# Your favorite examples/uses of sampling **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150 "2026-09-17T19:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/1 "2026-09-17T19:21:09Z")
My first comes from “[Angel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJrPzAUzAs)” by Shaggy & Rayvon. Never in a million years would I have thought that the guitar hook from Steve Miller’s “The Joker” and the melody from Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” would have melded into a hip-hop tune, yet here we are. Well done, Shaggy & Rayvon. My second comes from “[Set Adrift on Memory Bliss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtK_y1n2ERk)” by PM Dawn. They took a melancholic Yacht-Rock song, combined it with the drum hook that is literally one of the building blocks upon which Rap and Hip-Hop are built, and produced a banger. PM Dawn should have been a much bigger band. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/2 "2026-09-17T19:30:46Z")
Oh boy, this could get me started, but the first one that came to mind is Beck’s “Jack-Ass”. He took the backing track of Them’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”, especially the famous organ part, and built a new, also exciting song around it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YwlgCj6z-Ds/maxresdefault.jpg "Jack-Ass") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwlgCj6z-Ds) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OQiMxD4fvhw/hqdefault.jpg "Them - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQiMxD4fvhw) Guess who got the credit: Dylan. I bet Van Morrison was fuming… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/3 "2026-09-17T19:33:25Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > My first comes from “[Angel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJrPzAUzAs)” by Shaggy & Rayvon. Never in a million years would I have thought that the guitar hook from Steve Miller’s “The Joker” and the melody from Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” would have melded into a hip-hop tune, yet here we are. Well done, Shaggy & Rayvon. In all these years, how did I never realize that was The Joker? I just thought they were sampling Juice Newton! Impressive indeed ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/4 "2026-09-17T20:42:30Z")
Anything off The Young Gods’ _L’eau rouge_ album, but _Longue route_ is a particular favourite: > **[Longue route](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPv-x2FMvjE%2F)** > > Provided to YouTube by PIASLongue route · The Young GodsL'eau rouge / Red water℗ \[PIAS\] Recordings CatalogueReleased on: 1989-08-28Composer: C. PizziComposer... ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/5 "2026-09-17T21:16:20Z")
I thought this was going to be about statistics. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/6 "2026-09-17T21:46:11Z")
I’ve heard it said that _Paul’s Boutique_, by the **Beastie Boys** , couldn’t get made today because of all the sampling they did. There are hundreds of examples. My favorite is probably the _Jaws_ theme in _Egg Man_ > **[Paul’s Boutique Samples & References | Beastie Boys](https://paulsboutique.info/)** > > Welcome to the Paul’s Boutique Samples and References List. This is the ultimate resource for the album Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys. This resource has been compiled through internet collaboration since about 1993, it stands to document the... ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/7 "2026-09-17T22:56:30Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > I thought this was going to be about statistics. Never mind. Or wine and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/8 "2026-09-17T23:38:11Z")
If you like Spaghetti Westerns, try the first Big Audio Dynamite album. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/9 "2026-09-17T23:56:19Z")
Daft Punk’s “Face to Face” contains a number of song samples, though the group have apparently never officially listed the songs sampled. A few of the songs were easily identified by fans early on: “Evil Woman” and “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” by Electric Light Orchestra, “House at Pooh Corner” by Loggins and Messina, and “Old and Wise” by the Alan Parsons Project. Internet sleuths have identified additional songs, by the Doobie Brothers, Poco, and Boz Scaggs, among others. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UKYWWfR_GKA/maxresdefault.jpg "Daft Punk - Face to Face (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKYWWfR_GKA) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/10 "2026-09-18T00:38:05Z")
I must confess that I love a good mashup (hey, they’re not hiding that they’re sampling). One of my favorites that I go back to often is 2 Many DJs’ _No Fun - Push It_. Salt 'N Pepa and The Stooges are a great combo. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2H4_7DF70_w/hqdefault.jpg "2 Many Dj's - No fun - Push it") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4_7DF70_w) Honorable mention goes to DJ BC’s Beastles. _Mother Nature’s Rump_ is particularly good. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/szb-v02WZF4/hqdefault.jpg "The Beastles - Mother Nature's Rump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szb-v02WZF4) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/11 "2026-09-18T00:56:01Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > I must confess that I love a good mashup (hey, they’re not hiding that they’re sampling). In that vein, I’ll nominate this mashup of Eminem’s “Without Me” and George Botsford’s “Black and White Rag”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/icVlW_MdrCA/hqdefault.jpg "Without me - ragtime remix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icVlW_MdrCA) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/12 "2026-09-18T01:53:29Z")
Fantastic choice for your OP! Like Happy, I never realized “The Joker” was sampled on that song. I knew “Angel of the Morning.” The original was by Merrilee Rush. I still have my 45. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/13 "2026-09-18T03:18:51Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > > [@scabpicker](#): > > > > I must confess that I love a good mashup (hey, they’re not hiding that they’re sampling). > > In that vein, I’ll nominate this mashup of Eminem’s “Without Me” and George Botsford’s “Black and White Rag”: Great choice, but every time I hear Eminem, I wonder “Has anyone ever seen Eminem and MC Chris in the same room?” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/14 "2026-09-18T03:51:37Z")
I once heard a mashup of “Riders on the Storm” by the Doors, and Blondie’s “Rapture.” They’re in the same key and have the same tempo, so the Doors’ vocal track was combined with Blondie’s music. It was weird, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-examples-uses-of-sampling/1033150/15 "2026-09-18T20:48:37Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > In that vein, I’ll nominate this mashup of Eminem’s “Without Me” and George Botsford’s “Black and White Rag”: That’s amazing.