3 tracks that were used by other tracks and the results are rad

I've heard it said that rap and hip-hop are poor forms of music because they "steal" music from previously recorded work. The concept of sampling was in existence long before Rapper's Delight hit the scene. These are three examples of sampling that I like. Both for the original track and the track that did the sampling. Listen carefully.

Frankie Ford-Sea Cruise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n10yDX8N3o&feature=related was used by The Clash - Wrong 'Em Boyo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK03STRXWGo&feature=related


I first discovered the Frankie Ford track on an itunes radio station that played "malt shop hits" from the 50's and 60's. It's wild that the heart of the song ended up on London Calling, a must own for anyone who says they like punk music.

Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840uku8_T4Q was sampled to powerful effect by Coolio - Gangster's Paradise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFK6H_CcuX8

This track was a defining part of the soundtrack for the movie Criminal Minds. It was the first album I ever owned. When it was released, the picture that Coolio and L.V. painted of life as a gang member left me in awe. While neither positive or negative in it's direction I was in awe because I had never heard such bare lyrics or such a powerful melody before. Before that album I had no schema for hip-hop or rap, these genres were alien worlds. Worlds I felt the need to explore. Years later I saw a recording with Coolio. He said that he and L.V. never intended it to be a "gangster" (focusing on the hard-scrabble and dangerous life of a gangster), largely because Coolio wasn't a gangster rapper. You can't really be hardcore and have the Einstein-like hair that he sported for so many years.

Gustav Holst -Mars, the Bringer of War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I sampled by John Williams -Imperial March (from Star Wars) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8

I like Holst's work better though I respect John Williams's talent.

Conclusion - You can't belittle one genre because of it's use of sampling. Everyone does it. As long as it's done well, I approve.