Snapshots #423: Sampled Songs

This is Kanye West, an artist known for using lots of samples in his work. Has he used any of the songs below? Let's find out...

15. That time Lee Mavers' group played in the middle of the Church Hall, initially.

Lee Mavers was the man behind The Las. Put Las in the middle of the C H and you get...

The Clash - Straight to Hell 

Sampled in...

MIA - Paper Planes

14. Hamburger bun turns over a new leaf.

A Patty turns a Page...

Patti Page - Old Cape Cod 

Sample in...

Groove Armada - At The River

13. Spherical extraterrestrial found in West Berlin.

The spherical extra terrestrial would be a Ball ET...

Spandau Ballet - True 

Sampled in...

PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

12. Take a Mallett to that Tank Engine.

Timmy Mallett goes for Thomas The Tank Engine...

Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together 

Sampled in...

Drake - Hotline

11. It's a Dalek's thing. Sort of. 

"A Dalek's thing" was an anagram.

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer 

Sampled in...

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

10. Not the youngest Mynah Bird.

The Mynah Birds were a Canadian band active in the mid 60s, featuring one Neil Young... and the gentleman above.

Rick James - Super Freak

Sampled in...

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

9. Sancho Panza was a gruff one. 

Sancho Panza was a Squire (to Don Quixote). Billy was a Gruff goat.

Billy Squier - Big Beat 

One of the most sampled tracks ever, featured in over 300 different songs, including...

Jay-Z – 99 Problems

Kanye West feat Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce & J Cole - Looking For Trouble

Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

8. Fancy an ethanol salad? Tossed, of course.

"An ethanol salad" was an anagram.

Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That 

Sampled in...

De La Soul - Say No Go

7. King's dad gets the cane.

Elvis's Dad was Vernon Presley. A cane was a birch.

Vernon Burch - Get Up 

Sampled in...

Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart

6. Since when did origami contain any answers?

When did origami?

Dido - Thank You 

Sampled in...

Eminem - Stan

5. Etta & Lola get mixed up in a former London prison.

Etta Lola was an anagram... Holloway was the prison.

Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation 

Sampled in...

Black Box - Ride On Time

4. K-pop reality show.

I'm sure you're all fans of the show in question.

Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town 

Sampled in...

Dario G - Sunchyme

3. That time the TV Hulk met Mr. Fantastic.

The TV Hulk was Lou Ferringo. Mr. Fantastic is Reed Richards.

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 

Sampled in...

A Tribe Called Quest - Can We Kick It?

2. CC + Drake, Lowe, Berry.

CC is our own Stevie. The rest are Nicks.

Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen 

Sampled in...

Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious 

1. Rocky and his brood...but not all of them.

Rocky was Sly Stallone. Take all from Stallone and you have Stone.

Sly & The Family Stone - Into My Own Thing

Sampled in...

Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice

Any excuse to watch this video again...

More of this nonsense next Saturday.

Emergency Questions #2: Stroke My Hair

Another conversation starter culled from Richard Herring's book Emergency Questions... and some songs I loosely linked to it.

18. Which celebrity would you like to stroke your hair as you die?

I think my go-to answer for this would usually be Kate Winslet. She has long been my celebrity crush, and the older she gets, the more I respect her attitudes to celebrity and being herself on screen. 

Big Star - Stroke It, Noel

Billy Squier - The Stroke

Fat Harry White - My Baby Stroked My Beard

To be honest though, I'm not sure I'd want Kate - or any other celebrity, for that matter - running her fingers through my hair. Especially if I was on my death bed. I mean, it's a bit late now, isn't it, love?

Ben Folds Five - Kate

Maybe it'd be better to choose a celebrity who can calm me down in my final moments, rather than getting my heart rate up or leaving me feeling frustrated over lost opportunities. 

So I did a quick google search on "Who is the most caring celebrity?" and the answers the AI generated included...

Oprah Winfrey

Dolly Parton

Beyoncé

Keanu Reeves

And do you know what? Of those guys, I think I'd choose Keanu. I feel like he'd be the one most likely to make me feel zen about my last moments on earth. 

The Felice Brothers - Black Is My True Love's Hair

Eleanor Friedberger - Cathy With The Curly Hair

Professor Longhair - She Ain't Got No Hair

The Tokens - She Lets Her Hair Down

Prince - She's Always In My Hair

Melba Montgomery & George Jones - You Comb Her Hair

The biggest problem I have with this question is that I don't really like anybody touching my hair. Not because I'm precious about how it looks (I couldn't give a monkeys)... it's just: PERSONAL SPACE, DUDE! Still, I'm sure Keanu would respect that...