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After Run-DMC’s 1986 mashup with Aerosmith on “Walk This Way”, rap artists started exploring sampling rock tracks. In 1988, Grandmaster Flash and the newly reunited Furious Five decided to blank over Steppenwolf’s classic ’60s...
The guitar riff from the 1983 number one hit song “True” by Spandau Ballet is instantly recognizable. Whenever the 1980s are recreated cinematically, this iconic melody by Spandau Ballet is mystically in the background. The tune...
Per Wikipedia, “I’ll Be Missing You” is a song recorded by rapper Puff Daddy and Faith Evans, featuring R&B group 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace....
Thank you for being so kind and generous to Tunesmate! Here’s Natalie Merchant’s hit “Kind and Generous” from 1998 to celebrate today!
Did you know that Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes was sampled in a fun rap song “Tic Tac Toe” by Kyper? “Tic Tac Toe” charted on the Billboard Top 40 in the...
One of my favorite samples of all-time is from Steve Winwood’s 1987 remix of the tune “Valerie”. In 2004, Eric Prydz sampled “Valerie” in his dance hall hit “Call on Me”. Per Wikipedia, “Call...
One of the best samples of all-time is Tone Loc’s 1989 hit “Wild Thing” which samples Van Halen’s “Jamie’s Cryin”. The smooth combination of the familiar Van Halen rock track along with Tone Loc’s...
Over the years, there is a continual battle between fans of Van Halen about who is the better lead singer – David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar. If you recall Gary Cherone from Extreme...
Have you heard of tropical house music? Kygo is one of the pioneers of Tropical House music; a sound that is only a few years old and now it’s everywhere. What makes this music special? Wikipedia states,...
What do you get when you mashup Eric Clapton’s “Tears In Heaven” with Thin Lizzy’s “Boys Are Back In Town”? You get an eerie mashup of the week called “The Boys Are Back In...
