Pophistory: music, movies, history, and life.
These new videos from Michael Tan take hit songs from the last two decades and show how they incorporate older songs. For example, the video includes the transformation of 1976’s “More, More, More” from Andrea True Connection into 1999’s “Steal My Sunshine” by Len. Check out this video of “12 Hit Songs and Their Original Samples.”
If that leaves you wanting more, here is Part 2 with more songs.
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In this video, Kris Bowers sits down behind a piano and takes us through a history of instrumental jazz piano using more than 40 tunes. Bowers, a Thelonious Monk Competition winner, gets a little help from some other musicians from the “History” series and a sign that tells us what is going on. Check it out.
NPR disagrees with a little of the commentary, but it is an interesting music tour. Check out some other videos in the History series posted by collectivecadenza.
What is your favorite jazz piano piece? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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