Bootie Top 10 - October 2007

And with this, we finally post a Bootie Top 10 so late, that we've effectively changed our posting schedule. Instead of posting this monthly list "around the 15th of the month," we'll now be posting it as close to the 1st of the month as possible ... kinda like paying the rent, only, uh ... better!

We actually updated all the Bootie sites with this new list over a week ago, but only just now got around to actually writing about the tracks. Anyway, without further ado, here goes:

Aggro1 - Big Shot Boom Bip (Billy Joel vs. Boom Bip) - Dayton, Ohio
Unbelieveably, this somehow makes Billy Joel sound cool. If you didn't know this was Billy Joel – and if you're under the age of 25, you probably don't – you might think this was actually some new electro song about an uptown hipster club chick on coke. In actuality, the vocal is nearly 30 years old! Ah, decadence that spans the decades!

The Illuminoids - Phantom Ain't Easy (David Bowie vs. Justice) - Los Angeles
This is now the second month in a row this Justice song appears in our Top 10. What can we say, we really like it! And by pairing it with David Bowie's classic alien glam-rock opus, the Illuminoids have both updated and fulfilled the futuristic sci-fi '70s promise of "Ziggy Stardust."

King Of Pants - Detox (Amy Winehouse vs. Britney Spears) - Seattle BOOTIE EXCLUSIVE!
When the K.O.P. dropped this in the middle of his set at Bootie in San Francisco last month, both Adrian and Party Ben practically knocked each other down scrambling to get to the DJ booth in to find out who did it and where to get it. And this song is a reminder that you can lead horse to water, but you can't get 'er to drink ... or in this case, just the opposite! Thanks, Freddy!

DJ Le Clown - In Da Black (AC/DC vs. Scissor Sisters vs. 50 Cent) - France
Now this is the sort of juxtapositioning we like! How do you put a fresh spin on a tired AC/DC song that's been bootlegged a thousand times? Instead of plopping yet another rap over it, get the Scissor Sisters in there instead! Then, if you must use a rap vocal, say, like 50 Cent, at least make Fiddy sound like a robot. Excellent production on this!

Lobsterdust - Everybody Do It Again (Jay-Z vs. Amil vs. Missy Elliott vs. Chemical Brothers) - New York City
Another excellent bootleg from one of our favorite producers. Mysterious D was joking how at the rate Lobsterdust is putting out quality mashups, we're going to need to reserve a spot for him on every month's Top 10. We fell in love with this track at this year's Bootie BRC at Burning Man, and we must admit, it sounds particular good on a big booming sound system on the playa at 3 in the morning. And the lyrics sound like our life sometimes!

Payroll - Daft Prayer (Bon Jovi vs. Daft Prayer) - London
You never realize just how many people know every single word to this Bon Jovi song until you sneak this into the middle of a set for a drunken dance floor. Emphasis on the word "drunken." Play this too early, and everyone's embarrassed – someone might suspect that they actually like this song, and that would be too uncool! But after the right amount of cocktails, who doesn't want to scream along? "Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear..."

Pheugoo - Sympathy For The Warhols (Rolling Stones vs. Dandy Warhols) - The Netherlands
The Dandy Warhols have spent the better part of their career inadvertently apeing the Rolling Stones anyway ... so why not just take it all the way, and mash the two together? Especially when it sounds as good as this.

team9 - Britney – Dead Or Alive? (Britney Spears vs. Dead Or Alive vs. Daft Punk) - Perth, Australia
Our favorite Australian bootlegger returns to form with a mashup that miraculously makes Britney's new single listenable. "Poor old Britney," writes team9, "We could have been so good together. If she'd only asked, I could have sampled Daft Punk at least two days before Kanye. I could have done a Rihanna 'Tainted Love' stunt and used Dead Or Alive's 'You Spin Me Round' classic." Here's what Britney's new single should sound like.

Totom - Thieveshake (Kelis vs. Ministry) - France
Much of the staff at the DNA Lounge – where we do Bootie SF – love old-school industrial music such as Ministry. So when we found a simple bootleg that mashed them up with 'Milkshake,' we couldn't help but spin it out, just for the giggles. House band Smash-Up Derby found it amusing enough to cover it live. Then French bootlegger Totom heard the band play it on the Bootie webcast on the DNA Lounge web site, and thought, "I can make this better." And he did. So wrong it's right.

DJ Zebra - Got To Stand It Up (Marvin Gaye vs. The Dead 60's) - Paris BOOTIE EXCLUSIVE!�
How do you make Marvin Gaye sound modern and hip? And how do you introduce kids today to his sublime smoove-ness? You do this. DJ Zebra comes through with a beautiful mashup that's exclusive for Bootie – just in time for his appearance at the club this month!