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Woo! Yeah!

The StargliderThe Starglider
edited October 2009 in Chit chat
You all know the sample I am referring to, used to death in many dance tracks of the 80s. The repeated "Woo! Yeah!" done in time to the music. But where does the sample originate from? This has bugged me for many years. Perhaps one of you could help me lay my mind at rest!
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  • NickHNickH
    edited October 2009
    This one?

  • NickHNickH
    edited October 2009
    But probably this one:



    (yes, I couldn't think of a better example of it...)
  • DarenDaren
    edited October 2009
    This one?

  • The StargliderThe Starglider
    edited October 2009
    NickH wrote: »
    This one?


    No, this is a clear "oooooh yeah"....
    NickH wrote: »
    But probably this one:



    (yes, I couldn't think of a better example of it...)

    ....but this one is correct, from the moment the singing starts with the high pitched "woo! Yeah!" constantly being played in time to the music.

    But where did it originate from???
  • frobushfrobush
    edited October 2009
    I think it's off a James Brown live gig - but which one or what song I can't remember. So not much help - but it might trigger someone's memory.
  • frobushfrobush
    edited October 2009
    Wiki...

    Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock -

    The first Profile release was "It Takes Two". It uses multiple samples from the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song "Think (About It)."
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited October 2009
    I always thought it was taken from James Brown's Funky Drummer...
  • frobushfrobush
    edited October 2009
    GreenCard wrote: »
    I always thought it was taken from James Brown's Funky Drummer...

    Could be - but the main sample taken from that is more famous and used ALL OVER THE PLACE! You'll know it when you hear it! (THE drum loop of all time!)

  • frobushfrobush
    edited October 2009
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo!_Yeah!
    Woo! Yeah! is a sample of James Brown's voice that has been repeatedly used in popular music, often in the form of a loop. It originates from the 1972 Lyn Collins recording "Think (About It)", a song written and produced by Brown. The original recording, which predates modern sampling techniques, used a tape loop to repeat Brown's exclamation during a break section. In the original recording the order in which Brown says the words is actually "Yeah! Woo!"; the order of the words was reversed later by sampling artists.



    EDIT - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funky_Drummer
    "Funky Drummer" (also known as "The Funky Drummer") is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum solo, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever.
  • The StargliderThe Starglider
    edited October 2009
    Woo! Yeah! Thanks guys! I can sleep easy now, knowing who did it, and where it came from.
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited October 2009
    As soon as i saw the title i thought of this, i spent many hours playing it and never completed it :(


  • frobushfrobush
    edited October 2009
    The "Ah, Yeah!" here is a 'Beastie Boys' sample (I think).

    The tune, of course, is 'Megablast' from "Bomb The Base" and uses the theme from John Carpenter's "Assault On Pecinct 13".

    EDIT - my mistake. "Ah, Yeah! Check This out!" is by Run D.M.C., from the album 'Run D.M.C.'.
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