The Bus

Exhibit A is Enur's "Calabria" (YouTube, video is NSFW PG-13: skimpily clothed).

I could've sworn I've heard the horn part years and years ago... But I can't place it.




Exhibit B is a bit older and it's from "Se Acabo" by the Beatnuts (YouTube, about 1:17 in, audio is NSFW after 2:00). It's where he sings "No pare, sigue, sigue"... I've heard this a number of times in a lot of different songs but not in any songs older than this one. Can't imagine this is the use of those lyrics.




Exhibit C is even older and it's from a salsa song, specifically Joe Arroyo's "La Noche" (YouTube). The hook in question is about 0:59 in. Again, a very familiar tune. Has it been used again in a song?

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And, can you think of any other examples of artists blatantly stealing from another, and the result being a hit? For example, Led Zeppelin, Vanilla Ice, Rod Stewart, etc.

DJLinus

A) The horn sounded familiar, too, but I think I just know it from the song you posted. A Google search shows that Pitbull's "The Anthem" also uses it, but it's only from 2007.

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This site says it's sampled from Rune's "Calabria", which came out in 2003.

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B) No idea about the melody, but for shits and giggles here's the original music that was sampled:

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Bonus question: without giving it much thought, every song Puff Daddy's produced?

gmanca

I cannot tell you the name but I know that horn part is from something much earlier, like 96-00 and the second bit is basically translating "Don't stop, Get it, Get It" from many songs, originally from Luke's "i Wanna Rock" (starts at 2:00)

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