recently, this one used to get played on twin copies and mixed out for ages by the legendary Alfredo Fiorito, original DJ at Amnesia in Ibiza. Interestingly it was checking out Alredo's 'Original Sound of Ibiza' compilation that led me to George Kranz's deliciously cheesy 1984 track 'Din Daa Daa', the video for which is here.
Chop-ups are also a big thing for modern bass music, like the great one on the The xx's remix of Florence and the Machine, which so successfully transformed the vocal that at Glastonbury Florence ended up singing the remix instead of the original. A great recent example I've been listening to a lot is 'You' by Bicep and Ejeca.
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