[Dixielandjazz] Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 124, Issue 4

[Dick Baker]

At 12:00 PM 4/4/2013, Stubby Heist wrote:
>Was watching TV and heard a song I really liked...  It was in a "Chevrolet
>Trax" (car) commercial.  The song in the commercial is about 2 years old and
>was done by a group called Parov Stelar.
>First, give the modern version a listen at:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xsoCki4pTk
>
>Since it sounds like OKOM, I did a little research and found the original!!
>Parov's version was "sampled" from a recording of a song called, "Oriental
>Swing" (NOT to be confused with Oriental Strut...) sung by Lil Hardin
>Armstrong...!
>
>You can hear the original at:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMDBluSMUas

That's a fascinating find, Stubby...but it sure serves as a perfect 
example of what's gone wrong with music in the rap/hip-hop era.  All 
thumping beat and a vocal that's scarcely discernible over all that thumping.


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      Dick Baker
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