As a follow-up to my last post (and to inspire a touch of diversity to the music scene) I have posted my two favorite international songs. "What?! Are you kidding me? International songs, like, from another country?" Yes, that's exactly what I mean. You'd have to be living under a cultural rock not to realize the value of broadening your playlist. Take a listen and tell me what you think.
Juanes (Colombia) - "Yerbatero"
Helmut Fritz (France) - "Ca M'enerve"
Friday, April 22
Like My iPod's Stuck on Replay
Have you ever been listening to the radio and mistake one song for another? To me this happens all the time. Hit tracks seem to be borrowing portions from other popular songs. Artists have seen and heard what works and what doesn't when it comes to catching the ear of their audience. So why shouldn't they do whatever they can to accomplish this? It's a dog-eat-dog world afterall.
Not too long ago I came across some interesting videos on Youtube called "mashups," or songs made from bits and pieces of other songs. As I listened to them it became apparent how similar modern music is becoming. One poster that has been getting a lot of attention for the past couple years is DJ Earworm. He does something rather unique with his mashups, though. Anuualy he will post a "year in review" of sorts, where Billboard's Top 25 tracks are packed into one 3-5 minute epic.
You can listen to some of DJ Earworm's creations HERE.
The point is not how brilliantly he annexes the songs, but simply how he recognizes the popular trends in music. By taking advantage of pop's repetative nature, he makes new songs better (in my opinion), and brings the pot of music culture to a boil.
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