Snow Police
Clearly we got a little breathless about this, so here's a Police post that won't even mention it. Been awhile since we've posted a decent mashup, and this one would be a perfect soundtrack if Gordon ever dropped by the Grey's set. It's pretty simple in form; Party Ben seamlessly straps Gary Lightbody's "Chasing Cars" vocal to an "Every Breath You Take" backtrack. Sting only gets a bridge and a chorus, but any more than that and, well, there'd be no point.
Party Ben - "Every Car You Chase" (MP3)
The Synchronicity suits the vids, too.
Posted at 1:00 PM in Video
Tags: Snow Patrol | Sting | The Police
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Posted by: doggie at April 20, 2007 1:23 PM | ReplyScore = 0
even though i'm sick and tired of "chasing cars"...this is pretty cool.
Posted by: kylie at April 20, 2007 1:32 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I like it!
Posted by: Liz at April 20, 2007 1:41 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Beautifully done - the mixer is clearly a genius
Posted by: dudeasincool at April 20, 2007 2:06 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Finally! I'm so sick of that Team9 guy getting all the Gum love! Take that, Koala-face!
Posted by: Party Ben at April 20, 2007 7:45 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Two of my favorite bands. I thought this mix wasn't going to work but was oh so happy when I discovered tha it DID.
Posted by: chip at April 21, 2007 12:20 AM | ReplyScore = 0
mash ups are so 2004
Posted by: Richard Kuta at April 21, 2007 1:28 AM | ReplyScore = 0
What the hell is that? It is absolutely horrific.
Posted by: Halina at April 21, 2007 4:36 AM | ReplyI think there is more cheese than a stuffed crust. I actually just was sick in my mouth.
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Party Ben did a good job - but if you want to hear the best possible mashup of this Police track, check CCC's "Breathe By Me (Police vs. Ben E. King)"
CCC = amazing
Posted by: DH at April 22, 2007 8:11 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Yep, mash ups are really so 2005, or was it 2006, gah, the years just blend into one another dont they..
Posted by: team9 at April 22, 2007 8:50 PM | ReplyThis is great - team9 could have done it better but hey, Party Ben will do just fine.
Thwak, Bam etc etc
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So apparently...
A song I despise + Another song I hate = A song I also hate
So there, Mrs. Brady! Two negatives don't always equal a positive!
Posted by: Caitlin at April 23, 2007 12:07 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Unbelievable! Two of my favourite songs. I didnt think it would work but I was wrong.
Posted by: Rico at April 26, 2007 5:26 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Unbelievable! Two of my favourite songs. I didnt think it would work but I was wrong.
Posted by: Rico at April 26, 2007 5:27 AM | ReplyScore = 0
>>>mash ups are so 2004
>>>Yep, mash ups are really so 2005, or was it 2006, gah,
Who gives a fuck. Enjoy it you joyless baboons.
Posted by: Dickless Wonder at April 28, 2007 6:08 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Two Classics make it a Genius Song . Way it go for more mash ups
Posted by: siobhan at May 3, 2007 1:43 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Not the best mashup ever, but it is well done, and both songs are pretty similar ! I hadn't realized before.
Posted by: Nemmo at May 13, 2007 3:09 AM | ReplyScore = 0
aside from the missing minor key in the second phrase the music merge is brill - but i guess if the match were exact it would be the same tune in the first place.
This hobby is a bit of a mad cow disease thingy !
Adrian
Posted by: Adrian Dooley at May 14, 2007 11:34 AM | ReplyScore = 0
omgsh this song is great. i was at work when i first heard it, and the whole salon stopped as it came on. it gave me goose bumps listening to it. top job mate top job.
Posted by: trish at May 23, 2007 8:08 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Well look at all the comments. A couple responses:
1) Yes, mashups are totally 2004. Actually, they're more like 2001. In any event it's all over, really, but I don't know how to do anything else.
2) Yes both songs are kind of cheesy. I guess conceptually I'd say "Every Breath You Take"'s popularity was due to a major popular misunderstanding of the song's meaning (i.e., that it was a happy love song and not a creepy stalking song), evidenced by Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You." I guess my thoughts are that perhaps the straightforward cheese of "Chasing Cars" is given some depth, or at least some amusement factor, by the borderline-insanity of the Police lyrics. Alternately, it just sounds pretty.
3) Yes, CCC is very good, but I don't think this is a competition really.
4) Team9 you shut your aussie pie-hole and go back to grilling kangaroo or whatever.
5) As regards the "missing minor key" in the second phrase, you're not exactly right there. What's happening in the snow patrol song is that the A note in the A major chord in the first phrase (A-Db-E) just goes down a half step (to Ab-Db-E) making it effectively a Db minor chord. The Police song goes from A major to Gb minor; Db minor is effectively a "9th" in relation to a Gb minor, so combining the two you get a perfectly acceptable Gb minor 9th. As far as it being mad cow disease, I don't know what that means, but yes.
6) All my mashups are aimed directly at salons, and if people enjoy them while getting a wash-and-style, then my job is done.
Posted by: Party Ben at May 24, 2007 4:16 PM | ReplyScore = 0
brilliant.... you condecending muppetts should shut up and enjoy it, both songs mean alot ....
Posted by: Stuart at May 28, 2007 4:34 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Well Done Party Ben. You can call mash-ups whatever year u want, but this mash-up is so '07 !!
Posted by: hector mcfreckle at June 6, 2007 7:17 AM | ReplyScore = 0
(Just stumbled across this at random on YouTube.)
This is just... brilliant. Yes, the minor 9th in the second verse sticks out a bit, but it's not so grating. (It could've been a flat fifth or something...).
On a tangent: the old John Mayer song "Back To You" shares the inverted structure and chords with EBYT (in fact I think it's either recorded in the same key, or within a half-step). I asked JM about it when I met him a few years ago and he freely admitted to copping the riff (plus he is a big Police fan).
But I don't have the audio editing skills to put that hypothesis to the test, and certainly not so gracefully as you have here. Kudos Ben!
Posted by: CF at November 27, 2007 12:02 PM | ReplyScore = 0