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Another song that's been sampled a lot is La Di Da Di, by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, which came out when I was in primary school: https://www.wsj.com/articl
by rahimnathwani 3y ago
Another song that's been sampled a lot is La Di Da Di, by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, which came out when I was in primary school:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-la-di-da-di-a-b-side-from-1985-became-one-of-musics-most-sampled-songs-11558522800?st=jhkxntvnb2cr73f https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-la-di-da-di-a-b-side-from-1...
Other frequently sampled songs typically have a single element, like a drumbeat or a vocal shout, that is used again and again. Part of what makes “La Di Da Di” unusual is how many different lines from the five-minute track have wormed their way into popular music.
Slick Rick's other tracks are also emulated. You probably know 'This is how we do it' by Montell Jordan. This not only has a repeated music sample from "Children's Story", but also a verse in the style of the opening:
Children's Story:
Once upon a time not long ago
When people wore pajamas and lived life slow
When laws were stern and justice stood
And people were behavin' like they ought ta good
There lived a lil' boy who was misled
By anotha lil' boy and this is what he said
"Me and you Ty, we're gonna make sum cash
Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash"
This is how we do it:
Once upon a time in '94
Montell made no money and life sure was slow
All they said was 6' 8" he stood
And people thought the music that he made was good
There lived a D.J. and Paul was his name
He came up to Monty, this is what he said
You and O.G. are gonna make some cash
Sell a million records and we're makin' tha dash
- joshuamorton 3y agoSee also https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_ronson_how_sampling_transformed_music?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_ronson_how_sampling_transform..., a good ted talk on this (that the WSJ article is probably inspired by)