14.8.12
Feature ¦ When do we cross the line between a sample and robbery?
Call me naïve, but when I first heard the Duck Sauce song Barbara Streisand, I genuinely thought that the Djing duo of Armand Van Helden and A-Trak had managed to come up with a
catchy summer melody that would go on to dominate dance floors across the
world.
Despite the fact I found the song hugely irritating, and knew it would only grow to be more so with the countless hours of airtime that would follow, I did appreciate what ‘they had done’.
Despite the fact I found the song hugely irritating, and knew it would only grow to be more so with the countless hours of airtime that would follow, I did appreciate what ‘they had done’.
With this in mind it was to my disgust (Ok maybe that’s a tad harsh, but certainly to my displeasure) that I discovered the song heavily sampled the 1979 track Gotta Go Home by Boney M, who coincidently sampled Hallo Bimmelbahn’s 1973 hit Nighttrain.[1]
You may well ask what my gripe is with this. It is well-known to many that samples are a widely used facet of the music industry and in fact many hits, particularly in the rap/hip-hop and dance genres, utilise samples. My problem, however, does not lie here.
If you take 10 minutes out of your life and listen to the songs previously mentioned you can see what my problem is. At least I hope you can. (Songs linked below)
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