Evening musical mood from LenTV24. In 1971, the American star of the hippie generation Melania, who in those years could seriously compete in popularity with, for example, Jimi Hendrix, released the song "People in the Front Row". 30 years later, Matthew Lambert, one of the founders of the Australian hip-hop project Hoods on the Hill, walked into a record store and bought a cassette of Melania's recordings for only 50 cents - simply because he had never heard of her. He forgot the cassette at the checkout, and the seller caught him on the street to return the purchase. At home, Matthew discovered the song "People in the First Row" with a catchy flute part and realized that it would become the basis for his new song. The band did not allow the sample to be legalized because, according to Lambert, they "didn't think it would be a big deal." When "The Nosebleed Section" took off, it turned out that Melania's publishing rights had been sold several times, and there were literally bidding wars between the owners. It took about ten years to qualify everything. Melania herself later met with Matthew Lambert backstage and called him rude for taking her music without permission. But she didn't hold a grudge - on the contrary, she sang him this song at the concert and reminded him from the stage. "Nosebleed Section" was a turning point for hoods on the hill and Australian hip-hop. She Raised the Call (2003) became the first Australian hip-hop album to go platinum. In 2025, the track was named number 2 in Triple J's 100 Greatest Australian Songs poll. We invite you to listen to both the original from 1971 and what the hip-hoppers made of it. Who likes what more? We love both songs so much. Melanie Sepka - "People in the first row."

Evening musical mood from LenTV24. In 1971, the American star of the hippie generation Melania, who in those years could seriously compete in popularity with, for example, Jimi Hendrix, released the song "People in the Front Row". 30 years later, Matthew Lambert, one of the founders of the Australian hip-hop project Hoods on the Hill, walked into a record store and bought a cassette of Melania's recordings for only 50 cents - simply because he had never heard of her. He forgot the cassette at the checkout, and the seller caught him on the street to return the purchase. At home, Matthew discovered the song "People in the First Row" with a catchy flute part and realized that it would become the basis for his new song. The band did not allow the sample to be legalized because, according to Lambert, they "didn't think it would be a big deal." When "The Nosebleed Section" took off, it turned out that Melania's publishing rights had been sold several times, and there were literally bidding wars between the owners. It took about ten years to qualify everything. Melania herself later met with Matthew Lambert backstage and called him rude for taking her music without permission. But she didn't hold a grudge - on the contrary, she sang him this song at the concert and reminded him from the stage. "Nosebleed Section" was a turning point for hoods on the hill and Australian hip-hop. She Raised the Call (2003) became the first Australian hip-hop album to go platinum. In 2025, the track was named number 2 in Triple J's 100 Greatest Australian Songs poll. We invite you to listen to both the original from 1971 and what the hip-hoppers made of it. Who likes what more? We love both songs so much. Melanie Sepka - "People in the first row."

"Hoods on the Hill" - "The Nosebleed Section".