Yesterday's post- Garbage sampling The Clash- led me to thinking about who else has sampled The Only Band That Matters, which immediately led me to this song from 1990.
Norman Cook, fresh from The Housemartins, lifted Paul Simonon's bassline from Guns Of Brixton. Lindy Layton sang The SOS Band's Just Be Good To Me over the top. Add a snatch of a rap from Johnny Dynell's Jam Hot, the harmonica from Once Upon A Time In The West, some scratching and a funky beat and you've got a number one single. According to legend Norman hadn't cleared the use of the bassline with Paul and the pair met in a London cafe to come to an arrangement. This song says 1990 to me almost as much as any other.
