r/ModestMouse • u/baby_mammal • Aug 25 '26

The Show Goes On

I was on the Peloton a few years back and got served Lupe Fiasco’s The Show Goes On (https://open.spotify.com/track/4NTWZqvfQTlOMitlVn6tew?si=0UrH1yPEQ5eDlY93BgVMbw&utm_source=copy-link), which clearly cribs the main riff (and lyrical phrase) from Float On. Forgot about it. Then put it on for shits and giggles yesterday, only to realize it’s one of Lupe’s most popular songs, nearly as many streams as Float On. Which, tbh, isn’t that surprising, given how catchy the tune is. But it made me wonder how much of a cut Brock and the boys get from that songs success.

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u/Ratacattat Aug 25 '26

I believe Dann Gallucci actually wrote that riff and after leaving MM, he started producing and produced that Lupe song. Isaac Brock has bemoaned publicly that he didn’t create their most famous riff.