Boulevard Of Broken Songs
Posted by Fun DMC on March 20th 2017
As we mentioned last week, The Grey Album was an incredible project that brought the mashup genre into the public eye. However, while the web started diving headfirst into the remix community that was formed around it, it wasn’t until Party Ben, a San Francisco DJ and regular Bootie contributor, put together Boulevard Of Broken Songs that mashups got a wave of modern radio attention. From his website:
Of course, the Sixx Mixx was also a launching pad for Party Ben’s own creations, and it’s these musical combos for which he has become most well known. His first “hit” came in October, 2004, when a Green Day/Oasis/Travis/Eminem (and/or Aerosmith) hybrid “Boulevard of Broken Songs” became an unexpected worldwide viral phenomenon after its debut on the Sixx Mixx. The mash-up eventually received airplay on hundreds of radio stations around the world, from Tokyo to Cape Town, and the mainstream press started to pay attention. Green Day’s own Billie Joe Armstrong called the mash-up “cool” on MTV News, Rick Dees invited Party Ben on The Weekly Top 40, and the San Francisco Chronicle made Party Ben front-page news. In fact, the mashup was such a phenomenon that it was unofficially credited with helping extend Green Day’s run on the top of US rock airplay charts.
Boulevard of Broken Songs compiles Wonderwall by Oasis, Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day, Sing for the Moment by Eminem and Writing to Reach You by Travis. Enjoy a blast from the past!