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Eloy

Mysterious Monolith

1981 · via Slick Rick

Eloy wrote “Mysterious Monolith” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1981. Slick Rick’s “Yours” (2025) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Eloy – Mysterious Monolith
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The credits on "Yours" put Pete Rock, Common and Posdnuos on the same line as Frank Bornemann and Klaus-Peter Matziol, which tells you somebody went digging. Play "Mysterious Monolith" first and listen for the bones Rick is standing on.

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Credited writer: Eloy.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1981.

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Slick Rick’s “Yours” (2025) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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