12: 17 - "CRANK THAT! ...Who's Soulja boy?"

Monday, February 11, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Unless you have been living under rock, I sure that you've heard the Soulja boy classic "Crank that." Basically it's a really poor rap/dance/crunk/thing that a 5 year-old could write, that has somehow become a club anthem. And let’s not even get started on the accompanying dance.

Here's the original.



Now that is just piss poor. But luckily thanks to the internet and various other means, different versions have been created to somewhat varying results.

I'll start with, according to Wikipedia, the official remix of Crank That. The Travis Barker Rock remix. Travis Barker being the drummer of +44 and Blink 182. (Yes, they do sound the same as Angel and Airwaves. What about Boxcar Racer for that matter?) Basically this version adds drums and guitar, always a good thing. Most of the time anyway.



I think we can all agree that this is a major improvement, making the song actually likeable. I want this to come on a party now, just to ruin for the original likers, followed by a moshpit. Yeah, we'll make our own Soulja boy dance. It'll be a lot more violent.

Next we have a more jokes version of the song. This is your typical YouTube spoof, with poor sound editing and all filmed in the same area. But that's not a complaint; you need something to tear it apart from the rubbish you see on Channel U. Right, here's the SmoothE remix.



Ok Jewish jokes... meh.

Now, it seems Crank That remixes have hit the mainstream, to advertise the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. They covered the song.



I can understand why people would like this; something about high pitched voices gets young kids in hysterics. I on the other hand found this kind of blatant kid remix patronising.

The next one is, surprisingly an actual single. It's the Crank That Batman remix by the Pop It Off Boyz.



This is saved by the including of the peanut butter jelly time banana. Yes I know, Adam West appears in the song and surely that's enough to make it a number one single. But if it was all sang by him it would be a different story.

And finally, the screamo version by Calvary Boy.



It's a shame it's not until the end the backing music turns into a full on metal song. Other than that they really make the song there own. If only this and Travis Barker remix was mixed together. Oh, yeah. I also enjoyed the milkshake remix at the end, slick.

That's all from Dee today. Until next time remember to "Superman that Hoe."

Labels: music, Soulja boy

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