List: my favorite mashups

For those of you living under a rock, a mashup is when someone takes two songs and combines them into one cohesive, new song. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts, however, because the mixing of the two songs should just blend together like they were meant to be and it makes a greater track than either of the original. Also, a clever blending of the titles is necessary. Sometimes I feel like amateur DJs just lay the vocals of one song over the instrumental of the other track and HOPE they go together. Not good enough. I’ve been a mashup junkie for years, and here are several of my favorites. Remember, right-click and save, or listen to them right from this page.

Supermassive Sexyback
Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole”/Justin Timberlake “Sexyback”

Bootystition
“Destiny’s Child “Bootyliscious”/ Stevie Wonder “Superstitious”

Groovecopter
Madonna “Get Into the Grove”/Bloc Party “Helicopter”

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Remix
Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”/MSTRKRFT (unknown song)

Requiem for Usher
Usher “Yeah”/ Requiem for A Dream Score

Humps Up
Black Eyed Peas “My Humps”/Madonna “Hung Up”