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So. Cool. 1. Playing around in nostalgia territory and am amused by how well pop music re-uses itself over and over. For instance, in May-Oct 1993, #1 spots w
by robbiemitchell 10y ago
So. Cool.
1. Playing around in nostalgia territory and am amused by how well pop music re-uses itself over and over.
For instance, in May-Oct 1993, #1 spots were dominated mostly by three songs:
8 weeks: "That's the Way Love Goes" (Janet Jackson) --> samples "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown (1974)
7 weeks: "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You (UB40) --> cover of "We Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis (1961)
8 weeks: "Dreamlover" (Mariah Carey) --> samples "Blind Alley" by The Emotions (1972)
2. Compare that kind of pop-culture inertia to, say, 1974, where the top spot cycled much more frequently, yet those songs have been sampled heavily in the years since.
- dikdik 10y agoI'm a music junkie and have been on a European-pop binge the last couple months. It amazes me how many beats/songs/samples are reused in the European market...and occasionally I'll find the exact song redone for Euro or American consumption (especially popular with Spanish speaking artists to do the same track in both English and Spanish for varying markets). My most recent find is: Yall - Hundred Miles (recently on Euro charts) ---> Beat rips off Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (from last summer)
- collinmanderson 10y agowhosampled.com is a nice website that catalogs samples. I've lots a lot of time on that. :)