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"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett, [2] first released by Buckley on his 1970 album Starsailor. It was later included on Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology , featuring a performance of the song from the final episode of The Monkees .
Using a Hitachi hi-fi system, a computer, a sampler, and a keyboard, they recorded "Song to the Siren", which sampled the Dead Can Dance track "Song to Sophia" and parts of Meat Beat Manifesto tracks alongside others. "Song to the Siren" was released on their own record label, called "Diamond Records" (after Ed's nickname).
In 2008, Cupid broke the Guinness World Record for the largest line dance assembled with over 17,000 people in Atlanta at Ebony's Black Family Reunion Tour. [citation needed] In addition, Cupid's music can be heard in the films Step Up 2: The Streets, P.S. I Love You, Nancy Drew, and Jumping the Broom.
"In Dust We Trust" contains several short samples of the Beastie Boys song "The Maestro" from the album Check Your Head. The vocal sample in "Song to the Siren" is a reversed sample of part of the Dead Can Dance track "Song of Sophia" from the album The Serpent's Egg. "Song to the Siren" also samples drums from "God O.D." by Meat Beat Manifesto.
"Cupid" is a song by the American singer Sam Cooke, released on May 16, 1961. It charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B Sides chart; the track performed best in the United Kingdom, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song is featured on Cooke's greatest hits album, The Best of Sam Cooke (1962 ...
The song remained on the UK Independent Singles Chart for almost two years. 4AD would release two further This Mortal Coil albums: Filigree & Shadow (1986) and Blood (1991). Valentino Records, a sublabel of Atco Records , released the album in the United States in late 1984, the only time a This Mortal Coil album was released simultaneously in ...
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Time for a Change is the third studio album by R&B singer Cupid. The lead single, " Cupid Shuffle ", peaked at #9 on the R&B charts and #58 on the Billboard Top 200 . [ 2 ]