Matthew Clapham
Jun 24, 2023

I had ignorantly assumed that Rihanna's sample of Michael Jackson's 'Mamase mamasa mamacoosa' actually comprised words in English, and settled on an interpretation as 'I'm the same, I'm the sound of Microsoft'.

They could perhaps have repurposed it to launch a rival to iTunes, just as The Police's So Lonely was featured on the Nationwide current affairs programme in the UK thanks to the being misheard as a tribute to presenter Sue Lawley.

Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham

Written by Matthew Clapham

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.

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