Heartless (In a Bottle)

• 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

Kanye West’s latest album was a real change of pace for him, veering more towards moody pop than hip-hop. Recently, I did a mashup of his “Love Lockdown” with Radiohead’s “Reckoner”.

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:

To view the video in full screen, click HERE.
An even higher quality version can be seen on Facebook HERE.

100 Responses to “Heartless (In a Bottle)”

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1. 20
   NickLee Says:
   May 25th, 2009 at 3:55 am

   your mashups are sick, ive downloaded every single one of them. if you ever release any sort of tangible material ill buy it day 1; no joke

2. 19
   Jimmy B Says:
   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!

3. 18
   Chachi Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 am

   AMAZING!!!! That’s all I can say!!!

4. 17
   mcmb03 Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 am

   This song is frikin amazing… Keep up the awesome work and I can’t wait for your next release

5. 16
   th3Baroness Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 am

   A random google alert put me on to your work– I have a lot of catching up to do. DJ Earworm for the motherf*cking win!

6. 15
   jxoxsxe Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 am

   amazing! the end

7. 14
   marc_b Says:
   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.

8. 13
   ac1983fan Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 am

   This is a kick-ass mashup.
   Its eerie….

9. 12
   musice Says:
   May 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 am

   nicely done - really good vid as well

10. 11
    John Says:
    May 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 am

    Once again, you are able to produce an exceptional style that no one else can. Congratulations, you STILL have me hooked!

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