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Beyoncé vs. Tom Petty, “If I Were a (Free Fallin’) Boy” [Mashup]
Can we somehow get Beyoncé to shoot a video for this in a shopping mall? Or maybe one with Johnny Depp as a disenfranchised rocker? We sort of wish this was the original version of the song — the rigged up give-and-take vocal between B & P is some kind of internet magic. Related note: after a few years of backlash, we’re totally fine with mashups again.
The Cure vs. The Commodores, “Easy Heaven” [Brat Mashup]
This week’s must-hear quick-win. Seriously, whatever you are doing, it is not as important as listening to this. Balancing some kind of budget? Not as important. Pitching some kind of teenage vampire movie to a high-powered studio exec? Not as important. Finalizing your cabinet selections? Not as important.
The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back” [Game Over Remix]
Say what you will about Michael Jackson, he still wields a ridiculous amount of clout. If he says the Jackson 5 reunion isn’t happening, poof, it isn’t happening. If he goes into a Burger King and sighs disapprovingly at the BK Fish Sandwich, poof, it’s off the menu. And if he got angry at the instant this remix goes from short-circuiting Atari sounds to intergalactic funk, we’d all be sitting at our work computers hoping our boss doesn’t catch us listening to silence.
Kings of Leon vs. Lykke Li, “Knocked Up” [Rodeo Mashup]
The magic of technology seamlessly blends Kings of Leon’s “Knocked Up” with Lykke Li’s cover of the same. It’s almost eerily perfect. If one of them were dead, this would be up for a Grammy.
Various Artists, Where Naija Meets Nashville [Mixtape]
10 Nigerian artists offer their take on American country music. There is no earthly way this could be bad. It’s like we wrote, “Here’s a coupon for a free half hour of awesome.” How could you turn that down?