"Get Over It" is the first solo single by

MC Kinky Caron Liza Geary (born 15 October 1963 in Paddington, London), known by various stage names, is an English female raggamuffin toaster. She was the world's first white female reggae/dancehall MC, and the first dancehall MC ever, to chat reggae ...

. It charted at number 95 on the UK Singles Chart after being featured on an episode of

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's '' The Word''.

Background

"Get Over It" is MC Kinky's first solo single after featuring on

E-Zee Possee E-Zee Possee were an English electronic music group, active between 1989 and 1991, made up of vocalists and musicians, and led by MC Kinky. She was a rapper and friend of Boy George, and E-Zee Possee were promoted by George's label, More Protei ...

's " Everything Starts with an 'E'". It was written by MC Kinky and produced by her and

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(operating under the name 'The Hand of Jesus') with one version being released which had

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on remixing duties. It was released on More Protein, a vanity label established by

because no-one would release "Everything Starts with an 'E'". The song was performed on the series 1 finale of

's '' The Word''. The following week, it made No. 95 on the UK Singles Chart. It would be her only solo entry on the UK Singles Chart under the name 'MC Kinky'. The song was not released on any album until 2009, when the song was re-issued on Feral on Kinky's album ''Girl with a Halo 2'' as "So Over It". According to Boy George's autobiography, things got heated between George and Kinky during the production of "Get Over It" due to Kinky's fastidiousness in controlling every aspect of her records, her refusal to listen to external opinions, and readiness in blaming others for mistakes: "No matter who she collaborated with, within hours they were labelled wankers."

Music video

A music video was produced for the song at a length of 4:10 in which MC Kinky raps along to the song, and can be seen topless. Assorted shots of breakdancers and drummers are seen. Parts of the music video were shot in

's house in

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Critical reception

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'' rated the song 7/10, and described it as "another one of those records that you try your real bestest to reject on the grounds of terminal insanity and total irrelevance", noting the reviewer's failure to do so and commending its "jolly catchy chorus".

References

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