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My favorite song from the 1996 is the song No Diggity by Blackstreet.
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We all owe Blackstreet a debt of gratitude for the fact that "No Diggity" ended "Macarena"'s 14-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 that year.

The sweet recurring intro "mmm-hmmm" instantly puts you into groove mode. But what not everyone knows - is that that part of the song is actually a sample from a much older song by the great R&B songwriter and singer Bill Withers, called "Grandma's Hands".

Released in1971 on the album Just as I Am - it was written as a love song for an extremely supportive and nurturing grandmother, this song conveys context and emotion like few others can.

The song was produced by Booker T. Jones and also featured drummer Al Jackson, Jr. and bassist Duck Dunn from Booker T. & the MG's.

Here's the lyrics:

Grandma's Hands

Grandma's hands
Clapped in church on Sunday morning
Grandma's hands
Played a tambourine so well
Grandma's hands
Used to issue out a warning
She'd say, "Billy don't you run so fast
Might fall on a piece of glass
"Might be snakes there in that grass"
Grandma's hands
Grandma's hands
Soothed a local unwed mother
Grandma's hands
Used to ache sometimes and swell
Grandma's hands
Used to lift her face and tell her,
She'd say "Baby, Grandma understands
That you really love that man
Put yourself in Jesus hands"
Grandma's hands
Grandma's hands
Used to hand me piece of candy
Grandma's hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma's hands
Boy, they really came in handy
She'd say, "Matty don' you whip that boy
What you want to spank him for?
He didn't drop no apple core"
But I don't have Grandma anymore
If I get to heaven I'll look for
Grandma's hands

Songwriter: Bill Withers
Grandma's Hand's lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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