Dartmouth Soundoff: Family Trees from WhoSampled

By Margarette Nelson, The Dartmouth Staff | 4/10/13 7:30am

A few weeks ago I talked about WhoSampled.com. Today, I thought I would take a song we all know and use it as a case study, if you will, of just how random music connections can be. The song of choice is Avicii’s “Levels,”— which in case you’re wondering, is not be most creative choice, but one that will probably best illustrate my point.

Links:

“Something’s Got a Hold on Me” by Etta James (1962):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwQZp3s0HzM
“Levels” by Avicii (2011):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrmeHMzY9hs
“Animal” by R.I.O. (2011):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmhyFag6_7I
“Good Feeling” by Flo Rida (2011):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OnnDqH6Wj8
“The 808 Bass” by Matty G (2008):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NkbGZ3aE_k
“Finally Moving” by Pretty Lights (2006):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk9XYQMRiLY
“You Wish” by Nightmares on Wax (2006):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8MLqYNGKdI
“Private Number” by Judy Clay and William Bell (1968):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeuVS6vnN7w
“Brotherman” by Heart of Dem (2008):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hdD2E-50o
“Call Me Back” by Logistics” (2006):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV7xzw5CGrU
“This Is Me” by Common (1994):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-82Zz5cqnc
“Momma Miss America” by Paul McCartney (1970):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbHWx98zf_M