You know what it is, when an artist takes a beat from another song and uses it in their song. Examples of this practice is shown with Kanye West, in a lot of his songs, pretty much all of them, the most clearest example is in his song Diamonds (Sierra Leon) where he takes a sample beat from the song Diamonds are forever and in Rihanna's song SOS, it has a sample beat from the song Tainted Love by Soft Cell. My question is, why is this so popular a practice? Is it right? It's legal because the guys were smart enough to obtain permission but is it right? Are artists taking a more lazy route? Is sample like quotes from books or are is it plagarism? I would like to know how you feel.
2006-09-10 10:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by Opinion Girl 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I think it depends. Sometimes it seems really lazy, like "People liked this song the first time, therefore hopefully they'll like it again and we'll make money" But sometimes it's like recycled art sort of and it's creative.
2006-09-10 10:35:10 · answer #1 · answered by modernartmakesmewannarockout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion. They just like the beat. They know its a sucessful one and a catchy one that many people already like. That helps them know their song might be just as successful.
2006-09-10 10:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by Phi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds no different from actually taking someone eles's song and making it your own.
2006-09-10 10:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by hermione_bjc_06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because the top 40 artist and people who do this cant be creative on their own always depend on other peoples ideas
2006-09-10 10:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by SmoothCharacter 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋