- 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
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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:
December 28th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Awsome dude! Great Cover Art as well!
November 27th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Hey Man, I’m a dj out of Atl, now I can mix and mashup, but I gotta say you take it to a diffierent level. Mad respect!
November 27th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hey just discovered your work!! Wanted to tell you I am a fan now
LOVE IT!!!
September 14th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Amazing mashup, again!
September 13th, 2009 at 4:08 am
You are quite the artist. It takes a skilled musician to produce chart-topping hits. It takes a genius musician to create the fusion of those hits into a masterpiece in its own right. Keep doing what you do best, and I can’t wait to see what happens for United State of Pop 2009
September 1st, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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August 30th, 2009 at 7:31 am
amazing!!!
August 19th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
This song is insane. This a seriously chill song that is great for winding down the night. Keep it going strong man and please keep posting.
August 13th, 2009 at 10:51 am
This FREAKING rocks! Love the Fray singing it at the concert last week in Seattle…. and love your version even more!
YOU ROCK!
August 11th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Man you really have some serious talent. Let me know what you think of mine.