| Big Audio Dynamite – E=mc2 Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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That is correct about the Nicholas Roeg references, but no way was this the first song ever to use samples. James Tenney sampled Elvis Presley for his piece "Collage #1" in 1961. The Beatles were also pioneers of sampling (check out "I Am the Walrus", "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite", or 'Revolution #9". E=MC2 was released in 1985. Before that time, Grandmaster FLash, Collective Effort, Bill Holt, and David Byrne/Brian Eno had sampled extensively. Of course, so had many others. |
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