Someone commented to me that I've been really getting into mash-ups. I didn't think I had, but I guess not being over them as a fad counts at this point.
What I enjoy about good mashups (and most of them are terrible) is the way they recontextualize things. I heard a pretty good one of "Eleanor Rigby" (which is one of the most boring Beatles songs to me) with "Go with the Flow." It added a real sense of menace to the Beatles, which let me see the song in an whole new way.
I also love the Cirque du Soleil Beatles album "Love" - "Lady Madonna" and "Drive my Car" in particular. Here, what George Martin has done is allow me to hear the Beatles with new ears. I know the songs, but they can still surprise me - is this what it was like to be alive in '68, buying the White Album new? Not knowing what was coming out of the speakers next, but knowing it would be brilliant?
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