MetroLyrics Blog » sweet http://metrolyricsblog.com Lyrics, Music, News Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:31:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Covers / The Samples: Sweet’s “Ballroom Blitz” http://metrolyricsblog.com/2010/02/12/te-covers-the-samples-sweets-ballroom-blitz/ http://metrolyricsblog.com/2010/02/12/te-covers-the-samples-sweets-ballroom-blitz/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:21:25 +0000 MetroLyrics http://metrolyricsblog.com/?p=373 Do you remember “Wayne’s World”? Super-hot Tia Carrere fronts a rock band that plays a wild song called “Ballroom Blitz.” The first time I saw Wayne’s World, I recognized one of the lyrics in the song as a sample from The Beastie Boys’ “Hey Ladies,” so I went looking for the original version of the song, which turned out to be by 1970s Glam Rockers, Sweet. For your educational fulfillment, we’ve brought all three together here:

The inspiration

The Beastie Boys

The original

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