To round off the weekend, there was an interesting, if disappointingly brief, article in The Grauniad the other day, featuring interviews with Mark Moore and Pascal Gabriel entitled “How we made Theme from S-Express” which reminded me quite a lot of a post I wrote over a year ago, featuring all of the songs which were sampled on that song.
And since I’m a firm believer in recycling, as obviously were Moore and Gabriel, I figured I may as well revive it.
So here you go, slightly edited and with all links updated.
“The other day my iPod decided to play me a tune thatâs the main sample on a record that I love, and which always gets these old bones moving. Hearing it made me seek out the rest of the oh-so-many samples on said record.
Thereâs quite a few:
Alfredo De La Fe â Hot to Trot
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Crystal Grass â Crystal World
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Debbie Harry â Feel the Spin
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Gene Roddenberry â The Star Trek Dream
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Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson â The Bottle
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(Warning: Do not listen to this next one unless you really like a lot of effing and jeffing)
Karen Finley â Tales Of Taboo
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Laura Olsher â The Martian Monsters
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Peech Boys â Donât Make Me Wait
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Rose Royce â Is It Love Youâre After
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Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs â Oh Thatâs Good, No Thatâs Bad
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TZ â I Got The Hots For You (Vocal Version)
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Put ’em altogether, and what have you got?
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SâExpress â Overture â Theme From SâExpress
Youâre welcome. Still sounds as great today as it did back in the day, in my book.
(Disclaimer: blame Wikipedia if any of those are wrong)
More soon.
A History of Dubious Taste