Mash-ups are the musical equivalent of an asshole

Remember that song? That one that was really popular like ten years ago? Do you think that if we took that song and mixed it with Busta Rhymes it would be good again? Yeah? Awesome! Maybe DJ's all over downtown should play non-stop like it's the greatest musical achievement of man.

Have you found yourself caught in the very same conversation? It could happen to any of us. I agree that perhaps "mash-ups" in theory seem like a good idea. But, please understand, that they are not.

Let me break it down for you. The common misconception exists in thinking that mixing an old song and a new song will make the old song good again. The problem is that the old song never stopped being good, it just stopped being popular. It's very important to see the difference.

Now, I know that the "Grey Album" is amazing, and is acceptable; my issue resides in the countless crappy mash-ups that followed. When you mix my favorite Beatles song with the damn milkshake song, you've gone to far. Other than mash-ups just being laziness on the DJ's part, I think it's a smack in the face to music...in general. They just give music a bad name. I don't want to hear "Just Like Heaven" and "Woo Ha" at the same time, there's a reason they're two different songs.

I feel like this should be self-explanatory, but week after week more and more songs are ruined and I felt it was time to take action. So, here's the plan, next time you're at your local watering hole (bar) and the DJ plays a mash-up, rush the table and scream "Why do you hate music?" If he continues to play the song then just simply flip the DJ table over and understand that when you get thrown out, that it was for a good cause.