Music, culture, and the inside scoop from Cesar Menendez,
a Microsoft employee working on Zune - Microsoft's new music project.

December 05, 2007

Exclusive Chemical Brothers vid in Zune Marketplace

Check out Zune Marketplace this week for an exclusive Chemical Brothers video - "Get Yourself High" (featuring K-os).

In addition, be sure to check out Wu-Tang's single "The Heart Gently Weeps." It contains an interpolation of The Beatles. "The Heart Gently Weeps" is available for purchase or download with a Zune Pass.

<edit - replaced "sample" with "interpolation" - thanks John!>

 |  Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:28 PM  |  3 Comments

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John

"It's the first track to ever contain the first legal sample by the Beatles."

I'm not trying to rain on zune's parade, but it's not a beatle's sample it's an interpolation.

from: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46124-wu-tang-a-beatles-interpolation-not-a-sample-download-the-song-now

""The statement that we made yesterday was incorrect and we apologize for any confusion it may have caused. We DID NOT sample the Beatles, I repeat, we DID NOT sample the Beatles, rather we did an INTERPOLATION of the classic George Harrison composition 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps.' In a historic collaboration, Dhani Harrison, son of George, through his friendship with the RZA, played guitar on the song and he himself helped secure the REUSE LICENSE. Also appearing on the song are John Frusciante, guitar player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Erykah Badu singing the chorus."

All that aside it's still an insane song.

ACE

Speaking of videos, Cesar - why can't this video be an ad on TV?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9pj-QXxI8

Eptin

Couldn't agree more with Ace -- Digital Kitchen's take on the Zune absolutely needs to be on television. I have not seen anything else that makes me so proud to be a Zune user as this commercial. Please let the Zune strut its stuff!

People can see the video here: http://www.d-kitchen.com/project.php?p=106

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