Prince.
Herb Alpert.
Yup,
mashups: Twice the music, half the space.
Leading into this weekend, for some reason, I'm stuck on music mashups.
Yesterday, I reconnected with a long-ago high school friend, if you can call him that.
Curt Gooch, who co-authored "
KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History," and the new book "
And Party Every Day: Casablanca Records Story," and I talked about our school days together in
Edmond.
He rode in the back of the bus -- long-haired, sullen, rabble-roused and appropriately KISS-obsessed. I rode in the front -- clarinet case in hand and quietly preoccupied with
Jim Morrison,
Brian May and
Jimmy Page while also taking jazz, tap and ballet classes that focused on
Paula Abdul and
Sly & the Family Stone tunes.
He reminded me of "that one time," in high school, when he and a friend angrily left their own party because someone had the audacity to play "non-music rap crap" by
Run-DMC.
We both laughed. "
Rick Rubin went on to 'save'
Metallica," he said. The producer that paired Run-DMC with
Aerosmith for "
Walk this Way" has gone on do work with some of the most famous acts in modern music history.
Ah, hindsight.
Annnnnyway. Sorta related, I guess. Here's a playlist of quirky mashups. Enjoy.
1. Prince vs. The Who vs. Tom Petty vs. the Art of Noise vs. Queen vs. lots of others
2. Eric B. & Rakim vs. Radiohead
3. Beck vs. Devo vs. Bauhaus
4. Beastie Boys vs. Matt & Kim
5. The Flaming Lips vs. Clipse
6. Public Enemy vs. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
7. Aphex Twin vs. Bright Eyes
8. Destiny's Child vs. Stevie Wonder vs. Peter Gabriel
9. Talking Heads vs. Aaliayah vs. Van Halen vs. The Cure
10. Missy Elliott vs. Ludacris vs. Fatboy Slim and others
PLUS! Stream this full playlist at
Blip.fm/BarrelhouseBeat. My playlist is
here.
