So I'm undecided on whether I prefer Flo Rida's 'Good Feeling' or Avicii's 'Levels'. It's no secret that I've always been a bit of a whore when it comes to dance music and I've never been a popping and locking fan of rap; HOWEVER, I have a sneaky suspicion that Flo Rida might just pip poor little Avicii to the post on this one. The reason being? I just don't feel like there's enough going on in 'Levels'... the hook is the only bit that really sticks out, and although I love the electro feel in the background, 'Good Feeling' almost feels more upbeat and reflects that really good feeling that this man singing obviously has.
The question I have is: where did this sample actually come from? Is it an old song remade like most 'new' songs today? Or is it something new that happens to have been used on both of the recently released tracks? Hmm... A little investigative work is in order I believe!
In other news, I've rediscovered my love for New Super Mario Bros. recently, thanks to that ever so amusing ninja in my life. I decided to set my Wii up again finally, and he fell in love with the game the minute he touched the Wiimote. Ever since, instead of "Lauren, shall we go to the cinema tonight?" it's been "Lauren, let's play Mario this evening!" Oh dear. I think I've created a monster... Soon we'll have completed the game and what will he do then? Move onto Zelda? (I hope :P)
Lauren Moore: Creating Mario addicts since 2012.
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I was wondering where this sample actually came from as soon as I heard it in Levels as well as Good Feeling. I got a partial answer in a diner 2 days later. They play nothing later than 1969. So when I heard the part of the song the sample is from, I knew I had an older song to look for. The sample is from Etta James' song You've Got A Hold On Me.
ReplyDeleteI also found out not long after this blog that the person singing was, in fact, a lady, not a 'guy' as I mentioned previously... Whoops! Thank you for the reply though!
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