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Yaz- situation and Macarena connection
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:36 amby Mkx91
A little while ago i was listening to the song situation and found something interesting.... In the beggining of the song situation you hear an echoed laugh. well that same laugh sound is in the song The Macarena. If you listen to both songs you will hear it. Just decided to drop by and share this with yah
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:39 amby My Aural Stimulator
You mean Yaz stole from the Macarena? Sacreliege! [:o)]
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:07 pmby Mkx91
Nah lol the Macarena stole from yaz.
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:11 pmby IWantMyMTV
Yes they ripped off Alisons laugh!
It's been used in many remixes too.
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:17 pmby Justj0hn
Moyet's laugh is also in "I Wanna Have Some Fun"(or whatever the hell the song is called)by Samantha Fox.
j0hn.......
"No telling what keeps me awake."
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:51 pmby My Aural Stimulator
[quote][i]Originally posted by Mkx91[/i]
<br>Nah lol the Macarena stole from yaz.
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I don't think sarcasm reads too well in print.
Also, I'm pretty sure that the same sample was used in the S'Express theme.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:07 amby rewind
Yaz also sampled it. It's from Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (I believe).
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:24 amby IWantMyMTV
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:32 amby rewind
Sorry, I realize I wasn't too clear on this. I meant to say the laugh has also appeared on a Michael Jackson 12"...I believe it may have been "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" but I could be wrong.
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:47 amby LovePlusOne
But didn't "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" come out AFTER "Situation"?
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:12 pmby Justj0hn
LovePlusOne asks:
"But didn't "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" come out AFTER "Situation"?"
They were both released the same year. I don't recall ever hearing that infamous laugh in any version of "Startin' Somethin'"
j0hn.......
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:16 pmby IWantMyMTV
[quote][i]Originally posted by Justj0hn[/i]
<br>LovePlusOne asks:
"But didn't "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" come out AFTER "Situation"?"
They were both released the same year. I don't recall ever hearing that infamous laugh in any version of "Startin' Somethin'"
j0hn.......
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Uh Huh![:D]
But I wouldn't call Alison infamous[?]
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:31 amby schwenko
I've had email conversations this week with Eugenio, a Yazoo webmaster in spain. He assures me that the original laugh is Alf's.
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:01 amby guyinsf
Should My Aural Stimulator be on this board if he thinks Yaz stole something from the guys who did the "Macarena"? One predates the other like 15 yrs or so. This laughed has been sampled by so many artists since Yaz came out with their version and it sounds like Alison Moyet's own laugh to me. Any claim of this laugh to Michael's credit is new to me.
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:39 amby My Aural Stimulator
[quote][i]Originally posted by guyinsf[/i]
<br>Should My Aural Stimulator be on this board if he thinks Yaz stole something from the guys who did the "Macarena"? One predates the other like 15 yrs or so. This laughed has been sampled by so many artists since Yaz came out with their version and it sounds like Alison Moyet's own laugh to me. Any claim of this laugh to Michael's credit is new to me.
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Friend -
I was being a smart ass. I apologize if it was taken the wrong way. Of course I recognize that laugh anywhere; it has become ubiquitous in sampling.
BTW, of course I belong on this board! [:)]