Beastie Boys sample?

July 25, 2023 1:21 PM

The first line from the intro of this show Stingray (which looks amazing btw) was instantly recognizable to me but I can't place it. Stand by for Action! I know it's from a song. I thought it was Beastie Boys but can't find it. It might still be, but it could be something completely different. Anyone know?
posted by gummo to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Stingray is from 1964. It's more likely to be what song sampled it (or Barry Gray's score).
posted by scruss at 1:37 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

It's used in Oddprophet's Think Again.
posted by offog at 1:39 PM on July 25, 2023

And in DJ Madness and Dr. Boom's Stand By For Action from Ultimate Bass Trax Volume 2 (which leads into Basswerk).
posted by offog at 1:45 PM on July 25, 2023

Best answer: I think you’re thinking of Voltron by Mix Master Mike, who worked with the Beastie Boys.
posted by greycap at 1:45 PM on July 25, 2023

...or maybe, maybe F.A.B.'s Thunderbirds are Go.
posted by eschatfische at 1:53 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

Stingraaaaaaay...Stingray!
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 2:52 PM on July 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

It doesn't produce any answers other people haven't supplied, but just as a general thing, this is what whosampled is for.
posted by juv3nal at 3:01 PM on July 25, 2023

Response by poster: I don't think I've ever heard any of these songs. But if it's in Mix Master Mike's head, I'm sure that I must have heard it in some Beastie Boys remix somewhere over the years.
posted by gummo at 3:54 PM on July 25, 2023 [3 favorites]