No Diggity/Thrift Shop acoustic (sorta)mashup.

March 6, 2013 6:58 PM

No Diggity, acoustic, with a little Thrift Shop. (SLYT)
posted by curious nu (17 comments total)

I always liked that song. Gettin paid is also my forte so It was nice to hear a song about a kindred spirit.
posted by Ad hominem at 7:24 PM on March 6, 2013 [6 favorites]

they just stuck in a thriftshop verse near the end, right?
posted by Kololo at 7:30 PM on March 6, 2013 [1 favorite]

First intro to Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger. Really nice voice!
posted by letitrain at 7:32 PM on March 6, 2013

holy shit suddenly I'm 12 again thanks
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 8:02 PM on March 6, 2013 [1 favorite]

No idea who FiFi and Jules are but I explored that channel a little and found a decent cover of It Wasn't Me and a damn good cover of Gangsta's Paradise.
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 8:37 PM on March 6, 2013 [4 favorites]

I like this fine if I don't watch the guy with dark hair sing. I don't know what it is, but certain singers' voices are kind of infuriating when they're paired with the face of the singer, and all of them that I can think of are variations on this kind of white-guy-sings-smooth-soul. John Mayer. Jason Mraz. The ginger is cool though. He doesn't bother me for some reason.
posted by cmoj at 10:35 PM on March 6, 2013 [3 favorites]

I can't be the only one who decided to create new playlists filled only with music from the 90's and protesting everything else. It feels.. so comfortable.
posted by phaedon at 10:50 PM on March 6, 2013 [1 favorite]

Needs more Thrift Shop. But very very nice to listen to and totally transports me back to being 12 too. I guess we're all the same age here.
posted by olya at 12:38 AM on March 7, 2013

13 here. Loved the song back then. Still do.

Not too keen on the first singer. Too much like a nervous Damian Rice for my liking.
posted by flippant at 1:55 AM on March 7, 2013

I approve of this version.
posted by Brodiggitty at 2:35 AM on March 7, 2013 [2 favorites]

I fucking hate ed sheeran and would never listen to his godawful shite, but you directed me to this and I declare it to be top.

cheers, bud.
posted by devious truculent and unreliable at 2:42 AM on March 7, 2013 [1 favorite]

i dont think acoustic covers of rap songs are necessarily racist, just that they represent a crime against humanity on the level of racism
posted by caek at 4:36 AM on March 7, 2013 [1 favorite]

Does Ed Sheeran really play a Little Martin? It's so tiny.
posted by uncleozzy at 5:57 AM on March 7, 2013

Jesse Thorn mentioned Domino's "Sweet Potato Pie" on Twitter the other day, and my brain exploded from nostalgia.
posted by Rock Steady at 6:17 AM on March 7, 2013

Did not enjoy; will not recommend. Bad seller. A minus MINUS.

There must be something better for them to cover; maybe a song next time.

I love both of the songs covered; this made me enjoy them less as I will remember this performance. It's "Devo Head like a Hole" cover bad.

Ah, to each their own though.
posted by NiteMayr at 6:48 AM on March 7, 2013

I like the cover by singer-songwriter Lynx (slyt). I couldn't find a better video, but I heard her do it in New Orleans this past fall, and it was gorgeous. The crowd was really into it.
posted by Nibbly Fang at 5:29 PM on March 7, 2013

This Sheeran fella is pretty adorable right now, but at about 30, he's gonna be complete panty remover. Also, talented. Good cover(s), ginger man.
posted by gohabsgo at 7:00 PM on March 7, 2013