Cole Cuchna

Combined, we get the phrase, you are face-to-face now.

But there's actually more to it than this, because there's one last sample in the passage we haven't talked about yet, one that's only played every eighth measure.

It's taken from another Electric Light Orchestra track, 1974's Can't Get It Out of My Head.

The full lyric here is they don't envy me, but the sample chop starts in the middle of envy on the V sound.

This transforms into sound like with me.

So the full lyrical sequence spread across the eight measure loop turns out to be you are face to face now with me.

I mean, so fucking cool.

Now Face to Face continues with a B section, where Daft Punk and Edwards create a new contrasting loop with another handful of sample splices.

Let's listen to the loop, then I'll break down the samples.

Alright, let's quickly track the sample fragments in this collage, starting with another Loggins and Messina song, 1974's Be Free.

First, the original track, then the pitched up chop.

This is combined with the chop from Deborah Washington's 1978 track, The Letter.

Together, the two samples are sequenced like this.

This is followed by two more samples.

First, this chop from Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg's 1978 song, Tell Me To My Face.

Then another chop from Cary Lucas' Sometimes A Love Goes Wrong.

Sequenced together, the two sound like this.

And now join with the others.

Next, a guitar chop from Boz Skrag's 1980 song, You Got Some Imagination.

This is followed by a quick splice from the previous With Me sample.