For some time now, enterprising artists have been taking the vocals from one song and editing them over the music or bassline of another song. Some of them are mediocre, but some are a vast improvement over individual songs; for example, Linkin Park and Jay-Z actually performed a popular mash-up of Numb, a song I’ve found too repetitive, and Encore, good rap that’s hard to listen to without any real music in the background.
My question is, what songs do you want to see mashed up? What songs have excellent lyrics, but with insipid music that makes it hard to appreciate? What songs have wonderful music tainted by poor, uncreative, or assinine lyrics?
Right now, I can’t wait for a mash-up of Kanye West’s “stronger.” The background is super catchy, making me listen to it every time, even though I have to suffer through his mediocre lyrics. No, I <i>won’t</i> “be you black Kate Moss tonight.”
Despite loving both songs and artists, It always take a few seconds for me to figure out whether I’m listening to Aerosmith’s Dream On or No Doubt’s Don’t Speak. I think hearing someone with talent run with them could be interesting.
None come immediately to mind but there’s a Dr. Dre cover (further mash-up?) of “Numb/Encore” featuring him, Eminem, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, and 50 Cent that is truly amazing. I’ve listened to it a half dozen times over the past couple days after re-discovering it this weekend.
My local rock radio station does a mashup night that, poor quality of most of them, are just freaking club mixes. It takes little talent to put a 4/4 pop song over a 4/4 bass/drum loop and say “I made something new!”
It’s far more impressive when two or more songs are joined up in ways that take melody from both, weaving them together, to create something new. “Boulevard of Broken Songs” is a great example. Alternating verses of Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and Oasis’ “Wonderwall,” sometimes with one track’s vocals over the other’s chord progressions. And a few other songs are thrown in as fills or outro.
It’s in that vein that I’d like to see other songs with similar progressions and/or themes brought together:
Linkin Park “What I’ve Done” with Midnight Oil “Beds are Burning.” It’s a dead match musically and thematically.
Daughtry “It’s Not Over” with Fuel “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”.
This is a ‘mashed up’ piece from the Matrix. That is pretty cool. The Site gives more info while it plays. [The information comes up as The Oracle says “Hmmm”]
Also:
This guy remixes the sounds from Windows (Win 95 I believe) into a nice beat.
I’ve always wanted to learn how to make my own mashups, but though I’ve tried to follow tutorials, I’m hoplessly inept.
Most recently I wanted to make a mashup of Matthew Good Band’s “Everything Is Automatic” and Kill The Alarm’s “Fire Away.” I can picture how it would sound together, but I can’t do it myself
Dr Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay Z & Linkin Park - Numb Encore
Its a blend/chopped mix. Not official. Its off a dr dre mixtape (I think dretox).
I got plenty of mashup cd on my computer
a whole cd of 50cent meets the 80’s
Another cd of 50cent meets queen.
dj BC presents The Beastles; Which is mash up album of Beatles and Beasty boys
Jay Z - The Grey Album; Done my dj mighty mouse from Gnarls Barkly. Its a mashup of the Beatles white album and Jay z’s black album.
Also there is a few Dj Muggs albums which contain planty others for example;
Tony Yayo Vs. Slayer - Seductive Angel (Muggs Mash - Up)
50 Cent Vs. Deftone - Digital Window (Muggs Mash - Up)
System Of A Down & Eminem - Ariels & Like Toy Soldiers (Muggs Mash - Up)
Mobb Deep Vs. Jmi Hendrix - Foxy Is Shook (Muggs Mash - Up)
Game Vs. Rammstein - My Dreams Burn (Muggs Mash - Up)
Young Buck Vs. Robin Trower - Shorty What It Is (Muggs Mash - Up)3
Obie Trice Vs. Robin Trower - When ShiT Hits A Bad Sign (Muggs Mash - Up)
Dj Muggs - Aftermash - Dj Muggs - Aftermash - 09 - 50 Cent Vs. Nine Inch Nails - Gangsta (Muggs Mash - Up).mp3
Tony Yayo Vs. Robin Trower - Live By The Devil (Muggs Mash - Up)
50 Cent V. David Bowie - 21 Questions About Fame (Muggs Mash - Up)
50 Cent Vs. Taproot - Calling Just A Lil Bit (Muggs Mash - Up)
Perfect Circle - Imagine Mosh (Muggs Mash - Up)
Kill Bill ost Vs Eminem- 8 Mile Bill (Muggs Mash - Up).
The Game Vs. John Cougar - Hate Jack Love Diane (Muggs Mash - Up)
Obie Trice Vs. The Beatles - Obie - La - Di - Bla - Da (Muggs Mash - Up)
Queen Vs Eminem - Fat Bottom Ass (Muggs Mash - Up)
50 Cent Vs. Sublime - Lb Wanksta (Muggs Mash - Up)
Biggie Vs Joan Jett
Outkast Vs Queen
Jadakis Vs Muse
Jay Z Vs Sublime
Franz Ferdinand Vs Beastie Boys
Nas Vs Led Zeppelin
Transplants Vs Kanye West.
Ludacris Vs Disturbed
Ying Yang Twins Vs Rage
Lloyd Banks Vs Sound Garden
Gary Newman Vs Eminem Dre
Xzibit Vs Marilyn Manson
Kool G Rap Vs Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana Vs 50 Cent
Metallica Vs Fabolous
Ll Cool J Vs Aerosmith
Johnny Cash Vs Nas.mp3
Rick Ruben Vs Beastie Boys
I got a few other mashup albums i cant be bother/searching for atm
I’d like to grab the descending chords from “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” and “25 or 6 to 4”, lay them all in and around each other, and throw in some hip-hop vocals about a rough breakup (maybe from Eminem?). Sample in Robert Plant’s vocals for emphasis, maybe some of the words from WMGGW, and voila: smash hit.
Wu-Tang Clan have just released the song “The Heart Gently Weeps” with George Harison’s son playing parts of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on guitar for the beat.
