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"Straight Outta Strangeways" - A Hip Hop Tribute To The Smiths (fantasy album)

posted by davidt on Thursday March 27 2003, @10:00AM
Ben writes:

I found this the other night and thought you might like it.

Fantasy Albums - Themanwhofellasleep. Excerpt:

These are not real albums. Don't go into shops and ask for them. You will only annoy people. These are albums that may one day be made. But not yet.

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...Ah, The Smiths. Sadly taken far too seriously by adolescents, who then revisit the albums ten years later and discover the humour. Avoid anyone who actively tries to look like Morrissey. This includes Morrissey.
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  • May I just say.. (Score:3, Insightful)

    ..not every adolescent is so dumb/miserable/self-obsessed they don't get "the Humour" the first time 'round!
    pashernate -- Thursday March 27 2003, @10:41AM (#56713)
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  • That was pretty funny. I wonder what kind of funkadelic beats they would have for this album?
    mozzer130 -- Thursday March 27 2003, @11:16AM (#56718)
    (User #5329 Info)
    "Here my voice in your head and think of me kindly." Morrissey
  • I don't like the comments that say, "Why is this on the site?"

    However...
    dewdrop -- Thursday March 27 2003, @01:11PM (#56740)
    (User #2326 Info)
  • thanx for sharing ;^)
    Mud <[email protected]> -- Thursday March 27 2003, @02:23PM (#56755)
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    I'm really just Some Totally Random Moz Fan

  • Hey wait... (Score:2, Funny)

    ..I actively try to look like Morrissey.

    Oh, yeah, that's right, you probably SHOULD avoid me.
    Rowdy Yeats -- Thursday March 27 2003, @05:06PM (#56774)
    (User #3877 Info)
  • Hmm, sounds entertaining. I always thought it would be interesting to hear heavy metal versions of Smiths tunes. Now that would be very humourous...
    Anonymous-shnonymous <[email protected]> -- Thursday March 27 2003, @07:16PM (#56791)
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    Anything is hard to find when you will not open your eyes.
  • a tribute to MOZ DADDY himself...hee..hee....
    17YRFAN -- Thursday March 27 2003, @08:22PM (#56798)
    (User #5000 Info)
    "And love is just a miserable lie.... You have destroyed my flower-like life"
  • i'm glad it mentioned the importance of wit
    within mozzer's writing. he has the ability to
    convey both a melencholy and self-effacing humour
    at the same time-something that ain't easy to do well. that's life, bittersweet yet beautiful
    chad -- Thursday March 27 2003, @08:53PM (#56800)
    (User #7512 Info)
  • ....Ah, The Smiths. Sadly taken for too unseriously by adults, who have revisted their entire lives to discover that their childrens view on on reality was right...and humourous. Avoid anyone who actively does not mimick anyone but themselves. This includes Morrissey who is at this point still constantly changing with his own inclinations.

    That would be a entertaining album,
    MasterOfWho -- Thursday March 27 2003, @09:25PM (#56803)
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    Is there room in your heart for a Tennant who carries a Rose? http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/
  • pretty girls make graves
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Thursday March 27 2003, @10:56PM (#56805)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • M(orr)iss(e)y Elliot: Deal around the fountain

    Ice-T: Unshootable

    NWA: A rush and a push and the hood is ours
    Vincent <[email protected]> -- Friday March 28 2003, @05:15AM (#56822)
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    Don't rake up my mistakes, I know exactly what they are!
  • I'm waiting for the Jazz version.
    Puppet on string <[email protected]> -- Friday March 28 2003, @08:06AM (#56854)
    (User #2114 Info)
    Everyday I have the blues!

  • er... (Score:2, Insightful)

    not only not funny in slightest, but somewhat rascist, no?

    anyways, Morrissey's humor was the first thing that attracted me to him...i believe the first song i heard of his was "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" funny stuff let me tell you. not Wierd Al funny, but who is?
    mr. superinvisible -- Friday March 28 2003, @10:13AM (#56871)
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    • Re:er... by mozismurder (Score:1) Friday March 28 2003, @11:07AM
    • Re:er... by Vincent (Score:1) Friday March 28 2003, @11:16AM
  • Dear Friends-

    I found this 'news' article to be extremely offensive and in poor taste. What makes us fascinated with ghetto lifestyles? Why do we glamorize and demoralize black American culture? Or urban culture, for that matter?

    ...And what does this say about us? Irregardless of your cultural background or ethnicity, this 'news' posting of a fake CD was deplorable. This is the worst news article ever to be posted on this website. It was a cross between Weird Al Yankovic and the Beastie Boys. How hateful can we be?

    I am not a fan of hip-hop or R&B whatsoever, but I must admit a tribute album based around hip-hop and R&B would be very interesting indeed. These 'tracks', however, are vile and disgusting.

    How is it that wealthy folks like Eminem and others (who are, by the way, laughing their way to the bank) can sing about the woes of urban culture? How many of these artists can honestly testify to any real suffering on a first-hand basis? Is this a case-study of 'Reader Meet Author'-? What is funny or clever or glorious about whores, drugs, drive-by killings, and poverty?

    Sorry to sound like a preacher, but I- for one- am tired of people capitalizing off of debased imagery. Vile humor bores me to tears and leaves me desperate for something positive. Morrissey is very positive and probably would cringe at these 'cover' songs.

    Sincerely-KEN
    sycophantic_slag -- Friday March 28 2003, @11:28AM (#56888)
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    "And I just can't explain/ So I won't even try to."

  • Fo shizzle (Score:1, Informative)

    Am I the only one who reads this website from Snoop Dog's point of view.

    Here you can to at http://www.asksnoop.com/
    Anonymous -- Friday March 28 2003, @04:53PM (#56942)
  • "These are albums that may one day be made"

    Please dont kid around like that--it scares me.
    Anonymous -- Saturday March 29 2003, @03:59PM (#57001)
  • Interesting...?
    Lady Gaz <[email protected]> -- Saturday March 29 2003, @09:54PM (#57029)
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    "I want to live, & I want to love..."
  • Its a stereotpye. I'm sure if there was to be an indie tribute album to say... Eminem or Dre then there'd be mentions of skinny white boys in duffle coats with Morrissey quiffs. Of course not all indie fans dress like that but for many ignorant people that is all indie music is about.

    If there was to be a posting of such an album I for one would not be offended as it is not true, just a bit of fun.
    mozismurder -- Sunday March 30 2003, @09:47AM (#57056)
    (User #7294 Info)
    Mind your bleedin' own you two bob c-nt

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