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Gazoo

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Re: The Peak 9/1/09: 1975
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2009, 10:52:59 AM »
Quote from: Tinka_Cat on September 01, 2009, 07:25:26 AM
Fame by David Bowie.  Katrina?  seems we hear it so much, but HM anyway.

James Brown borrowed from Bowie for his 1976 song called Hot, but it was never as famous.  If it was, David would've sued the Godfather, so I've heard.

Compare for yrselves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKb-N2XYNQ0
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Re: The Peak 9/1/09: 1975
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2009, 04:49:49 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on September 01, 2009, 07:50:51 AM

No, Rob...NOBODY considers the Aerosmith orig of "Walk This way" to be a rap record.

sorry to be contrarian, but when I wrote my Master's half thesis on rap music in '92 I found several citations of same.  You don't have to agree, and iirc I wrote that this was really stretching it in my paper, but there was something unique and original about the percussiveness of Tyler's vocals that more than a few have latched onto.
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