The Reborn Identity on the Anti-Hit List
John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star produces a weekly column called The Anti-Hit List, which picks out his top 10 favourite non-hit songs of the week - often including the odd mashup. Scrolling through his latest columns, I was stunned to see a Reborn Identity track make an appearance:
3. THE TING TINGS VS. GARBAGE VS. BLACK EYED PEAS
“Shut Your Mouth and Let Me Go”
A.k.a. that insanely catchy song in the new iPod commercial, The Ting Tings’ “Shut Up and Let Me Go” gets the mash-up treatment with a couple of similarly pushy songs: Garbage’s “Shut Your Mouth” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Shut Up.” Those ingredients recalibrate the song’s prime influence (though not its timeframe) away from the cheerleader shriek of Toni Basil’s “Mickey” to something closer to the sleek rumble of Blondie’s “Rapture.”
For the full top 10 head over here. Thanks for the exposure, John!
June 24th, 2008 at 04:22 pm
Hey Fella
Well done on the Anti-hit List entry - Its quite an exclusive club you know
!You deserve it producing a mash like that - could feature your own in your mashes of 2008 list!!!
Congrats matey!
mARKY
June 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Thanks, mARKY!
I hear only the best producers make it onto the Anti-Hit List
Seriously though, I’m really pleased, surprised and a bit embarassed about it - I daresay there are other more deserving producers out there who haven’t been featured, but The Ting Tings track seems to be a favourite of John’s at the moment, which I’m sure didn’t hurt.
Cheers
Gav