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Post by jvandyck87 on Sept 14, 2008 20:46:55 GMT -5
Hot Lil Wayne remake...seriously.
They definitely make it their own. They had a mild radio hit with "Hear Me Now" last year which I thought was a pretty good song. I hate that this band is going to get attention because of a cover, albeit a pretty damn awesome one. This doesn't have an official adds date yet, but their previous two singles have had add dates, and their myspace indicates very clearly that they're soliciting it for radio airplay. It's also had quite a few adds from alternative stations as it's currently in the "Taking Off" section of alternative.
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Post by Matt4319 on Sept 14, 2008 21:40:26 GMT -5
The Jonathan Davis remake of "Got Money" is better.
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 14, 2008 22:30:28 GMT -5
This is awesome!
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Sept 15, 2008 0:43:07 GMT -5
I like that they put in elements of "Hear Me Now" into this song. Best cover I've heard since Deepfield's Don't Let Go.
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Post by fran182 on Sept 15, 2008 9:38:00 GMT -5
I'm afraid to listen to this
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 15, 2008 12:02:06 GMT -5
I never knew what Lil' Wayne was saying until I heard this version. The weird voice effects on his version are terrible.
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Post by American Idiot on Sept 15, 2008 14:26:30 GMT -5
I've never heard the Lil Wayne song or anything from him in that matter, so I wouldn't even know what to expect, but I did like "Hear Me Now" quite a bit even if I can't remember much about it at the top of my head.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 15, 2008 17:24:34 GMT -5
Wow. Perhaps Travis Barker is sulking now because they beat him to the punch on the rock remix. Sure they completely remade the song themselves, but if Travis wanted to turn the staccato rising synth line into electric guitar (which actually sounds great), he can't do it now. Of course if Travis were going to do a remix of this song, he'd have long ago beat these guys to the punch. Too bad Punk Goes Crunk already exists, because this would've made a fine addition to it. It belongs way more than that cliche remake of "Umbrella" does. The Jonathan Davis (f/ Jim Root) remake of "Got Money"... Holy sh**! :o ...And heck yeah, it is! Talk about making a song your own. And that's badass that Jonathan went ahead and helped himself to the maxed out Autotune effect. I never knew what Lil' Wayne was saying until I heard this version. The weird voice effects on his version are terrible. ??? I could always understand his words just fine. I don't know what the problem is. If anything the loud guitars almost obscure this dude's rendition, though.
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 15, 2008 23:02:10 GMT -5
Well then you have a better ear than me. His voice was already unbearable but with the weird tpain voice effect thing he just sounds like he's slurring his way through the song.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 16, 2008 2:54:07 GMT -5
the weird tpain voice effect thing Read up. Specifically the second paragraph under "Uses."
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 16, 2008 13:43:25 GMT -5
the weird tpain Autotune thing Ok, I fixed it
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Oct 4, 2008 23:22:10 GMT -5
As it should turn out, Travis Barker actually had recorded a remix of "Got Money" the day before the infamous plane crash. :(
I'm personally excited to see the video...;)
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Oct 5, 2008 14:41:27 GMT -5
As it should turn out, Travis Barker actually had recorded a remix of "Got Money" the day before the infamous plane crash. :( So I read. Frankly, I'm surprised he didn't already record it a month or two ago. It seems to me that if he were to have recorded a rock remix of a Lil Wayne song the day before the crash, it would have been one for "Mrs. Officer," since it's way more current than either "Lollipop" or "Got Money." Turn-around has been pretty quick on Lil Wayne radio singles. Half the time it's just been album cuts that turn into singles: Lollipop A Milli Got Money Mrs. Officer Mr. Carter And now "Comfortable" just went for adds this past week. That's not quite a single a month since "Lollipop" came out in March. And "A Milli" was practically simultaneous with "Got Money," while the "Mrs." & "Mr." songs were practically simultaneous as well.
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Post by Matt4319 on Oct 21, 2008 14:02:24 GMT -5
I guess they're content with having their career defined by this song. Not a bad move, IMO. Otherwise they'd be one of the dozens of mid-2000s faceless rock bands lost in the shuffle, but this has got them into the top 50 at Alt now. And they could probably play any college in the country at this point.
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Post by Young Money on Oct 21, 2008 17:09:59 GMT -5
I like it.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Oct 22, 2008 8:14:34 GMT -5
I guess they're content with having their career defined by this song. Not a bad move, IMO. Otherwise they'd be one of the dozens of mid-2000s faceless rock bands lost in the shuffle, but this has got them into the top 50 at Alt now. And they could probably play any college in the country at this point. The first two minutes of that video were a complete waste of my time. I guess I'm officially not one of "the kids" anymore, as the fact that new bands continually dress like that today and carry themselves that way don't think they look absolutely ridiculous and played out. The only thing that was cool about this video is that dude was lip-syncing with one of those hanging microphones that boxing announcers use.
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Post by musicaddict on Oct 22, 2008 19:46:11 GMT -5
def. better than the original!
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Post by Matt4319 on Oct 22, 2008 20:30:44 GMT -5
The first two minutes of that video were a complete waste of my time. I guess I'm officially not one of "the kids" anymore, as the fact that new bands continually dress like that today and carry themselves that way don't think they look absolutely ridiculous and played out. Not to mention the bad acting. "The Meals on Wheels out front? You may not have seen it 'cause you have this ballin'-ass mansion..." But alas, I have come around on this one as well.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Oct 23, 2008 6:58:55 GMT -5
def. better than the original! Such a sweet kid. No. It's not.
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Post by Pipa on Oct 23, 2008 8:05:56 GMT -5
I'm surprised at how good this is. "Shorty wanna hump, you know I like to touch ya lovely lady lumps" shouldn't sound good in a rock song, but it does.
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Post by musicaddict on Oct 23, 2008 10:13:28 GMT -5
def. better than the original! Such a sweet kid. No. It's not. you like the original?
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Post by PHOBES on Oct 23, 2008 17:18:34 GMT -5
def. better than the original! Such a sweet kid. No. It's not. He's right, it's easily better than the original. Although, that doesn't really say much. The Hanley version of the song is decent but, like was said earlier, the acting in the video is terrible.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Oct 25, 2008 2:39:59 GMT -5
Such a sweet kid. No. It's not. you like the original? F**k yeah, I like the original. Framing Hanley's version isn't bad, but it's a novelty. Either way, Lil Wayne's smokes this.
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Post by musicaddict on Oct 28, 2008 12:22:16 GMT -5
you like the original? F**k yeah, I like the original. Framing Hanley's version isn't bad, but it's a novelty. Either way, Lil Wayne's smokes this. I would have never thought you were a fan of...
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Oct 29, 2008 2:28:40 GMT -5
I didn't really care for Lil Wayne at all until he started turning up on everybody's songs beginning in 2006: Birdman & Lil Wayne "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" Fat Joe "Make It Rain" Lloyd "You" David Banner "9mm" Playaz Circle "Duffle Bag Boy" Wyclef Jean "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" Lloyd "Girls Around the World" T.I./Jay-Z/Kanye "Swagger Like Us"
His own "I Feel Like Dying" last year, and then "Lollipop," "A Milli," and "Got Money" were all awesome enough for me to download Tha Carter III and eventually buy it used.
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Post by katiekins on Oct 31, 2008 1:56:59 GMT -5
I wasnt even aware they did a remake. I will have to check this out.
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Post by fran182 on Oct 31, 2008 17:56:01 GMT -5
debuts at #40 on Modern Rock
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Post by fran182 on Oct 31, 2008 18:02:03 GMT -5
F**k yeah, I like the original. Framing Hanley's version isn't bad, but it's a novelty. Either way, Lil Wayne's smokes this. I would have never thought you were a fan of... neither me :o anyway I like this a lot!! So much better than the crappy original
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Nov 2, 2008 13:54:19 GMT -5
I would have never thought you were a fan of... neither me :o I don't understand why that's such a shocking thing to learn.
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Post by PHOBES on Nov 2, 2008 14:40:23 GMT -5
I don't understand why that's such a shocking thing to learn. You just don't seem like someone who would be in to that crappy, dated, rap stuff. Lil Wayne isn't exactly original or anything, he just happens to be big at the moment.
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