What songs would you sample were you a producer?

sounds very Hitchcockian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbWTCv1nxBA

Here's a bit of background on that, if you care.

^ I would prob. sample "Wheel And Turn Me" from Blind Blake Vol. II

Also, "Get The Money (Uncle Scrooge's Money)" from Mousercise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5pzVNtzETQ#t=0m50s
this bridge.. not the chorus

0:50

Seeing that Amerie already hijacked Tom Ze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PIpPWP48Rs

far east family band - timeless

alan moorhouse - expo in tokyo

ofc

Grupo Soñador - El Paso del Gigante

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_WKocJcv7c

Brujeria - Don Quijote Marihuana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNN_r1UFLik

Or in its original form:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB2z6H9ej9U

Freddy Scott - Hey Girl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBFTr37AVFo

i think black eyed peas already used that magazine 60.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRDUu96mzvw

trying to do something with Propaganda's 'Loving'

Dammit... not the BEP per se but William used the sample >:(

http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/448/Will.i.am-I%20Got%20It%20From%20My%20Mama_Magazine%2060-Don%20Quichotte/

Have to admit he did cool things with the sample :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XomQLhjCYYk

The song is damn stupid tho

Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest on a 12" version of Bonita Applebaum, but would love to hear it in yet another context. A big fan of those cheap flute synths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW8UnXzP3ms

Actually I think that the sample comes from the chic remix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyXLUvB-QHA

Marcos Valle - Parabens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKrgeGQuu9g

First 30 seconds or so.

Magnetic Fields - The Dreaming Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvw8zRGkaBk

Several snippets from the intro and the vibraphone breaks would make a great edit.

Ok last one for the day, I promise. Mariah - 心臓の扉 (Shinzo No Tobira)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgLhEGEetc

Great hooks throughout the song. No idea what kind of genre could find use in a sample like this one but would love to hear it anyways.

Ok I lied, but I promise this is the last one I'll post in months:

Jan Hammer - Don't You Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntLbpBZ4B4

In the same vein as the Captain Beefheart and Dennis Wilson suggestions upthread (which I agree would make great samples).

Phil Cordell - Red Lady

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7jqLm9rb90

The intro (reggae intros are like a whole separate genre, huh?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0XUmIeuJZ0

^ Kind of sounds like the Goldfinger theme.

Garth Marenghi - I'm A One Track Lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH4_mZh-bj8

Whistle - Buggin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB41vU3ypPU

The Flying Lizards - Her Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JKehKBrDMk

SL2 - On A Ragga Tip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXCN1DhHTZA

Sugar Man - Sixto Rodriguez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_OHry9Nf0Y

Brief horn section starting 30 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L4Y2e6hgRE

The strings at 1:32.

The Royal Teens - Short Shorts, or Cymande - One More

Something amazing could be done with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2cBiUP5V6k

Sun Ra "Golden Lady"

i'm sure someone has used this but whosampled's coming up nada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZ3iQrS9vA

yeh that drum breaks been used by DJ Shadow, Towa Tei etc etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XzGmdXbZmU

Actually that Millenium song has been sampled before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkNYWO2fjCY

But I'd like to hear it in something better.

And on the topic at hand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dxHyhRDlc
at 3:40

i don't dislike the song or anything, but the piano intro here should really be used as a sample, by someone very rich.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNY8eYmzdH4

― del griffith

repost from:

Nice intro! Shame about the song......

It's already been sampled a couple of times but still...

A few more:

Jorge Ben - Chove Chuva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSlnTUJ8JCo

Tulipa Ruiz - Efemera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWeOJD3oidg

Update and clean up the choir synth melody off this one
Mecano - :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA05-A_QtHc

µ Ziq - Phiesope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qje7q_OmPh8

Alhaji K.Frimpong - KyenKyen Bi Adi Mawu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR3_Q8KOdd0

Manu Chao - La Primavera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiimLf-0j0

Tom Scott - today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKPc-DooNo&feature=BF&list=PL68295C68866154FA&index=191

The part before the 1st verse with the xylophone bit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrivqafkyqY

first 5 seconds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-TWLSliZ-U

Wulu Bunun & David Darling - Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lAI5QFXEFM

Several parts of the song... actually the whole record is sample-worthy.

Warsaw Village Band - Fishie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZN-5ox29V0

Opening guitar line and bass.

The Cure's "Close to Me" and "Lullaby" would also make great samples but not sure if they've been used properly in the past.

Mmm just checked and "close to me" has been used by seeed, sort of covered by Lady Sovereign and mash-uped with Robyn. Seeed track makes me think if slowed down a bit, and with a few more beats would make a brilliant riddim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v-I9Wdr4js
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp_pGK4eKe4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9E9hHz4WNg