Interesting though. My wife has been asking me how the Bugaloos feel about their work becoming so integral to a CB tune and I didn't really have an answer until now! We were discussing the morality of recreating samples too - particularly faithful, almost indiscernible, recreations. It's definitely a murky lake to wade through.
Maybe I'm in a cold-hearted mood, but the Bugaloos were a TV Show band. If the Chems had sampled the Muppets singing something, should the muppet singers seek any special acknowledgement? Or if they sampled dialogue from Magnum PI (and paid the TV company), should Tom Selleck seek a credit?
Having said that, I suspect the reason for those Chemical tweets was nothing to do with us. We had the answers before the track came out! I suspect it was a way of "crediting" Ms Ellis. - Being polite (having clearly seen her tweet).
Also re the Soul Brothers Six sample, at first I said it was a direct sample, then I changed my mind and said it's been re-recorded. But following the Chems tweets which also went on their Facebook, a random fan on the Chems facebook page replied to me to suggest (i.e. guess) it
is a direct sample that's been pitched up. And that's what I'm currently leaning towards FWIW.
As for re-recording/interpolation. Well, you're just doing a (bit of) a cover version. If you're paying the royaties I don't see a problem with that. I don't have a problem with Shinichi Osawa doing Star Guitar for example. The Chems liked it so much, he did DJ support for them on their last Japanese tour!
PS Stars On 45 were re-creating Beatles songs (amazingly well) for their disco-mix medley
album (and singles) as far back as 1981.
PPS...
Weren't we speculating that they had recreated the sample? A la WGTT?
I know the tweet from the Brothers (HQ) mentions the Bugaloos as a direct sample, but if they did recreate it, ...
Caroline says in her one and only tweet that it is her.
DON'T. LOOK. DOWN.