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You know when a present day artist reaches way back to the 60s, pulls out a hit, and turns it into something that will appeal to today's younger generation as well. This one is, essentially Grace Slick vocals (when she was with Jefferson Airplane) laid over a modern-day beat.
Fast forward to 1:30 minute if you get antsy - which I did the first time around - but not since then.
[video=youtube;qpGsbsT1Phs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGsbsT1Phs[/video]
"KICK OUT THE JAMS, KICK UP THE SOUL, POUR ANOTHER GLASS OF THAT ROCK AND ROLL, TURN UP THE BAND, FIRE IN THE HOLE, GONNA LOSE CONTROL TONIGHT...WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, I'M NOT AMERICAS SWEET HEART, BUT YOU LOVE ME ANYWAY!" -
Elle King "America's Sweetheart"
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You are correct Sir....
there is a definite Grace Slick quality in those,vocals for sure and for that alone, that track is a winner for me, thanks!
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They call these songs "Mash Ups"...some are ok but overall they are artificially crafted junk.
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27-07-2015, 05:36
(This post was last modified: 27-07-2015, 05:40 by TheNeedleDrops.)
I like to think of them as remixes...he took a song and re-mixed it. A mash-up, to me, would be when you take two totally different songs, don't change them (maybe a smidge), and mash them together, like this (which I think is PHENOMENAL):
[video=youtube;v37UgzwIAG8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v37UgzwIAG8&index=9&list=PLOQOZ-AcJ1LD5OdQxrXpKAG8iOFxpx3As[/video]
As for Kalkbrenner, I think it's kinda cool when they take an old song and kind of revive it. Look at it this way, the youngins might stumble across a great song. If it takes Kalkbrenner remixing a song to bring attention back to Grace Slick, then I say, DO IT!
"KICK OUT THE JAMS, KICK UP THE SOUL, POUR ANOTHER GLASS OF THAT ROCK AND ROLL, TURN UP THE BAND, FIRE IN THE HOLE, GONNA LOSE CONTROL TONIGHT...WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, I'M NOT AMERICAS SWEET HEART, BUT YOU LOVE ME ANYWAY!" -
Elle King "America's Sweetheart"
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