Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia
1999 single by Cuban Boys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" (meaning "the experts versus the intellectual elite"), also known as "C vs. I", is a song by English electronic music group the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of an unofficial soundalike sampled loop from "Whistle Stop" by Roger Miller which was featured in the Disney movie Robin Hood, played at high speed in a manner similar to the classic "Chipmunks" records. The original sample, also sped up, was first featured on the Internet as part of "The Hampster Dance" song on the website of the same name.
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"Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" | ||||
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Single by the Cuban Boys | ||||
from the album Eastwood | ||||
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Released | 13 December 1999[1] | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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Producer(s) | The Cuban Boys | |||
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"Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia" on YouTube | ||||
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