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DJ Spoony's 'Sampled' Special!

DJ Spoony spins the original tracks that helped shape the anthems we know and love today, featuring Chic, Stevie Nicks, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Michael Jackson and Etta James.

DJ Spoony presents a special show crammed full of original songs that have been lovingly sampled, some within an inch of their lives! From Chic to Elton John, Isaac Hayes to Stevie Nicks,and Etta James to Rick James, there's something for everyone in this 2-hour special.

Spoony plays 'Amen Brother' by The Winstons - widely regarded as the most sampled recording of all time, having appeared in over 6000 tracks - and shows how Goldie took the 'Amen Break' drum sample one step further for 'Inner City Life' by chopping and layering into a rolling, atmospheric rhythm, softening its edges to suit the track’s soulful, cinematic feel.

Listen out for some beautiful blends of original tracks merging into their sampled selves, such as Dionne Warwick's 'Walk on By' into Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red', Vera Hall's 'Troubled So Hard' into 'Natural Blues' by Moby and 'Think (About It) by Lyn Collins into 'It Takes Two' by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock.

Other artists featured: Rihanna & Drake, Carrie Thomas, The Chi-Lites, Max Romeo & The Upsetters, Michael Jackson, Bobby Caldwell, James Brown and Joe Cocker.

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Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Monday22:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 4.

  • London Community Gospel Choir, Annette Brown & Ayce

    Rather Be

    • Papa Records.

  • The Winstons

    Amen Brother

    • Metromedia Records.

  • Goldie & Metalheads

    Inner City Life

    • Electronica.
    • FFRR.
    • 14.

  • Cher

    The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Cher

    If I Could Turn Back Time

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • WEA/Universal.

  • Ray Charles

    I Got A Woman

    • Best Of The 50's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.

  • Elton John

    Bennie and the Jets

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Harvey Mason

    Groovin' You

    • Groovin' You (Expanded Edition).
    • Arista/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

    • Now 41 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Chaka Khan

    Fate

    • Sampled (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Vernon Burch

    Get Up

    • Get Up.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 5.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk on By

    • Rhino Hi-Five: Dionne Warwick.
    • Rhino.

  • Doja Cat

    Paint The Town Red

    • Kemosable Records/RCA Records.

  • Michael Jackson

    Human Nature

    • The Essential.
    • Epic.

  • DeBarge

    Stay With Me

    • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of DeBarge.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 6.

  • Carrie Lucas

    Dance With You

    • The Best Of Sampled (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Bobby Caldwell

    Open Your Eyes

    • Bobby Caldwell Sings Smooth Jazz Classics.
    • Big Deal Records.
    • 7.

  • Common

    The Light

    • MCA.

  • Quincy Jones

    Summer In The City

    • You've Got It Bad Girl.
    • A&M JAZZ.
    • 1.

  • Moby

    Natural Blues

    • Now 45 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lyn Collins

    Think (About It)

    • Sampled (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

    It Takes Two

    • 100% Rap Vol. 2 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Massive Attack

    Protection (feat. Tracey Thorn)

    • New Pure Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • James Brown

    The Payback

    • The Payback.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Portishead

    Glory Box

    • (CD Single).
    • Go Beat.

  • Isaac Hayes

    Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love

    • Black Moses.
    • Stax.
    • 6.

  • Joe Cocker

    Woman to Woman

    • Sampled 4 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Max Romeo & The Upsetters

    Chase The Devil

    • Sampled (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Etta James

    Something's Got A Hold On Me

    • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
    • Mca/Chess.

Broadcast

  • Monday22:00
    BBC Radio 2