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"Free the music" sample I just listened to "Free the music" (from 1994, I think?), and suddenly I recognized the sampled voice...
Do you know who it is, and where it's taken from? I do...  |
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RealMusician said: I just listened to "Free the music" (from 1994, I think?), and suddenly I recognized the sampled voice...
Do you know who it is, and where it's taken from? I do... No - I'd always just thought it was a loop of Mayte saying 'Free The Music' - is this the part you mean? | |
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booyah said: RealMusician said: I just listened to "Free the music" (from 1994, I think?), and suddenly I recognized the sampled voice...
Do you know who it is, and where it's taken from? I do... No - I'd always just thought it was a loop of Mayte saying 'Free The Music' - is this the part you mean? it is | |
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No, I mean the voice that comes in about halfway through the song, along with a guitar. It says something like "just come in strong...just keep that steady rhythm pounding...do all your little things, just go mad..." and some other stuff like that.
Also, there's a conversation with another voice, and if you can identify that one you're really good... |
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So tell.
Now I am curious. Is it worth knowing? | |
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GooeyTheHamster said: So tell.
Now I am curious. Is it worth knowing? Well...to me it was kind of surprising, since I actually have the record where it comes from...and I don't think there's many people who have heard it. I'll give you a clue - Prince has sometimes been compared to this person... |
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Can we establish what sample you refer to exactly?
It is a voice sample or a musical sample? | |
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GooeyTheHamster said: Can we establish what sample you refer to exactly?
It is a voice sample or a musical sample? It is one voice talking (giving musical instructions, actually - see my earlier post for some examples), and another voice making a couple of short comments. There's also a guitar playing some short licks. All of this is sampled from the same source, and comes in about halfway through the song. |
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I give up | |
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GooeyTheHamster said: I give up Ok...but you know which one I'm talking about? |
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RealMusician said: No, I mean the voice that comes in about halfway through the song, along with a guitar. It says something like "just come in strong...just keep that steady rhythm pounding...do all your little things, just go mad..." and some other stuff like that.
Also, there's a conversation with another voice, and if you can identify that one you're really good... The songs from 1993 - it was released on 'The Good Life' maxi-single clocking in at just under 2 minutes (states 1'47" on the single itself). I've listened through it now and here's a transcription: Free The Music Exodus Free the Music Get Wild Free the Music Get Wild Free the Music Exodus Free the Music Baby, I count the days Free the Music Cherry, Cherry Exodus The return of the bump squad is coming your way Exodus Exodus Get freaky, let your head bob (Big f..) Free the mus.. The exodus has begun The music The music The music The exodus has begun The music The music The music Exodus Exodus Free the music Good life ----- I can't trace any sign of the voices that you are describing on the CD single version. Are you listening to source material, or have you downloaded a copy from somewhere which is could either be an alternative version (I'm unaware there is more than the one released version) ... or has had other samples added subsequently? ----- ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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moderatorlangebleu said: Are you listening to source material, or have you downloaded a copy from somewhere which is could either be an alternative version (I'm unaware there is more than the one released version) ... or has had other samples added subsequently?
----- Yeah, there's a longer unreleased version that realmusician is talking about (clocking in somewhere around the 3:23 mark, IIRC). I always thought these directions/samples were just Sonny T joking around, since that fits the style of recordings from this time, but sounds like it's from something else. OK, I'm ready for the answer... | |
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And the guitar comes in at around 1'14" on the single ... does this and the above timing (1' 47") tally with the version to which you are listening?
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Aahh .. I'll go and dig that one out then!!!!
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langebleu said: The songs from 1993 - it was released on 'The Good Life' maxi-single clocking in at just under 2 minutes (states 1'47" on the single itself). I can't trace any sign of the voices that you are describing on the CD single version. Are you listening to source material, or have you downloaded a copy from somewhere which is could either be an alternative version (I'm unaware there is more than the one released version) ... or has had other samples added subsequently? ----- Yeah, the version I have is about 4 minutes, and these samples come in after about 2 minutes or so. So I guess that explains it... |
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And it's not Sonny T.
Another clue: The sample is from 1956 (or maybe 1957). |
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RealMusician said: Yeah, the version I have is about 4 minutes, and these samples come in after about 2 minutes or so.
So I guess that explains it... Thanks Found it clocks in at 3'24" Listening to it now ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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Mmmmm
I'm guessing ... do you think it's James Brown? . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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1956 ... then I suspect it's Little Richard.
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langebleu said: 1956 ... then I suspect it's Little Richard.
. Yep, right! It is Little Richard, some studio conversation from an album of alternate takes, released sometime in the 90's, I guess. The other voice is probably producer "Bumps" Blackwell, and I don't know exactly who the guitar player is. James Brown was an ok guess, too! |
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RealMusician said: langebleu said: 1956 ... then I suspect it's Little Richard.
. Yep, right! It is Little Richard, some studio conversation from an album of alternate takes, released sometime in the 90's, I guess. The other voice is probably producer "Bumps" Blackwell, and I don't know exactly who the guitar player is. James Brown was an ok guess, too! I doubted it was James as I listened on because: a. I expected James to be a lot more directional rather than just say something like, "Then you all come in and do your thing" b. Even though I suspected it could be a youngish James, the voice doesn't sound raw enough. In fact the voice sounds a bit too smooth, even feminine, which was my first thought of Little Richard ... then I saw you had mentioned 1956. Thanks for all the info. ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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langebleu said: RealMusician said: Yep, right! It is Little Richard, some studio conversation from an album of alternate takes, released sometime in the 90's, I guess. The other voice is probably producer "Bumps" Blackwell, and I don't know exactly who the guitar player is. James Brown was an ok guess, too! I doubted it was James as I listened on because: a. I expected James to be a lot more directional rather than just say something like, "Then you all come in and do your thing" b. Even though I suspected it could be a youngish James, the voice doesn't sound raw enough. In fact the voice sounds a bit too smooth, even feminine, which was my first thought of Little Richard ... then I saw you had mentioned 1956. Thanks for all the info. I thought it was kind of interesting - not just that Prince sampled Little Richard, but also that he didn't use one of Richard's well-known recordings, but a very rare studio outtake, the kind that only die-hard fans would even know about... |
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