Labor Day is approaching, and Summer '07 is almost at an end.....
So let's take one last look at the fortieth anniversary of the
"Summer Of Love" and it's greatest product:
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Whether or not it was the the best rock album of all time or even The Beatles' greatest is still debatable, but it's impact on culture and music in it's time is undeniable!
Many mash-up producers have sourced this album for their work, and MashupTown and I have compiled a collection of the best. We tried not to repeat any song from Sgt. Pepper's, but in looking at the album's coda
"A Day In The Life" there were just too many good ones to choose from. So we offer a finale of
seven "Day" boots we call
"A Week In The Life".
In that spirit, MashupTown and Voicedude proudly present:
"Sgt. Pepper's Midlife Crisis"
The tracklist is as follows:"Sgt. Pepper's Paradise" - Jimmie Jammes
(Beatles vs. Guns N' Roses) "With A Little Glam" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. Gary Glitter vs. KLF / Timelords vs. Paul McCartney vs. John Lennon vs. Wings) "Pinocchiohead On LSD" - Go Home Productions
(Beatles vs. Pinocchio vs. Radiohead) "The Word Is Good" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. The Clash vs. Queen) "Kelly Watch The Hole" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. Air) "She's Slipping" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. Kinobe vs. George Harrison) "Being For The Benefit Of P-Funk" - Voicedude
(Beatles vs. Parliment / Funkadelic / George Clinton) "It's Far Too Late" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. The Doors vs. Jimi Hendrix Experience) "I Can't Help I'm Sixty-Four" - Voicedude
(Beatles vs. Four Tops) "Struttin' Rita" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. Primal Scream) "Good Pressure" - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. The Selecter vs. The Specials vs. The Skatalites) "Cracked Pepper (Reprise) " - ccc / ill chemist
(Beatles vs. George Martin vs. Stevie Wonder) ...and the
FINALE -
"A Week In The Life": "Bring Me Back To A Day In The Life" - Voicedude -
(Beatles Vs. Evanescence) "A Karma In The Life" - ghp -
(Beatles Vs. Radiohead) "A Day In Tracy's Life" - Soundhog -
(Beatles vs Mogwai vs Kid Loco) "A Day In The Life Of My Son" - DJ Earlybird -
(Beatles Vs. Genesis) "A Knocking Day In The Life" - Semato -
(Beatles Vs. GNR) "A Sky Blue Rhapsody" - ccc / ill chemist -
(Beatles Vs. Gershwin Vs. ELO) "Dr. Pepper's Open Heart Club Sandwich" - Mr. Encrypto -
(Buffalo Springfield Vs. Bee Gees Vs. David Bowie Vs. Kinks Vs. ELO Vs. Deep Purple Vs. Rutles) Get it from MashupTown HERE:
http://www.mashuptown.com/sgt-peppers-mid-life-cris.html It's a collection of
previously released works - with two notable
exceptions:
"Bring Me Back To A Day In The Life" - a MashupTown 'exclusive', and
"Dr. Pepper's Open Heart Club Sandwich" - not really a mash-up, per se. Mr. Encrypto runs a website called Let's Be The Beatles.
On it, he shows how other artist's works were influenced by the Fab Four. His track is more of a MegaMedley of songs that sound like "A Day In The Life".
And of course, none of this would have been complete without CCC 's tireless work on "Cracked Pepper"!
....a
big thanks to all of the producers: CCC, GHP, Jimmie Jammes, Semato, DJ Earlybird, Voicedude, Soundhog, and Mr. Encrypto, and to Blybug for his incredible artwork
(which includes CD label, cover & track listing pages, etc.).
Comments are always appreciated, especially on the
newer works:
"Bring Me Back To A Day In The Life", "Dr. Pepper's Open Heart Club Sandwich", and blybug's artwork.
- Voicedude
*** personal thanks to Art at MashupTown, and to Chris, DJ Useo, and Soundhog for helping with the "Day" 'pella ***
