Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke had them sussed out. “They claim to be inspired by the Beatles but, and this so saddens me, they have failed to grasp that the Beatles were about constant change and evolution. Oasis are repetitive Luddites."
I haven't heard that one before. ;)
I bought a 12 inch single Rapp Dirty by Blowfly in the early 80's. There's a line in it "Muthaf*ck you and Muhammad Ali" which Flavor Flav changed slightly to "Muthaf*ck him and John Wayne" when the subject...
The piano loop from Shook Ones Pt.II was one of the last "famous" samples from the golden era to be figured out.
It was from this:
Which was combined with a string sample from this:
And the beat from this:
To make the legendary...
Another very famous break beat sample that one. Here’s a couple more.
The Sesame Break from Blowfly’s ‘Sesame Street’ at 0:25
And Billy Squier’s ‘The Big Beat’ another one sampled a ton of times. Dizzee Rascals ‘Fix Up Look Sharp’ springs to...