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Mashups That Didn't Make the Cut: David Bowie and Judas Priest - Electric Fame
🕑 Added 2021-06-18 01:25:10 +0000 UTCDavid Bowie - Fame
Judas Priest - Electric Eye
This is one that I tried recently but didn't feel that I would be able to make a full song out of it.
Things I like about it:
-The tempo of Electric Eye is twice as fast as Fame, giving it a double time feel.
-The rhythm of the vocal lines up perfectly with the guitar at the end of the second bar of each phrase (e.g. "makes a man," "lets him loose," and "puts you there").
-There is room for the guitar fills at the end of each vocal phrase.
-Electric Eye contains a I and IV chord so the vocals from Fame fit in the same harmonic context.
Things I don't like about it:
-Fame only has verses with no chorus, whereas Electric Eye has verses, a pre-chorus, and a chorus. This is why it's difficult to make a whole song out of the two.
-I had to rearrange the form of Electric Eye so that the I and IV chords were in the same place they are in Fame. I prefer to leave the the form of both songs alone if possible.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
By the way, I'm still working on finding a good combo for my next mashup. Thank you for your patience!
Comments
Jim E Jaymes
The guitarist in my band is a total metalhead and won't listen to anything else. He loved the last Priest one you did and Everyone that I know who's heard the DIO one loves it. I think this one is AWESOME! I'd love to hear it finished.
Bill McClintock
Cool, thank you. I may be able to develop it into a whole song.
Jeremy Seaton
Wow. Personally, I absolutely love this one. Hopefully you can finish it; in any event, what you've presented here is excellent, at least to my ears.
