- 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:
May 21st, 2009 at 11:21 pm
You’re a Genuis!
It’s amazing!
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:31 am
I do like this song, but i recomend that you throw in “Fire Burning” by Sean Kingston, or a some Pitbull. that would be a sweet mashup!
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:45 am
Once again, you are amazing!
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:12 am
Bravo! Yet again, you harmonize a wide range of songs into one aurally salacious piece of bastard pop. Keep it up, the world’s listening.
May 22nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
this is goood
May 22nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
the four month gap in new stuff was well work it.. you never disappoint. keep up the great work!
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Good work again. But still not so disco-dance-fast-enough.
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Sting + Auto Tune= Sick. Then add a little Fray on that Auto Tune, fridiculous. Good stuff man.
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 pm
DMAN MAN!!! U killed it!! Nice mix…nicer flow! You know we’ll be playing it on our station
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:16 am
Educational AND entertaining! Thank you!
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!
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 am
nicely done – really good vid as well
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 am
This is a kick-ass mashup.
Its eerie….
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 3:10 am
amazing! the end
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!
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
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:15 am
AMAZING!!!! That’s all I can say!!!
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 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
May 27th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Seamless, as usual, It gives new meaning to all the songs Really tight. Thanks!
May 27th, 2009 at 10:12 am
You probably haven’t noticed, but I haven’t really been GYBO-wards in a while. But I’m still on your list, and you continue to be awesome. So I have to tell you here, instead of there. You were one of the first people on my list of mashup gods, and you’re still there.
May 27th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
good lookon site…:SD:
May 28th, 2009 at 3:09 am
i loooove this one. went on to download the rest. im definitely a fan
June 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
yo0o0o0o0o00o0…
amazing dude!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Cool man…
June 11th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Your mashups are great! Looking forward to hear more
June 12th, 2009 at 12:31 am
Just keep em coming…big big fan, just wish you could make a mashup for my fav lady as soon as i know what songs she likes as its still early days lol.
June 12th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Brilliant. Freakin’ Brilliant! Keep up the wonderful work. You make music fun again.
June 14th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Nice video! Nice music! I like it!
June 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
This Heartless Mashup is Awesome !!! Cant stop listening to it….. Good job Dude…
June 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Holy crap. it’s just awesome.
June 21st, 2009 at 12:53 am
Congrats! This mash made it into the Toronto Star newspaper Anti-Hit List this weekend!
Well deserved too.
June 24th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Incredible mashup…I love your work. This “Heartless” mashup got me thinking about Kris Allen’s cover on AI and I thought…have you thought of trying a hand at an “All Idol” mashup? The only hang-up would be Taylor Hicks…
June 25th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I’ve been getting requests for this track (I spin at a club in
Mobile, AL, a/k/a “Hell on Earth”). Apparently your little mash-up is getting radio play around here. Quite an achievement, considering this town’s radio environment. I’m glad to see you having success; it’s well deserved!
June 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Heard of you for the first time tonight and just wanted to say I am loving everything I am hearing.
Appreciate your work mate!
June 26th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
I love your work. You are a visionary.
June 28th, 2009 at 12:16 am
wow…. this is an amazing remix/mash. i love all the songs and artists in this track, and i think you blended them perfectly. good job, and keep em coming!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:54 am
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how do i get this on my ipod?
June 30th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Great song!… but what next??? I hope you are working on a michaell jackson tribute~!
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Heard this today on the radio, and loved it. Had to find it. Thanks for this great track, you’re the shit!
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:09 am
thanx for the class megamixes
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 pm
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July 5th, 2009 at 2:18 am
wow. love this! you’re really great at picking the right songs that would mix well together.
July 15th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
i love this songgg sooooo soooo much i herd it on the radio and i could get it out of my head
July 30th, 2009 at 2:59 am
hey dude where did you get the acapella for message in a bottle?
July 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am
4 words: 2 Hot 2 Miss
July 31st, 2009 at 2:12 pm
earworm…you know i really don’t comment much on things but this is well thought out and i really dig it. i would have never thought that putting boom boom pow in there would be any good (or thought of it for that fact) but damn bro. good job
August 4th, 2009 at 12:10 am
love this so much, thanks!
August 11th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Man you really have some serious talent. Let me know what you think of mine.