I have no idea what inspired this but I was showering one day last month and it just came to me that Cher's jangly ballad from 1971, "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", would blend well with B.o.B's pulsing, singalong/rap hit "Magic" from his debut album, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. Ostensibly, the two tunes couldn't seem more disparate. They were released almost 40 years apart, and while Cher's song paints a melancholy portrait of racism, teen pregnancy and prostitution, B.o.B's track is an irresistible hunk of ear candy and the perfect jam for karaoke or singing into the mirror.
And though I'm not a deejay, sound engineer or music producer, I just couldn't shake the remix I had in my head, so I figured I'd give this mashup a try. A bit of warning, it starts a little rough but gets better and better as it goes.
Enjoy.