The Clash + M.I.A.: the Core Relation
Two endpoints. 3 steps. Where would you dig next?
Paper Planes samples the Clash’s Straight to Hell; the connection is in the recording, not just the attitude.
Follow the route
The Clash → Straight to Hell → Paper Planes → M.I.A.
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The Clash performed Straight to Hell. Source
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Paper Planes samples Straight to Hell. Source
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M.I.A. performed Paper Planes. Source
Keep the detail straight
The sample links recordings of these songs; it does not assert a collaboration or endorsement.
Three more rabbit holes
Madonna’s ticking dance-floor hit has an ABBA core.
An editorial recommendation in the same sample trail theme; this pairing does not assert an extra factual connection.
Hung Up samples the instrumental hook from ABBA’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!.
ABBA → Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) → Hung Up → Madonna
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The Beastie Boys’ pirate ship has Led Zeppelin drums below deck.
An editorial recommendation in the same sample trail theme; this pairing does not assert an extra factual connection.
Rhymin’ & Stealin’ samples the drums from Led Zeppelin’s recording of When the Levee Breaks.
Led Zeppelin → When the Levee Breaks → Rhymin’ & Stealin’ → Beastie Boys
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This Kanye West sample is Nina Simone, not Billie Holiday’s recording.
An editorial recommendation in the same sample trail theme; this pairing does not assert an extra factual connection.
Blood on the Leaves samples Nina Simone’s 1965 rendition of Strange Fruit.
Nina Simone → Strange Fruit → Blood on the Leaves → Kanye West
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Find a different route
Open Find, choose The Clash and M.I.A. and explore the graph. This is one documented route; the finder may offer a shorter one. Follow a person, a record or a place that catches your ear.
Spot a missing credit or a better source? Open the relevant entry and contribute what you can document. A cover, sample, shared city and shared stage mean different things; the source should support the exact relationship.