One of the best things about music from the past is that it can be re-worked to the degree that it allows the artist to take what could easily be considered the best part of the song and use it to pepper or frame a new song. As the saying goes, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” But some of the songs that are sampled are amazing in their own right, musical gems that remain relevant.
Today’s “Oldies But Goodies” is a salute to the songs that have been sampled (and played to death in the new version) in recent years that can clearly hold their own. Enjoy:
1. Stardust- Music Sounds Better with You
Chaka Khan’s “Fate”
note: I cannot find this song in full anywhere 
2. MIA – U.R.A.Q.T.
Sanford and Sons Theme Song
3. M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker (sample for the chorus)
4. Junior Mafia – Get Money
Sylvia Striplin – Can’t Turn You Away
5. Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More
Psycho score music (00:57)
6. Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls
Tom Brock – There’s Nothing in This World
7. Ghostface Killah - Cherchez La Ghost
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – Cherchez La Femme
8. The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
Quincy Jones – Summer in the City
9. Busta Rhymes ft. Swizz Beats – New York Sh*t
Soul Sensual Orchestra – Faded Lady
10. Pitbull – Shake
George Kranz – Din Daa Daa
the first time I was exposed to this song was via the film Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (80s classic!):
note: this isn’t the scene with Din Daa Daa, but it’s also amazing and worth a watch! Start @ 2:08 for the dance scene
There are thousands more I could add, of course, but these are the first few that came to mind!
- Retail DJ
This site is about the intersection of music and fashion, as they clearly have a lot to do with each other:
If there’s one thing that’s a recurring theme in a lot of videos from the 1980s, it’s the cheese factor. Almost every video I recall from my childhood involves a lot of cheesy dance moves, costumes, backdrops, and dialogue. While I have noticed that so many music videos when that form of media was in its nascent form seem to reflect something that Barbie and the Rockers had put together, they have merit. They show video art in a raw form and remind us that everyone’s got to start somewhere. Plus, all these songs would make great samples. Today’s Oldies But Goodies homage is to the cheesy videos of the 80s. Enjoy:
“Everybody wants to be somebody,” a 
2010 is a day away, but it’s hard to believe. We witnessed the realization of Prince’s “Party Like It’s 1999.” A decade has passed since the Y2K scare, and while no one’s bank account dissolved as the clock struck 12, America’s recession took care of that for us on its own. Within bold shifts, fashion reverted to its early 80s and 90s roots, leaving even the best of bodies and purveyors of taste grasping at straws to put together a decent look sans gimmicks. CDs went from flying off music store shelves, to serving as coffee table coasters.
