Would feature Dan Keely, winner of the 2004 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. He's like Taz, but so much better.

http://www.lmaweb.com/audio/2004.mp3 (and there's more here). You can even buy CDs of this stuff.

I'm not quite sure what you'd mix it with, though. Perhaps Cottoneye Joe. Or some bangin' drill 'n bass.

"Finally,Did You No Wrong"

Downloaded this from the GHP site - what a corker !

I always thought the Sprout's almost acappella Mercy from Jordan: The Comeback would work well as a house track, so I gave it a go myself seeing as no one else was forthcoming.

http://eguinan.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/the-mercy-drill-prefab-sprout-vs...

Now, how about GHP give us some Enya and Motohead? On Your Shore vs Ace of Spades? "Ace of Shores", anyone?

That's "Motörhead" of course...

I still listen to Firebombs occasionally.

The keys may not fit (my musical ear doesn't quite extend to detecting what key a song's in), but I would really *really* love to hear the unholy marriage of Lieutenant Pigeon's "Moldy Old Dough" and Status Quo's "Roll Over Lay Down". I think it might work, because Moldy Old Dough has a concealed slow-boogie rhythm about its person.

might work - Ian Dury's hit me with your Rhythm stick and Steve Miller Bands Abracadabra I believe would go together okay.

Booker T and the MG's Green Onions with Canned Heats Going up to the country might also work.

The latest downloads on his site are very good by the way.

sorry can't bring myself to call it a bootleg - that's surely a live recording of Jethro Tull from Madison Square Gardens in '78

Anyway it has to be Nine Inch Nails' "Closer"

Vs (as i believe they say)

Los Del Rio's "Macarena". It's pretty much the same beat, and you can definitely detect a look of debauched ennui in their dead eyes:

Is The Kleptones mix of Bennie & The Jets and Rage Against The Machine's cover of The Stooges' Down on the Street. Totally awesome - i played it to a friend who thought it was some hot new band (and was horrified when he learned that Elton was partly responsible)

http://www.kleptones.com/music/24h/The%20Kleptones%20-%2024%20Hours%20-%...

There's nothing in these games purporting to be something they're not. Cover versions are clearly labelled "as made famous by" as opposed to "by". I think there were only about two or three original tracks in the first game but by Guitar Hero 3 (once the brand had become pretty damn popular, seemingly not only with gamers but also guys in bands) it was about half and half.

Incidentally this week Rock Band is released in the UK. As well as a guitar controller you also get a drum and microphone controller. This will inevitably lead to problems with my neighbours as I practice my Geddy Lee shriek to Rush's Tom Sawyer

For instance:

Gilbert O' Sullivan vs. Rolf Harris - "Sun Arise, Naturally"? "Three Little Claires"?

ABBA vs. Shakin' Stevens - "The Green Loo"? "This Ol' Trouper"?

Mike Oldfield vs. Val Doonican - Er. . ."Tubular Goat"?

The actual track selection would be best left up to him, I think, because, as he mentioned, the chances of two tracks chosen at random turning out to be the right key/speed/structure (although Mark doesn't baulk at cheating a bit on the structure sometimes - thought we hadn't noticed, eh?) are pretty low.

I'd like to mash up The Beatle's Lady Madonna and Humphrey Lyttleton's Bad Penny Blues

and The Beatle's Lady Madonna, I guess it may have been done already though!

I'm saying Meat Loaf's Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad might sit nicely with U2's One. Call it OneLoaf. Or something.
BARNEY

... before?

Not sure if it would work, maybe a bit too literal but how about Donny Hathaway's The Ghetto and Elvis Presley's In The Ghetto?

do these boot legs or mashups bear repeat listening; after the intial shock/recognition factor they seem a little flat, none I've heard make for great tunes on their own, I do seem to be in the minority here. It's interesting that they have to be well know tunes to work according to ya man pointing them towards being novelties, good luck to you all though.

My suggestions for the 'King of cut and paste Pop' to put in his bootleg blender are.

Vocal
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Backing Track
Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby
Betty Boo - anything
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight

If this doesn't work how about
Vocal
Talking Heads 'Once In A Lifetime'
Backing Track
Ian Dury - Reasons To Be Cheerful

Vocal
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right
Backing Track
Sly and TFS - Dance To The Music

PS there's some exclusive chat on the creation of Spliced Krispies here

http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/2008/05/funky-friday-spliced-krispies.ht...

Minor point - Foghat were actually English - the rump of Savoy Brown - and were hardly "no hopers" - 5 gold albums and a best selling live album in 2006. All achieved by hard work too, I might add.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foghat

Not that I carry any particular torch for them, just seemed a bit harsh.

How about this:

Join With Us by The Feeling:

mashed with Bus Ride by The Doodlebops (!):

I've always felt this was far too funky a song for a kids programme!

DJ BC's - Beastles bootlegs made only from Beatles and Beastie Boys tunes and tracks is well worth grabbing if you can find them.

http://www.djbc.net/beastles/

You No I'm No Good by Amy Wine(m)house and My Sister by Tindersticks?

Beyond the opening riff, I don't know how compatible they are, but I would love to hear Bruce Springsteen's Badlands fused with The Animals' Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.

Young Malcolm McLaren came up with one of the best theoretical mash-ups. Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" and Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart".

As always with Malcolm the concept is better than the execution but if anyone has seen a good quality download of this I'd like a pointer...

If you want acapella the Anne Briggs compilation has loads of good stuff, deeply atmospheric, different to most other stuff. Maybe over a bit of dub reggae?

I bet it's been done, so I'm almost too sheepish to suggest it, but what about "Let It Be" and "No Woman No Cry"?
Been done? Sorry. As you were.

I'd love to suggest something more quirky. It would be good to hear an answer song mashed with its original...

...or something misogynistic mixed with a not-to-be-messed-with female, such as Nina Simone.

Ruby Tuesday and Angel Of The Morning.

The Beatles' All You Need Is Love and James Carr's (You've Got To Have Something) Stronger Than Love.

My vote goes to:

Track from Velvet Underground's I'm Waiting For The Man

Vocal from The Archies' Sugar Sugar

You are my candy girl, indeed...

but I thought "wouldn't it be nice to have a finger of fudge" worked really well.

And on that theme:
Smoke 'n Vac on the Water

- yes, that's the Shake 'n Vac theme vs Smoke on the Water. No, really, I think it could work...

Mink De Ville - Spanish Stroll
De La Soul - The Magic Number

Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

Go Team - Panther Dash
Libertines - Time For Heroes

Surfaris - Wipe Out
Ramones - Sheena is a Punk Rocker

Well they work in my head...

I reckon The Theme from the Sweeney with Jesus and Mary Chain's Just Like Honey would work. Especially if you weaved in what Bill Murray purportedly says at the end of Lost In Translation, in which the Caledonian noiseniks' tune predominantly features

AC/DCs "Thunderstruck" under Amy Winehouses's "Rehab"?

The Lightning Seeds "All I Want" under "Bizarre Love Triangle"?

The theme from "Are You Being Served" under Aretha's "Respect"?

I'll get my coat...

I'd like to hear a mash-up (sorry bootleg) of 'Can't Stand Losing You' by The Police and 'King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown' by Augustus Pablo. I was on holiday in Italy and between listening to my own copy of the melodica-vaunting dub classic on the in-car CD player and my brother's wife's CD of The Police hits I found myself humming Sting over the Augsutus Pablo backing track. Think it works tempo and feel-wise, not sure about keys.
It would be interesting to hear cod reggae and the real thing combined.

A Madchester classic, surely!
'She's Lost Control' by JD and 'I like it' by the Fredster. Marvellous.

Should be 'I'm telling you now.' 'I like it' was by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

It may need something more up to date added for more funk but Visions of Johanna and Joanna by Kool & The Gang.

And 'We don't have to take our clothes off' - can't remember who sang it, mixed with anything by Peaches.

When do we get to hear the winning result?