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Funky Drummer cover
Funky Drummer
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
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Blue Monday cover
Blue Monday
New Order
Documented Sampling History
Synth-Pop1980s
3
Genius of Love cover
Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
4
Good Times cover
Good Times
Chic
Cleared After Dispute
Disco1970s
5
Trans-Europe Express cover
Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Cleared After Dispute
Electronic1970s
6
Amen, Brother cover
Amen, Brother
The Winstons
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1960s
7
Bam Bam cover
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1980s
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Under Pressure cover
Under Pressure
Queen and David Bowie
Cleared After Dispute
Rock1980s

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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) cover
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
What’s Going On cover
What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
Sexual Healing cover
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
Cleared After Dispute
Soul1980s
Added 13 days ago
Got to Give It Up cover
Got to Give It Up
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 13 days ago
Let’s Get It On cover
Let’s Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
Amazing cover
Amazing
Matt Cardle
Documented Sampling History
Pop2010s
Added 13 days ago
Photograph cover
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
Added 13 days ago
Thinking Out Loud cover
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
Added 13 days ago
No Scrubs cover
No Scrubs
TLC
Documented Sampling History
R&B1990s
Added 13 days ago
Vogue cover
Vogue
Madonna
Cleared After Dispute
Dance-Pop1990s
Added 13 days ago
Surfin’ U.S.A. cover
Surfin’ U.S.A.
The Beach Boys
Cleared After Dispute
Surf Rock1960s
Added 13 days ago
I Want a New Drug cover
I Want a New Drug
Huey Lewis and the News
Documented Sampling History
Rock1980s
Added 13 days ago
Ghostbusters cover
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1980s
Added 13 days ago
Stairway to Heaven cover
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Cleared After Dispute
Hard Rock1970s
Added 13 days ago
Whole Lotta Love cover
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Cleared After Dispute
Hard Rock1960s
Added 13 days ago
Come Together cover
Come Together
The Beatles
Cleared After Dispute
Rock1960s
Added 13 days ago
My Sweet Lord cover
My Sweet Lord
George Harrison
Cleared After Dispute
Rock1970s
Added 13 days ago
Blurred Lines cover
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
Added 13 days ago
Ice Ice Baby cover
Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice
Cleared After Dispute
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 13 days ago
Under Pressure cover
Under Pressure
Queen and David Bowie
Cleared After Dispute
Rock1980s
Added 13 days ago
I Guess I’ll Always Love You cover
I Guess I’ll Always Love You
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 13 days ago
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) cover
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 13 days ago
Shout cover
Shout
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Rhythm And Blues1950s
Added 13 days ago
Testify cover
Testify
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 13 days ago
Summer Breeze cover
Summer Breeze
Seals and Crofts
Documented Sampling History
Soft Rock1970s
Added 13 days ago
That Lady cover
That Lady
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 13 days ago
It’s Your Thing cover
It’s Your Thing
The Isley Brothers
Cleared After Dispute
Funk1960s
Added 13 days ago
Best of My Love cover
Best of My Love
The Emotions
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
Boogie Wonderland cover
Boogie Wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
We Are Family cover
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
Lost in Music cover
Lost in Music
Sister Sledge
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
He’s the Greatest Dancer cover
He’s the Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
I’m Coming Out cover
I’m Coming Out
Diana Ross
Documented Sampling History
Disco1980s
Added 13 days ago
Upside Down cover
Upside Down
Diana Ross
Documented Sampling History
Disco1980s
Added 13 days ago
I Want Your Love cover
I Want Your Love
Chic
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
The Love You Save cover
The Love You Save
The Jackson 5
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
I’ll Be There cover
I’ll Be There
The Jackson 5
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
ABC cover
ABC
The Jackson 5
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 13 days ago
Le Freak cover
Le Freak
Chic
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 13 days ago
Then He Kissed Me cover
Then He Kissed Me
The Crystals
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 14 days ago
Be My Baby cover
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 14 days ago
Da Doo Ron Ron cover
Da Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 14 days ago
Sherry cover
Sherry
The Four Seasons
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 14 days ago
Stand By Me cover
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Brown Eyed Girl cover
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Documented Sampling History
Rock1960s
Added 14 days ago
Here Comes the Night cover
Here Comes the Night
Them
Documented Sampling History
Rock And Roll1960s
Added 14 days ago
Cry to Me cover
Cry to Me
Solomon Burke
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Piece of My Heart cover
Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Twist and Shout cover
Twist and Shout
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
Rhythm And Blues1960s
Added 14 days ago
Hang On Sloopy cover
Hang On Sloopy
The McCoys
Documented Sampling History
Rock And Roll1960s
Added 14 days ago
Wild Thing cover
Wild Thing
The Troggs
Documented Sampling History
Garage Rock1960s
Added 14 days ago
Gloria cover
Gloria
Them
Documented Sampling History
Garage Rock1960s
Added 14 days ago
96 Tears cover
96 Tears
? and the Mysterians
Documented Sampling History
Garage Rock1960s
Added 14 days ago
Louie Louie cover
Louie Louie
Richard Berry
Documented Sampling History
Rhythm And Blues1950s
Added 14 days ago
Get Down On It cover
Get Down On It
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 14 days ago
Ladies’ Night cover
Ladies’ Night
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 14 days ago
Celebration cover
Celebration
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 14 days ago
Mas Que Nada cover
Mas Que Nada
Jorge Ben
Documented Sampling History
Bossa Nova1960s
Added 14 days ago
Too Many Fish in the Sea cover
Too Many Fish in the Sea
The Marvelettes
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Stubborn Kind of Fellow cover
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Pride and Joy cover
Pride and Joy
Marvin Gaye
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
I Heard It Through the Grapevine cover
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg cover
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
My Girl cover
My Girl
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Shop Around cover
Shop Around
The Miracles
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me cover
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
The Miracles
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Please Mr. Postman cover
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Beechwood 4-5789 cover
Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) cover
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
Wilson Pickett
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Walking the Dog cover
Walking the Dog
Rufus Thomas
Documented Sampling History
R&B1960s
Added 14 days ago
Theme from Shaft cover
Theme from Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 14 days ago
Hold On, I’m Comin’ cover
Hold On, I’m Comin’
Sam & Dave
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Soul Man cover
Soul Man
Sam & Dave
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 14 days ago
Knock on Wood cover
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
In the Midnight Hour cover
In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay cover
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
The Guns of Brixton cover
The Guns of Brixton
The Clash
Documented Sampling History
Post-Punk1970s
Added 15 days ago
Police and Thieves cover
Police and Thieves
Junior Murvin
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
Added 15 days ago
Everybody Loves the Sunshine cover
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
Added 15 days ago
Funky Nassau cover
Funky Nassau
The Beginning of the End
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 15 days ago
Just the Two of Us cover
Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1980s
Added 15 days ago
Satta Massagana cover
Satta Massagana
The Abyssinians
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1960s
Added 15 days ago
I Wish It Would Rain cover
I Wish It Would Rain
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) cover
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) cover
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Cloud Nine cover
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
War cover
War
Edwin Starr
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Psychedelic Shack cover
Psychedelic Shack
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone cover
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
The Temptations
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
No Diggity cover
No Diggity
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen
Documented Sampling History
R&B1990s
Added 15 days ago
Grandma’s Hands cover
Grandma’s Hands
Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Green Onions cover
Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.’s
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 15 days ago
Lean on Me cover
Lean on Me
Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Once in a Lifetime cover
Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads
Documented Sampling History
New Wave1980s
Added 15 days ago
Don’t You Want Me cover
Don’t You Want Me
The Human League
Documented Sampling History
Synth-Pop1980s
Added 15 days ago
Situation cover
Situation
Yazoo
Documented Sampling History
Synth-Pop1980s
Added 15 days ago
Lovely Day cover
Lovely Day
Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Use Me cover
Use Me
Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 15 days ago
Ain’t No Sunshine cover
Ain’t No Sunshine
Bill Withers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 15 days ago
Bring the Noise cover
Bring the Noise
Public Enemy
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 15 days ago
Percolator cover
Percolator
Cajmere
Documented Sampling History
House1990s
Added 15 days ago
Ain’t Nobody cover
Ain’t Nobody
Rufus and Chaka Khan
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 15 days ago
Under Mi Sleng Teng cover
Under Mi Sleng Teng
Wayne Smith
Documented Sampling History
Dancehall1980s
Added 15 days ago
September cover
September
Earth, Wind & Fire
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Let’s Groove cover
Let’s Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 16 days ago
French Kiss cover
French Kiss
Lil Louis
Documented Sampling History
Chicago House1980s
Added 16 days ago
Family Affair cover
Family Affair
Sly and the Family Stone
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Big Fun cover
Big Fun
Inner City featuring Kevin Saunderson
Documented Sampling History
Techno1980s
Added 16 days ago
Show Me Love cover
Show Me Love
Robin S.
Documented Sampling History
House1990s
Added 16 days ago
Blue Monday cover
Blue Monday
New Order
Documented Sampling History
Synth-Pop1980s
Added 16 days ago
Good Life cover
Good Life
Inner City
Documented Sampling History
Techno1980s
Added 16 days ago
Strings of Life cover
Strings of Life
Rhythim Is Rhythim (Derrick May)
Documented Sampling History
Detroit Techno1980s
Added 16 days ago
Pacific State cover
Pacific State
808 State
Documented Sampling History
Acid House1980s
Added 16 days ago
You Can’t Hurry Love cover
You Can’t Hurry Love
The Supremes
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 16 days ago
Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2 cover
Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
R&B1970s
Added 16 days ago
It Was a Good Day cover
It Was a Good Day
Ice Cube
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 16 days ago
Voodoo Ray cover
Voodoo Ray
A Guy Called Gerald
Documented Sampling History
Acid House1980s
Added 16 days ago
Push It cover
Push It
Salt-N-Pepa
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 16 days ago
It’s a Shame cover
It’s a Shame
The Spinners
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 16 days ago
Ring My Bell cover
Ring My Bell
Anita Ward
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 16 days ago
I’ll Take You There cover
I’ll Take You There
The Staple Singers
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 16 days ago
Between the Sheets cover
Between the Sheets
The Isley Brothers
Documented Sampling History
R&B1980s
Added 16 days ago
Chanchullo cover
Chanchullo
Israel “Cachao” López
Documented Sampling History
Danzón-Mambo1950s
Added 16 days ago
Alone Again cover
Alone Again
Biz Markie
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 16 days ago
Apache cover
Apache
The Sugarhill Gang
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 16 days ago
Apache cover
Apache
The Shadows
Documented Sampling History
Instrumental Rock1960s
Added 16 days ago
Armagideon Time cover
Armagideon Time
Willi Williams
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
Added 16 days ago
Poco Man Jam cover
Poco Man Jam
Gregory Peck
Documented Sampling History
Dancehall1980s
Added 16 days ago
Thrift Shop cover
Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop2010s
Added 16 days ago
Think cover
Think
Aretha Franklin
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 16 days ago
I Say a Little Prayer cover
I Say a Little Prayer
Dionne Warwick
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Added 16 days ago
Freeway of Love cover
Freeway of Love
Aretha Franklin
Documented Sampling History
R&B1980s
Added 16 days ago
Respect cover
Respect
Otis Redding
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 16 days ago
Chain of Fools cover
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 16 days ago
Watermelon Man cover
Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1960s
Added 16 days ago
Flash Light cover
Flash Light
Parliament
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) cover
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
Scritti Politti
Documented Sampling History
Sophisti-Pop1980s
Added 16 days ago
Loose Booty cover
Loose Booty
Sly and the Family Stone
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
One Nation Under a Groove cover
One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Rapture cover
Rapture
Blondie
Documented Sampling History
New Wave1980s
Added 16 days ago
Rock Steady cover
Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Take Me to the River cover
Take Me to the River
Al Green
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 16 days ago
Superstition cover
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) cover
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 16 days ago
Mother Popcorn cover
Mother Popcorn
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 16 days ago
Get Up Offa That Thing cover
Get Up Offa That Thing
James Brown
Cleared After Dispute
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
The Payback cover
The Payback
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Cold Sweat cover
Cold Sweat
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 16 days ago
Funky President (People It's Bad) cover
Funky President (People It's Bad)
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Also Sprach Zarathustra cover
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss
Public Domain
Classical1890s
Added 16 days ago
Grazing in the Grass cover
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1960s
Added 16 days ago
Melting Pot cover
Melting Pot
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
The Mexican cover
The Mexican
Babe Ruth
Documented Sampling History
Rock1970s
Added 16 days ago
Ashley's Roachclip cover
Ashley's Roachclip
The Soul Searchers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Sing a Simple Song cover
Sing a Simple Song
Sly and the Family Stone
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 16 days ago
In the Air Tonight cover
In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
Documented Sampling History
Art Pop1980s
Added 16 days ago
Tour de France cover
Tour de France
Kraftwerk
Documented Sampling History
Electronic1980s
Added 16 days ago
The Grunt cover
The Grunt
The J.B.'s
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 16 days ago
Tramp cover
Tramp
Lowell Fulson
Documented Sampling History
Blues1960s
Added 16 days ago
Alone Together cover
Alone Together
Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz
Documented Sampling History
Jazz Standard1930s
Added 17 days ago
Nice Up the Dance cover
Nice Up the Dance
Michigan & Smiley
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
Added 17 days ago
Peace Piece cover
Peace Piece
Bill Evans
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1950s
Added 17 days ago
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) cover
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
Parliament
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
(Not Just) Knee Deep cover
(Not Just) Knee Deep
Funkadelic
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Hihache cover
Hihache
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) cover
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On)
Lou Donaldson
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Wut cover
Wut
Le1f
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop2010s
Added 17 days ago
Do What You Gotta Do cover
Do What You Gotta Do
Jimmy Webb (Nina Simone version)
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1960s
Added 17 days ago
Killing Floor cover
Killing Floor
Howlin' Wolf
Cleared After Dispute
Blues1960s
Added 17 days ago
Different Strokes cover
Different Strokes
Syl Johnson
Cleared After Dispute
Soul1960s
Added 17 days ago
Cissy Strut cover
Cissy Strut
The Meters
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 17 days ago
The Champ cover
The Champ
The Mohawks
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 17 days ago
Supersonic cover
Supersonic
J.J. Fad
Cleared After Dispute
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
It's More Fun to Compute cover
It's More Fun to Compute
Kraftwerk
Documented Sampling History
Electronic1980s
Added 17 days ago
Numbers cover
Numbers
Kraftwerk
Cleared After Dispute
Electronic1980s
Added 17 days ago
Essence (Remix) cover
Essence (Remix)
Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems
Documented Sampling History
Afrobeats2020s
Added 17 days ago
Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up cover
Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up
Busta Rhymes
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 17 days ago
L'Année Passée
Lionel Belasco
Cleared After Dispute
Calypso1900s
Added 17 days ago
Cool Out Son cover
Cool Out Son
Junior Murvin
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
Added 17 days ago
Right Here cover
Right Here
Justin Bieber feat. Drake
Documented Sampling History
Pop2010s
Added 17 days ago
Flamenco Sketches cover
Flamenco Sketches
Miles Davis & Bill Evans
Cleared After Dispute
Jazz1950s
Added 17 days ago
It Takes Two cover
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
Hell of a Life cover
Hell of a Life
Kanye West
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop2010s
Added 17 days ago
Famous cover
Famous
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Swizz Beatz
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop2010s
Added 17 days ago
Stalag 17 cover
Stalag 17
Ansel Collins
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
Added 17 days ago
Jingling Baby cover
Jingling Baby
LL Cool J
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
Open Letter to the President cover
Open Letter to the President
Roy C
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 17 days ago
I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You cover
I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You
Leon Haywood
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Traveling Riverside Blues cover
Traveling Riverside Blues
Robert Johnson
Documented Sampling History
Delta Blues1930s
Added 17 days ago
Freedom! '90 cover
Freedom! '90
George Michael
Documented Sampling History
Pop1990s
Added 17 days ago
I Can cover
I Can
Nas
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop2000s
Added 17 days ago
Give It Up cover
Give It Up
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 17 days ago
Hollywood Swinging cover
Hollywood Swinging
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Another One Bites the Dust cover
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
Documented Sampling History
Rock1980s
Added 17 days ago
Troglodyte (Cave Man) cover
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 17 days ago
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) cover
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
Us3
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Rap1990s
Added 17 days ago
Blue in Green cover
Blue in Green
Miles Davis
Cleared After Dispute
Jazz1950s
Added 17 days ago
Rockit cover
Rockit
Herbie Hancock
Documented Sampling History
Electro1980s
Added 17 days ago
Mama Said Knock You Out cover
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 17 days ago
Who Am I (What's My Name)? cover
Who Am I (What's My Name)?
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 17 days ago
Roxanne's Revenge cover
Roxanne's Revenge
Roxanne Shanté
Cleared After Dispute
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
Fight the Power cover
Fight the Power
Public Enemy
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
Fantasy cover
Fantasy
Mariah Carey
Documented Sampling History
Pop1990s
Added 17 days ago
Peter Piper cover
Peter Piper
Run-D.M.C.
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 17 days ago
Nothing You Can Do cover
Nothing You Can Do
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
You Got It cover
You Got It
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Let's Go Round Again cover
Let's Go Round Again
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 18 days ago
Cut the Cake cover
Cut the Cake
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Sukiyaki cover
Sukiyaki
Kyu Sakamoto
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1960s
Added 18 days ago
The Greatest Love cover
The Greatest Love
Allen Toussaint (first by Lee Dorsey)
Documented Sampling History
New Orleans R&B1960s
Added 18 days ago
The Chokin' Kind cover
The Chokin' Kind
Harlan Howard (pop. Joe Simon)
Documented Sampling History
Country1960s
Added 18 days ago
I've Gotta Be Me cover
I've Gotta Be Me
Walter Marks (pop. Sammy Davis Jr.)
Documented Sampling History
Broadway1960s
Added 18 days ago
Color Him Father cover
Color Him Father
The Winstons
No Payment Mechanism
Soul1960s
Added 18 days ago
Alone Again (Naturally) cover
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1970s
Added 18 days ago
Waltzing Matilda
Banjo Paterson & Christina Macpherson
Public Domain
Folk1890s
Added 18 days ago
Essence cover
Essence
Wizkid feat. Tems
Documented Sampling History
Afrobeats2020s
Added 18 days ago
Ya Rayah cover
Ya Rayah
Dahmane El Harrachi
Documented Sampling History
Chaâbi1970s
Added 18 days ago
Gangnam Style cover
Gangnam Style
Psy
Documented Sampling History
K-Pop2010s
Added 18 days ago
Iron Man cover
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Documented Sampling History
Heavy Metal1970s
Added 18 days ago
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien cover
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
Édith Piaf
Documented Sampling History
Chanson1960s
Added 18 days ago
Jolene cover
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Documented Sampling History
Country1970s
Added 18 days ago
God Save the Queen cover
God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols
Documented Sampling History
Punk Rock1970s
Added 18 days ago
The Girl from Ipanema cover
The Girl from Ipanema
Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto
Cleared After Dispute
Bossa Nova1960s
Added 18 days ago
Rum and Coca-Cola cover
Rum and Coca-Cola
The Andrews Sisters
Cleared After Dispute
Calypso1940s
Added 18 days ago
Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Public Domain
Classical1900s
Added 18 days ago
Für Elise
Ludwig van Beethoven
Public Domain
Classical1810s
Added 18 days ago
Blind Alley cover
Blind Alley
The Emotions
Documented Sampling History
Soul1970s
Added 18 days ago
Dueling Banjos cover
Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Cleared After Dispute
Bluegrass1970s
Added 18 days ago
Popcorn cover
Popcorn
Gershon Kingsley
No Payment Mechanism
Electronic1960s
Added 18 days ago
Sesame Street Theme cover
Sesame Street Theme
Sesame Street
Documented Sampling History
Children's Music1960s
Added 18 days ago
Plastic Love cover
Plastic Love
Mariya Takeuchi
Documented Sampling History
City Pop1980s
Added 18 days ago
Mundian To Bach Ke cover
Mundian To Bach Ke
Panjabi MC
Documented Sampling History
Bhangra1990s
Added 18 days ago
O Fortuna
Carl Orff
Documented Sampling History
Classical1930s
Added 18 days ago
Addictive cover
Addictive
Truth Hurts feat. Rakim
Cleared After Dispute
Hip-Hop2000s
Added 18 days ago
Jungle Boogie cover
Jungle Boogie
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Roxanne, Roxanne cover
Roxanne, Roxanne
UTFO
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 18 days ago
La Di Da Di cover
La Di Da Di
Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 18 days ago
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag cover
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
Added 18 days ago
Genius of Love cover
Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 18 days ago
Planet Rock cover
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
Cleared After Dispute
Electro1980s
Added 18 days ago
Trans-Europe Express cover
Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Cleared After Dispute
Electronic1970s
Added 18 days ago
The Message cover
The Message
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 18 days ago
Atomic Dog cover
Atomic Dog
George Clinton
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 18 days ago
Rapper's Delight cover
Rapper's Delight
The Sugarhill Gang
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1970s
Added 18 days ago
Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang cover
Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1990s
Added 18 days ago
So What cover
So What
Miles Davis
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1950s
Added 18 days ago
Cross Road Blues cover
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson
Documented Sampling History
Delta Blues1930s
Added 18 days ago
Dem Bow cover
Dem Bow
Shabba Ranks
Documented Sampling History
Dancehall1990s
Added 18 days ago
Cantaloupe Island cover
Cantaloupe Island
Herbie Hancock
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1960s
Added 18 days ago
Take Five cover
Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Documented Sampling History
Jazz1950s
Added 18 days ago
Greensleeves
Traditional (anonymous)
Public Domain
Folk1580s
Added 18 days ago
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Jane Taylor
Public Domain
Nursery Rhyme1800s
Added 18 days ago
Silent Night
Joseph Mohr & Franz Xaver Gruber
Public Domain
Christmas Carol1810s
Added 18 days ago
Happy Birthday to You
Patty & Mildred Hill
Public Domain
Traditional1890s
Added 18 days ago
I Will Survive cover
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
Added 18 days ago
Ring of Fire cover
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Documented Sampling History
Country1960s
Added 18 days ago
I Want You Back cover
I Want You Back
The Jackson 5
Documented Sampling History
Soul1960s
Added 18 days ago
Misirlou cover
Misirlou
Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
Documented Sampling History
Surf Rock1960s
Added 18 days ago
Oh Happy Day cover
Oh Happy Day
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Documented Sampling History
Gospel1960s
Added 18 days ago
Tutti Frutti cover
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Documented Sampling History
Rock and Roll1950s
Added 18 days ago
Hoochie Coochie Man cover
Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters
Cleared After Dispute
Blues1950s
Added 18 days ago
Oye Como Va cover
Oye Como Va
Tito Puente
Documented Sampling History
Latin1960s
Added 18 days ago
Real Rock cover
Real Rock
Sound Dimension
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1960s
Added 18 days ago
Why Do Fools Fall in Love cover
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Cleared After Dispute
Doo-Wop1950s
Added 18 days ago
Zombie cover
Zombie
Fela Kuti and Africa 70
Documented Sampling History
Afrobeat1970s
Added 18 days ago
Scorpio cover
Scorpio
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Long Red cover
Long Red
Leslie West (with Mountain)
Documented Sampling History
Hard Rock1960s
Added 18 days ago
When the Levee Breaks cover
When the Levee Breaks
Led Zeppelin
Documented Sampling History
Rock1970s
Added 18 days ago
Soul Makossa cover
Soul Makossa
Manu Dibango
Cleared After Dispute
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
It's a New Day cover
It's a New Day
Skull Snaps
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
It's Just Begun cover
It's Just Begun
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Synthetic Substitution cover
Synthetic Substitution
Melvin Bliss
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Take Me to the Mardi Gras cover
Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Bob James (comp. Paul Simon)
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Nautilus cover
Nautilus
Bob James
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Impeach the President cover
Impeach the President
The Honey Drippers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Apache cover
Apache
Incredible Bongo Band (comp. Jerry Lordan)
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Think (About It) cover
Think (About It)
Lyn Collins
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Funky Drummer cover
Funky Drummer
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 18 days ago
Battle Hymn of the Republic cover
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe (words); melody attr. William Steffe
Public Domain
Patriotic1860s
Added 18 days ago
The Star-Spangled Banner cover
The Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key (words); John Stafford Smith (melody)
Public Domain
Patriotic1810s
Added 18 days ago
Beautiful Dreamer cover
Beautiful Dreamer
Stephen Foster
Public Domain
Parlor Ballad1860s
Added 18 days ago
Amazing Grace cover
Amazing Grace
John Newton (words); tune "New Britain"
Public Domain
Hymn1770s
Added 18 days ago
Frankie and Johnny cover
Frankie and Johnny
Traditional (Bill Dooley; publ. credited Hughie Cannon)
Public Domain
Folk Ballad1900s
Added 18 days ago
Home on the Range cover
Home on the Range
Brewster M. Higley & Daniel E. Kelley
Public Domain
Folk1870s
Added 18 days ago
The Entertainer cover
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin
Public Domain
Ragtime1900s
Added 18 days ago
Dixie cover
Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Public Domain
Minstrel1850s
Added 18 days ago
St. Louis Blues cover
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
Public Domain
Blues1910s
Added 18 days ago
Maple Leaf Rag cover
Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin
Public Domain
Ragtime1890s
Added 18 days ago
Take Me Out to the Ball Game cover
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Albert Von Tilzer & Jack Norworth
Public Domain
Tin Pan Alley1900s
Added 18 days ago
In the Good Old Summertime cover
In the Good Old Summertime
George "Honey Boy" Evans & Ren Shields
Public Domain
Tin Pan Alley1900s
Added 18 days ago
Peg o' My Heart cover
Peg o' My Heart
Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher
Public Domain
Tin Pan Alley1910s
Added 18 days ago
Casey Jones cover
Casey Jones
Wallace Saunders; T. Lawrence Seibert & Eddie Newton
Public Domain
Folk Ballad1900s
Added 18 days ago
UFO cover
UFO
ESG
Documented Sampling History
Post-Punk1980s
Added 19 days ago
Change the Beat (Female Version) cover
Change the Beat (Female Version)
Beside (Ann Boyle)
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
Added 19 days ago
The Yankee Doodle Boy cover
The Yankee Doodle Boy
George M. Cohan
Public Domain
Broadway1900s
Added 19 days ago
You're a Grand Old Flag cover
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
Public Domain
Patriotic1900s
Added 19 days ago
Danny Boy cover
Danny Boy
Frederic E. Weatherly (lyrics); trad. "Londonderry Air"
Public Domain
Ballad1910s
Added 19 days ago
On the Beach at Waikiki cover
On the Beach at Waikiki
Henry Kailimai, G.H. Stover & Fred Fisher
Public Domain
Hawaiian1910s
Added 19 days ago
Shine On, Harvest Moon cover
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
Public Domain
Vaudeville1900s
Added 19 days ago
Sweet Adeline cover
Sweet Adeline
Richard H. Gerard & Harry Armstrong
Public Domain
Barbershop1900s
Added 19 days ago
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling cover
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Chauncey Olcott, George Graff Jr. & Ernest Ball
Public Domain
Tin Pan Alley1910s
Added 19 days ago
Over There cover
Over There
George M. Cohan
Public Domain
Patriotic1910s
Added 19 days ago
Give My Regards to Broadway cover
Give My Regards to Broadway
George M. Cohan
Public Domain
Broadway1900s
Added 19 days ago
Rock of Ages cover
Rock of Ages
Traditional hymn (Toplady & Hastings)
Public Domain
Hymn1770s
Added 19 days ago
Auld Lang Syne cover
Auld Lang Syne
Traditional (words by Robert Burns)
Public Domain
Folk1780s
Added 19 days ago
Bam Bam cover
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1980s
Added 19 days ago
Bitter Sweet Symphony cover
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
Cleared After Dispute
Britpop1990s
Added 19 days ago
Vesti la giubba cover
Vesti la giubba
Ruggero Leoncavallo — famed recording by Enrico Caruso
Public Domain
Opera1890s
Added 19 days ago
Nobody cover
Nobody
Bert Williams (music), Alex Rogers (lyrics)
Public Domain
Vaudeville1900s
Added 19 days ago
Roll, Jordan, Roll cover
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Traditional spiritual (Fisk Jubilee Singers)
Public Domain
Spiritual
Added 19 days ago
Good Times cover
Good Times
Chic
Cleared After Dispute
Disco1970s
Added 19 days ago
Amen, Brother cover
Amen, Brother
The Winstons
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1960s
Added 19 days ago
Outstanding cover
Outstanding
The Gap Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Added 19 days ago
Pick Up the Pieces cover
Pick Up the Pieces
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Added 19 days ago

Most Sampled

Ranked by how many tracks have actually sampled, covered, or interpolated them — real precedent

Think (About It) cover
Think (About It)
Lyn Collins
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
4,000+ sampled
Change the Beat (Female Version) cover
Change the Beat (Female Version)
Beside (Ann Boyle)
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
3,000+ sampled
Amen, Brother cover
Amen, Brother
The Winstons
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1960s
2,000+ sampled
Dem Bow cover
Dem Bow
Shabba Ranks
Documented Sampling History
Dancehall1990s
~1,800 sampled
Funky President (People It's Bad) cover
Funky President (People It's Bad)
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
1,000+ sampled
The Champ cover
The Champ
The Mohawks
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
1,000+ sampled
La Di Da Di cover
La Di Da Di
Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
1,000+ sampled
Synthetic Substitution cover
Synthetic Substitution
Melvin Bliss
No Payment Mechanism
Funk1970s
1,000+ sampled
Funky Drummer cover
Funky Drummer
James Brown
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
1,000+ sampled
Impeach the President cover
Impeach the President
The Honey Drippers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
~800 sampled
Long Red cover
Long Red
Leslie West (with Mountain)
Documented Sampling History
Hard Rock1960s
700+ sampled
Ashley's Roachclip cover
Ashley's Roachclip
The Soul Searchers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
600+ sampled
Sing a Simple Song cover
Sing a Simple Song
Sly and the Family Stone
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
500+ sampled
UFO cover
UFO
ESG
Documented Sampling History
Post-Punk1980s
500+ sampled
Hihache cover
Hihache
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
300+ sampled
Stalag 17 cover
Stalag 17
Ansel Collins
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1970s
300+ sampled
Peter Piper cover
Peter Piper
Run-D.M.C.
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
300+ sampled
Atomic Dog cover
Atomic Dog
George Clinton
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
300+ sampled
Real Rock cover
Real Rock
Sound Dimension
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1960s
300+ sampled
Nautilus cover
Nautilus
Bob James
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
300+ sampled
Everybody Loves the Sunshine cover
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
~200 sampled
It Takes Two cover
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
200+ sampled
Good Times cover
Good Times
Chic
Cleared After Dispute
Disco1970s
200+ sampled
Outstanding cover
Outstanding
The Gap Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
150+ sampled
Rock Steady cover
Rock Steady
Aretha Franklin
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
100+ sampled
Scorpio cover
Scorpio
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
100+ sampled
When the Levee Breaks cover
When the Levee Breaks
Led Zeppelin
Documented Sampling History
Rock1970s
100+ sampled
It's Just Begun cover
It's Just Begun
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
100+ sampled
Give It Up cover
Give It Up
Kool & the Gang
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
90+ sampled
He’s the Greatest Dancer cover
He’s the Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge
Documented Sampling History
Disco1970s
80+ sampled
Bam Bam cover
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1980s
80–100+ sampled
Trans-Europe Express cover
Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Cleared After Dispute
Electronic1970s
76+ sampled
I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You cover
I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You
Leon Haywood
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
70+ sampled
Cissy Strut cover
Cissy Strut
The Meters
Documented Sampling History
Funk1960s
60+ sampled
Pick Up the Pieces cover
Pick Up the Pieces
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
60+ sampled
Jingling Baby cover
Jingling Baby
LL Cool J
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
55+ sampled
Melting Pot cover
Melting Pot
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
40+ sampled
Roxanne, Roxanne cover
Roxanne, Roxanne
UTFO
Documented Sampling History
Hip-Hop1980s
30–100+ sampled

Quick Clear

19 songs with a confirmed rights holder you can go ask right now

Photograph cover
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Cleared After Dispute
Pop2010s
Reflects the confirmed BMI/ASCAP royalt…
Ghostbusters cover
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
Cleared After Dispute
Pop1980s
Ray Parker Jr.’s own Raydiola Music
Sherry cover
Sherry
The Four Seasons
Documented Sampling History
Pop1960s
Primary Wave Music Publishing (confirme…
Another One Bites the Dust cover
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
Documented Sampling History
Rock1980s
Hollywood Records (Queen’s US label)
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) cover
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
Us3
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Rap1990s
Blue Note Records / Capitol
Cut the Cake cover
Cut the Cake
Average White Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
AWB Music (BMI), administered by Cotill…
I've Gotta Be Me cover
I've Gotta Be Me
Walter Marks (pop. Sammy Davis Jr.)
Documented Sampling History
Broadway1960s
Warner Chappell Music, Inc. & BMG Right…
Sesame Street Theme cover
Sesame Street Theme
Sesame Street
Documented Sampling History
Children's Music1960s
Universal Music Corp
Plastic Love cover
Plastic Love
Mariya Takeuchi
Documented Sampling History
City Pop1980s
Warner Music Japan
O Fortuna
Carl Orff
Documented Sampling History
Classical1930s
Schott Music Corporation
Tutti Frutti cover
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Documented Sampling History
Rock and Roll1950s
Wixen Music Publishing
Why Do Fools Fall in Love cover
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Cleared After Dispute
Doo-Wop1950s
EMI Music Publishing
Scorpio cover
Scorpio
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Universal Music Group (UMG Recordings…
Long Red cover
Long Red
Leslie West (with Mountain)
Documented Sampling History
Hard Rock1960s
Universal Music — a confirmed, function…
Nautilus cover
Nautilus
Bob James
Documented Sampling History
Jazz-Funk1970s
Bob James personally
Impeach the President cover
Impeach the President
The Honey Drippers
Documented Sampling History
Funk1970s
Tuff City Records
Bam Bam cover
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
Documented Sampling History
Reggae1980s
VPAL Music / VP Records
Good Times cover
Good Times
Chic
Cleared After Dispute
Disco1970s
Warner Music Group
Outstanding cover
Outstanding
The Gap Band
Documented Sampling History
Funk1980s
Universal Music Group

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