For a long time, “Human Nature” was not my favorite song on Thriller. It took me many years to wise up to how awesome it is. Maybe it’s a gender thing. I played it for Anna last night and she swooned instantly over the delivery, arrangement, melody, the whole thing worked for her. I’m slowly [...]
Filed in Composition, Emotion, Music, Sampling
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Also tagged jazz, michael jackson, miles davis, nas, pop, remixes, rnb, Sampling, swv, thriller, toto, tupac
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Friday, September 18, 2009
My favorite Michael Jackson song is “Wanna Be Startin’ Something.” This post is part of what’s turning into a series on it. The previous post is about the song as fan art, and some of the fan art that it’s inspired, from bootleg Youtube videos to licensed remixes. This one is about who owns the [...]
Filed in Composition, Copyright and Authorship, Music, Music Business, Sampling
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Also tagged bmg, bruce swedian, copyright, manu dibango, memes, michael jackson, ownership, Recording, remixes, rights, rihanna, Sampling, sony, soul makossa, thriller
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I found this picture of Herbie Hancock on a stranger’s blog. There was no caption or any other context. So I posted it on my Flickr with a note asking if anyone could identify the computer Herbie is sitting in front of. A couple of days later my friend Mike responded with this video of [...]
Filed in Hardware, Interfaces, Key Musicians, Math, Music, Software
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Also tagged computers, drum machines, eighties, electronica, Emotion, funk, herbie hancock, interface, jazz, keybs, Music, sequencing, sesame street, synths
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