This week's song of the week is a cover song. The song is called Blame It and is originally done by Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, but this version was done by Of Mice & Men. This is Of Mice & Mens first recorded song featuring new singer Jerry Roush, formerly of Sky Eats Airplane, on vocals. Of Mice & Men used to have Austin Carlile on vocals but due to a heart surgery and tension between band members he was released.
Its funny to think of a hip hop song being covered by a hardcore band, but it surprisingly works well. Clean vocalist Shayley Bourget and screamer Jerry Roush seem to banter back and fourth, much in the same way that Foxx and T-Pain do which helps transistion the song to a different genre. The tuned down guitar riffs, breakdowns and double bass in the drums typical to the genre, although not fitting with the original song, take a fresh new approach that fits well. Overall, this song is very catchy and makes you appreciate the direction that Of Mice & Men will be heading in. I have poeted the original and cover below, so tell me what you think.
Original w/ Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
Cover w/ Of Mice & Men
I like it more than the original!! As much as I like Jaime Foxx and T-Pain, there song just gets boring and I am pretty uninterested in the song by the time it ends. But when Of Mice & Men does it, it just seems so much better and keeps me interested.
ReplyDeleteYea thats what I thought too. It blew my mind to think that they got the song so similar to the original but in a totally different genre with a totally different feel. And yea I feel that the vocals and music in the original can get very repetitive, while OM&M's version seems to be a little different with every verse.
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