Entry 55-- New Spins Week, Part 2: "The Show Goes On"

New Spins Week, Part 2
Song: "The Show Goes On"
Artist: Lupe Fiasco
Spin on: "Float On" by Modest Mouse
http://youtu.be/Rmp6zIr5y4U (Spin)
http://youtu.be/CTAud5O7Qqk (Original)
Comments: This is not the first time I've mentioned the original song in this entry-- I covered it way back in Entry 31 (http://stuckinmyskull.blogspot.com/2011/08/entry-31-float-on.html). At the time, I was apprehensive and not totally convinced of the value of this spin. Sure, it has a feel-good message that a bunch of people out there undoubtedly benefit from and need to hear, but I wasn't sure if it musically lived up to the awesomeness of the original. After some consideration-- and a lot of time in which this song grew on me-- I've decided it does. This song is interesting as a spin because, unlike several of the songs that I'm going to use this week, it doesn't vocally sample the original, and edits the beats it does sample quite a bit. But I digress from my music nerd spiel-- enjoy the song!