Английская Википедия:Boadicea (song)
Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox song "Boadicea" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her eponymous 1987 debut album.
Music and lyrics
"Boadicea", which means "victorious", is a reference to the queen Boudica of the British-Celtic Iceni tribe in East Anglia who led a resistance against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in 60 A.D., but was defeated and subsequently poisoned herself.[1] As a song about her was already written, Richardson wished for a new track that depicted the idea of "being spellbound" by Boudica, which turned into "I Want Tomorrow".[1]
Sampling
"Boadicea" has been sampled by numerous artists. The Fugees sampled it for their song "Ready or Not" on The Score (1996). A lawsuit against the group for copyright infringement was prepared as they had not asked for permission and did not give her credit. However, after Enya confirmed that the group were "anti-crime and drugs and their message was quite positive", she decided not to follow through with the suit. As a compromise, later pressings of The Score included stickers placed on the cover giving Enya credit.[2]
On the 1999 album Astronomica by American heavy metal band Crimson Glory, the intro track "March for Glory" is an interpretation of Enya's "Boadicea".
In 2003, R&B artist Mario Winans sampled "Boadicea" for his song "I Don't Wanna Know". Producer P. Diddy personally contacted Enya for permission and gave her 60 percent of the royalties,[3] and included her name on the song's subtitle as "Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy". It went on to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart in 2004. "Boadicea" was also sampled on the answer song to "I Don't Wanna Know", "You Should Really Know" by the Pirates featuring Shola Ama, Naila Boss and Ishani, which peaked at number eight in the UK in 2004. "Boadicea" with "Ready or Not" was also sampled by R&B group Nina Sky on their single "Time to Go" featuring rapper Angie Martinez, from the mixtape presented by Cipha Sounds. In 2008, Italian DJ Francesco Zeta sampled "Boadicea" for his song "Fairyland"; he made another version in 2012, subtitled "ReAmp", that also used the hardstyle sample. In 2011, a small sample of "Boadicea" was used on "Der erste Winter" by German singer Cassandra Steen for the album Mir so nah. In 2012, hip hop artist Meek Mill sampled "Boadicea" on his mixtape Dreamchasers 2 on a song named after the Fugees' song, "Ready or Not". In 2015, Masika Kalysha sampled the song on "Hella Hollywood". In 2016, Salvatore Ganacci's song "Dive" sampled "Boadicea", and Enya was credited as a featured artist. On Nigerian-American singer Rotimi's 2019 album The Beauty of Becoming, he sampled the song on a track entitled "In My Bed", which also featured the rapper Wale. In 2022, "Boadicea" was used in Creepin' which was by American record producer Metro Boomin, Canadian singer the Weeknd, and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. In the same year, "Boadicea" was also used in "Enjoy That" by American singer Akon.
The song is also featured in the Stephen King movie Sleepwalkers.[4] The series Snowfall featured Boadicea in the funeral scene for the character Jerome in the final season.
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