Mashup Madness

So I'll admit it. I peruse the Internet on a daily basis to find interesting music. My recent obsession has been mashups of popular songs. Some of the ones on YouTube are absolutely wretched. I don't really think it's too creative to take one song and put it to the beat of another. That's not 'mashing' anything up. The only thing it does is create an audio train wreck that's painful as hell to listen to.

A great mashup combines great songs in a flawless manner. A great mashup sounds like it could actually be on the radio. A great mashup features songs that tempo-wise go great together. A great mashup can make you fall in love with a bunch of songs all over again. Even better...a great mashup can make a terrible song sound good (ex. Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love"...I absolutely abhor that stupid song...I'm convinced it's about having a period. Blech). It's all in the mastermind of the creator. I love it. Love it.

Now my intention was to post a mashup mix of the best stuff I've found online (thus far) but since my brother thought it was more important to update his TomTom on the home computer in the home he no longer lives in and since that will take like two friggen hours...I've decided to give you links to some of the best stuff I've found online. Best of all...they're all available for download!

Without further ado...the best 5 mashups that I've found online.

Note: They all feature the Legendary Miss Britney Spears...you can't tell me you're surprised

5. Circus! Numb! Encore!
Britney Spears ("Circus") vs. Linkin Park ("Numb") vs. Jay-Z ("Encore")

Download HERE.
This may not really be considered a true 'mashup' which is why it comes in at number five. I mean...it does mix songs...but it takes about half the song for it to actually happen.

4. Kiss Britney's Boyfriend
Britney Spears ("Piece of Me") vs. Chris Brown ft. T-Pain ("Kiss Kiss") vs. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain ("Low") vs. Ashlee Simpson ("Boyfriend")

Download HERE.

3. No More Gas
Ne-Yo ("Closer") vs. Estelle ft. Kanye West ("American Boy"), Rihanna ("Disturbia"), Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland ("4 Minutes"), Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos ("Superstar"), Kardinal Offishal & Akon ("Dangerous"), Pussycat Dolls ("When I Grow Up"), Danity Kane ("Damaged"), Leona Lewis ("Bleeding Love"), Flo Rida ft. T-Pain ("Low")

Download HERE.
This was a severe tie between DJ Earworm's "No More Gas" and "United States of Pop." The dealbreaker was the terrible section of "Girlfriend" in "USoP." It just didn't fit...and because of that..."No More Gas" won hands down.

2. Faint Toxic
Britney Spears ("Toxic") vs. Linkin Park ("Faint")

Download HERE.
This is genius. The video above was made by my BFFF Honkus -- of course, it's awesome. Plus...it's amazing how well these two songs just seem to mesh. It could really be considered a real mix. It's fucking fantastic!

...But not nearly as good as...

1. Break the Teen Spirit
Britney Spears ("Break the Ice") vs. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland ("4 Minutes") vs. Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit")

Download HERE.
I love how two totally different styles -- grunge and pop -- can combine so incredibly well. It's almost scary. I can't get it out of my head...and I just can't quit listening to it.

Fin.