A Trail Of Baguettes

Ghostface Killah “Supa GFK” – Most of the time, a sample in a song is a bit like finding some old bit of junk and recontextualizing it as a decorative element in your living space. “Supa GFK” isn’t quite like that. It’s more like an elaborately decorated room that’s had some of the furniture taken out to make space for Ghostface’s rap. He seems to glide and strut through the song, totally aware of his presence in Watson’s tune, but intent to make himself at home. Unsuprisingly, the end result is so smooth, sweet, and rich that it may as well be a gigantic slice of cheesecake. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

Yelle “Tu Es Beau” – Under normal circumstances, this song probably would fade out somewhere around the 3:10 mark, but it just keeps on going for nearly three more minutes, sustaining and elaborating upon its blend of sweetness and melancholy. It seems romantic and gentle, but it’s hard to ignore the tug of doubt audible in the strangely hesitant melodic phrases, and the conflicted sound of Yelle’s voice in the first half of the song. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)