Stolen beats run the world...Major Lazer vs. Beyonce

There's good news and bad news. The bad news: I'm sick. AGAIN. The good news: I've compiled lots of samples in my misery. First up: The FAB-ulous Beyonce. I love this song , but it's so stolen. First, thief:

Artist: Beyonce
Song: Run the world (Girls)
Release date: April 21, 2011

 

I actually like this song, but my mom hates it. Now, victim:

Artist: Major Lazer
Song: Pon De Floor
Release date: 2009




I personal like the original better. Thoughts?

Straight up now tell me, is this a bad sample or what? J Cole vs. Paula Abdul

Let me start by saying 2 things:
1. I have been waiting a VERY long time to write this post.
2. I am TOTALLY biased towards the victim.

With that said:

This is one of the few samples I have followed from the beginning. I first saw evidence of this on the victim's twitter (What, you didn't know I had a twitter? YOU AREN'T FOLLOWING ME??? Well go follow me! @stoleaccordion), didn't believe my eyes, and googled it. And low and behold, it was true. I wanted to post it at than moment, but I told myself I'd wait 'till I heard the thief song on the radio. This was 5 months ago. At 1:15 am Thursday, I heard it on 102.7 KIIS FM LA. So here we go! First up: The theif.

Title: Workout
Artist: J. Cole
Release Date: As best as I can tell, June 15 2011
Sample appears at 3:08



The older of you probably recognized the sample here, younger probably did not. I, being a bit of a superfan of the victim, think this is just sooooo wrong. And the original (which I know so well I don't even have to google for the info)

Title: Straight Up
Artist: Paula Abdul (I've beem waiting soo long for an excuse to put that name here)
Realease Date: November 1988



He KILLED this. Why would anyone do this to such a great song? Oh yeah, and the electronic "Doo doo doo doo" sound in the back ground of workout is lifted from "The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West. I would expound, but honestly, I don't care. Phew. Rant over.

Romania Vs. Romania - Alexandra Stan Vs. Inna

First let me say that I love both these songs and artists. Sorry America, but Romania has the best music. This song came on the radio, and I fell in love with it. So here it is:
(Note - I'm posting the instrumental because it's easier to spot the sample that way)
Artist: Alexandra Stan
Name: Mr. Saxobeat
Release Date : January 28, 2011



The moment I heard this I thought something in it sounded familiar. Hear the electronic sort of water drop sound in the background? It's not confirmed, but I'm pretty sure it's from this:
Artist: Inna
Name: Hot
Release date: November 12, 2008 These 2 songs sound a lot alike in the background music. (or at least I think they do) Opinions?

Flying off the earth....

Not sample related post: OH MY GOD PAULA ABDUL JUST TWEETED ME.

That is all. You may now return to your life.

Sampleing samplers...Fergie vs. JJ fad vs. Afrocan vs. Krafwerk vs. Katy Perry

This promises to be an interesting post. As I'm sure the title shows. The main thief here is Fergie. As much as I love her, the song I'm about to post is one of the most sample filled disasters ever. Not to say that it's not addicting, it is. And catchy. Dangerously. We're gonna work from the ground up. First, the key sound effects (The "elephant-ish" noise at the begging):



Now, the beginning dance section (note that this song samples the above song at 0:28) :



And then the main rap pattern from :36 in this:



And throw it all together in a surprisingly good sounding combination and you get this:



Most of you probably already guessed this one :-) but most probably don't know where this is going next:



Does anyone else think that this video is TOTALLY ripping Fergie off?

Queen Sinusitis hangs up her crown...Daft Punk vs. Edward Birdsong

I am so sorry for the lack of recent posts lately. I have been out with a sinus infection for the last week and a half. Now back to our regularly scheduled rant programming. As you guys know, I love what I do., I generally love ranting on artists I don't like for stealing from artists I do like.

However.

Occasionally I have to rag on someone I like. Or sometimes, LOVE.

This is one of those times.

Wahh. I'm gonna do this a little differently that usually. First up...The victim.

Artist: Edwin Birdsong
Song: Cola Bottle Baby
Release Date: 1979

Now if you know anything about techno house, you already know where this is headed. I know I do. Alright...here we go...the thieves.

Artist: Daft Punk
Song: Harder Better Faster Stronger
Release Date: October 13th, 2001




How you Daft punk fans (like me) doing? Yeah. But I can't deny this one. It's blatant. Excuse me while I go try to convince myself to forgive them.

Let's Talk About Girl Talk

I have been reading a lot about an artist by the name of "Girl Talk" lately. This guy is PATHETIC. To quote wikipedia "He produces mashup-style remixes, in which he uses often a dozen or more unauthorized samples from different songs to create a new song". How dare he? I actually wouldn't rag on him IF these samples were duly paid for. There really is something to what he does, and his stuff actually does sound pretty good. See?

I think the most painful one in here (for me) is the hunk of Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted Snake" that starts at about 0:14.

If he doesn't pay for the samples, he's breaking one of the base copyright laws, considering he does sell his albums. In short, he's chopping up someone's original work and selling it for income. Scandalous!

They Sampled WHAT!? Wednesday.

Every Wednesday from now on I'll be posting a sample that blows your mind. You know, one that makes you think "they sampled THAT?" This one of those songs. First, the theif.

There are clues/nods to the original in the form of the bed full of kids at 1:24, the curtains at 1:39, the curtain dresses at 2:02, the hill at 2:09, the gates used throughout the video, and the gate at 2:21. On a different note, this is honestly one of the worst songs I've ever heard. "No Way No Way" by Vanilla might be the only thing thing that beats it. Now, if you don't already know:

As a lover of old movies, this just...well, it's disrespectful.

Stereo Love - Edward Maya/Vika Jigulina vs. On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez

So...I've already gone on about this a little. But it's time to go into detail. First up: Stereo Love

Before I go any further, in all decency, I have to all the way back. "Stereo Love" is actually a sample of "Bayatilar" composed by Eldar Mansurov.

Artist: Brilliant Dadashova
Release Date: 1989

Hear it? The beginning? Edward Maya Himself says that this was his inspiration for "Stereo Love". After a certain amount of dispute, the copy right ordeals were settled between Edward and Eldar. Now "Stereo Love"

Artist: Edward Maya/Vika Jigulina

Release Date: October 17, 2009

Might I say that I love this song, and no, I'm actually not holding the sample over Edward Maya's head.

Now comes the interesting part. "On the floor" actually admits it's sampled, but not from stereo love. "On The Floor" is sampled from "Lambada"

Artist: Kaoma

Release Date: 1989 (same as Bayatiar, interestingly enough.)

"On The Floor" doesn't even try to cover up it's shameless sample of this. Even the phrasing is the same. Interesting enough, "Bayatilar" & "Lambada" don't sound anything alike, BUT...

Artist: Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull

Release Date: February 11, 2011

Thereeee it is. Yeah. Although the accordion is similar, the real sample (I think) is in the electronic back ground. It's almost exactly the same in both songs. So what do you think? Shameless sample or understandable modern music similarity?

The Stolen Accordion

Ever heard "Stereo Love"? No? Ok, ever heard this?



I thought so. That IS stereo love. The title isn't a lyric, making it confusing. Now...have you heard this?



Did ya ever think they sound alike? And yes, Stereo Love came first. Listen to the beginning of each song again. Hear it? That's what inspired this blog. Stereo Love vs. On The Floor. After noticing that they sounded alike, I started to listen for musical plagiarism. And what I heard amazed me. The amount of stolen music is AMAZING. This blog is here to bring attention to it. Every week, I'll feature a combo of songs. Thief and victim. Shlemiel & Shlemazel, if you will. I'll date both songs, and tell if that steal (or "sample", as the music industry calls it) is credited/compensated. I'm not here, however, to villanize musicians. I am a pop culture geek and love modern music. Not as much as I love 80's music, but that's another post. I'm simply here to show that not all music is as original as it's artists would have us think, and hopefully give the ORIGINAL makers of the songs-generally unknown, foreign musicians-some much needed credit. But First, I'm going to expound on the Stereo Love vs. On The Floor. Next post.