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Passion Pit's 'Sleepyhead' — sampling Mary O'Hara's 1958 Irish lullaby
100k ft — What is this?
Passion Pit's 'Sleepyhead' — sampling Mary O'Hara's 1958 Irish lullaby
50k ft — Why care?
Baauer breaks down how Passion Pit's 2008 'Sleepyhead' is built on a sample of Mary O'Hara's 1958 recording of the Irish lullaby 'Óró Mo Bháidín'. Great example of finding sample gold in old folk records.
10k ft — Key takeaways
• Mid-century folk recordings are rich sample sources
• Pitching and chopping a vocal can make it unrecognizable yet emotive
• The lullaby source explains the track's title and vocal texture
5k ft — Tools & techniques
Unreal Engine
crate digging, sampling
1k ft — Deep-dive / try it
This was a thrilling discovery🤯
Sleepyhead - Passion Pit (2008)
Oreo Mo Bhaidin - Mary O’Hara (1958)
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Transcript excerpt
This song had a big moment. It came out in 2008. I don't know what he's saying. The sample, ORA MO BAE DIN. I don't even know if I'm saying that right. Songs of Ireland. 1958, but although I'm sure this song is like ancient. I bet this song is from, you know, before time. Let's take a listen. What a pull. Unreal. 50 years after. This came out, oh wait, 58. This recording of this song anyway. It said this, this is her recording of the song. So yeah, this is some kind of classic song. Okay, Drew, whoa. I don't even know how to say your name. Too many letters. Shout out to you. It's a lullaby. That's why it's called Sleepy.