- Something new: Flight Of The Conchords, Sugalumps There’s a couple of more upbeat songs on the new FOTC disc. This is one of them. Sadly, it doesn’t mix well into the next song. I do truly believe that the FOTC are some of the best music parody since The Dukes Of Stratosphere.
- Something classic: Duran Duran, Hold Back The Rain (Carnival Remix) I was listening to the recent 2 CD reissue/remaster of Rio and I was reminded of how great of a song this is, and how great the remix is. Perhaps it does sound a bit 80s, but at least it’s not one of those 80s songs you always hear.
- A mashup: ComaR, Knocklife Blur vs Lily Allen. Brilliant. How totally BritPop! I love the Lily Allen song. What a great way with words she has. This was one of the first mashups that made me go, “wow, what a great concept these mashups are”.
- Live: Prince, Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic As many of you know, I love the live music. This song is a good reason why. It’s from what is generally considered one of the best Prince after shows ever. Amazing soundboard recording. Incredibly weird set list. And then to close it all off you get this (at the time) unreleased song with a great long guitar solo that just never stops. Oh sure it’s long, but listen to it and try to imagine being in a club with like 200-300 people watching this performance. This is what it’s all about to me.
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