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D'angelo's Send it On....a Kool and the gang track? | |
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There's no question it's a direct lift and, while I don't immediately have the liner notes from 'Voodoo' handy, my guess is a quick check of the credits on 'Send It On' will probably say 'includes an interpolation of 'Sea Of Tranquility' by Kool & The Gang'.
Anything else would be outright thievery... | |
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"Yet I imagine D'Angelo's elders react to him the way Martin Denny might take Stereolab: with a smile of recognition, perhaps--and an arched eyebrow. For all of its gestures toward what might be called black-music classicism (the Roots' ?uestlove keeps the beat crisp, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter each lend a steady hand), the album is in essence a very, very weird piece of grooving. That's what children are for, I suppose, and I'm not surprised critics have either shrunk from panning Voodoo or leapt protectively to its defense. Even its most nostalgic dip into midtempo balladry--with a bridge, no less--is too stretched out and diffuse to be measured against an L-Boogie, much less an R. Kelly hit. "Send It On" wafts with the slowness and clarity of a smoke signal; it draws from Kool & the Gang's "Sea of Tranquility" and dots its lyric sheet with Princely 2's and U's. (It was co-written with D'Angelo's baby-mama, Angie Stone.) Yet the whole is vaguer and simpler than any Artistic-erotic paean to reciprocated devotion ("Send it up/Send it through/Send it right back 2 U")." | |
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violator said: City Pages
"Yet I imagine D'Angelo's elders react to him the way Martin Denny might take Stereolab: with a smile of recognition, perhaps--and an arched eyebrow. For all of its gestures toward what might be called black-music classicism (the Roots' ?uestlove keeps the beat crisp, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter each lend a steady hand), the album is in essence a very, very weird piece of grooving. That's what children are for, I suppose, and I'm not surprised critics have either shrunk from panning Voodoo or leapt protectively to its defense. Even its most nostalgic dip into midtempo balladry--with a bridge, no less--is too stretched out and diffuse to be measured against an L-Boogie, much less an R. Kelly hit. "Send It On" wafts with the slowness and clarity of a smoke signal; it draws from Kool & the Gang's "Sea of Tranquility" and dots its lyric sheet with Princely 2's and U's. (It was co-written with D'Angelo's baby-mama, Angie Stone.) Yet the whole is vaguer and simpler than any Artistic-erotic paean to reciprocated devotion ("Send it up/Send it through/Send it right back 2 U")." Thanks. | |
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actually, its kinda lifted from a track on Donny Hathaway's Everything is Everything album called Je Vous Aime (I Love You)
quick sample here http://www.amazon.com/gp/...72-9572843 | |
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When I saw "Kool & the gang" live in 2000,
just a few weeks after seeing "D'angelo", they talked about how thanks to D'angelo's "Send it on" younger generation started paying attention to Kool & the gang. So they said they's do a tribute to D'angelo and played "Sea of tranquility" with the words from "Send it on". /peace Manki | |
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I never knew this info until 2day. The more I listen 2 old stuff, the more I find out about these new jacks. | |
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Graycap23 said: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000047RR
Listen 2 See of Tranquility and tell me what u think..... Maybe he sampled that song | |
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Graycap23 said: I never knew this info until 2day. The more I listen 2 old stuff, the more I find out about these new jacks.
It'd probably be the same with old cats as well, they probably stole from a source thats too old for us to know about... Stealing is the oldest trick in the book Any musician will tell ya that their s afair bit of recycling in music. and when you're muse is high and dry you go to your're influences But when this is done right it's truly magical It's like a nod to your influences I am a Rail Road, Track Abandoned
With the Sunset forgetting, i ever Happened http://www.myspace.com/stolenmorning | |
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EmbattledWarrior said: Graycap23 said: I never knew this info until 2day. The more I listen 2 old stuff, the more I find out about these new jacks.
It'd probably be the same with old cats as well, they probably stole from a source thats too old for us to know about... Stealing is the oldest trick in the book Any musician will tell ya that their s afair bit of recycling in music. and when you're muse is high and dry you go to your're influences But when this is done right it's truly magical It's like a nod to your influences No doubt. I'm usually pretty hard 2 fool but it seems my memory is fading. Just 2 much material 2 keep up with. | |
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Graycap23 said: I never knew this info until 2day. The more I listen 2 old stuff, the more I find out about these new jacks.
The sample credit is already inside the album's booklet. | |
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Harlepolis said: Graycap23 said: I never knew this info until 2day. The more I listen 2 old stuff, the more I find out about these new jacks.
The sample credit is already inside the album's booklet. Cool. I guess I should pulled that out 2 begin with. Thanks. | |
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