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Top 10 Pop Samples the Field Will Fail to Make Sublime

By The Staff | 3 July 2008

10. “Oh yes they call him the streak!” – Ray Stevens

9. “My girl bust in / She said ‘girlfriend?’ / Things that make you go hmm” – C + C Music Factory

8. “Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayo
Daaaaaaa-eh-eh-eh-yo
Daylight come an’ me wan’ go-o
hooooooooooooooooooooooooooome” – Harry Belafonte

7. “In the middle of the night / (middle of the night) / I go walking in my sleep / (I go walking in my sleep) / ‘til the something or other (something or other) / to the river so deep / (river so deep)”
- Billy Joel

6. “I got such a long way to go / to make it to the border of Mexico / so I ride like the wind! / (like the wind!)” – Christopher Cross

5. “I…just wanna fly / Put your arms around me, baby / Put your arms around me, baby.” – Sugar Ray

4. “We don’t have to take our clothes off / to have a good time / oh no / We could dance and party / all night / and drink some cherry wine / uh huh.” – Jermaine Stewart

3. “Who let the dogs out? / Who, who who / Who let the dogs out?” – The Baha Men

2. “It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone / It’s not unusual to have fun with anyone / But when I see you hanging about with anyone / It’s not unusual to see my cry / Oh, I wanna die.” – Tom Jones

1. “Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooxanne” – Sting