00:00I want your love and I want your revenge
00:03You and me could write a better romance
00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo!
00:08And today we're counting down our picks for the most iconic songs that reworked other hits
00:13Cause I'm tough, I'm gonna give it to you
00:15Saturday night and we in the spot
00:17Don't believe me, just watch
00:20Number 10, Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani
00:23Uh-huh, this my shit
00:25All the girls stop your feet like this
00:28Few times I've been around that track
00:30This chart-topping song dominated the odds
00:33Although some critics bashed the lyrics, fans knew them by heart
00:37I heard that you were talking shit
00:39And you didn't think that I would hear it
00:42People hear you talking like that, getting everybody caught up
00:45Stefani specifically went with a cheerleading theme for the track because of Courtney Love
00:50Who reportedly once called her a cheerleader in a seemingly disparaging sense
00:55Given this theme, it makes sense that Hollaback Girl interpolates Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
01:01Another one bites the dust
01:03Another one bites the dust
01:07The rock hit has been a go-to hype anthem at sporting events for years
01:12Meant to discourage the opponent
01:13Here, Stefani apparently aims it at the Sid and Nancy actress
01:18Despite lacking the grit of the Queen song, Hollaback Girl manages to be sassy enough to make us want to
01:24stomp and clap along
01:31Number 9, Paper Planes, M.I.A.
01:40The British rapper delivered a timeless hit with this one
01:44Paper Planes, which peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart
01:48is a political satire criticizing the U.S. immigration system
01:52Through the lyrics, M.I.A. challenges what she sees as the distorted perception Americans have of immigrants
01:59while exposing the reality of their day-to-day struggles
02:02The song was inspired by the musician's own experience of coming to the States for work
02:13which was far from easy
02:14While making the song, Diplo, who co-wrote and produced it, suggested they sample Straight to Hell by The Clash
02:28Notably, the punk rock anthem also tackles political themes like immigration and societal injustice
02:34so it worked perfectly for Paper Planes both musically and thematically
02:52The release of this track was a defining moment in hip-hop
02:59Hypnotized was a hit on the U.S. airwaves and was even nominated for a Grammy
03:03Music lovers were quick to notice that the hook of the song was interpolated from La-Di-Da-Di by
03:09Doug E. Fresh and M.C. Ricky D
03:11A.K.A. Slick Rick
03:22The instantly recognizable rhythmic pattern of La-Di-Da-Di added to the chantable lyrics of Hypnotized
03:28and created a whole new level of catchiness
03:31However, this is not the only song that echoes the 80s hit
03:35Robbie Williams, rock DJ, directly quotes La-Di-Da-Di
03:45Even pop star Miley Cyrus sampled the song for her party anthem, We Can't Stop
03:50It's just that iconic
04:08One of the most highly used modern slang terms is derived from this song
04:14We're talking about Stan of course, which today means a super fan
04:18but has its roots in the Eminem song of the same name
04:26The rapper used it to refer to a fan who has a toxic obsession with him
04:31The record is one of Eminem's darkest in content
04:34and the musician sets the mood for it by opening it with a sample of Dido's Thank You
04:44The English singer even appears in the music video for the track
04:48Although Dido once pursued legal action against Eminem, alleging unpaid royalties
04:53the popularity of Stan undoubtedly translated into major success for her
04:58If you come to think about it, his name was
05:01It was you, man
05:05Hotline Bling, Drake
05:15This song was a phenomenon in its own right
05:18It was commercially successful, critics mostly loved it, and an even bagged two Grammys
05:23Ever since I left the city, you got a reputation for yourself now
05:30The music video was parodied left and right, spawning memes that are used to this day
05:35and the lyrics were painfully relatable to many
05:38Most of all, the melody was downright addictive
05:47Turns out, Hotline Bling gets its instrumental from Timmy Thomas' progressive soul and R&B song
05:54Why Can't We Live Together
05:55It was written as a response to the casualties of the Vietnam War
06:06Though Drizzy turned it into a heartbreak anthem, Thomas isn't mad about it
06:11In fact, he is grateful for the attention the song brought his way
06:14That can only mean one thing
06:17Ever since I left the city
06:205. Stronger – Kanye West
06:29Only Ye could combine hip-hop, electronica, and Nietzschean philosophy into one song
06:34and climb to the top of the music charts across the world with it
06:38Stronger is a Grammy-winning track that probably wouldn't have been made
06:41if West hadn't heard the song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
06:52His determination to sample the French house banger drove him to make Stronger
06:57He built the beat and worked on his bars for months
07:00The final version of Stronger, which features a vocal sample of the Daft Punk track, has the duo's stamp of
07:06approval
07:10No. 4. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
07:18This song had the whole world grooving to its beat
07:28By blinding old-school funk and disco with contemporary pop
07:32Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars had a smash hit on their hands
07:35Cause Uptown Funk don't give me tears
07:37Saturday night and we in the spot
07:39Don't believe me just watch
07:41However, their success was partly overshadowed by a mountain of legal trouble over copyright issues
07:49Listeners noticed that Uptown Funk had striking similarities to the Gap Band's 1979 bop, Oops Upside Your Head
07:57Say Oops Upside Your Head
08:01Recognizing the parallels, the original songwriters Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, keyboardist Rudy Taylor and producer Lonnie Simmons were eventually
08:11given songwriting credits for Uptown Funk
08:14No. 3. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
08:25The Grammy and Oscar winner is a classically trained musician who studied at the prestigious Collaborative Arts Project 21 Conservatory
08:33in New York City
08:34It's not surprising that she is heavily influenced by classical music
08:38One of her most successful and career-defining hits, Bad Romance, borrows from the prelude and fugue No. 24 in
08:45B minor, BWV 869 from the well-tempered Clavier
09:00The composition by Johann Sebastian Bach dates back to the 1700s
09:05But in Gaga's hands, it transforms into a sleek, ultra-modern precursor to the singer's ode to toxic love
09:12This might just be our favorite use of a sample in a Lady Gaga song
09:16Though we have to give a shout-out to Abracadabra, which draws from Spellbound by Suzy and the Banshees
09:23You have no choice, you hear laughter
09:26Cracking through the walls, you send spinning
09:28No. 2. Gangsta's Paradise – Coolio featuring LV
09:33As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
09:36I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
09:40The hip-hop pioneer turned to Stevie Wonder for one of his greatest creations
09:44Gangsta's Paradise interpolates the legendary musician's highly underrated track, Pastime Paradise
09:51Giving it a cinematic proportion
09:59You may have noticed that Coolio doesn't utter a single swear word in the song
10:03That's because Wonder demanded the rapper keep things clean if he wanted to work with Pastime Paradise
10:15After the lyrics, which originally contained some profanity, were reworked
10:20The Superstition singer was on board and even thought Coolio's song was incredible
10:25Gangsta's Paradise went on to win a Grammy, among other accolades
10:29You're the one I need her
10:33You're the one I need her
10:36Number 1. Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
10:46Tay-Tay made Sweet Revenge sound chic in this song, which topped charts and went multi-platinum across the world
10:54The effortlessly cool melody interpolates English band Right Said Fred's pop song I'm Too Sexy, which was a hit in
11:01its own right
11:02I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts
11:09Days before T-Swizzle was set to drop her song, Right Said Fred members Richard and Fred Fairbrass were asked
11:16if they would be alright with a quote
11:18Big contemporary female artist incorporating part of their song in an upcoming track
11:23Judging from how things worked out, they probably didn't have any complaints
11:28Besides, Taylor made sure to give them and their fellow writer Rob Manzoli songwriting credits
11:33It was a win-win
11:42Do you prefer these songs to the originals or vice versa? Tell us in the comments
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