I don't need to read Agatha Christie or P.D. James, because I always have my own modern-day mystery plaguing every waking thought: What was that song's sample? The original record must be so insane! So I engage in unrestrained humming, asking strangers if they know, scanning band fan sites, and still.....I never get on the good foot. But no more, baby! I've found the place to bust my grooves: Sample FAQ.
This site takes you there. Takes you to all the secrets. Takes you to the true history of funk. For instance: You say, give me a sample-able funk groove, and I say James Brown and P-Funk. Correct, indeed. But if you know the right song to pick, and all you need is one song, then Melvin Bliss is JB's equal--Synthetic Substitution! P-Funk? They're busy huffing and puffing in their big boots to keep up with the Honeydrippers‹Impeach the President!>
Check out all the give and take take take, and then you, just like Biz Markie in "I Hear Music," will be singing along with the Impressions, "We're a Winner...."
[NB: I was shocked to discover, on searching for "James Brown," that there were no samples listed! What kind of alternate universe hell had I fallen into? But I breathed a sigh of relief -- there are plenty under "Brown, James".]
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