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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Music Pump Up The World
Posted by Bill Forman on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:00 PM
The tracks, which are all covers of previous pop hits, can be downloaded for free here, with two new songs being added each week.
In addition to Bomba Estereo taking on Technotronic’s “Pump Up the Jams,” they’ll include Mercer covering Squeeze’s “Goodbye Girl,” Raphael Saadiq resurrecting the Spinners “It’s a Shame,” and Dirty Projectors doing Dylan’s "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine."
Meanwhile, here’s a list of the first wave of songs, followed by the 1989 video for Technotronic’s "Pump It Up.”
ARTIST - SONGNas - "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick
The Swell Season - "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton
She & Him - "Fools Rush In" by Rick Nelson
Dirty Projectors - "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" by Bob Dylan
Colbie - "Maria" by Blondie
The Shins - "Goodbye Girl" by Squeeze
Raphael Saadiq - "It's A Shame" by The Spinners
Bomba Estereo - "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic
Jason Mraz - "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
John Legend and the Roots - "Our Generation" by Ernie Hines
