I don't want to get into a big debate about the artistic merits of sampling, but it's always annoyed me when I hear the "hot new song" that is nothing more than a clip from another famous song with a minor beat added on top of it.  It's usually something innocuous like John Mellencamp or Sting, which doesn't get me too worked up.  But it really gets me when this summer's "hot song" is just a 5 second clip from The Clash on repeat, with a few cliche gunshots thrown in for good measure.  I mean, it's The Clash for crying out loud.

I'm not going to bother providing a link to this new, bastardized version.  But it's never a bad time to give the original a listen.  And while you're at it, how about a little Guns of Brixton?

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written by Jay, July 03, 2008

Dude, you are so old. These younger artists use sample as an homage -- then they make it even better, bringing an old classic up to date. It's just like the Hulk. That movie a couple years ago was getting stale, just like the Clash, so it's time to freshen things up and put some new lipstick on that old pig.

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