The Monster Mash
Not being a teenage girl, I wasn't expecting to get into Tegan & Sara, but after finding an in-store copy of their CD So Jealous for $1 at a CD store closing sale, I decided to give them a shot. Turns out I already had the album as a CD-R, which I'm sure I had probably never listened to. At first listen, the music seemed simplistic and the singing stilted, but soon I recognized the singing as charming and the simplicity as a sort of positive quality in itself, much like with punk rock or certain Pixies tunes. I especially liked the first four or so songs and often, after becoming annoyed with later tunes (some of which are quite annoying), would start the CD over from the beginning.
One day I was driving in my car, as I am wont to do when I can afford a bit of refined Texas tea, and heard an entrancing dance song on the radio. My gosh, was that Tegan & Sara? The song was something else, incredibly catchy and fun. I noted the lyrics, "I was walking with a ghost", and proceeded to my domicile. I looked on my CD and there it was, a song entitled "Walking With a Ghost". But when I put the CD on, the song wasn't the same at all; though good it was rather more staid, seemed slower and was missing certain things.
Hmm, perhaps it was a remix? I looked through their discography for remixes, but didn't find anything that sounded the same. The song did seem to be popular, though. The White Stripes even covered it. Finally, I came across the source. Turns out it was a mash-up by a San Francisco DJ named Party Ben. Apparently, he's most famous for a mash-up of Green Day, Oasis, Travis and Eminem called "Boulevard of Broken Songs".
In 2005 he made a mash-up of the Tegan & Sara track in question with a track by Mylo (who according to Wikipedia is a Scottish electronic musician) called "Paris Four Hundred". And so I give you the result of my quest, "Walking with a Ghost in Paris". (Confusingly, he also did a different version in 2007, but I don't like it as much.)
BTW, Party Ben's website is well worth checking out. Even if you're some kind of sicko who doesn't like mash-ups, you can't help but be amused by some of the covers he came up with, e.g.:
One day I was driving in my car, as I am wont to do when I can afford a bit of refined Texas tea, and heard an entrancing dance song on the radio. My gosh, was that Tegan & Sara? The song was something else, incredibly catchy and fun. I noted the lyrics, "I was walking with a ghost", and proceeded to my domicile. I looked on my CD and there it was, a song entitled "Walking With a Ghost". But when I put the CD on, the song wasn't the same at all; though good it was rather more staid, seemed slower and was missing certain things.
Hmm, perhaps it was a remix? I looked through their discography for remixes, but didn't find anything that sounded the same. The song did seem to be popular, though. The White Stripes even covered it. Finally, I came across the source. Turns out it was a mash-up by a San Francisco DJ named Party Ben. Apparently, he's most famous for a mash-up of Green Day, Oasis, Travis and Eminem called "Boulevard of Broken Songs".
In 2005 he made a mash-up of the Tegan & Sara track in question with a track by Mylo (who according to Wikipedia is a Scottish electronic musician) called "Paris Four Hundred". And so I give you the result of my quest, "Walking with a Ghost in Paris". (Confusingly, he also did a different version in 2007, but I don't like it as much.)
BTW, Party Ben's website is well worth checking out. Even if you're some kind of sicko who doesn't like mash-ups, you can't help but be amused by some of the covers he came up with, e.g.:
