pastime building steam

So as I've written more than once in the past, one of the things I really enjoy is picking up little bits in songs on the radio or wherever that some of my favourite artists have used as samples.

Today I learned there is an entire website devoted to this:

http://www.whosampled.com/

And now I'll officially kiss this day goodbye (no work today, in case you were wondering.)

And again, I want to reiterate that sampling is not stealing. If you don't agree, please have a look at the Nas - Illmatic section:

Memory Lane (Sittin' in Da Park) -- Nas

The DJ Shadow section:

High Noon -- DJ Shadow

Building Steam with a Grain of Sand -- DJ Shadow

The DJ Premier section:

2nd Childhood -- Nas

The J Dilla/Slum Village section:

Get Dis Money -- Slum Village

Anti-American Graffiti -- J Dilla

The Madvillain section:

Meat Grinder -- Madvillain

Rapp Snitch Kitches -- MF Doom

Oldies:

Respiration -- Black Star

Concrete Schoolyard -- Jurassic 5

Electric Relaxation -- Tribe Called Quest

C.R.E.A.M. -- Wu Tang Clan

They created something completely new from these long forgotten songs. And now hearing those old songs, I want to pick them up and give them a listen.

Shit, I was only going to put one or two, but got lost on here. I need to get up. Ouch, my back is sore. I've been doing this for like two hours.

Empire State of Mind -- Jay-Z (sorry folks, but Alicia Keys really isn't playing that piano!)

What happened to the day?