DJ Zebra - Best Of You (Foo To The Floor Mix)

Song: Best Of You (Foo To The Floor Mix)
Artist: DJ Zebra
Album: (none)
Genre: Electronic, Mashup
Year: 2006

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Now that Mashup (also called bastard pop) has reborn (by the hands of 2ManyDj's), I had to post a track from this french Dj (if you take a look at his syte, you'll find a lot of stuff from this genre). You may like it or simply hate it, but you can't deny that it's something special and the fact is that it's in fashion.

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Bob Sinclar - I Feel For You

Song: I Feel For You
Artist: Bob Sinclar
Album: Champs Elysées
Genre: Electronic, House
Year: 2000

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Driving back home today I've heard something on radio that has brighten me up: the title and composer of this excellent classic house track. I have heard it too many times (at live sessions above all) from all over this seven years, but I never was able to know who was the dj. Today I know that it's from the never-ending Bob Sinclar - self-named "the most gorgeous Dj in the world" - and that feel for you refers to Cerrone.

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Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning

Song: Woke Up This Morning
Artist: Alabama 3
Album: Exile On Coldharbour Lane
Genre: Rock
Year: 1997

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Yesterday I started watching The Sopranos for the first time (I tried to do it for a long time, but I was always busy with other tasks or hooked on other serials). I have just seen the first episode and I have great expectations about what it can offer (taking a look at the awards it has won, I guess I'm right).

You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun. Mama always said you'd be the Chosen One. She said: you're one in a million, you've got to burn to shine. But you were born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning, all the love has gone. Your Papa never told you about right and wrong. But you're looking good, baby, I believe you're feeling fine, (shame about it). Born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning, the world turned upside down. Thing's ain't been the same since the Blues walked into town. But you're one in a million, you've got that shotgun shine. Born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes.

When you woke up this morning everything you had was gone. By half past ten your head was going ding-dong. Ringing like a bell from your head down to your toes, like a voice telling you there was something you should know. Last night you were flying but today you're so low - ain't it times like these that make you wonder if you'll ever know the meaning of things as they appear to the others; wives, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Don't you wish you didn't function, wish you didn't think beyond the next paycheck and the next little drink' Well you do so make up your mind to go on, 'cos when you woke up this morning everything you had was gone.

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Underworld - Two Months Off

Song: Two Months Off
Artist: Underworld
Album: A Hundred Days Off
Genre: Electronic, Techno, House
Year: 2002

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Five days of hard work must be rewarded! You start the night at one of your friend's house to have a drink and talk about how has passed by the hole week. You meet new people too. Then you decide to go to a fasion club and when you get in the dj plays this song. That's when you realize there's a hole amusing night against you, and that it has just begin.

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Concrete Blonde - Jenny I Read

Song: Jenny I Read
Artist: Concrete Blonde
Album: Mexican Moon
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 1993

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I discovered Jonhette Napolitano at Underworld soundtrack. Then I discovered that she had been on a band for years, and I started listening to their music. What did I found? This marvelous song: excellent composition, plenty emotional on stage and some lyrics full of irony (it suposed that it talks about the rise and fall of the fasion model Bettie Page).

Jenny I read something you said about rock and roll and life and death. Ah, Jenny I read they carried you home broken, beaten all alone. Oh, Jenny you said, Jenny you thought, give them all that they want, everything that you got. Oh, Jenny my dear, It's a wicked city. Once you're young, stupid and pretty. And all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls) they're making angry loud noises (kicking back at the world). And all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls).

Jenny they cried, Jenny they screamed, your picture in every magazine. Yeah, ya wanted it all but the American dream was nothing to write home about. She was the next big thing and the telephone was ringing all of the time. You were wined and dined every night. Then one day it was over and where are you now they wonder. And all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls) they're making angry loud noises (kicking back at the the world). And all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls).

Superstar, that's what you are, and all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls) they're making angry loud noises (kicking back at the the world). And all the angry young boys (and all the angry young girls).

Behind their, their fingers, eyes aside in sharp little whispers. They say it's her. What happened to her. She knows this and she smiles. She doesn't look anything like her pictures. She used to be but she knows this and she smiles. For she has miles and miles of memories all to herself, everything in between then and now. And all her images of everything in between now and then and all they have are pictures.

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Soulwax - E Talking

Song: W Talking
Artist: Soulwax
Album: Any Minute Now
Genre: Electronic, Alternative Rock
Year: 2005

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From one side to another. If yesterday we posted a relaxed song, today it's time for not stop moving! These men truly know how to make you dance until dawn, so release your body! - but not as much as the people showed on the video XD -.

They also are known as 2ManyDj's, but when they use that surname the style played has nothing to do with this one. It's more like an electro-rock mash-up.

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Previous Video: Soulwax - Krack

Craig Armstrong - This Love

Song: This Love
Artist: Craig Armstrong (feat. Liz Fraser)
Album: The Space Between Us
Genre: Electronic, Ambient, Orchestral
Year: 1998

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I think I shouldn't post this song... but I'll do. I shouldn't because it has nothing to do with my emotional feelings right now (usually, I post this kind of music when I'm going through something like that), but just because I feel fine when I'm listening to it. Nothing else matters. It's so sweet, so smooth, so calmed, so brilliant. It's such a masterpiece that if the world could stop spinning for you while you are listening to it... it would simply happen.

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Kings Of Convenience - Failure

Song: Failure
Artist: Kings Of Convenience
Album: Versus
Genre: Folk-Rock
Year: 2001

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I've not posted any song for six days because I've been on a trip with my friends. So, as a compensation for that, here's an sweet song from this brilliant duo (as much as those californian girls we meet on our journey).

I wonder when they'll publish their new album.

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Previous Post: Kings Of Convenience - Misread

Rufus Wainwright - April Fools

Song: April Fools
Artist: Rufus Wainwright
Album: Rufus Wainwright
Genre: Folk-Rock
Year: 1998

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The other day I read an article (spanish only) explaining where he comes from, which are his incluences, the meaning of some of his songs lyrics and, most important of all, why this man is a completely genius. I'm glad I found it, because now I'm able to appreciate on another level all his compositions.

Sing said once: "Rufus is out of time. He could have appeared on any music time but even so he would be that unique voice. He has something different to sing about".

Elton John said too: "I think that Rufus is the best composer on earth. He has no competence".

I do agree. I think that Rufus and Jeff Buckley are one of the most talented composers on his generation (taking apart that the second one is already dead).

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George Michael - Flawless (Go To The City)

Song: Flawless (Go To The City)
Artist: George Michael
Album: Patience
Genre: Electronic, Dance
Year: 2003

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George Michael started his last European tour (25 Live) on my country (Spain) at Barcelona. A few days later he came to my city (Madrid) but I couldn't go to see him live - what a pity - so I just can please myself watching some of the concert videos.

That's where I have discovered that he has chosen this song as the opening theme, and I think he couldn't have taken a better decision. It is such an effective track that the stage becomes a dancing floor and the crowd becomes completely crazy. It's even better than the original one (The Ones - Flawless)! Here you have a link to the performance.

Previous Song: George Michael - Patience

Chris Cornell - Can't Change Me

Song: Can't Change Me
Artist: Chris Cornell
Album: Euphoria Morning
Genre: Rock
Year: 1999

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There are some explanations why his first solo album was such a commercial disaster, and I'm gonna give mine. It is not because of album's quality (which is quite well) but due to fan's expectations: the music exposed has nothing to do with Soundgarden's sound, and I guess that their fans where expecting that he would follow that kind of music on this album. I appreciate he didn't do it, because solo albums from a band-member should be those hidden nooks where an artist could express anything he wants, no matter what it is or the way it is done.

Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Withouth Honor Or Humanity

Song: Battle Withouth Honor Or humanity
Artist: Tomoyasu Hotei
Album: Electric Samurai
Genre: Instrumental
Year: 2004

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"Who the hell is 布袋 寅泰 (Tomomoyasu Hotei)? I've never heard of him!" You could say (excuse me those who know him).. but you are wrong! I'm sure you've seen Kill Bill Tarantino's movie, so you've heard one of his most famous songs. This is the scene where it is played, in case you don't remember it.

Talking about Kill Bill, I have to admit that it disappointed me a little bit. I was expecting a better movie (here you have the plot of the two movies, resumed on 120 seconds). None the less, it has some amazing parts, specificly the short anime explaining the origin of O-Ren (from Production I.G.).

Bronski Beat - Why?

As it's time for old song remixes on dance radio stations, I wanted to put the original track from Supermodel - Tell me why. If you usually tune in your local dance radio station, I'm sure you have listened to it. But what do you think about the one it is based on? I can imagine that it rocked on 80's as much as it is doing nowadays!

Song: Why?
Artist: Bronski Beat
Album: The Age Of Consent
Genre: Pop
Year: 1984

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Everclear - Wonderful

Song: Wonderful
Artist: Everclear
Album: Songs From An American Movie, Vol 1: Learning how to smile
Genre: Pop-Rock
Year: 2000

If you don't know it, this band started playing near punk-rock music. Nowadays, they could be considered as a rock/pop-rock band. It's just like Sugar Ray. But why this happens? It's just simply marketing? Above all that things, the track is not that bad.

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