Alexi LaGoon's favourite mashups of 2025

 Haven't done this for ages, but, as a long-term mashup enthusiast, I feel it's nice to highlight some of the instances of this most postmodern and superficially trashy but actually sometimes transcendently beautiful craft that I really enjoyed in 2025.

In no particular order:

LeeDM101 - Sunday Apologies (Sinéad O'Connor vs Marsheaux)

Sinéad's cover of Nirvana is full of delicate melancholy, setting it drifting over a kind of harsh but lush synth landscape makes something really beautiful and moving.

Dunproofin' - Lonely GOATherd (Julie Andrews vs LL Cool J)

I think there's a specific art to a comedy mash, and this is probably the silliest of the year that I really enjoyed - great high concept, wildly mismatched sources, tremendous fun, almost danceable.

Titus Jones - Entertain Us (Charli XCX vs Blur vs Britney vs Nirvana)

Probably the most straight-up banger mashup here, taking several already incredibly catchy elements and scrunching them together slickly to make something even more dancefloor-centric.

fnogg - Subway Situation (Chappell Roan vs Weezer)

One of several great mashes from fnogg's Roan vs Weezer 'Cheezer' album (the other highlights, for me, being Red Wine Photonova and Undone After Midnight). I reckon this one has the edge as the anthemic heaviness of the instrumental brings out the frazzled emotion of the vocals better than the original (even if it ends up sounding a bit like that Keane song).

McClintock Mashups - I'll Be A Disciple For You (Slayer vs The Rembrandts) 

Are Slayer bad? I'm not metal enough to know, but a superficial skim of the internet suggests their more dubious imagery and lyrics are for provocation rather than actually being representative of a racist worldview, and the lyrics here seem to be asserting a general hatred of EVERYONE, which I can kind of get behind - particularly when expertly intertwined with the 'Friends' theme tune! Comedically mismatched but really well integrated (love a back-and-forth vocal), great.

DoM - Everybody Needs To Go Home (Boney M vs Fatboy Slim)

Fatboy Slim's Everybody Needs A Carnival  is itself an alternate version of his Everybody Needs a 303, with added calypso carnival party vibes. Throwing in Boney M's Gotta Go Home (perhaps better recognised as the sample for Duck Sauce Barbara Streisand) creates incredible energy. At times it sounds like a great mix (i.e. two records playing in sync) more than a comprehensively integrated mash, but it's so good, just draaaaags you inexorably to the dancefloor.

ah! - Lumnpch (Billie Eilish vs Presidents of the United States of America)

Eilish's breathy ethereal vocals over the Presidents' bouncy grungy riffs is an unusual dynamic, but it all fits together delightfully. Perhaps even more than any other mashup this year, I listened to this one over and over and over.

That's it. Loads of others I enjoyed, but think those were the top of the pops. Go check out all the creators accounts for more quality stuff, etc etc.

Best mashups of 2012

Apropos of nothing other than people doing those 'best of the year' things and me liking this stuff, here are some of my favourite mashups from 2012. Massive props to all the mashup producers involved, and of course to all the original artists whose music has been used.

[I had problems with the official.fm and soundcloud embeded players so I've included videos instead where possible (although I'm not a huge fan of mashup videos - I usually prefer to solely appreciate the musical inventiveness) - so I hope everything will play from this page, but have linked out to all the tracks anyway, in case you want to download them].

Not a complete list and in no particular order:



Lobsterdust - It's Fun to Be Young at the YMCA (Fun vs The Village People) . A bit of disco cheese fun, adding in a contemporary vocal with a hint of poignancy - brilliantly executed. Lovely.



Chocomang - Chocomangnam Style (The Hives vs PSY). Gangnam Style was ubiquitous this year and among many mashup variations that appeared, I think I like this one the best. It feels just slightly rough in places which really just adds to the energy of the Hives instrumental complementing the bonkers vocal nicely.




ToToM - Hell of a Feeling (Avril Lavigne vs Boston). Avril Lavigne, of all people, provides a quirky perky organ/handclapping vibe that gives the much-used Boston vocal a new lease of life.



Dan Mei - White Rasputin Wedding (Turisas vs Billy Idol vs Zedd). Much of the appeal of this one is down to the brilliant Turisas cover version of 'Ra Ra Rasputin' that forms the core of this - but I really like the fun vocal additions, the contrast between the soaring pop vocal and the mental folk-metal violins almost forces you to leap up and dance.




DJ Rozroz - I Feel Roads (James Brown vs Portishead). With any mashup that uses genuinely beloved music, there's a danger of sacrilege, and the idea of James Brown mashed up with Portishead's beautiful 'Roads' seemed likely to have overstepped the bounds of playfulness. Except - it works, really really well. Great downbeat mashup.




Mighty Mike - City Down Under (M83 vs Men At Work). Another fairly downbeat one, this time using perhaps less precious material, but giving Men At Work a space-y synthy makeover creates a wistfully atmospheric new track.



DJ Schmolli - Crush it (Michael Jackson vs Nero vs Knife Party). Jacko is pretty overused in mashups but combining 'Beat It' with bone-crunching dubstep/drum&bass/whatever-it's-called-that-kids-are-listening-to-these-days fits well, creating a floor-filler that's satisfyingly hard and frenetic whilst still amusingly recognisable. Also, great Lego video.

Have a good 2013.