Ever wondered what that song was that peeps played when the New Year rang in? It’s called “Auld Lang Syne” and translated from Scottish, it means “old long since” if very literally. Basically, it means “days long past”. A way of remembering the year that we just finished. Well, house music producer Slow Hands has made a really cool jam that can bring the new year in in such fitting fashion. It’s a remix of the traditional track you hear that was recorded in this instance by Guy Lombardo.
Anyhow, do check this one out. The original is there for you all, also. I hope all of you have a happy and safe New Year!
So I am sure a lot of you have seen the commercials for the new flick starring Woody Harrelson, Zombieland. If you’ve been stuck under a rock? I’ll give you all the trailer.
Well, I was curious about the song in the commercial. I had yet to hear anyone really have the balls to do a remix of a Johnny Cash song. Well, there’s a full album of this stuff. Is it any good? Well, the iTunes store has the album averaging only 1 1/2 stars. And honestly, I can understand some of that. I mean, this is Johnny Cash we’re talking about! But Cash’s son and Snoop Dogg (yes, Snoop Dogg) took up this project. Wonder how hard up Cash’s son was for cash?
Well, the song in the commercial is for Cash’s song “Country Boy” and is remixed by Sonny J. I must be honest, most of this guy’s music is trash. It’s like the big beat music Fatboy Slim made popular had a baby with a crack habit. This remix is pretty tolerable, at least.
Now, the next couple I can actually kind of like. The first one is a remix by hip-hop guru Pete Rock. I’m not sure how, but he made Folsom Prison Blues sound pretty good. I’ll let you guys decide.
The last one for today is a remix of a pretty much unknown Cash song by me. “Rock Island Line” was originally done by Leadbelly, but done again by Cash in 1957 on his debut album. Well, it was remixed by an artist named Wolf, and it’s more a frenetic track that keeps gaining steam throughout. Not terrible, but I really am not sure what to think of this.
