ROCK/BLUES ROCK
1969
132 BPM
Am
Honky Tonk Women
While primarily a rock song, the cowbell-driven intro became a sampled element in hip-hop, showing how breaks transcended genre boundaries
The Rolling Stones
"Honky Tonk Women"
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Original Track
The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women" (1969)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
While primarily a rock song, the cowbell-driven intro became a sampled element in hip-hop, showing how breaks transcended genre boundaries.
The cowbell intro alone became a recognizable sample, demonstrating how even small elements of rock songs could become hip-hop building blocks.
Who Sampled It
Beastie Boys
"She's Crafty"
Cypress Hill
"How I Could Just Kill a Man"
House of Pain
"Jump Around"
The Verve
"Bitter Sweet Symphony (interpolation)"
Various hip-hop tracks sampling the cowbell intro
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💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
rock
blues
classic
breakbeat