and on a lighter note... I recommend that everyone visit ron caswell's web site because it is funny and interesting and might change the current (exhausted) topic of this list serve. - www.roncaswell.com .
Malka
----Original Message Follows---- From: Ron Caswell <ron (at) roncaswell(dot)com> Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org> Subject: Re: cRAP, Jewish or Otherwise - My Many Opinions! Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:39:24 -0800 (PST) Oy vey. Around and around we go... Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com wrote: In a message dated 3/23/4 8:36:26 AM, ron (at) roncaswell(dot)com writes: << Tell me you ain't never shook your azz to some JB? James Brown is one of the most sampled artists in Hip-Hop. >> Generally, sampling means ' I've got no talent to write a song, so I steal the hook from a hit record so people will think I'm cool" James Brown never made a decent record after "Prisoner of Love" (1962?) and even then he screwed up the most important part of the lyric. I was once told a hilarious incident when James Brown ran into Billy Eckstein--who had the Original Hit of Prisoner of Love-- many years ago. I'd love to pass it on, but it will be in my book, chapter 1, page 837. "If Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, how come it's starting to sag" simon ___ ___ _ _ | _ \___ _ _ / __|__ _ ____ __ _____| | || / _ \ ' \ | (__/ _` (_-< V V / -_) | ||_|_\___/_||_| \___\__,_/__/\_/\_/\___|_|_| http://roncaswell.com ron (at) roncaswell(dot)com 212.865.9622 (H) 646.321.5888 (C)