justira ([personal profile] justira) wrote2011-03-27 08:11 pm

[Song a Day] Transformative Week | Wax Audio - Enter You

Part of the Song a Day Project! Also part of Transformative Songs Week in honour of the OTW March Drive.

Another approach to combining source works is the mashup, which often take the form of vocals from one piece together with the instrumental track of another (though many variations exist!). Today's mashup mixes the vocals from Metallica's Enter Sandman with the instrumental from Bryan Adams' Run to You. Particularly given Metallica's history with copyright enforcement, it's interesting to see people interacting with their output and producing something new and different out of the combination.

Youtube Link: Wax Audio - Enter You.


Wax Audio - Enter You

Say your prayers, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone
I tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Til the Sandman, he comes

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to Never Never Land

Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragons' fire
And of things that will bite

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
We're off to Never Never Land

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand

Now I lay me down to sleep
(Now I lay me down to sleep)
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
(Pray the Lord my soul to keep)
If I die before I wake
(If I die before I wake)
Pray the Lord my soul to take
(Pray the Lord my soul to take)

Hush little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head

Exit light
Enter night
Grain of sand
We're off to Never Never Land

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand

We're off to Never Never Land (Take my hand)
We're off to Never Never Land (Take my hand)
We're off to Never Never Land
We're off to Never Never Land
We're off to Never Never Land



Mixing and remixing works like this, creating something new by interacting with our culture and combining works — this is another reason I support the OTW.