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Thread started 07/18/20 6:38pm

TrivialPursuit

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Quiz: What Do These Songs Have In Common?

I made this playlist on Spotify a while back. Can you tell me what these 12 songs have in common? It's not the year, record label, or producer. And the artists have no particular association.

Justified and Ancient - The KLF & Tammy Wynette

Just Another Day - Jon Secada

Candy Rain - Soul For real

Sadeness - Enigma

Close To You - Maxi Priest

Keep on Movin' - Soul II Soul

I Love Your Smile - Shanice

It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day - S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.

All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield

Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega & DNA

You Can't Deny It (US Mix) - Lisa Stansfield

Back To Life - Soul II Soul

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #1 posted 07/19/20 12:20am

robertgeorge

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Same bpm for all the songs?

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Reply #2 posted 07/19/20 4:16am

tump

Has to be something to do with chart position, right?

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Reply #3 posted 07/19/20 4:54am

gandorb

They hit #1 on a Billboard chart, mostly around 1989 to 1991.

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Reply #4 posted 07/19/20 6:47am

RJOrion
im gettin a headache trying to figure this shit out...smh
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Reply #5 posted 07/19/20 6:50am

RJOrion
they all mention a clock in the lyrics
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Reply #6 posted 07/19/20 6:51am

RJOrion
they all mention clouds or rain in the lyrics
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Reply #7 posted 07/19/20 9:21am

nextedition

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They are all from the same year? 1991?

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Reply #8 posted 07/19/20 10:36am

CoolMF

Looks like all of the songs sample "Ashley's Roachclip" in some way, shape, or form.

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Reply #9 posted 07/19/20 2:34pm

Comser

what do they have in common...you can buy them all on ITunes! biggrin

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Reply #10 posted 07/19/20 4:40pm

alphastreet
The style of drums used?
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Reply #11 posted 07/20/20 11:47am

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Just guessing. They all reached #1?
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Reply #12 posted 07/20/20 12:01pm

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alphastreet said:

The style of drums used?

Same drum loop, right?

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Reply #13 posted 07/20/20 9:31pm

TrivialPursuit

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nayroo2002 said:

alphastreet said:

The style of drums used?

Same drum loop, right?


Correct! I had just started to notice how everyone was using that same beat. I don't really know who did it first (not important, but I think it may have been Soul II Soul or Enigma), but everyone was riding its jock for a year or two.

My little playlist on Spotify is "That 90's Beat." The KLF is sort of a variation of it, though. And Soul System feels a slight bit different, but it's in there.

I'm sure they'd all make a great long-ass mix.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #14 posted 07/20/20 9:49pm

alphastreet

TrivialPursuit said:



nayroo2002 said:




alphastreet said:


The style of drums used?

Same drum loop, right?




Correct! I had just started to notice how everyone was using that same beat. I don't really know who did it first (not important, but I think it may have been Soul II Soul or Enigma), but everyone was riding its jock for a year or two.

My little playlist on Spotify is "That 90's Beat." The KLF is sort of a variation of it, though. And Soul System feels a slight bit different, but it's in there.

I'm sure they'd all make a great long-ass mix.



Yeah I meant the beat as well. I feel like milli vanilli may have been first if not soul ii soul. Seems like it came out of Europe if not America
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Reply #15 posted 07/21/20 7:40am

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TrivialPursuit said:

nayroo2002 said:

Same drum loop, right?


Correct! I had just started to notice how everyone was using that same beat. I don't really know who did it first (not important, but I think it may have been Soul II Soul or Enigma), but everyone was riding its jock for a year or two.

My little playlist on Spotify is "That 90's Beat." The KLF is sort of a variation of it, though. And Soul System feels a slight bit different, but it's in there.

I'm sure they'd all make a great long-ass mix.

See my earlier post above. If I'm not mistaken, the drum loop you're talking about occurs a little past the 3 minute mark of the song. You may also recognize some other "golden era hip hop" samples in other parts of the same song...

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Reply #16 posted 07/27/20 3:47pm

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