Tired, Tired

Encore
9th Wonder vs. Jay-Z
Black is Back
2004
[Listen]

Encore
Kev Brown vs. Jay-Z
The Brown Album
2003
[Listen]

Encore
Metallica vs. Jay-Z
Cheap Cologne Presents: The Double Black Album
2004
[Listen]

Encore
Mr. Scruff vs. Jay-Z
???
???
[Listen]

In The Mouth, An Encore
DJ N-Wee
Jay-Z vs. Pavement: The Slack Album
???
[Listen]

Encore
Jay-Z vs. Necro
The Blood Album
2004
[Listen]

Encore
Jay-Z vs. Danger Mouse
The Grey Album
2003
[Listen]

Encore [Polyphonic Spree "Soldier Girl"]
Jay-Z vs. RJD2
Bazooka Joe Presents: The Silver Album
2004
[Listen]

There are no surprises any more. I'm pretty sure of that. Every day you see the same thing. The same guy in an ill-fitting suit on the train reading the sports section, the same dog walker, the same bagged sandwich lunch, the same stack of work never getting smaller, the same stress, the same emails, the same bullshit, the same cloudy weather, the same biting cold.

Will it get any different?

I doubt that, but, in the interest of this prevailing theme of "same-ness", here are many versions of the same song. I know it's been light years since all the Jay-Z mashup crap, but hey, no surprises, right? I'm going back there, with many different takes on his track "Encore".

Why this one? Because it was my favourite track of Danger Mouse's effort, and so I dug out the rest of 'em to see what [if anything] was done differently.

There are variations and interpretations upon the same base, and some with more novelty factor than others [and admittedly less replay-ability], but in the end, they're all creative, taking something old and giving it fresh life.

Maybe there's hope after all. [I'm still very skeptical.]

Stick around for an FmGT post tomorrow, on a saturday. Yes, we're breaking our rules, but sometimes it's just too much fun.
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I think we're ready for FmGT's Lists Week next week, although who knows. We are a renegade bunch, and we ride like the wind on nobody's dime and nobody's time, living to our own rules. As kickass as it is, I'm thinking we'll get our ducks in a row to begin on sunday, and give you as many superlatives as possible before the holiday vacation.

I don't know about you, but I'm getting the f-ck away from here soon and heading to the West Coast.