Sunday, June 15, 2025

Special Request (Labello pt 2 - the samplige)

Ooh Macka Brown sampling the Pirates Anthem


4 Meg Soundboy with some nifty usage of "Can't turn me away" by Sylvia Striplin



Then there's Smokey Joe with a famous vocal lick






The "Special Request" vocal licks are sampled from Shut Up and Dance's "Rest In Peace" - but where did they get them from? 


Those reggae vocal licks recur, alongside JVC Force "Strong Island" riffs, on DJ Double G's UKG classic "Special Request" 


Ah (bit nuum nummy this) DJ Double G turns out to be DJ Gunshot as in No U Turn, making the same shift as No U Turn becoming Turn U On, but not sticking with the label

Real name Gordon Gummer, a veteran deejay on Don FM and Flex FM



a different "special request" occurs in this track - and the "special" recurs passim











A title-becomes-artist-name homage 




More Smokey Joe











1 comment:

  1. https://youtu.be/fmJpnyQDwqo?si=8irJxllBnkNw_661

    Smokey Joe at 5.40

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