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Youre right: A lot of pop musicdoessound the same.
Olivia Rodrigo, Beyonce, Maroon 5, and Nicki Minaj who had a recent No.
1 hit with her remake of Rick Jamess Super Freak have all recently published songs that incorporate interpolations.
Take OneRepublics I Aint Worried.
Created forTop Gun: Maverick, the song leans into the same nostalgia that the film does.
But instead of pointing to the 80s, the band borrows from the aughties.
I Aint Worried isnt a cover, and its whistling isnt sampled.
He says this strategy works because classic songs are already part of the fabric of our lives.
Another strategy is to serve up ready-made interpolations to major artists as preproduced tracks.
With TikTok mashing up culture at increasing speeds, newer entrants are also trying their hand at this technique.
The melody of Rita Ora and Imanbeks Bang Bang is built on the main theme fromBeverly Hills Cop.
1 has just sent 1,000 artists, producers, and songwriters searching for the next holy grail.
*An earlier version of this post misidentified the iann dior song that interpolates Semisonics Closing Time.
