Patrice
Rushen No Stranger to Sampling April
19, 2003 - You've no doubt noticed the sneaky resemblance that certain Will Smith
and George Michael tunes have to Patrice Rushen's Smooth Jazz classic 'Forget
Me Nots.' Well don't fret for Rushen she got credit on Will Smith's 1997 hit Men
in Black and George Michaels Fast Love from 1996. Rushen says she likes it when
younger artists sample her work and calls it a high compliment." I love it"
she says. "And now that I think the understanding is to properly be able
to protect the people who are the originators and the writers of the material,
it's wonderful". It's not uncommon for Smooth Jazz listeners to ask who's
that lady doing that Will Smith tune. Forget Me Nots was originally released in
1982 on her Straight from the Heart Lp and remains a mainstay on Smooth Jazz Radio.
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June
21, 2005 - 
April
19, 2003 - You've no doubt noticed the sneaky resemblance that certain Will Smith
and George Michael tunes have to Patrice Rushen's Smooth Jazz classic 'Forget
Me Nots.' Well don't fret for Rushen she got credit on Will Smith's 1997 hit Men
in Black and George Michaels Fast Love from 1996. Rushen says she likes it when
younger artists sample her work and calls it a high compliment." I love it"
she says. "And now that I think the understanding is to properly be able
to protect the people who are the originators and the writers of the material,
it's wonderful". It's not uncommon for Smooth Jazz listeners to ask who's
that lady doing that Will Smith tune. Forget Me Nots was originally released in
1982 on her Straight from the Heart Lp and remains a mainstay on Smooth Jazz Radio.
