Got Til It's Gone Analysis

In this paper, I am going to sample Janet Jackson’s “Got ‘til It’s Gone” featuring Joni Mitchell and Q-Tip. I am going to cut bits of the audio, rearrange them and piece them together with audio fragments from Boni Jovi’s tracks, such as “Bed of Roses” and “Bad Medicine.” “Got ‘til It’s Gone” is an alternative hip hop track with influences from trip hop and talks about lessons learnt from love and that it is good to appreciate what a person has before it is gone.
I appropriated this track because it carries a crucial message about appreciating what a person has or is going through rather than taking things for granted. The song is also a classic featuring the legendary Joni Mitchell and the well-respected hip hop artist, Q-Tip, which makes
I am paying tribute to some of the best artistes in their respective genres, and thus I expect my audience to hear the song and want to know the tracks it was sampled from as a way of making the song known to more people. I am also expecting the audience to learn something regarding love and holding on to the present rather than thinking of an illusory future, which might bring nothing fruitful.
My intended effect of the appropriation is to improve on the creative piece by Janet Jackson, Joni Mitchell, and Q-Tip since I do not have the talent and resources to do it on my own. However, the appropriated work will bring to the attention of new music fans of the existence of the original work. I intend to eliminate the elements of struggle with depression that inspired Janet Jackson to do the track and instead focus on the intimacy part. I will seek to add a youthful energy to the original
The original track was intended to tackle Jackson’s struggle with intimacy and depression. I chose this track because it reminds people of the value of loving what they have or appreciating the present. The song meant to Jackson digging up pain that she had held on for so long without letting go. The original track was received well by the original audience, peaking within the top ten charts in numerous countries outside the United States, although it was not released commercially.
I appropriated this track because of the message it relays to the audience, which makes the original a classic hit. I modified the track by adding samples from Boni Jovi’s tracks and removed the rap part as well as added jazz instrumentals. The modification was meant to capture new audience and add on to what the original artistes did. The appropriated work will provoke thought from the audience and make them want to listen to the original