Slave To The Details
I think I need to start a list of awesome things that happened in 1988, my birth year. After relistening to some of Thomas Bangalter’s early house releases, I dug deeper to discover that the basis of one of his singles stems from a song by Slave, a funk band that found success in the late ’70s but then quickly lost said success in the ’80s. “Because of You”, released on the album Slave 88 (which came after the popularity of the band had faded) is pretty standard funk ballad affair, but it’s charming nonetheless.Â
I enjoy the song, but I could do without the cringe-worthy sappy spoken word lyrics (“All I can say is, you’re mine, forever”). My favorite aspect of “Because of You” is the harmony on the words “together” and “forever”; Bangalter has an ear for sampling, and his choice of this three-second section (which forms the basis of his track ”Together” with DJ Falcon) is indicative of his talent.
