Songs that changed history: Public Enemy - Fight the Power (1989) Fight the Power opens with one of the most well-known samples in music. It's a quote by Chicago civil rights attorney Thomas 'TNT’ Todd about Vietnam troops who "would rather switch than fight." What you might not know is that Todd is also doing some sampling himself. At the time, Tareyton cigarettes were running an ad campaign with the slogan, 'Tareyton smokes would rather fight than switch!' Samples within samples. Listen closel