“This is what I’m showing people if they ever ask me to describe you.”

Posted on 16 November 2011

I received an email today from someone wanting to know about the music I use as a bed when I do the arts round-up segment for CBC. This was my reply:

Hi (name),

Andrew here.
The music that I use is an instrumental version of the Wu-Tang Clan song “C.R.E.A.M.”
I would warn you before you go finding it that it does contain language consistent with rap music from the ’90s. An instrumental version can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9gYn205ow
It’s also worth noting that the Wu-Tang Clan sampled their music from the song “As Long As I’ve Got You” by the Charmels. National Public Radio in the United States actually has the full story of the song’s evolution on this website, where you can hear it in different iterations:
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/103319951/c-r-e-a-m-the-story-of-a-sample
Thanks for listening, and have a good day!

A co-worker saw it and said “This is what I’m showing people if they ever ask me to describe you.”

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