Several things that don't make sense

[quesarah]

For every strange throwback band like The Arcade Fire whose music makes me twitch and thrash rhythmically, or for every smart lyrical "pop" band like Rilo Kiley whose music makes me think and reflect, there will always be at least one song on the radio that makes me say WTF?

Of late, there are two:

• A hip hop song (artist unknown to me) that samples the Turtles' "Happy Together;" and


• Another hip hop song (artist unknown to me) that samples Bobby Vinton's "Mr. Lonely"

This, at least to my unique little brain, begs the following question: after so many years of marketing quote unquote Black Culture to White Suburbia, have we finally reached a point where icons of quote unquote White Culture will be coopted by Black Youth? Will it be the new gangsta to sport Izod shirts and topsiders? Will Pat Boone do a guest spot on the new 50 Cent album? Does this frighten anyone else as much as it does me? Do I frighten any of you? The questions ABOUND.

Comments

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

Petrified, Ma'am.

...

Do I get a cookie?

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

There there. The application of copious amounts of ganja will make it all better.

In the meantime, of course you get a cookie.

[juanitadark.livejournal.com]

Dude, a lot of those gansters used to kick back to Phil Collins at their parent's/eccentric uncle's house.

Weirdness will find it's way into samples.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Weirdness seems to have an Invisible Touch, eh? Strange...

[madenglishbloke.livejournal.com]

youve been spending too much time around chris - the snark is getting to ya... ;)

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

That's right. I blame it ALL ON CHRIS. *points accusatory finger*

[scrump.livejournal.com]

SHRIEK

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

*whimper*

[madenglishbloke.livejournal.com]

lets not forget that the original hip-hop DJ's (people like dj kool herk, afrikka bambaata, and grandmaster flash) based a lot of their early work on some rather esoteric stuff - probably the most influential of which was the incredible bongo band's cover of apache - originally by the shadows, which just goes to show that its too late - its already happend...

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Much respect dude, but Afrikaa Bambataa sampling Kraftwerk is a far cry from some dude rapping over a riff from the self-styled "Polish Prince."

Dude.

[madenglishbloke.livejournal.com]

nonono...
this was BEFORE bam started i with the kraftwerk - kool herk was using apache before bam started dj'ing...
and if you were unfortunate to know who the shadows actually were - you'd know what i mean.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

*skeered*

I'd look up who The Apaches were but I fear it'd break my brain and turn me into a madamercianchick. eep!

[madenglishbloke.livejournal.com]

nonnon...
apache was the name of a track originally performed by the shadows - who used to be cliff richard's backing band...
when you consider that they built a reputation around making music that made hootie and the blowfish look like rock gods - well, thats gotta tell ya something...

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

I have also been noticing strange samples finding their ways into songs of late.
*quakes in f33r*