What is the vocal sample in "Take California" by Propellerheads?

November 4, 2006 8:41 AM

What is the vocal sample in "Take California" by Propellerheads?
posted by Arcaz Ino to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

Which particular line are you referring too?
posted by drezdn at 10:06 AM on November 4, 2006

Best answer: Nixon. Not sure what speech it was.
posted by Ironmouth at 10:06 AM on November 4, 2006

Response by poster: Ah yes, I forgot there were other samples.

"Gentlemen, welcome to our mumble mumble." "Is there anything of yours that we can keep as a memento of this visit?" "Take California."

It's probably Nixon yes. I can't find any specifics.
posted by Arcaz Ino at 10:19 AM on November 4, 2006

The best I can find is that the question is a representative from the Russians, and the "take california" is from Nixon.
posted by drezdn at 11:03 AM on November 4, 2006

I think that there is a bunch of speeches mixed in there. Essentially Nixon offers the entire state of California as a memento of the visit.
posted by Ironmouth at 11:38 AM on November 4, 2006

Yes, but how much of that was in the original recording(s) and how much is clever juxtaposition of samples? Since that's kind of what the Propellerheads do.
posted by squidlarkin at 9:10 PM on November 4, 2006