On today’s episode:
If I Was Rich: From Short Story to Dancehall Classic
I think it was in episode 2 that I mentioned how our West Indian brothers and sisters will remix any and all songs so this is the first of a number episodes that will feature some of my favorite use of samples, of remakes and remixes by Caribbean artists.
Rich Girl by Louchie Lou and Michie One is probably the first time I remember hearing a dancehall song sample a song that is so clearly NOT of reggae or even soul or R&B origin but I didn’t immediately know it was a sample and remake of If I Was a Rich Man from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. It’s quite possible that my mother overheard it and asked if I was listening to Fiddler on the Roof but I could just be making that up. I can’t really remember how I discovered where the song was from but it was the first time I thought, man, Jamaicans will make a dancehall remix of ANYthing.
SONG CREDITS:
If I Was a Rich Man
Fiddler on the Roof Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Chaim Topol, John Williams
1967
Rich Girl
Louchie Lou, Michie One
1993
Rich Girl
Love, Angel, Music, Baby
Gwen Stefani, Eve
2004
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The SpaceTimeMusic theme is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.
On a completely different note, if you are in need of some centering, healing, calming music I highly recommend the Healing Vibes series from Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk/live-looping artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUoG8MfKNoQ