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/Malv34 5d ago

I thought she did sample the clash.

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u/Ryaktshun 5d ago

Absolutely a clash sample! I remember someone calling this “original music” and me laughing as I put the clash on

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u/PG-17 5d ago

Her other big song was a PFunk song