The Wu and The Beatles together?
I suppose it’s not as revolutionary as first thought, but the Wu-Tang covering or sampling or whatevering a Beatles song might just get me interested in listening.
While the song, which a Wu spokesperson told MTV News is called “The Heart Gently Weeps,” does technically feature a “sample” of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (which first appeared on the Beatles’ 1968 self-titled LP, commonly referred to as The White Album), it’s not quite so cut-and-dry.
It’s a composition sample and not a master sample that you’ll hear on the track, meaning that the Wu did receive permission to use Harrison’s song, but not in its original, as-heard-on The White Album form. Rather, it’s been “interpolated” — literally, changed by adding some new material — with new lyrics from Wu rappers Ghostface and Raekwon. Harrison’s son, Dhani, plays guitar on the song.
I mean how awesome would it be to eventually see Ghostface Killah on stage at an MTV awards show with Paul McCartney? Paul would have to claim the 37th chamber.
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