i was at a restaurant last week, in the middle of talking with a friend, when we both stopped to listen to the soft music played over the restaurant's speakers. i recognized the tune off the bat, but could not place it. not being able to recall a song is almost as annoying as your coworker getting a bad song stuck in your head -- i am not sure if this is a coincidence, but in both cases it is usually some catchy top forty track from the early nineties.

needless to say, i couldn't concentrate for the rest of the meal. eventually, as i waited for the subway home, i remembered where the song came from: Mos Def's Ms. Fat Booty off of Black on Both Sides. it's a great sample and is the main reason i played the song out when it first hit.

i immediately looked up the sample on The Breaks (http://www.the-breaks.com/). turns out, the song samples my all-time favorite artist: Aretha. i felt betrayed: how come i didn't know that? anyway, you have to love youtube because someone posted an amazing video of aretha singing the original song.

it's a great video. enjoy!

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