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The Pointer Sisters

Yes We Can Can

1973 · via Big Daddy Kane

The Pointer Sisters’ 1973 recording of “Yes We Can Can” is the earliest release on file. Allen Toussaint is credited as its writer. Big Daddy Kane’s “3 Forties and a Bottle of Moet” (1994) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can
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Kane dug into an Allen Toussaint song for this one, and The Pointer Sisters had it on record back in 1973. Play theirs first, then put Kane's on and listen for the bones.

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Credited writer: Allen Toussaint.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1973.

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Big Daddy Kane’s “3 Forties and a Bottle of Moet” (1994) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Big Daddy Kane's "3 Forties and a Bottle of Moet" samples the record "Yes We Can Can." Who wrote that earlier song?Allen Toussaint
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