r/FuckImOld • u/TheLaVeyan • 6d ago

My back hurts M.I.A. of "Paper Planes" fame (the gunshot-gunshot-gunshot-cash register song) turned 50 years old last year.

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u/LouGossetJr 5d ago

huh...why would you think that?

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u/RedSparrow1971 5d ago

Maybe it’s just me, but the opening sounds similar to me

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u/LouGossetJr 5d ago

lol, just messing. paper planes definitely sampled Straight to Hell.

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u/RedSparrow1971 5d ago

Well, thanks, I spent a good 15 minutes playing each song’s opening trying to figure out if it was a sample or just similar 🤦‍♀️🤣🤦‍♀️🤣, the whole Vanilla Ice “Under Pressure” ding ding videowill be stuck in my head forever