tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074388.post112259870022699504..comments2023-08-12T03:20:20.019-04:00Comments on Sad & British: Underrated: Elvis CostelloEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09822908765420760660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074388.post-1122619668637969162005-07-29T02:47:00.000-04:002005-07-29T02:47:00.000-04:00I don't think they "sampled" "Pump It Up" but the ...I don't think they "sampled" "Pump It Up" but the similarities are pretty obvious. The first time I heard "Pump It Up" I thought it was a total ripoff of "Wild Wild West." Turns out it was the other way around. I guess Elvis was just nice about not suing them. I read somewhere that he wrote that song in about 10 minutes while hopped up on amphetamines so I don't think it's close to his heart or anything.<BR/><BR/>I guess my biggest problem with "What's So Funny" is the EC didn't write it. It's a Nick Lowe tune and I can't seem to get over that.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822908765420760660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12074388.post-1122609146465258942005-07-28T23:52:00.000-04:002005-07-28T23:52:00.000-04:00Hey, dude, maybe you can answer something for me. ...Hey, dude, maybe you can answer something for me. Remember "Wild Wild West" by the Escape Club? You know: "Headin' for the Nineties, livin' in the wild, wild West!" It was big at junior high school dances when we were in junior high. Did those guys sample "Pump It Up"? Because I always thought they did. I also always thought it was much better than "Pump It Up." I am totally in agreement with you about that song. (I find "What's So Funny" charming, though.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com