Prepare to welcome back some repressed memories
Third Eye Blind, Nine Inch Nails, Hanson and, uh, the theme from Friends (by The Rembrandts) were all pretty huge in the '90s, and now bafflingly talented mash-up artist and online comedian Neil Cicierega has brought them and more all truly into the weird, weird realm of the 2010s with the follow-up album to his acclaimed, insane Mouth Sounds LP — Mouth Silence.
Uploaded to his personal Soundcloud page yesterday, which features other excellent mixes such as his Smash Mouth/Modest Mouse mash-up Modest Mouth, the new 55-minute album continues Cicierega's penchant for pairing up popular hits of days gone by to "oh-wow-that-shouldn't-work-but-it-really-does" proportions, including such inspired choices as I've Seen All Good People (Yes)/Semi-Charmed Life (TEB), Love Rollercoaster (The Ohio Players)/Closer (NIN), MMMBop (Hanson)/Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix), Can You Feel The Love Tonight? (Elton John)/Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye), his Elton John/System Of A Down mash-up Crocodile Chop, Love Shack (The B52s)/the theme from Psycho, and the incredibly apt duo of REM's It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) and Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire.
It's a bit of a mission to get through, both in terms of time commitment and the aural challenges thrown up from the depths of Cicierega's eclectic mind, but holy damn, it's worth it.
Have a listen to Mouth Silence, the new album from Neil Cicierega, in full below:
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And here's a complete list of artists and songs sampled in the album, from Mr Cicierega himself:
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Yes - I've Seen All Good People
The Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie
Hanson - MMMBop
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy Lady / Purple Haze
Ylvis - What Does the Fox Say
The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You
Disturbed - Down with the Sickness
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Rockapella - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego / Folgers Jingle
Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce
Tina Turner - Simply the Best
Joe Esposito - You're the Best
One Direction - Best Song Ever
Silversher & Silversher - TaleSpin Theme
Jason Paige - Pokemon Theme
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Hans Zimmer - The Lion King score
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight / Crocodile Rock
System of a Down - Chop Suey
David Bowie - Space Oddity
The B-52s - Love Shack
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho score
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
Katy Perry - California Gurlz
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
War - Low Rider
Faith No More - Epic
John Philip Sousa - The Liberty Bell (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
The Carpenters - Close to You
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Cake - Never There
Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny (as quoted by David Bowie)
No Doubt - Spiderwebs
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
Crazy Calls - Wait for the Beep
Kraftwerk - Numbers
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
Oasis - Wonderwall
Jesse Frederick - Full House theme
Difang and Igay Duana - Elders' Drinking Song (as sampled by Enigma)
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Philip Balsam - Fraggle Rock theme
Roger Miller - Whistle Stop (as sampled by Hampsterdance)
Aqua - Barbie Girl