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Classic Sounds in New Music

Back in 2001, there was this Basement Jaxx song that came out, entitled Where's Your Head at? It was a fun song with an appropriately creepy video. The best part was definitely the catchy hook looping throughout the song. There was just something hauntingly familiar about it. Today, six years later, I finally figured it out. That hook came from M.E., off of Gary Newman's 1979 album, The Pleasure Principle.

I didn't expect others to know that, much like many of my friends were initially skeptical when I revealed the hook from Travis' hit song, Side, was borrowed from a little song by Rush called, Leave That Thing Alone.

. . . Speaking of Travis, their new song Closer appeared on my radar today. I doubt it could have come at a better time. This morning my wife had one of those conversations every couple has when both are faced with a demanding, busy life . . . How can we be closer?

Not that you needed to know, but I sent the song to my wife with a tender note attached. If you need an excuse to be closer to that special someone, check out the song. Now to get back to trying to figure out where I've heard those delicious Weezer hooks before.