The superstar singer asked that the lyrics that contained profanity be changed. In stepped Coolio’s wife, who knew Wonder’s brother. I’m not letting my song be used in some gangster song,’” Coolio said. “When Stevie heard it, he was like, ‘No, no way. was trying to get a deal at that time, so I was like, ‘Let’s do it on L.V.!’”Ĭoolio said Wonder was initially less than willing to let his song be used. “I pulled that sample out of ‘Pastime Paradise,’ and Paul was like, “Wow, that’s tight!” So I decided to sample it and make a beat with it. “One day, I pulled out the Stevie Wonder record, ‘Songs in the Key of Life,’ because that’s one of my favorite albums,” Rasheed said. It topped the charts and won the 1996 Grammy Award for best rap performance.ĭoug Rasheed, the song’s producer, explained to Rolling Stone how the Wonder track ended up being the basis for the song. “Gangsta’s Paradise” was a part of the soundtrack to film “Dangerous Minds,” which starred Michelle Pfeiffer. ‘Songs in the Key of Life,’ my mother had that album at the house, so it was kind of weird that I didn’t know the song.” “ I got that for my 12th birthday, that one and ‘Fight the Power’ by the Isley Brothers. My very first album I ever bought was the one with ‘Superwoman’ on it,” he told the publication. “I wasn’t really familiar with ‘Pastime Paradise,’ as much of a Stevie Wonder fan as I was. “Gangsta’s Paradise” sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, “Pastime Paradise.” The rapper died Wednesday at the age of 59, the same day Wonder’s song and his Grammy-winning album, “Songs in the Key of Life” debuted 46 years ago.Ĭoolio explained how their collaboration came about in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2015.
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Songlist: Lullaby of Broadway, At Night She Comes Home To Me, Easier To Love, This Can't Be Love, You Have Cast Your Shadow on the Sea, Camelot, How To Handle a Woman, If Ever I Would Leave You, Come Along With Me, It's All Right With Me, Razzle Dazzle, Closer Than Ever, If I Can't Love Her, Talk To The Animals, Try To Remember, Comedy Tonight, Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Just One Of Those Things, Too Darn Hot, Where Is The Life That Late I Led?, In Praise of Women, If I Had My Drothers, Get me To The Church On Time, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Eating Myself Up Alive, On A Clear Day, Clap Yo' Hands, They Call The Wind Maria, You Mustn't Kick It Around, I Could Write a Book, and more Voicing: Solo | 8593b | Songbook | $19.Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn’t even aware of the song that gave it its hook.
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This authoritative series features historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song, making it the most useful and relevant collection of its kind. Each volume includes a variety of shows, spanning every important decade of musical theatre. Presented in their original keys and authentically transcribed from the original vocal scores, the songs were selected for each voice type with careful attention to the vocal range of the song, as well as the voice of the character from the original Broadway cast. Various Composers : Singer's Library of Musical Theatre - Baritone / BassĪlfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre features a treasury of the finest musical theatre songs. Songlist: I Could Write a Book, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, On a Clear Day, For All We Know Voicing: SATB | Performed by New York Voices | 6743b | Sheet Music Collection | $7.90
Definitely a great choice for accomplished groups to demonstrate their skill. The piano accompaniment is stunning and the vocal writing is contemporary. A breathtaking New York Voices arrangement of the touching ballad "For All We Know", recorded on their CD A Day Like This. The lazy, medium swing tempo is just right, and the full-sounding piano accompaniment supports the voices. With "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" Darmon adds his vocal jazz touch to Duke Ellington's classic.
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The singers are definitely the stars here, though the arrangement can be done with a variety of accompaniments: piano alone, small instrumental combo, or full jazz ensemble. Includes a scat solo, which is written out or can be sung ad lib. The swinging Rodgers and Hart tune "I Could Write a Book" is classic vocal jazz.
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