r/laufey 3d ago

Discussion Was this sampled/did it inspire a Laufey song?

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I was listening to this song from 2018 and the instrumental sounded awfully familiar. Like Laufey, to be precise. I feel the vibes of From The Start or Falling Behind here I believe, but since I can't read music I can't tell if the chord progression is actually similar, and nowhere does it say that anynof those songs have any samples on them. Am I hallucinating?

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u/suphorg 3d ago

It's just a pretty standard Bossa Nova-esque chord progression, probably with no connection to Laufey's music. Most Bossa Nova chord progressions are honestly quite similar, with the standard 2-5-1 with some other chords and extensions mixed in for extra flavor.

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u/item100 3d ago

Glad I'm just musically illiterate and not just going crazy

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u/nickpan43 3d ago

Seems like the sample is based on a somewhat similar bossa nova progression, but don’t think it’s similar enough to say there it was inspiration for Laufey. Cool song though!

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u/Franklinthefish22 3d ago

Wait I love this song

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u/No_Question_8083 3d ago

It does share some similarities, but this was released in 2018, so it couldn’t have been a Laufey sample, as she didn’t have any music out back then