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When the Beasties put out Paul's Boutique in '89, it was more or less universally ignored. The dense collage of samples employed, which mirror the three MCs rapping over each other, scared off many listeners expecting something closer to their first album. Time, however has been kind to the album and it now holds a privileged place in the history of hip hop. Basically, it was an album that was ahead of it's time. It's also an album that became more or less impossible to make just a few years later, when sample clearance law was tightened.
Car Thief contains large chunks of some laid back funk from the Funk Factory (Rien Ne Va Plus), plus an noitceable guitar break from Funkadelic's version of I Bet You. These are just the tip of the iceberg, with so many bits and pieces scattered about throughout the track, that it is hard to track them all down. Over this then, the Beasties rhymes fit into each other like hands in gloves. It's a mess of clever word play and pop culture references that was to become their stock in trade.
There is a really interesting site about Paul's Boutique, that has tried to list all the samples and references. It's also worth checking out Allmusic's review of the album which gives a good view of it's place in history.
Further Beastie Boys songs: Ricky's Theme
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