Nevertheless, the arrival of “Break My Soul” turned into a nuanced interrogation of ownership in contemporary popular music, and revived conversations about the impact of “Show Me Love.” (Though to some ears, the Beyoncé track nodded to another McFarlane and George composition, “Luv 4 Luv.”) “It’s not like a sample.” (Beyoncé’s team has played things carefully in the past, giving credit on “6 Inch” from “Lemonade” to Animal Collective for using a similar turn of phrase.) “To my ears they used the organ bass sound and did a similar thing,” he said. StoneBridge is also not convinced that Beyoncé’s song actually used portions of his remix. While the sound of StoneBridge’s remix is what Beyoncé appears to be referencing on her track, StoneBridge had no songwriting credit on “Show Me Love.” He called the resulting scenario “just a little bit irritating,” but because he added to the song via remix, he does not qualify as an original composer. “Out of all the songs she has access to, out of all the songs her team has access to, she chose mine.” The singer said she was particularly touched because she’s felt that dance artists like her “don’t get their props” despite their hard work. “I didn’t know whether to laugh, to cry,” Robin S., 60, said. StoneBridge discovered the connection while searching for his name on Twitter. She and StoneBridge both said they had no idea what was coming.

got a call from her son informing her that she was trending on social media as a result of the apparent “Show Me Love” reference in Beyoncé’s song, which replicates that M1 Organ 2 sound (in a different rhythm).

“Show Me Love” was not the first house song to feature the M1 Organ 2 sound, but it hit bigger than any that came before it.Įarlier last week, Robin S. She was initially unimpressed by the song and then, years later with StoneBridge’s revision, its popularity exploded on a global scale. She had recorded her vocal years before in one take (not counting the ad-libs) while suffering from the flu, she recalled over the phone from her home in Atlanta. heard it, it blew her away, she said in an interview last week.

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