It's a sample that also fits perfectly into the song, so much so that when I first heard it, I thought the band had a female vocalist. The tune adroitly fetches the hook of Staton’s 1971 hit “He Called Me Baby” to nail the delicious groove. Her overall influence on popular music is incalculable. The rock band One eskimO sampled Staton’s 1971 cut “He Called Me Baby” for their debut hit “Kandi” that peaked at No. Witness Candi Staton as heard on her latest album Life Happens (Beracah Records). [Eb Bb Bbm Cm Ab E G Gb Fm] Chords for One Eskimo - "Kandi" with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. No comments: Post a Comment.

King, Earnest Tubb and Hank Williams. Born in the farming town of Hanceville, AL, Staton grew up on a musical diet of B.B. So, one can criticize One EskimO for ripping off Candi who improved upon Ella’s reworking of Patsy Cline’s original. I picked up on this track from One Eskimo's version which they call Kandi. Tweet . Feb. 1, 2010.

General CommentI think this is about a guy who is so in love with this girl and wants her to feel the same.He sees her as his. Her voice was sampled on the hook of One eskimO’s No. The voice singing the line "He called me baby all night long" is actually from the song "He Called Me Baby" by gospel/R&B singer Candi Staton (Now it makes sense why the song is called "Kandi" right?). A sample of that voice distinguishes the American Triple A #1 radio smash “Kandi” by British rock band, One EskimO. He feels cheated "and it hurts beyond hurt". Nashville’s Thirty Tigers label will release a new Staton R&B album “Unstoppable” with production by Lambchop’s Mark Nevers in 2018. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Florence & The Machine, One Eskimo, Christina Aguilera, Susan Tedeschi, Joss Stone and Janiva Magness are some of the young acts covering or sampling Staton’s classic songs. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. BMI celebrated the legacy of the late Country Music and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Harlan Howard with a #1 party of a different sort.

A sample of that voice distinguishes the American Triple A #1 radio smash “Kandi” by British rock band, One EskimO. Labels: Eclectic Jukebox. Candi Staton/One EskimO Candi Staton – "He Called Me Baby" One EskimO – "Kandi" (Live) Posted by Batocchio at 10:00 PM.

I think Staton's is the moodier and best. write a letter. But his friend Jo tells him that he saw the girl, presumably "Kandi" with a guy. Newer Post Older Post Home. candi staton – he called me baby lyrics : he called me baby, baby all night long used to hold and kiss me till the dawn then one day i awoke and he was gone there’s no more baby, baby all night long he called me baby, baby all night long lord, i feel so empty since he’s been gone now i lie here print. And the live one is akin to the second Candi Staton take, with the acoustic guitars, so intimate that you just want to roll it into a ball and cradle it next to your belly in bed. One of my favorite versions is Candi Staton’s, 1976 album, Young Hearts Run Free produced by the late Rick Hall at … Lyrics to 'Kandi' by One Eskimo. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Home; About Vagabond Scholar; VS Commenting Policy; About … It's getting a lot of air play in the UK at the moment. "Kandi" by One Eskimo sampled Candi Staton's "He Called Me Baby". In spite of Staton’s success in the music world, she has encountered a … Meanwhile, rising stars are still sampling Staton’s back catalogue.

One Eskimo, stylized as One eskimO, is an English indie rock band formed in 2004 by lead singer Kristian Leontiou, sound designer Craigie Dodds and drummer/percussionist Adam Falkner.They are also an animated band that are fronted by four fictional unnamed characters, that are referred to as Eskimo (Vocals/Keys), Penguin (Lead Guitar), Monkey (Bass Guitar/Horns), and Giraffe (percussion). That sweetly roughened twang of Candi Staton’s has captivated a new generation of music lovers just as it did when she first oooed and ahhed onto the music scene as a soul siren in the `70s. He Called Me Baby The genesis of One Eskimo's "Kandi" By Margaret Moser, 12:24PM, Mon. Staged Thursday, June 17 at the organization’s Music Row offices, the event toasted the multi-talented—and multi-cultural—participants in recent AAA chart-topper “Kandi.” UK indie troupe One eskimO…

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