Audio Absinthe - Music » Pale Young Gentlemen http://audioabsinthe.com/blog Tue, 22 May 2012 17:22:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Recycling Absinthe (Pt 1) – “Straight To Hell” http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/02/recycling-absinthe-pt-1-straight-to-hell/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/02/recycling-absinthe-pt-1-straight-to-hell/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:14:18 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=308 MIA song “Paper Planes” was a huge hit last year after Pineapple Express introduced the song to a very large audience.  The song just took off- it was all over TV, the radio, and the blogosphere.  You couldn’t go into a bar or a club without hearing “Paper Planes”, or at least a remix, or one right after the other.  But most of the people who were really into the song didn’t realize that the beat was pretty much just a looped sample from The Clash song, “Straight To Hell”.  A lot of people don’t like when artists sample earlier songs but I think it’s incredibly creative and takes a lot of talent to pull it off.  Both of these songs are great.  Listen to both and tell me what you think.  I also threw in a Lily Allen cover of “Straight To Hell” and the Pale Young Gentlemen cover of “Paper Planes” just for fun.
The Clash – Straight To Hell MIA – Paper Planes Lily Allen – Straight To Hell  Pale Young Gentlemen – Paper Planes  16_mia_lg the_clash_wideweb__430x264  
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