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C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 13/02/2013 - 8:33
by JohanE
Krazy Sandi - Insanity = Thundercats?
I heard 'Insanity' with Krazy Sandi and thought I've heard it somewhere before. Krazy Sandi - Insanity
The melody begins after around 2 min. It sounds a bit like thundercats and some more tunes maybe.
I have heard more songs that sounds very inspired by computer music. One sounded exactly like the turrican 2-tune freedom but shazam did not find it.
Do you know of more songs that are "mixes" of old computer songs?

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 13/02/2013 - 18:40
by Mordi
Let's get Timbaland out of the way first. He made a song for Nelly Furtado called "Do it", which illegally used GRG's cover of "Acidjazzed Evening".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIEijimuzr8

There is also "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation which used one of the tunes from Whittaker's "Lazy Jones".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSJQLCImV18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78FQDgcWzLI

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 13/02/2013 - 19:35
by Chris Abbott
I think Rob's "Thundercats" melody and chords are sufficiently generic that they could be just coincidence...

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 13/02/2013 - 20:05
by ronaldvd
JohanE wrote:I have heard more songs that sounds very inspired by computer music. One sounded exactly like the turrican 2-tune freedom but shazam did not find it.
That could probably be "Level One" by Scooter. This was an official cover by the way, with Chris Hülsbeck properly credited as composer.

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 03/07/2015 - 19:19
by Mordi
Just stumbled upon a tune that I think samples one of the Lazy Jones tunes? Not quite sure.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6HRqILd2gb68TgI5w7u7OM

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 05/07/2015 - 15:16
by tomsk
Whilst we're on, how about this krazy korean woman. First highlighted in the FB page for Rob Hubbard music, she rips off entire SID songs by various artists. Singing (if that's what you can call it) over the top and dancing away with not a copyrigyht concern in the world. I understand Chris knows about her and that there is some ridiculus notion by youtube that SHE owns the copyright to these tunes (and not the original SID artists). ANyway - it's laugh out loud funny, until you realise she's been selling 'her' music on itunes and other sites.

MONOTRONA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CNLSBIaQ7M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1DSdXNmQTQ

There's other stuff like her store and you can even look up the lyrics (which I heartily suggest you do, as they're hilarious)
http://www.baltazarworks.com/monotrona_ ... glemir.htm

If anyone has updates on any action being taken against her (i.e. YOUTUBE taking her stuff down for copyright violation) I'd be interested to hear.

http://www.baltazarworks.com/mp3s_monotrona.htm

Re: C64-, Amiga-tunes in commercial songs.

Posted: 06/07/2015 - 14:30
by C64GLeN
Mordi wrote:Just stumbled upon a tune that I think samples one of the Lazy Jones tunes? Not quite sure.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6HRqILd2gb68TgI5w7u7OM
This has been posted before, more than once.