Any good websites listing samples used in tracks?

duotone · 11-15-2011, 07:49 PM

Was listening to some of Pauls Boutique by The Beastie Boys today and kept wondering the origin of the samples used on it. I definitely heard James Brown and thought I heard something like Van Halen.

Instead of googling each individual track I wondered if there was any accurate websites with song lists which names the samples used?

I appreciate that one website won't contain everything, but if you know of any good websites that can help that would be brilliant.

Mrd00d · 11-15-2011, 08:26 PM

That'd be nice, and I thought I seen something like that but when I looked in my bookmarks all I found was Covers Project.

Paedantic Basterd · 11-15-2011, 08:35 PM

I think the wiki for that lists most of them. It does for Girl Talk's albums.

**Janszoon** · 11-15-2011, 08:45 PM

I tried get a sample source thread going here last year, I always hoped it would take off.

Thom Yorke · 11-15-2011, 08:58 PM

Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs | WhoSampled

Mrd00d · 11-15-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs | WhoSampled

That's what I was trying to find, that place is cool!

Jester · 11-16-2011, 12:48 AM

Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs | WhoSampled

duotone · 11-16-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs | WhoSampled

Brilliant, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I tried get a sample source thread going here last year, I always hoped it would take off.

I'm sure there will be some stuff that the website doesnt have so might be picking your brains on that thread!

duotone · 11-16-2011, 03:02 AM

Brilliant 2 songs I had recently both found out about are both on here and it seems very accurate.

Jay-Z - Girls, Girls Girls (Remix)
Jay-Z's Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) sample of The Persuaders's Trying Girls Out | WhoSampled

Common - The Light
Common's The Light sample of Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes | WhoSampled

I absolutely love both of these tracks & the original samples. This is going to be a great resource for finding new music. Thanks!

duotone · 11-20-2011, 09:41 AM

John Legend's Slow Dance sample of The Icemen's My Girl (She's a Fox) | WhoSampled

Absolutely love this track by John Legend, now seeing that so many of my favourite parts of his tracks were not composed by him has left me feeling slightly awkward, while in one way I am excited to discover the source that he has sampled. I think that today a bit of my love for John Legend and "his" catchy hooks may now have disappeared.

11-15-2011, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
duotone Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 169	Any good websites listing samples used in tracks? Was listening to some of Pauls Boutique by The Beastie Boys today and kept wondering the origin of the samples used on it. I definitely heard James Brown and thought I heard something like Van Halen. Instead of googling each individual track I wondered if there was any accurate websites with song lists which names the samples used? I appreciate that one website won't contain everything, but if you know of any good websites that can help that would be brilliant.

11-15-2011, 08:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	That'd be nice, and I thought I seen something like that but when I looked in my bookmarks all I found was Covers Project. __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I tried get a sample source thread going here last year, I always hoped it would take off. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I think the wiki for that lists most of them. It does for Girl Talk's albums.

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Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs \| WhoSampled

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Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	Listen to Music Samples, Remixes and Cover Songs \| WhoSampled

11-16-2011, 03:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
duotone Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 169	Brilliant 2 songs I had recently both found out about are both on here and it seems very accurate. Jay-Z - Girls, Girls Girls (Remix) Jay-Z's Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) sample of The Persuaders's Trying Girls Out \| WhoSampled Common - The Light Common's The Light sample of Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes \| WhoSampled I absolutely love both of these tracks & the original samples. This is going to be a great resource for finding new music. Thanks!

11-20-2011, 09:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
duotone Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 169	John Legend's Slow Dance sample of The Icemen's My Girl (She's a Fox) \| WhoSampled Absolutely love this track by John Legend, now seeing that so many of my favourite parts of his tracks were not composed by him has left me feeling slightly awkward, while in one way I am excited to discover the source that he has sampled. I think that today a bit of my love for John Legend and "his" catchy hooks may now have disappeared.