Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-coo-sah
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| - | "'''Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-coo-sah'''" is the chanted vocal [[refrain]] of [[Soul Makossa]] by [[Cameroon]]ian saxophonist [[Manu Dibango]], which was also used in [[Michael Jackson]]'s 1983 "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]" (albeit in a different key and time signature) during the song's final [[Bridge (music)|bridge]]. Dibango's lawyers obtained compensation in an out-of-court settlement claiming Jackson had stolen the chorus from Dibango. | + | "'''Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-coo-sah'''" is the chanted vocal [[refrain]] of 1972 single "[[Soul Makossa]]" by [[Cameroon]]ian saxophonist [[Manu Dibango]], which was also used in [[Michael Jackson]]'s 1983 "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]" (albeit in a different key and time signature) during the song's final [[Bridge (music)|bridge]]. Dibango's lawyers obtained compensation in an out-of-court settlement claiming Jackson had stolen the chorus from Dibango. |
| The chant was also used in [[Eminem]], in "Doe Rae Me"; [[Back To Basics (band)|Back To Basics]], in "Mamakossa"; the [[Bloodhound Gang]], in "[[Mama Say]]"; [[Rihanna]], in "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]"; [[Chico Science]], in "Samba Makossa"; and [[El Chojin]], in "Algo más que música" ("Something More than Music"). | The chant was also used in [[Eminem]], in "Doe Rae Me"; [[Back To Basics (band)|Back To Basics]], in "Mamakossa"; the [[Bloodhound Gang]], in "[[Mama Say]]"; [[Rihanna]], in "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]"; [[Chico Science]], in "Samba Makossa"; and [[El Chojin]], in "Algo más que música" ("Something More than Music"). | ||
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"Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-coo-sah" is the chanted vocal refrain of 1972 single "Soul Makossa" by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango, which was also used in Michael Jackson's 1983 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (albeit in a different key and time signature) during the song's final bridge. Dibango's lawyers obtained compensation in an out-of-court settlement claiming Jackson had stolen the chorus from Dibango.
The chant was also used in Eminem, in "Doe Rae Me"; Back To Basics, in "Mamakossa"; the Bloodhound Gang, in "Mama Say"; Rihanna, in "Don't Stop the Music"; Chico Science, in "Samba Makossa"; and El Chojin, in "Algo más que música" ("Something More than Music").
