Tuesday 17 April 2007

The ear-worm of wisdom...

Hmmm... I've now got an extremely annoying ear-worm (you know, one of those little snatches of music that you just can't get out of your head) bugging me...

I heard the new single "Real Girl" by Mutya (ex Sugababes) on the radio this morning, and was playing "spot the sample" - the curse of the ex-local radio presenter - in this case the song's producer has borrowed the string section from the Lenny Kravitz hit, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."

BUT (and it's a big but) the question is this... did Lenny Kravitz also lift that bit of tune from somewhere else? It sounds frighteningly similar to The Nolan Sisters, "I'm In The Mood For Dancing."! (AAAARGGGHHH!!!! MAKE THEM STOP!!)

[And your musicalogical thought for today: Discuss the topic "Is sampling a sign of this generation's musical and moral bankruptcy, or just the producer having a laugh?"]

No comments: