Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" vs. TLC "No Scrubs" | The Shape of a Scrub
Ed Sheeran is a gifted songwriter and performer, but that hasn’t prevented him from getting into hot water around sampling and interpolating other artist’s material. Join Joe and Toby as they explore ...
29 Jan 202044min
LL Cool J "Around the Way Girl" vs. Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long" | All Night Around the Way
Before he went looking for an around the way girl, LL Cool J was just a boy with his radio, needing a beat. He became a legendary hip hop pioneer and entertainment mogul. The Mary Jane Girls were the ...
15 Jan 202040min
Jonas Brothers "Only Human" vs. "The Chicken Dance" | My Brother Jonas is a Chicken
You may know it as the chicken dance, but The Dance of the Little Bird was originally about ducks. Joe and Toby take a look at the origins of this oom-pah classic and demonstrate how it may have inspi...
1 Jan 202035min
Mary J. Blige "My Life" vs. Roy Ayers Ubiquity "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | Everybody Loves My Life
Roy Ayers Jr. has been called the Godfather of Neo Soul, and his Roy Ayers Ubiquity project was aptly named, as the track Everybody Loves the Sunshine has been a ubiquitous sample in hip hop history. ...
18 Des 201935min
Heavy D & the Boyz "Now That We Found Love" vs. The O'Jays "Now That We Found Love" | Now That We Found Heavy Love
Heavy D and the Boys had a smash hit in 1991 with Now That We Found Love, and Joe and Toby examine how this track interpolates the 1973 hit from the O’Jays with the same name. Join us as we follow Hea...
4 Des 201935min
Lady Gaga "Born This Way" vs. Madonna "Express Yourself" | Born to Express Yourself
Back long before Stefani Germanotta became Lady Gaga, Madonna was, well, Madonna. Joe and Toby examine how the Madonna song “Express Yourself” was inspiration — and some might argue more than that — f...
20 Nov 201937min
Warren G "Regulate" vs. Michael McDonald "I Keep Forgettin'" | Regulate Your Doobie
When it comes to the music business, Warren G hit the stepbrother lottery. But that doesn’t mean he’s not a monster talent in his own right. Joe and Toby explore how Warren G used Michael McDonald’s “...
6 Nov 201941min
Beck "Jack-Ass" vs. Them (Van Morrison) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" | It's All Over Now, Jack-Ass
What we geek out over in this episode: Van Morrison & Them, Bob Dylan vs. Keith Sweat, Them! (1954) monster movie about nuclear ants, The Band’s “Up on Cripple Creek” (1969), Bert Berns - or, the guy ...
23 Okt 201942min
