The Anatomy of a Song

Maybe not the anatomy but maybe the reverse engineering and then the once again forward engineering.

This all leads to a really cool Instrumental version by a bunch of young talented guys. I was just tipped off to this and thought you might like.

The intro of Kool and the Gang's 1987 R&B song "Hollywood Swinging"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQl9jwlo9o8
was combined with the intro of Marva Whitney's 1967 R&B "Unwind Yourself"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lMVH0a8Yas
to create DJ Kool's 1996 Rap song "Let Me Clear My Throat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBsZj1mhw8

Here on Youtube this year is a group of young guys called the Cincy Brass performing a really cool live all instrumental version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynxNBN2KcJc

On the same note--

Here's the backbone of hip-hop:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhJcFEkCEEU

Thats pretty cool. Similar to Kid Rock and his mash-up of "Werewolves of London" and "Sweet Home Alabama" to create "All Summer Long."

gamby wrote: On the same note-- Here's the backbone of hip-hop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhJcFEkCEEU

Not just hip-hop. I have heard Amen Break in White Zombie, Fear Factory, KMFDM... basically, anywhere there is electronic to be found, it's probably there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

Knurled wrote:

gamby wrote: On the same note-- Here's the backbone of hip-hop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhJcFEkCEEU

Not just hip-hop. I have heard Amen Break in White Zombie, Fear Factory, KMFDM... basically, anywhere there is electronic to be found, it's probably there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

Very cool, though people referring to actual samplers (i.e., not just a program on your computer,) as 'vintage' equipment, makes a crackuh feel very, very old.

I just realized something...

On the Metallica box set Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge, there's a between-song screwing around thing that Lars and James did on drums. Guess what one of the things they played was...

In reply to Knurled:

was it YYZ? no wait, that was Primus' intro to John the Fisherman...

Knurled wrote:

gamby wrote: On the same note-- Here's the backbone of hip-hop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhJcFEkCEEU

Not just hip-hop. I have heard Amen Break in White Zombie, Fear Factory, KMFDM... basically, anywhere there is electronic to be found, it's probably there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

I watched that clip a few years back. It's one I tell my students to track down--very well put-together. So relevant.