Following David Guetta’s highly successful 2014 release of “sample staple” Shot Me Down, a delighted Steve Angello has successfully acquired the rights to remix the next decade’s version of one of the most sought after tracks in dance music.
The successful bid was announced during the exclusive Congregation of Commercial Kinship (C.O.C.K) which takes place once every ten years and allows corporations to purchase the rights to popular culture for extended periods. One of the bidding categories sees producers and their labels battle for the opportunity to loop classic vocal samples and various instrumental riffs on their next ten year catalogue.
The ceremony saw artists such as Example and Wretch 32 walk away with almost two album’s worth of backing tracks, Deadmau5 cash in on the sound of a goat giving birth to twins and the rights to Candi Station’s You’ve Got The Love settled at gunpoint between Azealia Banks and Ellie Goulding, but it was the Greek-Swede Angello who walked away clutching the holy grail.
The song itself has a proven pedigree, originally released by Cher with subsequent vocal coverage by Nancy Sinatra and more recently Skylar Grey, however Angello refuses to confirm whether he will use their samples or seek a newer and fresher face for his coverage. “I’m not sure if any of those girls will be relevant in ten years time, I may have to look along other avenues depending on which female vocalists are pre-rehab or about to undergo career resurgences.”
Upon announcement of the winning bid Angello could hardly contain himself; his acceptance speech attempted to pay homage to the grand history of the song, “I’d like to thank Audio Bullys and Quentin Tarantino for their collaborative efforts in popularising such a great track, it is an amazing opportunity for me and my record label, Size, to continue innovating the dance music scene by reusing bits of old songs with some beats behind them.”
Asked how he plans to innovate said music scene with said song Angello replied, “Who knows what the future holds, for now I am very happy here and I’ll continue releasing tracks in my own style until that style becomes overused and then I’ll just do whatever everyone else is doing. Basically just do whatever is popular and makes money. Size is my record label, EDM is my genre and I hope to be a part of this success for many years.”
Neither Audio Bullies nor Tarantino were available for comment while Sonny Bono is reported to be turning in his grave.
