The Breaks: Lee Dorsey 'Get Out of My Life Woman' (Part 2)

Welcome to our second look at the songs that sampled Lee Dorsey's 60s hit single 'Get Out of My Life Woman'.

In 1994, two of the year's biggest releases sampled Dorsey's classic break: DJ Premier laced Nas with the beat for 'Memory Lane (Sittin' in the Park)' from his debut album 'Illmatic' and Run DMC's Jam Master Jay and Jeff Harris produced the beat for Onyx's album cut 'Stik'n'Muve' from 'Bacdafucup'. On Grand Puba's sophomore solo album '2000' (confusingly released in 1995), the ex-Brand Nubian emcee rapped over Dorsey on 'Playin' the Game' produced by Alamo. One of the many songs sampled by Beck and the Dust Brothers for his album 'Odelay' is 'Get Out of My Life Woman' on the hit single 'Where It's At'. A year later, the RZA used the break on the Wu-Tang Clan's double disc album 'Wu-Tang Forever's deep album cut 'Maria'. In 1999, Q-Unique sampled Dorsey on the Arsonists' 'Pyromaniax' and in 2000, Chief Xcel sampled Dorsey on the Blackalicious track 'Lyric Fathom' from the compilation 'Solesides Greatest Bumps' (quite hard to find in the past few years, but available again on MP3 now!).

Next month we'll be revisiting 'Get Out of My Life Woman' by checking out the many covers of Dorsey's song and the songs that have sampled them.

The Lowdown:
Lee Dorsey 'Get Out of MY Life Woman'
from 'The New Lee Dorsey' (1966) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Nas 'Memory Lane (Sittin' in the Park)'
from 'Illmatic' (1994) (MP3/CD)
Onyx 'Stik'n'Muve'
from 'Bacdafucup' (1994) (MP3/CD)
Grand Puba 'Playin' the Game'
from '2000' (1995) (MP3/CD)
Beck 'Where It's At'
from 'Odelay' (1996) (MP3/CD)
Wu-Tang Clan 'Maria'
from 'Wu-Tang Forever' (1997) (MP3/CD)
The Arsonists 'Pyromaniax'
from 'As the World Burns' (1999) (MP3/CD)
Blackalicious 'Lyric Fathom'
from 'Solesides Greatest Bumps' (2000) (MP3/CD not available)

Related Posts:
Producer Profile: DJ Premier (Part 3, 1994)
Rewind: Beck 'Odelay'
Rewind: Wu-Tang Clan 'Enter the Wu-Tang' (Part 1)
Rewind: Wu-Tang Clan 'Enter the Wu-Tang' (Part 2)

Rewind: Beck 'Odelay'

The Dust Brothers were mentioned in the last post on this blog and here is another release with their indelible signature sound. Beck's album 'Odelay' from 1996 may not elicit the same sample spotting interest as other Dust Brothers productions like the Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique', but 'Odelay' has its share of unusual and soulful samples, which will be covered in today's post.

The driving breakbeat of the opener 'Devil's Haircut' is a classic drum part: Bernard Purdie's explosive drum fill laden 'Soul Drums' from his 1968 album of the same title. The track and the album are a must for aspiring producers and beat heads alike full of remarkable drum sections from Pretty Purdie. 'The New Pollution', the album's third single, uses a sample from Joe Thomas' 'Venus' from the 1976 album 'Feelin's from Within'. The album's lead single 'Where It's At' famously samples its robotic voiced phrase "two turntables and a microphone" from Mantronix's 'Needle to the Groove' on 1984's 'The Album'. The song also samples Lee Dorsey's classic break 'Get Out of My Life Woman' and Danny Hathaway's 1970 cut 'The Ghetto' from his stunning album 'Everything is Everything'. Beck's 'Readymade' samples a cover of 'Desafinado' by Laurindo Almeida and the Bossa Nova Allstars. If the name of the group didn't drop a big enough hint to the style of their music, Laurindo Almeida also titled his album 'Bossa Nova!' (mind that exclamation point). Finally, 'High 5 (Rock the Catskills)' samples the relatively unknown group Rasputin's Stash and their funky cut 'Mr. Cool'. That's not an easy one to find, consider picking up a digital copy while you can.

The Dust Brothers would work with Beck again for his 1999 album 'Midnite Vultures', but not in the capacity of this album. Recently, 'Odelay' was rereleased as a deluxe edition with B-sides and remixes, though there have been complaints about the selection and sound quality of some of the cuts - buyer beware. You should pick up a copy of 'Soul Drums' instead.

The Lowdown:
Beck 'Devil's Haircut', 'The New Pollution', 'Where It's At', 'Readymade', and 'High 5 (Rock the Catskills)'
from 'Odelay' (1996) (MP3/CD)
Bernard Purdie 'Soul Drums'
from 'Soul Drums' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Joe Thomas 'Venus'
from 'Feelin's from Within' (1976) (MP3/Import CD)
Mantronix 'Needle to the Groove'
from 'The Album' (1984) (MP3/CD)
Lee Dorsey 'Get Out of MY Life Woman'
from 'The New Lee Dorsey' (1966) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Donny Hathaway 'The Ghetto'
from 'Everything is Everything' (1970) (MP3 not available/CD)
Laurindo Almeida and the Bossa Nova Allstars 'Desafinado'
from 'Bossa Nova!' (1962) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Rasputin's Stash 'Mr. Cool'
from 'Rasputin's Stash' (1971) (MP3 not available/CD not available)