From MC Fioti to Beatles: check out artists who used samples of classics from the 18th and 19th centuries

Some artists may have more diverse musical tastes than their fans realize. Although there are many possibilities, it’s hard not to stumble upon a song that already exists when working on a composition. Sometimes, on the other hand, musicians choose to adapt excerpts from tracks created some time ago to their own sounds.

This is what characterizes a “sample”, an English word that can be translated as “sample”. This is precisely what will be shown in the following list: artists who took a sample — in this case from classical music from the 18th or 19th centuries — and placed it on their own tracks.

Try to identify the samples:

Evanescence – “Lacrymosa” | Mozart – “Lacrimosa”

Nas – “I Can” | Beethoven – “Für Elise”

The Beatles – “Because” and Alicia Keys – “Piano & I” | Beethoven – “Moonlight Sonata”

Alicia Keys – “Like the Sea” | Debussy – “Arabesque No. 1”

George Michael – “To Be Forgiven”| Debussy – “Prelude to L’après-midi D’un Faune”

Kraftwerk – “Neon Lights” | Debussy – “Rêverie”

Eminem – “Brainless” and Playboi Carti – “Vamp Anthem” | Bach – “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”

MC Fioti – “Bum Bum Tam Tam” | Bach – “Partita in a Minor for Solo Flute, BWV 1013”

Jethro Tull – “Bourée” | Bach – “Bouree in E Minor”

Black Alien – “Babylon by Gus” | Bach – “Concertos Pour 4 Clavecins BWV 1065”

Carpenters – “From This Moment On” | Bach – “Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C Minor, BWV 847”

The Beach Boys – “Lady Lynda” | Bach “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

Zayn – “Blue” | Bach – “Prelude in C Major, BWV 846”

OutKast – “Good Day, Good Sir” – Bach – “Concerto for Two Violins”

Deep Purple – “Nothing at All” | Bach – “Partita No.3 for Solo Violin BWV 1006”

João Gilberto – “Insensatez” and Jane Birkin – “Jane B.” – Chopin – “Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 in E Minor”

Muse – “United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)” | Chopin – “Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 in E-flat Major”

Angra – “Visions Prelude” | Chopin – “Prelude Op.28 No.20 in C Minor”

The Doors – “Hyacinth House” – Chopin – “Polonaise Héroïque, Op. 53, No. 6 in A-flat Major”

Barbra Streisand – “The Minute Waltz” | Chopin – “Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse Du Petit Chien”