The story of The Verve‘s 1997 single “Bitter Sweet Symphony” is maybe more fascinating than the song itself. The song was built around a sample of The Andrew Oldham Orchestra‘s loungey instrumental ...
Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham has blasted The Verve for sampling Mick Jagger's band on their hit 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'. The Urban Hymns track used a hook from the Andrew Oldham ...