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Last updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 60 Views Tags: jimmy jazz, lady gaga, naked eyes, norton museum, pete byrne, poker face, quot, two songs, wikipedia
A tough poker question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: The band Naked Eyes claims that Lady Gaga sampled their version of "Always Something There to Remind Me," in her "Poker Face" but I’m danged if I can find any riff that sounds the same between the two songs. (This interview is referenced in wikipedia, too.) Where’s the similarity? Thanky.
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2009/07/naked_eyes_pete_byrne_norton_museum_july_9.php
Aha! Thank you Jimmy Jazz. So the wikipedia article on "Always Something There to Remind Me" is wrong. Imagine that!
Answer: Reread it. The article says the song Promises Promises is the song that was sampled.
"Not so with Naked Eyes’ second smash hit, "Promises Promises," even though that track shares a title with a Bacharach/David musical. No, "Promises" is pure Naked Eyes — resolutely tuneful and relentlessly upbeat. In fact it remains such a catchy representation of the era that Lady GaGa herself sampled it for 2008’s "Poker Face."
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Yeah, imagine that. ‘Trust but verify’ to quote a former US President is the order of the day when it comes to Wikipedia.
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