Thursday, June 14, 2012

Light My Fire – Doors

"Light My Fire" is a song by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 and released the first week of January 1967 on the Doors' debut album. Released as a single in April, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording. A year later, it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 following the success of Jose Feliciano's version of the song, peaking at number 87. The song was largely written by Robby Krieger,[1] and credited to the entire band. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1967, representing sales of one million units.[2]

U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer

"U Can't Touch This" is MC Hammer's 1990 hit single from his album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em. It became hammer's signature songRick James shares songwriting credit for the song with Hammer and Alonzo Miller, credit which was granted after he sued Hammer for copywright infringement. The song basically consists of the prominent opening riff of "Super Freak".

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

DJ Bobo - Somebody Dance With Me

Somebody Dance with Me is a DJ BoBo 1992 song that is based on some parts on sampling from "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell.

i've been thinking about you - Londonbeat


"I've Been Thinking About You" is a song recorded by Londonbeat. It was released as a single in the last months of 1990 in many countries.
It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100[1] on April 13, 1991, having hit number two in the United Kingdom the previous year.[2] The song also topped the singles charts in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Australia.
Part of the song was sampled and prominently featured in the song "Physical" recorded by Alcazar.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Satisfaction – Rolling Stones


"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff – intended to be replaced by horns – opens and drives the song. The lyrics refer to sexual frustration and the commercialism particular to America.
The song was first released as a single in the United States in June 1965 and also featured on the American version of Out of Our Heads, released that July. "Satisfaction" was a hit, giving the Stones their first number one in the US. In the UK, the song initially played only on pirate radio stations because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive.[4] In Britain, the single was released in August 1965; it became the Rolling Stones' fourth number one in the United Kingdom. The song is considered to be one of the all-time greatest rock songs ever recorded. In 2004 Rolling Stonemagazine placed "Satisfaction" in the second spot on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, while in 2006 it was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

Vogue – Madonna


"Vogue" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her soundtrack album I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy) and was released on March 20, 1990, by Sire Records. Madonna was inspired by vogue dancer and choreographers Jose and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, the origin of the dance Vogue, and they introduced "Vogueing" to her at the New York City club "Sound Factory". Jose Xtravaganza is featured in the Historic Art Documentary How Do I Look, directed by Wolfgang Busch. The song also appears on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and Madonna's third greatest hits album, Celebration.
"Vogue" is an upbeat dance-pop song which contains a house beat and groove. Noted to contain influences of deep house, it is a contemporary track which followed the trends of dance music in the 1990s; nevertheless, it has strong influences of 70s disco within its composition. 

What's My Name -- Snoop Doggy Dog

"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)", is the solo debut single from rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album Doggystyle. The song was a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #8 in 1994.