Mash-ups are great. You get to hear two songs for the price of one – what’s not to like about that? Seamlessly blended songs by the same artist, different artists, even from different genres showcases a level of mixing expertise that we’re more than a little bit jealous of. The Indiependent team have picked out some of their favourite blends to tell you about…
This charming blend of two tracks from Taylor Swift’s 1989 sees Louisa Wendorff’s emotionally charged vocal delicately fused with Devin Dawson’s unobtrusive masculine crooning.
Whilst ‘Blank Space’ on its own mocks the media attention Swift has received in the last few years, it’s still relatable: “So it’s gonna be forever / or we’re gonna go down in flames”. Yet the soporific ‘Style’ drains ‘Blank Space’ of it’s cutting edge it had initially. The result is an incredibly pretty entity that is perfect for singing along to in the shower.
The due complement one another aesthetically too; as Dawson sings “you’ve got that red liped, classic, thing that I like” we can’t help but notice the colour of Wendorff’s pout. We totally ship it.
Not only that, but this mash-up is so good that it attracted the attention of Taylor Swift herself, who posted that she was OBSESSED with it on her Twitter account!
Words by Beth Kirkbride
Despite arguably being one of the most recognisable mash-ups in this feature – given its endless circulation on websites like Tumblr – this fusion of classic rock sounds is undoubtedly brilliant. Mixing the distinctive underlying guitar riffs (and odd Brian Johnson yell) from AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’ with Freddie Mercury’s roaring vocals in the infamous Queen anthem, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Rock in Black’ is easily one of the most ear-pleasing, instantly brain-accepting mixes ever.
The way the two songs blend together so naturally even makes later listening to the originals a little difficult. They just go together so damn well. Have a listen if you don’t believe me; I guarantee that it will ‘rock your world’ from start to finish. Keen-eared listeners might also be able to detect snippets of songs by Outkast, Prince and The Beatles throughout too.
Words by Annie Honeyball
I remember the first time I stumbled across this mash up back in my Tumblr days I didn’t stop laughing for the whole 3 minutes and 53 seconds of this masterpiece. It isn’t rare for modern music to utilise suspiciously similar riffs and chord progressions, but from the moment that the vocals of nostalgic pop punk anthem ‘Check Yes Juliet’ by We The Kings joins in with the main theme of Imagine Dragons’ smash hit ‘It’s Time’, you are struck by the similarity.
And when I say similarity I mean they are identical melodies. The rest of the blending of the two hits is remarkably coherent, but nothing will beat that initial “Oh My GOD” moment that will strike the heart of any ex pop-punk kid with an overwhelming force of nostalgia. Whatever genius first made this correlation and blessed the internet with this video I thank, as almost two years on its still hilarious.
Words by Paula Lacey
What do you do with one of the most overrated and overplayed songs and a song that got just enough attention? Well according to Fissunix you create a mashup of the two. I am talking about a mash of Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ and Two Door Cinema Club’s ‘What You Know’; the remix consists of the chord progression of ‘Wonderwall’ with the lyrics and melody of ‘What You Know’.
It is quite rather convivial however there are a few things that could get changed to make this one of the best things on the internet with it. One being the name, ‘Wonderwall you know’ doesn’t really give the mashup justice, it just doesn’t sound right (other suggestions could be ‘Wonder What You Know’ or ‘What You Wonder’). The other is it would have been nice to hear lyrics from ‘Wonderwall’ as well. With those nitpicks aside this is very enjoyable to indulge yourself into.
Words by Oliver Childs
The Bee Gees and Pink Floyd. Who’d have thought it. As if by some magical cosmological alignment, two entirely different bands from genres that are more than opposite each other fit together perfectly. Albeit by some pitch change on Floyd’s part to match the unbelievable vocal range of the Gibbs brothers, Stayin Alive and Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) piece together seamlessly, as if they were made for each other. Sometimes when you’re listening to this masterpiece, it’s hard to forget that they were ever two separate songs in the first place.
If only Pink Floyd and the Bee Gees did an actual collaboration of some sort. Now that would have been a sight to see.
Words by Sophie McEvoy
Bastille’s ‘Sweet Pompeii’, taken from their second mash up mixtape, sees them integrate their most popular single ‘Pompeii’ with Calvin Harris and Florence Welch’s 2012 dance anthem ‘Sweet Nothing’.
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