I think that sampling is very creative.. If you think about it to listen to a song and then be able to take a piece of that and turn it into something you have created is very creative. Not everyone can do that.
At first when I thought about this question, my first response was no. To take someone else’s work and use that for a platform is not creative. My thinking was to be creative you have to be original. However that is not true. Creativity comes in a great variety.
The definition of creative is to bring into existence. So if an artist takes a sample and brings into existence a new song then they are being creative. Some of the songs that use samples are very new and different that the original so to say that they are not creative would be a shame. I also think that some people confuse liking something with an artist being creative or good. This is not the case. A song original or sampled can be horrible and you can hate it but that dose not mean that the artist is not creative. It just means that you do not like his work.
To be able to listen to something and then create your own off of that is definitely creative. Think about it. They have to create around what they have already heard. Sometimes a person can be moved by something they hear. They might hear a song or a beat and be inspired by it. It might be tire muse of sorts and then come up with a new song.
Also they have to make it their own. Sometimes artists make a song and they take a sample to add to it. That takes creativity too. It may not be original but it is still creative.
My husband listens to a lot of reggae and they sample beats and lyrics of all kinds of songs. However each song is original and creative in its own right. For the most part they sound completely different than the original song they sampled.
I truly believe that many artists sample well know bates and lyrics for the fact that more people will feel as if they relate to the new song better. If you liked the original song then the odds are you will like the song they made for the sample. It is all about marketing.
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I agree with you totally. I to looked at this question and my first response was no sampling. I believed that creativity meant being original. This however is not true at all. Creativity does come in a variety of ways and forms, not by just being original. I also agree because not many people can in fact take a piece of a song and creat something out of it. It really takses true talent. And it is true that even if a song or a sample is not very good and you do not like it, does not mean the artist is not being creative. They are being creative and maybe to them the song is good, it all just depends on your taste in music. I liked your example with reggae music. The beats and lyrics of these songs are very creative and original. They do not sound like any other type of music. Each and every song produced in reggae, sounds different for the most part. I too agree that if you listen to a song and like it, you are more likely to enjoy the song they used to make the sample. You are right, it is all about the marketing!!! Nice Job!!!
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