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Marvin Gaye
I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over
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"Ill Bomb" samples a song Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra had on record back in 1939, and Marvin Gaye cut it too. Play his version, then LL's, and listen for what carried over.
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Liner notes
Written by Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson.
Recorded earlier by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1939.
Also recorded by Sarah Vaughan (1956), The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1958), Little Stevie Wonder (1963).
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LL Cool J's "Ill Bomb" samples "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over," a song written long before hip-hop. Which singer also recorded that song?Marvin Gaye
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