My ninety-eighth mashup can best be described as a celebration of alternative and indie rock from the '90s and beyond. In addition, I threw in some big beat and reggae, as well as a particularly smooth selection from a Nintendo 64 game soundtrack. Why? Well... why not?

The idea for this mashup came when a longtime online friend of mine (let's call him "Matt R.") shared some songs from a recent road trip playlist. I'd never heard of the British folk punk balladeer Frank Turner before, but I was fascinated by his 2011 song "Peggy Sang the Blues", so I swore to build a mashup around it at some point in the future. Its sound was unconventional and familiar at once, and I immediately noticed similarities between it and Counting Crows' 1999 single "Hanginaround". Upon further research, I was surprised to learn that Frank Turner opened for Counting Crows on a 2021 tour. If you ask me, they missed a golden opportunity to perform a medley of those two songs that fit together so perfectly.

As I listened to those two songs on repeat and tried to come up with other songs to add to their mashup-in-progress, I remembered the mid-'90s alternative rock anthem "Lightning Crashes" by Live. Its emotional and raw lyrics about the circle of life, and the way it gradually rises to a triumphant climax, make it one of the decade's standout songs in my opinion.

Here's a list of everything I used:

Frank Turner - Peggy Sang the Blues
Pilotwings 64 - Hang Glider
Counting Crows - Hanginaround
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Live - Lightning Crashes
Cold War Kids - First
Inner Circle - Tell Me

One more thing I should mention. This isn't the first mashup idea Matt R. has given me, and I'm guessing it won't be the last, either!

Worldbuilder Mashups

Blue Lightning (Frank Turner, Counting Crows, Fatboy Slim, Live, Cold War Kids, and Much More!)

Steely Dan & Michael Jackson - Billie Dan

Track 6 | This Isn't Right

This was the result of two crushes happening simultaneously that ended up dating each other. And a feeling that I was somehow a means to an end - used by one to get closer to the other, then discarded. I let my emotions and wishful thinking get the better of me. I now realize that Brooke was the one who felt it the hardest and wrote the bridge.

Fleetwood Mac meets Police meets Ozma. I love this track, now that I'm over it.

This Isn't Right

Track 3 | Debris and Ashes

"If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

    Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

    And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:"

- Rudyard Kipling "If"

I've had to watch as years of my life were destroyed and I had to regroup and start again. No use dwelling on who hurt you, and what they had to say. Just keep going, never look back, and improve as a person when you can.

From this point on its just me and MIDI.




Debris and Ashes

Tipsy FF7 Battle Theme (Dirty)

The all new mini mashup album in the Mouth Awesome saga, made just this week in 2025

TRACKLIST

01. At The Door - 0:00
02. Skin Turns Shrimps 1:50
03. Schwifty 2:12
04. Being Epic 3:25
05. Mario's Stalker 5:11
06. Fergelwood 6:09
07. Three Piece 6:46
08. This One's For Britney, Bitch 8:09
09. Gotta Go Off The Meds 10:38
10. Mouth Casino 11:50
11. Dance By 12:32
12. About The Bernsteins 14:39
13. Irregular Show 14:44
14. Friends 3: Three's a Crowd 15:15
15. HOLLY TO GO 16:06
16. The Truth Is Out There 17:05
17. Mouth Awesome Elevator Music 17:37
18. Final Destination 18:21
19. OMG Yes I Won! 20:00

Mouth Threesome

Track 4 | False Alarm

When you fall in love with someone and start making decisions to stay together at your own expense. I was struggling with Plurality and didn't realize the worst of my memories are kept by Brooke. They'd initiate a break up, I'd undo it. Repeat. 

I'm pretty proud of the instrumentation of this one, lots of harmonies and creative guitars and synths. I redid the drums at some point with the intention of redoing the whole song - but lost those files and decided to keep it as is.

False Alarm

When You Lose Jeopardy

Sugar, We're Athletic

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this mashup is somehow relevant with the current events going on rn, and i just wanna wish that you guys out there stay safe, especially those in the affected areas. police brutality is just sickening imo and i hope when this is all over, justice will prevail and maybe the world can be a bit better than before. with that said, i just wanna apologise for this wall of text too.

also, have i told you that these two songs share the same key?

sources:
Smash Mouth - All Star
Genesis - Land of Confusion

My World's On Fire, How About Yours?

I'm an amateur composer, arranger, and music producer from the USA. I specialize in mashups and retro video game soundtracks.

If you can't wait for Neil Cicierega's next "Mouth" album, give my mashups a try and hopefully you'll like them almost as much as you like his.

Blue Lightning (Frank Turner, Counting Crows, Fatboy Slim, Live, Cold War Kids, and Much More!)

DJ Worldbuilder

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