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.