Listening to DJ Shadow on Radio Paradise

There’s nothing new here, move along…. Channeling my inner Star Wars.

Posted 5 hours ago by S-curvy [ Reply ]

Weird mash-up, I dig it a little, 52 Girls is my favorite B-52s song

Posted 3 weeks ago by damien_girard [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

A mate took his dog to the vets to get him (the dog) 'done', after which he renamed the dog Tomorrow, because Tomorrow never comes :o)

I'll get me coat...

I knew a farmer who had a dog named "Two Times" because if you call him Once, he wouldn't come, but if you call him Two Times, he'll come. Cats won't come if you call them Once either, but if you call them Two Times, the dog comes,

so the cat was named "Three Times"

Posted 4 months ago by jpfueler [ Reply ]

The problem with this mash-up is that the only thing faintly interesting to it is the B-52s component. So dispense with the doggerel and get on with playing the music by the actual musicians — the B52s.

Posted 5 months ago by S-curvy [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

A mate took his dog to the vets to get him (the dog) 'done', after which he renamed the dog Tomorrow, because Tomorrow never comes :o)

I'll get me coat...

Posted 10 months ago by TallCreative1 [ Reply ]

Odd but it's why I tune to RP!

Posted 10 months ago by romangaslan [ Reply ]

A mate took his dog to the vets to get him (the dog) 'done', after which he renamed the dog Tomorrow, because Tomorrow never comes :o)

I'll get me coat...

Posted 11 months ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

t0m5k1 wrote:

I like it.
Not caring what you all think

Posted 1 year ago by generalbrezzy [ Reply ]

I am digging this!

Posted 1 year ago by damien_girard [ Reply ]

sfyi2001 wrote:

CORRECT.
And the sampling is from the song '52 Girls' by the B-52s, not 'Rock Lobster', Baby M.

Also bass line from The Cure (Close to me)

Posted 1 year ago by jasko [ Reply ]

amcostigan88 wrote:

Somewhere deep on a darkened Japanese dance floor, this song really did the trick.

Thank you again RP for broadening the auditory horizons and supplying hot air to the blow-horns abound. I equate the judgements to every time the Olympics come around and suddenly everyone is an expert, would love to hear the haters attempts to do something similar.

This works! I'm not generally sold on mashups but this takes the old B-52s tune in a completely new direction.

Posted 1 year ago by kcar [ Reply ]

How can this be 20 years old? B52s ref? Fair point. It’s a sample version of DJ Shadow’s original, I think. Assume he is being playful.

Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry [ Reply ]

Turn it up

Posted 1 year ago by FatYellowDog [ Reply ]

Always REALLY makes me want to hear 52 Girls - not this. More classic B-52s would be most welcome here on RP.

Posted 1 year ago by aspicer [ Reply ]

SeannRooney wrote:

I realize most people won't peer deep enough into the Shadow catalog to appreciate/understand this song...and I won't say I love it, but RP gets major props for breaking stride on/with this one. Shadow is really an incredible musician. Humble to boot.

Don't hate on Shadow for this song. BTW - It's called a "sample"...not a rip-off. Thousands and thousands of musicians over the centuries have built entire careers around samples.

I sooo don't hate RP for playing shit my ass has never heard before. What the hell is WRONG with some of you?

Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21 [ Reply ]

Baby_M wrote:

This isn't "Rock Lobster." It isn't even good enough to be the melted butter I dip my Rock Lobster in.

LMFAO

Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21 [ Reply ]

SeannRooney wrote:

I realize most people won't peer deep enough into the Shadow catalog to appreciate/understand this song...and I won't say I love it, but RP gets major props for breaking stride on/with this one. Shadow is really an incredible musician. Humble to boot.

Don't hate on Shadow for this song. BTW - It's called a "sample"...not a rip-off. Thousands and thousands of musicians over the centuries have built entire careers around samples.

None of your rationalizations will make this sound good.

Posted 2 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

I always have to shut off RP when this song comes on... the random alarm/ringing sounds are really distracting.

Posted 2 years ago by timmus [ Reply ]

I would really prefer to hear the actual B-52's track.

Posted 2 years ago by aspicer [ Reply ]

Huge fan of DJ Shadow (finally got to see him performing in Rotterdam a short while ago

), but I much prefer the "original" version of this track (as compiled by DJ Shadow :P)

Posted 2 years ago by huib [ Reply ]

I like it... yes - yes I do

Posted 2 years ago by tm [ Reply ]

This got my attention. Rock on RP

Posted 2 years ago by BenAsia [ Reply ]

OK, time to turn off RP and put on real B-52's.

Posted 2 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Started out sounding like "Walking on sunshine" to me
Slava Ukraini

Posted 2 years ago by grhorn [ Reply ]

Reading the lyrics and hoping he's wrong !

Posted 2 years ago by hellsgardener [ Reply ]

I realize most people won't peer deep enough into the Shadow catalog to appreciate/understand this song...and I won't say I love it, but RP gets major props for breaking stride on/with this one. Shadow is really an incredible musician. Humble to boot.

Don't hate on Shadow for this song. BTW - It's called a "sample"...not a rip-off. Thousands and thousands of musicians over the centuries have built entire careers around samples.

Posted 2 years ago by SeannRooney [ Reply ]

I really hate rip offs and this one is quite obvious....doesn't anybody give a shite anymore?? if so, stop with the short cuts and be original....

Posted 2 years ago by MKoMOne [ Reply ]

Tomorrow arrived for me this day and I revised my rating appropriately to a 1 from 2.

Posted 2 years ago by the_jake [ Reply ]

deniseperry wrote:

Sounded like the B 52s for a moment...

I wonder why... 🤔

Posted 3 years ago by Tippster [ Reply ]

mermansf wrote:

Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,

SHAT UP!

Posted 3 years ago by glennon6274 [ Reply ]

he has a personal record collection of 60,000 records.. ....dahf@ck....howdoyoulistentothat??....what about his CD collection....?....love this nonetheless...

Posted 3 years ago by johnnyjames001 [ Reply ]

Really tired of hearing this song - please stop, you're turning into a radio station where you play the same songs again and again. There are so many good songs out there why do you have to keep repeating this annoying one?

Posted 3 years ago by suej [ Reply ]

Sounded like the B 52s for a moment...

Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry [ Reply ]

Not the Original, then...

Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry [ Reply ]

omg dj shadow was good once :(

Posted 3 years ago by Poopsey [ Reply ]

Trash!!!

Posted 3 years ago by salupi [ Reply ]

mermansf wrote:

Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,

SHAT UP!

DJ Shadow just made my guy sh*t his pants :-O

Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos [ Reply ]

Posted 3 years ago by mach-hog [ Reply ]

Cool 😎

Posted 3 years ago by mach-hog [ Reply ]

Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,
Tomorrow never comes,

SHAT UP!

Posted 3 years ago by mermansf [ Reply ]

I don't normally comment on plays but the level of dislike that this B52 mashup induced me to pitch in. The track is new to me but as a fan of the Bs since the 70s I thought it interesting enough for a good listen; not bad, even pretty good. Thanks RP for the seemingly endless stream of new stuff.

Posted 4 years ago by BuellRider [ Reply ]

There’s just no need for this rubbish

Posted 4 years ago by Mike_Macdonell [ Reply ]

Baby_M wrote:

This isn't "Rock Lobster." It isn't even good enough to be the melted butter I dip my Rock Lobster in.

CORRECT.
And the sampling is from the song '52 Girls' by the B-52s, not 'Rock Lobster', Baby M.

Posted 4 years ago by sfyi2001 [ Reply ]

This song will never end ... this song will never end ...

Posted 4 years ago by mbolch30307 [ Reply ]

Not Shadow's best work, I'll give you that. But I'm still surprised by the level of hate and ignorance ("such a B52's rip-off blah blah blah") of what mash-ups and sampling are about.
Open your ears, open your souls!

Posted 4 years ago by Mannick [ Reply ]

I have come to despise the subhuman that is the Celebrity DJ

Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

it feels like hopping beween couple of trains in midst of a thunderstorm

Posted 4 years ago by Pilsenaaa [ Reply ]

Worst mashup ever.

Posted 4 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Complete rip-off of a truly great band.

Posted 4 years ago by bronorb [ Reply ]

p_d_neumiller wrote:

Hip hop and DJ mash ups should not be on the RP Rock Mix. Period.

And yet they apparently are. Which is how you know you're incorrect.

Posted 4 years ago by dwhayslett [ Reply ]

BORING...................

Posted 4 years ago by Aud [ Reply ]

Worst mash-up I have ever heard. The parts are such s poor mismatch that the producer must have been intoxicated when he yakked this up. 😒

Posted 4 years ago by S-curvy [ Reply ]

AhhtheMusic wrote:

I am sure that I am not the first to say this is a total steal from the B52s. Don't like at all. Unless the B5s have agreed, do not play this any more. Not that I know about all these agreements..etc...I hate it either way.

Uh, It's called sampling...

Posted 4 years ago by OMGegan [ Reply ]

p_d_neumiller wrote:

Hip hop and DJ mash ups should not be on the RP Rock Mix. Period.

Perhaps -but definitely on the Main Mix

Posted 4 years ago by aspicer [ Reply ]

Hip hop and DJ mash ups should not be on the RP Rock Mix. Period.

Posted 4 years ago by p_d_neumiller [ Reply ]

I don't ordinarily like to say this, but I really despise this thing. I like remixes and mashups, but this particular concoction absolutely irritates me to the nth degree as soon as it comes on. This is an instantaneous skip for me.

Posted 4 years ago by vandal [ Reply ]

What is this? Less DJ more B52s please!

Posted 4 years ago by fineartdesign [ Reply ]

Things I never thought to hear on RP but I'm glad to be mistaken about #386: this.

Love the lower, menacing "original", but this a groovy alternative.

Posted 4 years ago by lewie221 [ Reply ]

Given coronavirus shape of things nowadays, this is an appropriate song

Posted 4 years ago by keenevision [ Reply ]

I am sure that I am not the first to say this is a total steal from the B52s. Don't like at all. Unless the B5s have agreed, do not play this any more. Not that I know about all these agreements..etc...I hate it either way.

Posted 4 years ago by AhhtheMusic [ Reply ]

I like it.
Not caring what you all think

Posted 4 years ago by t0m5k1 [ Reply ]

Mugro wrote:

I stand corrected, Scott. Thanks for the additional info. It's funny, but when this song just came on I went to my computer to look it up. I told myself that I wanted to figure out who was doing this mash up because I liked it. Little did I know that 14 years ago I commented on it. It's tough getting old and forgetful. But then again, everything is new again when you don't remember it from before, right? :)

WHAT, Sonny?

Posted 4 years ago by ScottFromWyoming [ Reply ]

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I know this comment is 13 years old but it's not *just* 52 Girls

Rock Lobster
Dance this Mess Around
Strobe Light

probably more.

Solid 8.

I stand corrected, Scott. Thanks for the additional info. It's funny, but when this song just came on I went to my computer to look it up. I told myself that I wanted to figure out who was doing this mash up because I liked it. Little did I know that 14 years ago I commented on it. It's tough getting old and forgetful. But then again, everything is new again when you don't remember it from before, right? :)

Posted 4 years ago by Mugro [ Reply ]

Frickin’ abomination. Mash-up = white boy stab at hip-hop = Frankenstein music

Posted 5 years ago by S-curvy [ Reply ]

Dance This Mess Around.... play that instead Bill

Posted 5 years ago by inmanart [ Reply ]

How many other people kept turning it down to see if the telephone was ringing...?

Posted 5 years ago by kbs [ Reply ]

Don't listen to this song while driving

Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee [ Reply ]

All this does for me is make me want to hear the unadulterated originals that were sampled.

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Baby_M wrote:

This isn't "Rock Lobster." It isn't even good enough to be the melted butter I dip my Rock Lobster in.

Good comment. This piece gets a solid 2 from me.

Posted 5 years ago by AbileneTexas [ Reply ]

Made my cat run for cover and I did the same, in my opinion, awful.

Posted 5 years ago by scadawizard [ Reply ]

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I know this comment is 13 years old but it's not *just* 52 Girls

Rock Lobster
Dance this Mess Around
Strobe Light

probably more.

Solid 8.

Also, it sounds completely unlike the original mix by DJ Shadow. The Soulwax version is completely transformative, in my opinion.

Here's a list of some of the samples used in the original track.

I just love the Ouroboros that is a sample-based song getting such a transformative remix!

Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix [ Reply ]

Mugro wrote:

Jacksonstat wrote:

Wow, surprised at the very low rating for this one. It's got my toes tapping and that's enough to make it "quick likeable" for me.

The beat that has you tapping was completely the sample from the B-52s "52 Girls". I think what the critics are saying is that when you hear the original 52 Girls, and then listen to this song, you don't get much more than the original. That is why they are upset. I am not sure i agree. This mix adds a little something to it, like a Beatles sounding lyric ("Tomorrow never comes").

I know this comment is 13 years old but it's not *just* 52 Girls

Rock Lobster
Dance this Mess Around
Strobe Light

probably more.

Solid 8.

Posted 5 years ago by ScottFromWyoming [ Reply ]

Somewhere deep on a darkened Japanese dance floor, this song really did the trick.

Thank you again RP for broadening the auditory horizons and supplying hot air to the blow-horns abound. I equate the judgements to every time the Olympics come around and suddenly everyone is an expert, would love to hear the haters attempts to do something similar.

Posted 5 years ago by amcostigan88 [ Reply ]

Crap...please don't play that again.... an insult to the original!

Posted 18 years ago by kootzy [ Reply ]

Most Excellent - Got me grrovin like an old 80s tune

Posted 18 years ago by leander37 [ Reply ]

gdignard wrote:

The ending never comes, The ending never comes, The ending never comes...

Came early for me. Took off the headphones and gave it a 2.

Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

Jacksonstat wrote:

Wow, surprised at the very low rating for this one. It's got my toes tapping and that's enough to make it "quick likeable" for me.

The beat that has you tapping was completely the sample from the B-52s "52 Girls". I think what the critics are saying is that when you hear the original 52 Girls, and then listen to this song, you don't get much more than the original. That is why they are upset. I am not sure i agree. This mix adds a little something to it, like a Beatles sounding lyric ("Tomorrow never comes").

Posted 18 years ago by Mugro [ Reply ]

Not bad, but I wish it was the B-52s.

Posted 18 years ago by babygirl614 [ Reply ]

Jacksonstat wrote:

Wow, surprised at the very low rating for this one. It's got my toes tapping and that's enough to make it "quick likeable" for me.

Ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto Ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto Ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto ditt ditt ditto !!!

Posted 18 years ago by fuh2 [ Reply ]

Baby_M wrote:

This isn't "Rock Lobster." It isn't even good enough to be the melted butter I dip my Rock Lobster in.

Yes I think it is which I am guessing why it has a really bad rating. I don't like someone canning up a song and calling it their own.

Posted 18 years ago by Gaylord_Meatface [ Reply ]

Wow, surprised at the very low rating for this one. It's got my toes tapping and that's enough to make it "quick likeable" for me.

Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat [ Reply ]

ingoldsby wrote:

I actually like this.

Me too..

Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall [ Reply ]

Hey someone grab the phone please?

Posted 18 years ago by rascal420 [ Reply ]

I actually like this.

Posted 18 years ago by ingoldsby [ Reply ]

Caribbeing wrote:

There are a number of great DJ Shadow songs. This is not one of them. Repetitive and annoying.

The original version is much better. This remix makes the track too "happy". Really poor selection of DJ Shadow tracks in the RP library.

Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed [ Reply ]

This isn't "Rock Lobster." It isn't even good enough to be the melted butter I dip my Rock Lobster in.

Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M [ Reply ]

Spinning into space over that song....

Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

Yeah, but at the beginning, I can sort of hear Pat Benatar. We are young, heartache to heartache we stand, no promises, no demands Love is a battlefield We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong Searchin' our hearts for so long Damn. I love that song. This one, not so much. (But I lurve Rock Lobster!)

Posted 19 years ago by AliGator [ Reply ]

There are a number of great DJ Shadow songs. This is not one of them. Repetitive and annoying.

Posted 19 years ago by Caribbeing [ Reply ]

daveesh wrote:

its not rock lobster! its 52 girls. same group, though.

Thanks! I was thinking Planet Claire lol.

Posted 19 years ago by Helchat [ Reply ]

It wasn't a rock lobster, It was a . . . rock lobster sample!

Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M [ Reply ]

I'm not sure why, but I like it!

Posted 19 years ago by froggy [ Reply ]

srbarry wrote:

Why not just play Rock Lobster?

I wanna hear the 'Family Guy' version of Rock Lobster.

Posted 19 years ago by kazuma [ Reply ]

Just play 52 Girls If you can't write your own hooks, don't steal from other artists!

Posted 19 years ago by Zarba [ Reply ]

srbarry wrote:

Why not just play Rock Lobster? This truely just a 'sample' I want the real thing.

Walk like an Egyptian? I'm hearing that, too.

Posted 19 years ago by kazuma [ Reply ]

Thanks for trimming the squeal off the end of that, Bill. Now can you just trim back another 4 minutes or so?

Posted 19 years ago by Essbee [ Reply ]

Is this song meant to be funny? It's buggin'.....

Posted 19 years ago by Helchat [ Reply ]

The ending never comes, The ending never comes, The ending never comes...

Posted 19 years ago by gdignard [ Reply ]

Annoying to say the least.

Posted 19 years ago by Leslie [ Reply ]

srbarry wrote:

Why not just play Rock Lobster? This truely just a 'sample' I want the real thing.

its not rock lobster! its 52 girls. same group, though.

Posted 19 years ago by daveesh [ Reply ]

Why not just play Rock Lobster? This truely just a 'sample' I want the real thing.

Posted 19 years ago by srbarry [ Reply ]

Enough of this irritating, pointless time-filler.

Posted 19 years ago by Essbee [ Reply ]

I think it can be proven that any group with "DJ" in their name, sucks. .

Posted 19 years ago by traveyes [ Reply ]

Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:

I think we wasted way to much time for this song.

oh yeah, all this started with that sucky song......

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

No problem...have a good one!

I think we wasted way to much time for this song.

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:

Oh... sorry Re!

No problem...have a good one!

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

Me 2

Oh... sorry Re!

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

ScottN wrote:

Bill, you step on the endings of lots of songs in your exercise of DJ artistry. This would be a good song from which to cut the last 15 seconds.

Or the whole thing. Once again Re... sarcasm.

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:

This was sarcasm on my part from the previous posts.

Me 2

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

Bill, you step on the endings of lots of songs in your exercise of DJ artistry. This would be a good song from which to cut the last 15 seconds.

Posted 19 years ago by ScottN [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

duh

This was sarcasm on my part from the previous posts.

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:

It's called sampling.

duh

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

Augh! Horrible ending. And sampling always seems indicates a lack of actual talent.

Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana [ Reply ]

Obviously "Rock Lobster" was sampled for this. Nice but just makes me want to hear the B-52s. Sampling is okay for dancing but just listening? Nah. ANNOYING ENDING. A. Noy. Ying.

Posted 19 years ago by Essbee [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

How come this sounds like Rock Lobster?

It's called sampling.

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

klgs24 wrote:

Thanks I thought it might just be me! I was JUST thinking the same thing!

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]

HEY!!! This just played on the LRC!?!?!?!

Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

klgs24 wrote:

I was JUST thinking the same thing!

Me three.

Posted 19 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

Re wrote:

How come this sounds like Rock Lobster?

I was JUST thinking the same thing!

Posted 19 years ago by klgs24 [ Reply ]

How come this sounds like Rock Lobster?

Posted 19 years ago by Re [ Reply ]