If I Was Rich: From Short Story to Dancehall Classic

<p>On today’s episode:</p><p><strong>If I Was Rich: From Short Story to Dancehall Classic</strong></p><p>I think it was in episode 2 that I mentioned how our West Indian brothers and sisters will remix any and all songs so this is the first of a number episodes that will feature some of my favorite use of samples, of remakes and remixes by Caribbean artists. </p><p><i>Rich Girl </i>by Louchie Lou and Michie One is probably the first time I remember hearing a dancehall song sample a song that is so clearly NOT of reggae or even soul or R&B origin but I didn’t immediately know it was a sample and remake of <i>If I Was a Rich Man</i> from the musical <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>. It’s quite possible that my mother overheard it and asked if I was listening to <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> but I could just be making that up. I can’t really remember how I discovered where the song was from but it was the first time I thought, man, Jamaicans will make a dancehall remix of ANYthing.<br /><br />SONG CREDITS:<br /><i>If I Was a Rich Man</i><br /><strong>Fiddler on the Roof Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</strong><br />Chaim Topol, John Williams<br />1967</p><p><i>Rich Girl</i><br />Louchie Lou, Michie One<br />1993</p><p><i>Rich Girl</i><br /><strong>Love, Angel, Music, Baby</strong><br />Gwen Stefani, Eve<br />2004<br /><br />LINKS:<br /><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75HByTprh8Y3rbIY1rEJvx?si=kYJfjdISTz2v3Py2PQ0bSw" target="_blank"><i>A Sample, A Cover</i> playlist</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spacetimemusicpodcast" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br /><br />Email:  spacetimemusicpodcast@gmail.com<br />The <i>SpaceTimeMusic</i> theme is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.</p><p>On a completely different note, if you are in need of some centering, healing, calming music I highly recommend the Healing Vibes series from Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk/live-looping artist. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUoG8MfKNoQ">https://www.youtube.c