Monday, December 27, 2010

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

I've got two challenges for you:  watch this video and
  1. try to name all the celebs that appear in it
  2. try not to have the song stuck in your head immediately after it ends
I'll be honest with you, if you have a soul you're probably gonna fail on both counts, but that's okay.
Duck Sauce is a collaboration effort between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak.  I know more about A-Trak so let's focus on him: he is the brother of one of the guys in the band Chromeo, and he also used to DJ for Kanye West (hint: they're both in the video).  These guys are obviously a big deal in the music biz just based on the cameos alone.  Look out for all sorts of hip-hop and electro icons... and filthy hipsters too.  Here's the download; it's not quite as fun as the video because so much wild stuff is going on, but it'll get you your fix for that singing...



Or this can meet that need
Hooold up.  Yes, Duck Sauce brilliantly sampled this 1979 single 'Gotta Go Home' by the Jamaican-German group, Boney M.  Don't worry, the producer of this song got a production credit on 'Barbra Streisand'.



And the rabbit hole goes deeper
'Gotta Go Home' was already a recycled melody from another German group, Nighttrain, released all the way back in 1973!

Damn Duck Sauce, you crazy.

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