Remix magic
The other day I stumbled on a remix on YouTube of two songs that led me down a rabbit hole of remixes, and then all afternoon I was like, "Jon, just one more. ONE MORE." And he indulged me until finally he was like, "You said the last one you played was really, this time, going to be the last one, but you're asking me if I'd like to hear another one. What is the correct answer to this question?" And then I reminded him of how many times he's forced me to listen to his geek podcasts while we're driving somewhere, podcasts that have made me so nuts with all the "but the button is two centimeters too far to the right" bullshit that goes on when some new piece of hardware comes out that I almost jumped out of the car in the middle of the freeway. YOU CAN BROWSE THE INTERNET ON YOUR PHONE, DUDE. SHOW UP TO MY HOUSE AND I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU CAN PUT YOUR DAMN BUTTON.
I'm not going to feature all the ones I found the other day, but I will share my favorite three, all from YouTube user thriftshopxl. First up, "Toxic" by Britney Spears remixed with "Love Shack" by the B52's.
Next, and this one is beyond brilliant and I wish I could favorite it sixteen hundred times, "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J remixed with "Come on Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners.
And finally, two of my most favorite songs ever both in line together: "No Scrubs" by TLC and "Close to Me" by The Cure.
If you guys know of any good ones, please share in the comments.
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Heathers Garden said:
There are two that I really like.
Radiohead vs Dave Brubeck - Five Step (mashup by Overdub) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYa7furgQsA
Mash-Up: Fleet Foxes & Beyonce – Single Foxes (Put A Wood On It) http://kickinthepeanuts.com/?p=1628
03.17.11 - 02:32 PM / 1thats what she said said:
I can't remember who the DJ is, but there's a Cure "Close to Me"/Jay-Z "99 Problems" mashup that is truly awesome. It's been on every party mix I've made for the past five years or so.
03.17.11 - 02:33 PM / 2KatieMama said:
Anything by Girl Talk is pretty awesome, but they don't mash up just two songs. More like a lot of songs. I love running to their stuff.
03.17.11 - 03:15 PM / 3KatieMama said:
Love the Radiohead vs. Dave Brubeck - Thanks Heathers Garden!
03.17.11 - 02:37 PM / 4thats what she said said:
Biggie Smalls/Miley Cyrus, "Party and Bullshit in the USA" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PwLg-FxF7Y
03.17.11 - 02:40 PM / 5dooce said:
AHHHHHHHOOOOO. That Radiohead vs Dave Brubeck kicks so much ass. Thank you!
03.17.11 - 02:41 PM / 6kellimarks said:
Don't laugh, I always found this mashup great: Nirvana and Destiny's Child "Smells Like Bootylicious."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXGSBpMHcpA
And I second KatieMama, love Girl Talk!
03.17.11 - 02:43 PM / 7beerfoodie said:
Just found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZBuYbKgvQI John Lennon vs Rage Against the Machine Vs Joan Jett vs House of Pain
generally good site for 'em, but no vids:
www.djlobsterdust.com Steady Gaga is my favorite.
03.17.11 - 02:50 PM / 8AureliaMel said:
"Work it Out w/ a Foxy Lady" (Beyonce/Jimi Hendrix mash-up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKa7MgkwXY
I have this on my workout playlist and it always seems to get me pumped!
03.17.11 - 02:53 PM / 9erc1204 said:
ever heard of Girl Talk?
03.17.11 - 02:54 PM / 10marielizabeth said:
Have you heard of Girl Talk?
He's incredible at mashups... be prepared to be addicted!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JBAxkZun3s
03.17.11 - 02:56 PM / 11marielizabeth said:
Btw, Girl Talk is definitely NSFW!!
03.17.11 - 02:57 PM / 12Tobie said:
I see that someone beat me to recommending Girl Talk, who is awesome(!).
Also check out DJ Prince - I regularly listen to his "Quando Can I Work It Out" mix (Beyonce, Austin Powers?, and some other songs). Just google it b/c you might have to go to a random site to listen to it. So upbeat and fun.
03.17.11 - 02:59 PM / 13ryanrageous said:
@erc1204 I was JUST going to say that to her!
Girl Talk Feed The Animals is a favorite album of mine.
I like the ENTIRE CD but here are a two of my favs:
Give me a Beat
and
Here's the Thing
03.17.11 - 02:59 PM / 14Kellyim said:
My 20 year-old cousin's goal in life is to be a music producer and he threw together this remix of Ke$ha and Britney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIV7wrur41w
03.17.11 - 03:02 PM / 15liverwortlaura said:
Blondie + Doors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnhKPw2NXIw
03.17.11 - 03:04 PM / 16Figtron said:
Dude. You are speakin' my language with all this mixed up musicality. This is one that will make you shake a leg...the best ole' school meets nu skool.
Dig it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE-l4gfiCM8
03.17.11 - 03:07 PM / 17mcgee.anna said:
This one wins, I promise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4mHAcfPutE
Closer to Da Club. NIN vs. 50 Cent
03.17.11 - 03:08 PM / 18LorienCox said:
This one is made of pure, unadulterated, awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1YABGdai5k
03.17.11 - 03:19 PM / 19neilbert said:
Imagine A Jump (Van Halen/John Lennon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOdvXE7kbI&featur...
Invisible Gurls (Katy Perry/Genesis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7U_-nRLLk&featur...
03.17.11 - 03:23 PM / 20RockstarLibrarian said:
Not the best mashup I've heard technically, but it's my favorite!
Kanye West (Jesus Walks) + Sufjan Stevens (They are Night Zombies) = Jesus Walks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7E18U7NgT4
03.17.11 - 03:31 PM / 21Molly1983 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T72BPZGNW6M&feature...
J-Z and the Verve "Dirt off your sholder vs Bittersweeet symphony."
Pure awsome, very relaxing actually.
03.17.11 - 03:33 PM / 22umamy said:
I love this site: http://bootiemashup.com/bestof/
A DJ in San Francisco puts together these mashup CDs and makes them all available for download. (The interface is terrible though, beware)
I believe "Knock Out Eileen" is from this guy.
My favorite from them is a mashup of "Single Ladies" and the Andy Griffiths show theme song. You would think it would be awful, but it's amazing.
03.17.11 - 03:35 PM / 23apricoco said:
There was a mash up of Jay Z's 99 problems and a Grateful Dead song floating around a while ago that made me smile. I can't seem to find it right now though.
03.17.11 - 03:39 PM / 24Shrew said:
Rock Sugar has a whole bunch of remixes of hard rock and classic pop songs - really weird mixes that you'd never think of, but are awesome. They aren't just remixes of the originals, they are completely new songs and they are nothing short of AMAZING.
Behold, AC/DC mixed with Madonna to make "Shook Me Like A Prayer":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--IiX7tS2rU&feature...
Kiss & Paula Abdul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR211iIPN_g&feature...
And here's Bon Jovi, Loverboy and Guns 'n' Roses recrafted into one cool song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHUVK7q_pjQ&feature...
Here's their website with tons more! They do tours and everything.
http://www.rocksugarband.com/Default.aspx
03.17.11 - 03:47 PM / 25Jessica Eiden S... said:
Daft Prayer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ephIRpSKLTg
03.17.11 - 03:46 PM / 26mputzer said:
DJ Earworm DJ Earworm DJ Earworm if you are a top 40 junkie like me. Dude has been putting out remixes of the top 40 pop songs since 2007. The videos are fantastic too. Plus he lets you download them for free!
http://djearworm.com/
My favorite so far is the 2009 remix. I also like Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy" + "Free falling."
03.17.11 - 03:46 PM / 27Jessica Eiden S... said:
Hey We Will Rock You Ya is pretty good too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfadLhw14l8
03.17.11 - 03:47 PM / 28Briana said:
This one gets stuck in my head every time. Icelandic children's show mash-up with Lil John:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQp5l4-sfFA
03.17.11 - 03:47 PM / 29Mamacita said:
This one is my favourite, Bush vs. U2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ti39q6pv4E
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