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07/20/2009


Kurt Cobain and Rick Astley, Together at Last

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Here's some [Rick] Roll-on in case the smell of teen spirit is just a bit too strong. The mash-up that's burning up the YouTube charts, AFTER THE JUMP....

Posted 11:00 AM EST by Andy Towle | Permalink

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  1. This isn't very good.

    Posted by: Matt | Jul 20, 2009 11:38:30 AM


  2. It doesn't really work that well for most of the song. But it's pretty funny when it hits the chorus!

    Posted by: Billy | Jul 20, 2009 11:53:11 AM


  3. Good video production in making two radically different songs mesh (somewhat) coherently but...


    brain cells screamed as they died.

    Posted by: Don | Jul 20, 2009 11:57:30 AM


  4. Sad to say this, but I kind of like this...lol. But then again, I like odd music mash-ups. :-)

    Posted by: Crash | Jul 20, 2009 11:59:43 AM


  5. This is just amazing.

    Posted by: Donovan | Jul 20, 2009 12:04:46 PM


  6. Amusing...

    But doesn't match the artistry of DJ EarWorm's recent Annie Lennox collaboration.

    Posted by: Aman Chaudhary | Jul 20, 2009 12:05:31 PM


  7. In about 20 years when VH1 is doing the inevitable "I Love the Naughties" series, two of the biggest WTF? moments will be mash-ups and rick-rolling.

    And Michael Ian Black still won't be funny.

    Posted by: crispy | Jul 20, 2009 12:05:43 PM


  8. I unapologetically like both Nirvana and Rick Astley. This seems like just taking things to their (il)logical end. :) (I love imagining Kurt and Rick as a couple!)

    BTW, "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" and "Amazing Grace" are also transposable, i.e. the lyrics from each works in each other's melody. Try it.

    Posted by: Dback | Jul 20, 2009 12:19:26 PM


  9. In a way, isn't all this just more proof that "Never Gonna Give You Up" is one of the truly great pop songs of all time?

    Posted by: Joseph | Jul 20, 2009 12:32:30 PM


  10. Interesting idea, but horrible execution. Smells Like Teen Bootie is much better:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l4RkAYM640

    Posted by: wetcnt | Jul 20, 2009 12:43:38 PM


  11. No. And No.

    Posted by: Greg | Jul 20, 2009 12:47:27 PM


  12. someone was either bored or creative or both...but I liked it!! That Rick whatta cutie pie!!

    Posted by: Paul | Jul 20, 2009 1:46:58 PM


  13. Sucks.

    Posted by: Marco | Jul 20, 2009 4:01:54 PM


  14. Painful to listen to. It might be enjoyable if the person who created the mash up took a little extra time to pitch correct either of the tracks so that they were either in the same key or mixed harmonically...

    Posted by: JB | Jul 20, 2009 4:11:02 PM


  15. Ow, I think my cerebellum just fractured! This is pretty sucky. It times out OK but the songs are in different keys, so the vocal never matches the music. Too bad, I was hoping for something fun, but this is just too awful to enjoy.

    Posted by: Rich | Jul 21, 2009 8:16:37 AM


  16. I thought it was kind of interesting. They turned an upbeat pop-song into something dark and brooding. I'm curious how they were able to isolate Rick's voice from the original song?

    Posted by: David in Houston | Jul 21, 2009 4:47:54 PM


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