Justin Timberlake Samples Song By 禁漫天堂 Singer In His Latest Album

| Tue, 10/01/2013 - 11:00
Justin Timberlake

words by Silvia Donati What do Justin Timberlake and Amedeo Minghi have in common? Well, it appears the new King of Pop has sampled an instrumental song by the Roman-born singer for his latest album, 鈥淭he 20/20 Experience 鈥 2 of 2鈥, the sequel to the album that was released in March. In 鈥淥nly when I walk away鈥, Timberlake uses and freely reworks 鈥淟ustful鈥, a lesser known song by Minghi, an 禁漫天堂 singer/songwriter who is most famous for 鈥1950鈥, 鈥淣en茅鈥 and 鈥淰attene Amore鈥, and for writing songs for Andrea Bocelli, Mietta, Mia Martini, Anna Oxa, Marcella Bella and Gianni Morandi among others. 鈥淟ustful鈥 is an instrumental song inspired by the rock and roll and R&B genres, written by Minghi in the early 1970s, and inserted in a 1972 compilation, 鈥淯nderground Moon鈥 and, more recently, in a 2010 anthology of vintage Tunes by various artists, 鈥淔lipper Psychout鈥. 鈥淚 used to play the real rock and roll,鈥 Minghi says. 鈥淭oday rock and roll is dead. But what I wrote back then clearly still works.鈥 The American record label working with Timberlake suggested the American singer listen to the 鈥淔lipper Psychout鈥 compilation; Timberlake was impressed with two of Minghi鈥檚 songs and finally chose 鈥淟ustful鈥. 鈥淚 am proud,鈥 Minghi says. 鈥淚t gives me great satisfaction that the number one singer in the world has taken and rearranged one of my songs. The fact that someone as talented as Timberlake chose such an old song for 2013, to me means that I was already forward thinking back then, and this is the greatest satisfaction.鈥 Of the rearrangement, Minghi says: 鈥淭imberlake鈥檚 version of my old song is absolutely beautiful.鈥 Listen to Amedeo Minghi鈥檚 鈥淟ustful鈥.