Monday, July 28, 2008

fuck Will Smith songs

Did you know that Will Smith's real name is Willard, not William?

This was originally conceived as a "Top 5" list a la High Fidelity but I found there were too many to merit limiting this list to 5.

Surprise: Will Smith is the biggest sample-lifter of all time

Will Smith songs that sample other songs, in no particular order:

- Gettin' Jiggy wit It (Sister Sledge, "He's the Greatest Dancer")
- Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers, "Just the Two of Us")
- Men in Black (Patrice Rushen, "Forget Me Nots")
- Summertime (Kool and the Gang, "Summer Madness")
- Wild Wild West (Stevie Wonder, "I Wish")
- Miami (The Whispers, "And the Beat Goes On")
- Willennium / Will 2K (The Clash, "Rock the Casbah")
- Freakin' It (Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight" & Diana Ross, "Love Hangover")

The originals are actually awesome songs, esp. check out "Forget Me Nots" and "Love Hangover." Diana Ross may have gone crazy but homegirl could really get it back in the Motown day.

*I noticed that the title of this post can be construed as, fuck Will Smith's songs, or songs that reflect the attitude of Fuck Will Smith. Both are OK by me--I had originally meant the latter but more and more I mean the former.

1 comment:

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