Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
With his death Nov. 4 at age 91, late composer, performer, bandleader and producer Quincy Jones leaves behind an enormous body of work — over 70 years of albums, film scores and other ...
"We Want Your Soul" was the first track for which Freeland wrote the lyrics. [3] The song's verses are spoken by a speech synthesizer, and it also features a sample of Bill Hicks. [3] The song has been remixed by drum and bass duo Ed Rush & Optical, electronic band Product.01 and Australian dance trio Infusion.
"Superfly" is a song by Curtis Mayfield, the title track from his 1972 soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It was the second single released from the album, following "Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)", and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. [5]
Posdnuos commented: "This video underscored individuality - confidence in owning who you are and want to be, regardless of what others think. It was our first video with a budget." [7] Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest appear in the video. Ali is the one who writes "De La Sucks" on the boys' bathroom wall. [8]
Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1 is a 2010 album of remixes by American electronic musician Daniel Lopatin under the pseudonym Chuck Person. Its tracks consist of chopped, looped samples of various songs—including popular songs from the 1980s and 1990s—processed with effects such as delay, reverb, and pitch shifting; the results highlight mournful or existential moments from the sources.
It contains samples from De La Soul's "Buddy (Native Tongues Decision Remix)", Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" and interpolations from the composition "Heartbeat (Kenton Mix)". The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 50th Grammy Awards but lost to "Future Baby Mama" by Prince .
"Bound 2" features substantial soul music samples, which critics noted as reminiscent of West's production style in his earlier work. [4] The song is predominantly built around a sample taken from "Bound", a song by soul-group Ponderosa Twins Plus One from their 1971 album, 2 + 2 + 1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One . [ 5 ]
"California Soul" is a funk-soul tune written by Ashford & Simpson, issued originally as the B-side of the Messengers' single "Window Shopping" in 1967 under the Motown group of labels. Other recordings