For me, they establish a sense of place sonically.”Ī Tribe Called Quest’s “After Hours” is vivid poetry about the humid summer nights that have you feeling good. “It’s a fun challenge for me because these are noises you’re familiar with them. She told Genius last year that she injected the sounds of clattering spoons and the call of a woodpecker into 2016’s “Dog Years.” “You have to listen closely for all of the noises, but I sneak them in there,” Rogers said. The Pharrell-endorsed Maggie Rogers has blended her world of folk in with her love of dance to create pop music with an earthy feel. Nevertheless, almost 30 years later, the loon is still giving songs like “Prayers Up” an exotic feel. Back in 1989, when the loon noise was reportedly first used in a song called “Sueño Latino,” the bird’s warbling call was supposed to help make a song feel more tropical, never mind the fact that loons typically inhabit more northern regions. Travis Scott and A-Trak, “Prayers Up”Īgain with the loons! In 2014, Pitchfork ran a story about the history of loon samples in music and producers haven’t shown any sign of slowing since - the most recent notable example of which is Calvin Harris’ “Prayers Up” off 2017’s Funk Wav Bounces Vol. A loon, for those of you who don’t navigate the calm lakes of North America, is a red-eyed, sleek, black bird known for its eerie call - the same call you can hear in “Anaconda.”Ĭalvin Harris ft. While Minaj is ad-libbing and cackling about “skinny bitches in the club,” there’s the snarky fluttering of a loon in the background. Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” may have been all about a metaphorical snake, but there’s another animal heard more clearly in the outro.
The entire “chorus” is built around a sample of sneaker squeak - which may have you impressed, or seeking a version that skips that part entirely. To transport listeners to the court, he injected some game buzzers and sneaker squeaks throughout the verses. For “Game Time,” Flo Rida teamed up with Sage the Gemini to whip up an extremely literal, basketball-themed hype-up track, destined for arenas and pre-game locker rooms. Sage the Gemini, “Game Time”įlo Rida is pretty much king of party anthems and no stranger to turning a simple tune into a monster hit (remember when that whistled melody turned into the inescapable “Whistle” in 2013?). You can hear it, but the mixing is so precise that it’s hard to pinpoint.įlo Rida ft. “So Max tweaked it and made it sound like one of his patented bass sounds and it stayed on the record.” In a recent interview with Billboard, band member AJ McLean revealed, unapologetically, that his fellow Backstreet Boy Dorough let loose some flatulence whilst recording the “dun dun dun” part for 2000’s “The Call.” “I think he was just putting so much air into the vocal that as he was singing, he went ‘dun, dun’ and he farted - but he farted not only on the beat, but in key,” McLean recalled. How Max Martin Turned a Fart Into the Epic Beat in Backstreet Boys' 'The Call': AJ McLean Tells All
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