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    "comment": "Snap! was created by the German production duo of Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. They were the first to use sampled dance tracks augmented by a soulful female singer and a male rapper - collectives like C + C Music Factory and The KLF followed this formula. \"The Power\" was a massive hit; it was based on the rap from Chill Rob G's \"Let The Words Flow\" and a sample of disco singer Jocelyn Brown's song \"Love's Gonna Get You,\" which is where the \"I've got the power\" line comes from.\n\nWith the track laced and the samples in place, the German producers went looking for a good female soul singer to fill out the vocals and contribute to the rest of the album. They tried to get Chaka Khan, who had no interest, but she suggested Penny Ford, who was Chaka's vocal director and main backup singer. Penny took the gig, flew to Germany, and spent three days in 1989 singing lots of vocals for the producers to work with, and improvising lyrics along the way.",
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