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Songs Sampling Stevie Wonder Songs: Gangsta's Paradise, I Feel for You, Lil Freak, Wild Wild West, So Many Tears, Livin' It Up


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Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Gangsta's Paradise, I Feel for You, Lil Freak, Wild Wild West, So Many Tears, Livin' It Up. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Gangsta's Paradise" is a rap song by Coolio featuring L.V. from the movie Dangerous Minds (1995). The song was later released on the albums Gangsta's Paradise and Dangerous Minds soundtrack in 1995. Coolio was awarded a Grammy for the song/album. The song was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. It sampled the chorus and music of the song "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder (1976). Wonder performed the song with Coolio and L.V. at the 1995 Billboard Awards. The song was also listed at #69 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All-Time and #1 biggest selling single of 1995 on U.S. Billboard. In 2008, it was ranked number 38 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. L.V. released a solo version of the single in 1996 on his debut album, I Am L.V.. This version did not feature Coolio, and featured additional lyrics written by L.V. himself. The single did not repeat the popularity of the original with Coolio. The music is a reworking of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," a song from his album Songs in the Key of Life. "Gangsta's Paradise" uses the same tune, and a different orchestration of the same backing music. Coolio changed the lyrics to be more relevant to life on the streets. The song begins with a line from Psalm 23:4 from the Bible: As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but then diverges with: I take a look at my life / And realize there's nothin' left. Adding to some of the religious overtones are choral vocals in the background. Many of the lyrics are very dark and tragic and are meant to be a criticism of the vio...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1053554


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156987773
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Gangsta's Paradise, I Feel for You, Lil Freak, Wild Wild West, So Many Tears, Livin' It Up
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1156987776
  • Publisher Date: 25 Oct 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr


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