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Beyoncé's Crazy In Love, but where does the inspiration come from, other than Jay-Z?
Song of the Day: You ready? Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh, no, no. An uncharacteristically commercial behemoth to be appearing on SOTD, and while it's hard to resist a song that is so undeniably catchy and brilliant, passionate pop, where does the inspiration, and indeed music, come from?
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Gnarls Barkley
Song of the Day: From one crazy song to another, another by a great singer, this time the Atlanta-born CeeLo Green in collaboration with New York producer Danger Mouse from their acclaimed 2006 album St Elsewhere
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The Transplants
Song of the Day: Following yesterday's Fall number, a track from a very different origin but with its own brand of shouty catchiness, and a superb piano hook. This 2003 release from Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Rob Aston (Death March) and co from their first eponymous album, and bizarrely, was used on a Garnier Fructis TV commercial
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De La Soul back in the day. They are still touring.
Song of the Day: The eclectic hip-hop connection continues with an upbeat look back to 1989, where the trio, who were high school friends, introduced their philosophy with quirky lyrics and samples
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Gorillaz
Song of the Day: It's time to enter the breakthrough virtual Japanese anime world of Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, produced by Dan The Automator, here inspired by the film The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
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Handsome Boy Modeling School, aka Dan the Automator and Prince Paul
Song of the Day: Monday's truth comes with another classic falling chord and bass line sampled from a 60s jazz piece, beautifully placed on a hip-hop producers' concept album and sung by Róisín Murphy
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Sleaford Mods ... Andrew Fearn (left) and Jason Williamson
Song of the Day: From Disposable Heroes' dystopian vision yesterday, we turn the Notts duo in 2014 for some down-to-earth cultural critique via a 1970s children's show
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Michael Franti on the cover of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy's 1992 album
Song of the Day: From Kate Tempest dystopia we highlight a natural forbear by Michael Franti and Rono Tse, where television's effect of ignorance still resonates, only perhaps more smaller screens and via social media
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