Find a text online that has been remixed or remediated. Link to the remixed text and, if possible, the original (if you can't link to it, name it). Briefly describe the elements that have been remixed/remediated.
Remediated text: "The Othello Rap" from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (by Long, Singer, & Winfield)
Link to The Reduced Shakespeare Company's video performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-f0drvdmM
Link to the Othello Rap lyrics: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/ei_shortest_lyrics.html
One of the main elements that has been remediated is the content itself. Instead of a long, drawn-out, rather melodramatic play by Shakespeare, the remediation of the text transfers and details the story in less than two minutes or so, creating a humorous approach to the overly melodramatic Shakespearean play. Alright, well, it's not terrible detailed, but it creates an easier way, for some readers, to understand the text.
Another aspect is that it features three white guys rapping the story instead of one reader or several performers performing the different characters in the show, instead of just discussing them.
Also, the text is set like lyrics and not in play form like the play Othello is.
Though not a usable reference for a paper about Shakespeare or Othello, it makes for good entertainment.
Original text: Pride and Prejudice (link: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Bantam-Classics-Austen/dp/0553213105)
Remix: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (link: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347)
Seth Grahame-Smith basically used Jane Austen's original language, plot, and characters from Pride and Prejudice, and added zombies into it. He tweaked some of the scenes, circumstances, and attributes of the characters to incorporate the zombie aspect. For example, Mr. Darcy is not enchanted by Elizabeth's looks, but her impressive katana skills when fighting off zombies.
Original: Ray Charles - I Got A Woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrd14PxaUco
Remix: Kanye West - Gold Digger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTFvMLmCpE&feature=related
Kanye West and Jamie Foxx remixed Ray Charles original song "I Got A Woman," keeping a few lyrics (which it loops) and background beat. Kanye's version is certainly catchy but I think they kind of ruined a great song. Most people are unaware of Ray Charles ever having done a similar song, but it is definitely a very clear remix. Nice to see some classics making their way into the hip-hop scene.
I'm pretty sure every student is required to read Romeo and Juliet sometime during their educational years. I was required to read it at the young age of 11 in the sixth grade. I remember it being so boring and not really understanding what they were trying to say. After we finished the original version, my teacher showed us a modern version in which we would all understand. It made the reading much easier and clarified parts that we were confused by. This remediation of the text is much more extreme than the one I was shown by my teacher. It frequently uses "like" and slang talk. Barely any of the original language is used. Of course it ruins the original work, but I think it's good to have remediations of classic texts like this as long as students are required to read the original piece first. It's an interesting way to get the students excited about reading famous works of literature.
The part that has been remixed is when Ophelia is about to kill herself. In the video, they say that her fate could have been avoided if she had a sassy gay friend. Then a "sassy gay friend" comes out of nowhere and tells Ophelia to get her act together and move on. This remix tells what the modern age audiences are thinking when they hear about Ophelia's fate. Why didn't she be a strong, independent women and move one with her life? The remix brings a light twist on a classic story.
Original: Georgia on my Mind by Ray Charles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc
Remix: Georgia (Remix) by Ludacris, Field Mob & Jamie Foxx
This song instantly came to my mind when I heard this assignment because I remember singing the Georgia (Remix) in my car when my dad was driving me somewhere and him saying how "depressing it was that music isn't original these days." I was baffled because as far as I knew, this was a new hit on the radio and it definitely wasn't a remix. Little did I know, Ray Charles had a nice jazzy original version of the song. As my dad and I talked, he also told me most of my Britney Spears favorite songs (Satisfaction) was also a remix, which I took very offensively since I loved Britney Spears back in the day. I guess it just goes to show kids in newer generations aren't as aware of original pieces as they should be.
The original text was released in 2006 by an artist named Rhett Akins. The song was originally written by a group of songwriters close to Akins. In 2011 artist, Justin Moore, released the same song as a single of one of his latest albums. The underlying chord structure and lyrics are identical as to be expected. The concept for the intro and repeating guitar riffs are somewhat similar but are a remix in the latest release of this tune. This remix of an original artist or songwriter's song is very common in country music, often times the remix becomes more popular that the original.
My idea is more a series of events and a time period that lead to a text, this being the song "American Pie" by Don Mclean. The link I posted explains the possible background meaning behind the song. It is a response to the loss of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a plane crash. The song includes mentioning of Janis Joplin, a famous blues singer. The lyric "The father, son, and the holy ghost" could also be a response to the political deaths in the 60s which include John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. The song "American Pie" contains a lot more responses to the culture in the 60s that is explained through the above link.
Original: Duran Duran - Ordinary World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLiVwpv89s
Remix: Aurora- Ordinary World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWGaViLgA8
I was listening to the song Aurora made that I have on a very old CD I burned in my car. Although the link here is different from what I have but it is still taken and remixed with different beats and it reminded me that this was a Duran Duran song.
The original is Kim Kardashian getting married to Kris Humphrie's. The original has Kim and the kardashians talk about Kim's wedding, and the video shows clips of Kim getting married. It also shows different clips of her preparing to walk down the aisle, getting ready, saying her vowels, dancing, etc. The remediation is from SNL and its characters making fun of Kims wedding because she got a divorce only 72 days later. The remediation is characters playing each of the kardashians i.e.: kim, her sisters, her mom, bruce, kris and many more. It's a funny remediation because it's making fun of the wedding and how the kardashians act as a whole, but most importantly bashing them for spending millions of dollars on her wedding and getting paid 17 million dollars for it, and then her getting a divorce 72 days later.
The original text is Shakespeare's Hamlet. The remediation is a 2.5 min video of a group of comedians/viral commedians "Famous Last Nerds" called-falsely titled-One Minute Hamlet. The video is Famous Last Nerds abridged version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. They rap the main plot points of the story to help the viewer understand Hamlet. -Layni Case
We all know the original text: the world bestseller series by Rowling. For those of us who did read the seven books, it was a long road spread through years of finding out what was going to happen next. For those who have followed the story, it also took years and much anticipation. In this remediation , though, not only is the plot made into a song, but this guys tell the basic, general storyline in less than 2 minutes.
Remix Two different remixes: (fair warning: the first one contains some offensive language!) http://cecinestpasunefille.tumblr.com/post/12501747920 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWmjzCZr0Jw enjoy!
Original:Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction song Remix: Britney Spears (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction song
The original song by the rolling stones that was a hit for the generation of our parents turned into a hit all over again when Britney Spears revised it for our generation. Some things clearly never go out of style
So this is a mash-up of six popular songs. the songs are I'm Yours, Collide, Superman, Always Getting Over You, All That I Need, and Here Without You. They were all put together to make one big song, and they only put one verse and a refrain.
i know its late and not exactly what was asked for. but i think a side of remixing can be reinventing something.. for example these are not online but superman in his comic in 1992 was killed... superman will be coming out soon as a new comic with the same basic story line of who superman is... therefor dead superman to live and well... definite remix
The original text: Othello (by Shakespeare)
ReplyDeleteRemediated text: "The Othello Rap" from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (by Long, Singer, & Winfield)
Link to The Reduced Shakespeare Company's video performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-f0drvdmM
Link to the Othello Rap lyrics: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/ei_shortest_lyrics.html
One of the main elements that has been remediated is the content itself. Instead of a long, drawn-out, rather melodramatic play by Shakespeare, the remediation of the text transfers and details the story in less than two minutes or so, creating a humorous approach to the overly melodramatic Shakespearean play. Alright, well, it's not terrible detailed, but it creates an easier way, for some readers, to understand the text.
Another aspect is that it features three white guys rapping the story instead of one reader or several performers performing the different characters in the show, instead of just discussing them.
Also, the text is set like lyrics and not in play form like the play Othello is.
Though not a usable reference for a paper about Shakespeare or Othello, it makes for good entertainment.
Original text: Pride and Prejudice (link: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Bantam-Classics-Austen/dp/0553213105)
ReplyDeleteRemix: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (link: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347)
Seth Grahame-Smith basically used Jane Austen's original language, plot, and characters from Pride and Prejudice, and added zombies into it. He tweaked some of the scenes, circumstances, and attributes of the characters to incorporate the zombie aspect. For example, Mr. Darcy is not enchanted by Elizabeth's looks, but her impressive katana skills when fighting off zombies.
Original: Ray Charles - I Got A Woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrd14PxaUco
ReplyDeleteRemix: Kanye West - Gold Digger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTFvMLmCpE&feature=related
Kanye West and Jamie Foxx remixed Ray Charles original song "I Got A Woman," keeping a few lyrics (which it loops) and background beat. Kanye's version is certainly catchy but I think they kind of ruined a great song. Most people are unaware of Ray Charles ever having done a similar song, but it is definitely a very clear remix. Nice to see some classics making their way into the hip-hop scene.
original text: Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.
ReplyDeleteremediated text: http://www.bdb.co.za/items/romeo_juliet.htm
I'm pretty sure every student is required to read Romeo and Juliet sometime during their educational years. I was required to read it at the young age of 11 in the sixth grade. I remember it being so boring and not really understanding what they were trying to say. After we finished the original version, my teacher showed us a modern version in which we would all understand. It made the reading much easier and clarified parts that we were confused by. This remediation of the text is much more extreme than the one I was shown by my teacher. It frequently uses "like" and slang talk. Barely any of the original language is used. Of course it ruins the original work, but I think it's good to have remediations of classic texts like this as long as students are required to read the original piece first. It's an interesting way to get the students excited about reading famous works of literature.
original text: Hamlet by Shakespeare
ReplyDeleteremixed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvgq8STMGM
The part that has been remixed is when Ophelia is about to kill herself. In the video, they say that her fate could have been avoided if she had a sassy gay friend. Then a "sassy gay friend" comes out of nowhere and tells Ophelia to get her act together and move on. This remix tells what the modern age audiences are thinking when they hear about Ophelia's fate. Why didn't she be a strong, independent women and move one with her life? The remix brings a light twist on a classic story.
Original: Georgia on my Mind by Ray Charles
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc
Remix: Georgia (Remix) by Ludacris, Field Mob & Jamie Foxx
This song instantly came to my mind when I heard this assignment because I remember singing the Georgia (Remix) in my car when my dad was driving me somewhere and him saying how "depressing it was that music isn't original these days." I was baffled because as far as I knew, this was a new hit on the radio and it definitely wasn't a remix. Little did I know, Ray Charles had a nice jazzy original version of the song. As my dad and I talked, he also told me most of my Britney Spears favorite songs (Satisfaction) was also a remix, which I took very offensively since I loved Britney Spears back in the day. I guess it just goes to show kids in newer generations aren't as aware of original pieces as they should be.
Original Text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3j6FQj01Vs
ReplyDeleteRemix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GAUgjpDQA&ob=av3e
The original text was released in 2006 by an artist named Rhett Akins. The song was originally written by a group of songwriters close to Akins. In 2011 artist, Justin Moore, released the same song as a single of one of his latest albums. The underlying chord structure and lyrics are identical as to be expected. The concept for the intro and repeating guitar riffs are somewhat similar but are a remix in the latest release of this tune. This remix of an original artist or songwriter's song is very common in country music, often times the remix becomes more popular that the original.
~Adam Sheppard
http://understandingamericanpie.com/chorus.htm
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U
My idea is more a series of events and a time period that lead to a text, this being the song "American Pie" by Don Mclean. The link I posted explains the possible background meaning behind the song. It is a response to the loss of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a plane crash. The song includes mentioning of Janis Joplin, a famous blues singer. The lyric "The father, son, and the holy ghost" could also be a response to the political deaths in the 60s which include John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King. The song "American Pie" contains a lot more responses to the culture in the 60s that is explained through the above link.
-Katherine Kennedy
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ReplyDeleteOriginal: Duran Duran - Ordinary World
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLiVwpv89s
Remix: Aurora- Ordinary World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWGaViLgA8
I was listening to the song Aurora made that I have on a very old CD I burned in my car. Although the link here is different from what I have but it is still taken and remixed with different beats and it reminded me that this was a Duran Duran song.
-Krissy Z
Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fqj6GOdp_A&feature=related
ReplyDeleteremediation: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/kardashian-divorce-special/1366614
The original is Kim Kardashian getting married to Kris Humphrie's. The original has Kim and the kardashians talk about Kim's wedding, and the video shows clips of Kim getting married. It also shows different clips of her preparing to walk down the aisle, getting ready, saying her vowels, dancing, etc. The remediation is from SNL and its characters making fun of Kims wedding because she got a divorce only 72 days later. The remediation is characters playing each of the kardashians i.e.: kim, her sisters, her mom, bruce, kris and many more. It's a funny remediation because it's making fun of the wedding and how the kardashians act as a whole, but most importantly bashing them for spending millions of dollars on her wedding and getting paid 17 million dollars for it, and then her getting a divorce 72 days later.
Original: Shakespeare's Hamlet
ReplyDeleteRemediation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGPes8KWE0s
The original text is Shakespeare's Hamlet. The remediation is a 2.5 min video of a group of comedians/viral commedians "Famous Last Nerds" called-falsely titled-One Minute Hamlet. The video is Famous Last Nerds abridged version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. They rap the main plot points of the story to help the viewer understand Hamlet.
-Layni Case
Original: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
ReplyDeleteRemediation:http://youtu.be/y57sYHIDP_Y
We all know the original text: the world bestseller series by Rowling. For those of us who did read the seven books, it was a long road spread through years of finding out what was going to happen next. For those who have followed the story, it also took years and much anticipation. In this remediation , though, not only is the plot made into a song, but this guys tell the basic, general storyline in less than 2 minutes.
Remix
ReplyDeleteTwo different remixes: (fair warning: the first one contains some offensive language!)
http://cecinestpasunefille.tumblr.com/post/12501747920
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWmjzCZr0Jw
enjoy!
chelsea moore
Original:Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction song
ReplyDeleteRemix: Britney Spears (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction song
The original song by the rolling stones that was a hit for the generation of our parents turned into a hit all over again when Britney Spears revised it for our generation. Some things clearly never go out of style
Remidiation:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKKl95Ttrc
Original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9ub9rpNK4&ob=av3n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRz4FY0ZcwI&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vlsc_M1Lyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mID8M6bpiM&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBzTxZQG5Q&ob=av3e
So this is a mash-up of six popular songs. the songs are I'm Yours, Collide, Superman, Always Getting Over You, All That I Need, and Here Without You. They were all put together to make one big song, and they only put one verse and a refrain.
i know its late and not exactly what was asked for. but i think a side of remixing can be reinventing something.. for example these are not online but superman in his comic in 1992 was killed... superman will be coming out soon as a new comic with the same basic story line of who superman is... therefor dead superman to live and well... definite remix
ReplyDelete