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Am I imagining it or is Destiny's Child's Independent Women, Pt. 1 largely based on Booker T & the M.G.'s cover of Sly and the Family Stone's Sing A Simple Song?
Both the individual beats in the main rhythm repeated from the start (about 16 seconds in video) and the 'All the Women' melody at about 1:13.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lPQZni7I18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0w9_3LFmMc
It's been annoying me since 2000 that it reminded me of something. But it's not in the usually comprehensive WhoSampled, and I can't find any mention elsewhere.