High Plains Drifter (song)
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High Plains Drifter is the 5th track on the album Paul's Boutique
by American hip hop
group the Beastie Boys
, released on July 26, 1989.
The song is based on a sample from the Eagles song "Those Shoes". It also contains a sample from Loggins and Messina
's "Your Mama Don't Dance" and one from the Ramones
song "Suzy Is a Headbanger".
Paul's Boutique
Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, on Capitol Records. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers, the recording sessions for the album took place in Matt Dike's Apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles from 1988 to...
by American hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, released on July 26, 1989.
- Produced & written by the Beastie BoysBeastie BoysBeastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
and the Dust BrothersDust BrothersThe Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
. - Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.
The song is based on a sample from the Eagles song "Those Shoes". It also contains a sample from Loggins and Messina
Loggins and Messina
Loggins and Messina are an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina who achieved their success in the early to mid 1970s...
's "Your Mama Don't Dance" and one from the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
song "Suzy Is a Headbanger".
Samples
- An 8-Track tape player changing tracks
- "Those Shoes" by The Eagles
- "Suzy Is a Headbanger" by The Ramones
- "Your Momma Don't Dance" by Loggins & Messina
- "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band