Music Trivia....do you know any good ones?
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Robbie Williams "Rock DJ": the main melody is a sample from a Barry White.
The feedback-y bit at the beginning of "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles was caused by George resting his guitar against a studio amp, then picking it up and starting to play it.
That funny acid house-y noise was first discovered by A Guy Called Gerald, but he was in 808 State at the time. So he left, and then released "Voodoo Ray" on an independant label.
I'll think of some more soon.
The feedback-y bit at the beginning of "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles was caused by George resting his guitar against a studio amp, then picking it up and starting to play it.
That funny acid house-y noise was first discovered by A Guy Called Gerald, but he was in 808 State at the time. So he left, and then released "Voodoo Ray" on an independant label.
I'll think of some more soon.
Got a few, this is my fave though.
Eminems first single sampled a riff by a 70's singer called Labby Siffri (I cant spell, I know).
Labby Siffri being a singer when he recorded his records the backing was provided by session musicians.
On the track that Eminem samples Labby had enlisted the help of Charles Hodges and Dave Peacock to do backing.
After they realised that session musicians was a miserable job they set up their own east end chirpy duo Chas and Dave.
So there we have Eminems primary success was due, at least in part, to Chas and Dave.
Ithangyew
Eminems first single sampled a riff by a 70's singer called Labby Siffri (I cant spell, I know).
Labby Siffri being a singer when he recorded his records the backing was provided by session musicians.
On the track that Eminem samples Labby had enlisted the help of Charles Hodges and Dave Peacock to do backing.
After they realised that session musicians was a miserable job they set up their own east end chirpy duo Chas and Dave.
So there we have Eminems primary success was due, at least in part, to Chas and Dave.
Ithangyew
MARRS' "Pump up the Volume" originally contained a sample of a song called "Roadblock" by Stock Aitken and Waterman. The sample was around 6 seconds long, and a fabulous lesson in something called "transformer scratching".
Sadly, the miserable gits did not agree, and threatened legal action. The sample was removed.
Early versions with the sample in are worth considerably more than their sample-less superiors.
Sadly, the miserable gits did not agree, and threatened legal action. The sample was removed.
Early versions with the sample in are worth considerably more than their sample-less superiors.
Plotloss said:Brimful of Asha? (its not the one you're thinking of)
There has been at least one incident of a record being played at the wrong speed in a club and then re-released at that speed to a much wider audience.
Few years back, released on a Warner Dance Imprint, cant remember the bloody name of it though. Pan pipes based, great record.
Although the original ain't so bad....
Johnny Depp played slide guitar on the Oasis track Fade In-Out on Be Here Now
Bruce Dickinson (lead singer of Iron Maiden) also has a job as a commercial airline pilot.
The lead singer of Opus III (one hit wonders with It's A Fine Day) was the daughter of William G Stewart of 15-1 fame
On the Beach Boys track Vegetables (on Smiley Smile), Paul McCartney is credited with playing the carrot.
Until it was remastered for the Miles at 75 reissue (when they compared the master and backup tapes), no-one had ever realised that every previous pressing played about a quarter tone too sharp (the master tape deck was recording a fraction off speed).
The soundtrack for the Italian Job (the real version) was composed by Quincy Jones.
Until it was remastered for the Miles at 75 reissue (when they compared the master and backup tapes), no-one had ever realised that every previous pressing played about a quarter tone too sharp (the master tape deck was recording a fraction off speed).
The soundtrack for the Italian Job (the real version) was composed by Quincy Jones.
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