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:
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
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