
- The Fray - Heartless (Kanye West Cover)
- Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- The Police - Message in a Bottle
- 2Pac - Dear Mama
- Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue
When I heard The Fray performing this beautiful cover of Kanye’s “Heartless” on BBC’s Radio 1, it really seemed to capture the song’s melancholy feeling. The Police’s “Message in a Bottle” also fit the mood, and for the beat I used a sloooowwwed down “Boom Boom Pow”, the Black Eyed Peas’ inescapable hit.
Kanye based his original “Heartless” on a sample by the Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue”, so I grabbed that sample, and also added a little bit of 2Pac’s “Dear Mama”, where he talks about being “heartless”.
And here’s the video for it:
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May 25th, 2009 at 3:55 am
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May 24th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
DJ Earwood you are on your way to the top! The State of Pop 2008 mashup is how I introduce my friends to you and they all want to know more about you. Some had never even heard of a mashup. Where have they been living? You rock!
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 am
AMAZING!!!! That’s all I can say!!!
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 am
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May 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 am
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May 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 am
as usual, the quality is incredible and the mood is really evocative. very much an instant Earworm classic. nicely done.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 am
This is a kick-ass mashup.
Its eerie….
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 am
nicely done - really good vid as well
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 am
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