IS SAMPLING CREATIVE?

In musical terms, sampling refers to take a simple of a recorder sound to reused it like an musical instrument. The sampling was used specially with the hip-hop beginnings in New York in the decade of 70’s. It is made through a sampler that form with a part of a song a different one.

I think that in some ways it is something creative because it is an innovation in terms of finding new ways to make music ,even when they are using parts from other songs . However, one could say it lacks originality because it is the work of someone else. Although the music shows in the greater part of the song a different pace and even better the second part, we can say that is a copy. Really an expression of art as a song should have originality in their various components, such as music and rhythm.

In particular, there are several songs that I think the new version is much better than the first. I like a couple of songs that I think the second version is more beautiful and catchy than the first. One of those is Dilemma which is sung by Nelly and Kelly Rowland being the original Love, Need and Want You sung by Patti Labelle. Another one is Do not Worry Baby sung by The Beach Boys and then interpreted by BJ Thomas. I think in both songs the performers put their own style creating with pauses or intensity in parts, a better connection between artist and listener. I think the original style is quite nice and that in their times created an identification of the audience with his songs, however, in the first case, I think the combination of the two singers' voices created a very innovative and contagious effect.

In the second case, there is not a song I have heard because she was very young when both versions hit the market, however I used to listen when my older siblings listened to music and I always liked. I believe that the interpretation of the second version is super successful, I love the part where he emphasizes the bride comforting, something that I do not feel when I hear the first version with the Beach Boys. It is Definitely my taste. Not trying to be critical of music but it is my personal opinion.

I also like a song that is also mentioned in the M & C book, "You Can not Touch This" performed by MC Hammer, whose original version of Rick James' Superfreak. The second is a song for dancing and definitely think the videos also help to have a song stuck in the crowd.

 But you also have to be honest in mind that there are second parts that do not even deserve to be heard. Actually there are some songs in English that were traduced to Espanish and it does not have the charm of the original one. It is even worse when the song is a romantic style and is sung in a vernacular version.