Tuesday, December 22, 2009

oh where have you been my blue eyed son? | Hard Rain remix


Merry almost Christmas - You haven't been very good, so all you're getting are music posts. Actually, it's my cop-out - I haven't had time to post anything substantial and music posts take 30 seconds. Regardless...

K'naan remixing Bob Dylan's Hard Rain, but not just a normal remix. There's something more here, something unique. Taking an original classic, adding tiny instrumental supplements (harder snare drum) while maintaining the original structure and then adding hip-hop lyrics where there's a lull - that's something I haven't heard before. It's beautiful.

5 comments:

Angelo said...

Great remix, check out Colin Munroe's "Who Killed Davey Moore" remix, it's equally interesting.

Don Richman said...

Thanks Angelo. I'll check it out right now. Happy Holidays!

Skip said...

I have mixed feelings about this one.

Don Richman said...

Skip - do tell...

Skip said...

I like that he's trying to update a classic but I thought he was going to totally flip it like Juelz Santana.

Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hlzbe9t4BI