This unexpected Paramore mashup will bring back the days of iPod Shuffle
It really took until 2020 for the internet to deliver a Paramore and Soulja Boy mashup. The result? Something truly startling.
Jade Rich, who fronts Fox Teeth, a New Jersey-based shoegaze band, created the mashup. The brief recording features Paramore’s “All I Wanted” chorus transitioning seamlessly to Soulja Boy’s “Crank That (Soulja Boy).”
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Rich posted the video to Twitter Wednesday with the caption, “[Hayley Williams] i am so sorry.” It has since been viewed over 38,000 times.
hayley williams i am so sorry pic.twitter.com/dhKkvYx2Ze
— sawyer from Fox Teeth (@allsoynoboy) September 16, 2020
The (surprisingly perfect) creation comes over a decade after the release of its source tracks. The “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” single dropped in 2007 and “All I Wanted” made its debut in 2009 under Paramore’s Brand New Eyes. Combined, the tracks have accrued over 58 million streams on Spotify alone.
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Of course, the novelty of this mix wasn’t lost on the Twitterverse. Reactions ranged from horror to admiration as users responded to what can only be described as a modern Rickroll.
NOOOOOOO THAT NOTE SHE WAS ABOUT TO HIT WAS GUNNA BE SO SATISFYING https://t.co/3M5bdmj9zU
— dookie cough (@taco__tiffany) September 17, 2020
wow i am in utter and complete awe over this masterpiece. you should consider a djing career
— leah (@leahskyedoan) September 17, 2020
Most met it with a great sense of humor.
https://twitter.com/snitchblade/status/1306631171451875328
High school just slapped me in the face. https://t.co/akVZTvKooE
— Mr. Dr. Professor Master Arcpulse (@arcpulse) September 17, 2020
this is exactly what downloading songs from limewire was like https://t.co/l4t2vHkttT
— Minister of Concerns (@badassmanofgod) September 17, 2020
Many tweets called for the 9-second sound bite to be added to TikTok. Rich has since updated that it’s been added under “paramore tell em” but the search yields no sounds at the time of publication.
https://twitter.com/lastbuschange/status/1306312256695791616
btw i put this sound on tik tok since a few people dm’d me for it !! just search up “paramore tell em” 🙂
— sawyer from Fox Teeth (@allsoynoboy) September 17, 2020
This wasn’t the first time that “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” received a pop-punk infusion. The rapper released a remix featuring blink-182’s Travis Barker in 2007.
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The mixture of 2000s rap and pop-punk has been a recent trend in social media with the circulation of The Magic iPod. The website allows users to try out their own combinations within this strangely specific niche. Options include “Crank That,” as well as Yellowcard’s “Ocean Avenue,” My Chemical Romance’s “Helena,” and more.
Other recent mashups have paired 2000s favorites with more mainstream tracks. One notable example mixes Harry Styles’ “Adore You” with Fall Out Boy’s “Dance, Dance.” Another seamlessly blends Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” with twenty one pilots’ “Jumpsuit.”
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