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Mark Vidler — Rapture Riders
Album: Blondie vs The Doors
Avg rating:
5.7

Your rating:
Total ratings: 2054









Released: 2005
Length: 5:37
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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 jlind wrote:

7 -> 8


5 to 8 for me, hit me in the right mood (and altitude) this evening, and I'm wanting to hear this again in my favorites (when I possibly could re-rate downwards).

Oh what a fickle RP-world; I like!! 
Long Live RP!!
first time I heard this was in a target in Philadelphia 
Well, I wouldn't have thought of combining those two songs. Probably would have been best if he hadn't either.
 awhfman wrote:

It's nice. But not as nice as this!

Annie Lennox vs Rush




That is awful!
It's nice. But not as nice as this!

Annie Lennox vs Rush
I kind of like these cheesy mashups. The groove is cool. 
7 -> 8
WTF happened ?? 
Most excellent 
Party on dudes
My favourite is the backing vocals of Jim, half way through (and during the hip hop 'singing')... and I am pretty sure it's the sound he's making while rolling in his grave.

{#Roflol}
Horrible mashup, kill it then bury it deep.
WTF Jive Bunny on drugs!!!!
 Jelani wrote:

This is so dumb. It just ruins both songs and makes me want to listen to each original in order to wash this crap out of my ears.



Please show us on the doll where the song hurt you...
 acolt wrote:


To be fair, considering the amount of chemicals in his system, he probably would have anyway.


Witty....
This is so dumb. It just ruins both songs and makes me want to listen to each original in order to wash this crap out of my ears.
Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds.
-10
Do they have licence to steal someone else’s work and claim whatever royalties it generates?
Brilliant mash up.  Love this version and I normally hate stuff like this but it's cranked when I hear it.  Thanks RP!
Not far from a « crime de lèse-majesté » 😬
 WalterHawn wrote:

lord, what a travesty.  disco click track crap.  done purely for commercial distribution. bleh.


Could not disagree more.  Someone noticed similarities between these two mega-hits and mashed them together.  I'm dancing while voting it 9.
lord, what a travesty.  disco click track crap.  done purely for commercial distribution. bleh.
There are 2 "all-time greats" about this song.   Morrison's voice and the Rapture bass line.   Get's a 5 just because of those.
I think this is great!  How did Mr Vidler recognize the similarities in meter, key, and structure?  Forget the venom below.

(And I keep thinking about the baby that could have  been produced by Debbie Harry and Jim Morrison ... blows my mind!)
Not my cup of tea, sorry
First time I've ever rated a song a 1, this just strikes me a bad idea from the get.
It's not terribly good, this.
Perverse pleasure: reading comments from all the haters, writhing in their agony.  
 ziggytrix wrote:

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.


I give the use of 'vomitrocius' in a sentence an '8'
Interesting how it's Rapture and Riders On The Storm, almost as if they were right next to each other in an alphabetical music catalog.  If I were him I'd do a mashup of songs starting with A, B, C, D, etc.
 nelamvr6 wrote:

Wow. This sucks.




Total mess.
Some things should be best left alone....
Morrison is flipping out in his grave....
Wow. This sucks.
The beginning messes with my head every time!
Jim is now rolling over in his grave, and Debra likely wishes the master for this was with him. 
 aonley wrote:

Jim would vomit



To be fair, considering the amount of chemicals in his system, he probably would have anyway.
No idea what to think of this - detest it? love it? Maybe it needs to be heard another hundred times... Some music you start out loathing ends up being your favourite eventually... I'm still perplexed. But thank you for playing some challenging music - that's part of the joy of listening here :-)
Lol I remember that story about Pete Seeger trying to take an axe to the power cables when Dylan went electric at a festival (Newport Jazz?).

This song seems to bring out similar emotions!
I love a good mash-up! It's its own art form.
Who the hell is this twat Vidler and what has he got against the Doors ?
When this started up I thought it was Blondie but then Jim...sacrilege! But then I started to tap my feet...dam I kinda like this...not bad at all
Debbie Harry trying to rap is a crime against humanity.
Bit of a fish-mash but its catchy. I am not sure if I want to give it a score 😀
This is kind of a weird mash-up, and I'm pretty doggone tired of the original by The Doors, but this is quite entertaining. I like it! :)
 slott wrote:



Anyone remembers where that bass line came from?


I'm gonna say Chic - Good Times,  also used in Rapper's Delight 
 RobMagus wrote:

Dig that funkay bass groove.




Anyone remembers where that bass line came from?
was excited to hear Blondie but hated "riders on the storm" - not a huge fan of the Doors (Jim Morrison loved himself a little too much) - admit the mix is ok but give me Rapture any day
Oh dear.  I'm not sure if my mind is ever going to be open enough for this one.  Though the parts with the Blondie vocals are definitely the better parts of the song.
I like it.
do I like this? hmmmmmm
Veeeery iinteresssstiiiing
What a missed opportunity. I would have asked Tom Jones and the Fresh Prince to do the Lyrics. Would have made it perfect.
This isn't nearly as bad as the very vocal sticks in the mud here seem to think it is
Nightmarishly bad. 
Could anything be worse than this? 
love it! hahahaha!
I have gotta learn this bass riff!
Oh Bill. Just...no. 


https://giphy.com/gifs/angry-m...
Remarkable. Every time I hear this, it gets worse. It now feels like cactus spines are being shoved into my eyeballs. Mashups are parasitic "music.“. They create nothing, they drain meaning from real creativity.
Sometimes the whole is less than the sum of its parts
Kinda funky mix! Can't understand the "1"s rating.
Know there's Blondie and Doors diehard fans here, but geez...
Bleah - NOT an improvement.
Oh God! Why??
Perfect song for my elevator if I had one.
 hcaudill wrote:
Yes! I've been waiting for this to come back on. Thanks, Bill, and don't listen to those cranky purists.
 
I like it too!  
Qué manera de destrozar una canción. Blondie mejor sola que destrozando temas ajenos.
I find some of these mash-ups interesting. This one is just a hot mess. No thanks, I would give it a zero if that were possible.
Bleargh.  No thank you.
 Jamunca wrote:
If you like this kind of stuff, definitely check out Girl Talk. 
 
There's certainly no shortage of people who do this.  Many of them better than this guy.

That said, I really thought novelty songs were below RP...
I prefere the original, but this one is  funny .
Jim would vomit
“Hey! You got peanut butter on my chocolate!”
“You got chocolate in my peanut butter!”

this most excellent track reminds me of that old ad. 

seems like biggest haters are also old enough to remember the ad. 

We didn’t have PSD back then. 
this is an abomination
this sounds familiar.  it also sounds familiar
Wonderfully smooth mix of two classics with great music and bad lyrics. :-)

Been listening to it for 15 years and hasn't got old yet. Solid 9.
I wish clubs were still open so I could dance to this!  Guess the home office will have to double up as a dance hall...
If you like this kind of stuff, definitely check out Girl Talk. 
I'm sorry but this is really well done and entertaining. Lots of hate to go around for this track, but honestly folks...lighten up! 
 jpfueler wrote:


didn't know instruments was required for Art
Rembrandt played what now? Van Gogh played by ear?
 Rembrandt played by eye.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I'm actually a pretty big fan of anything that makes people so upset.
 
That must mean that you're a fan of Christianity these days.
 S-curvy wrote:
Vidler doesn’t play any instruments, and God only knows if he can actually read or write music. Calling him an “artist” is an insult to every real musician I know.
 

didn't know instruments was required for Art
Rembrandt played what now? Van Gogh played by ear?
I can't decide if I hate this or love it, but I am sure that Jim is rolling in his grave, or rolling a doob in Vegas ... wherever he is 
No. A solid 1.
Vidler doesn’t play any instruments, and God only knows if he can actually read or write music. Calling him an “artist” is an insult to every real musician I know.
One of the worst covers I have ever heard in my life. I love a good cover too, but this lacks any of the raw energy, sex and lust from the Doors song or any other song. Sounds like a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad mix of 80s/90s early RAP and HIP HOP.
DJ Mojo Risin has always been my favourite!

DJ Mojo Risin 
Covers are always cool!  This one is Da Bomb, if I may be so crude.  I vote 9!  It has a great beat and you can dance to it!

The Man  from Mars is eating cars and is obviously a Rider on the Storm.  Bummer that it's only a single (according to Wikipedia.)
Very clever!
If Zaphod Beeblebrox had two heads - oh, he did!  Good egg
O PLEASE why not?  It put a smile on my face, that's all I'm looking for!
WTF?
Both songs have merits in their own right - especially The Doors but how do DJs get away with these abominations?
For the love of music... please... I beg you... never play this abomination again.
In the words of Nancy Reagan, just say no...
I don't enjoy this any more than I enjoy Jive Bunny.  PSD.
I can’t say I’m at all surprised that this track gets the love/hate rating distribution! I thought maybe I would up my rating from 7 to 8, but as I continue to listen, I think I will let it be, and resist the temptation to say anything to the haters about their rating.  Live and let live!
Rebecca lives in my head and never selects a bad song, but holy crap, what is this fresh hell? that is a terrible remix.
I agree with all of you.  Completely and whole heartedly.  I hated Man From Mars when it first came out because it was the first taste of rap I had ever heard.  I don't hate it so bad anymore.
 ziggytrix wrote:
And now he only eats THE DOORS 
 
She eats
Yeah, it's a gentle toe-tapper, but I am not a fan of Frankenstein music. It's cheating.
It’s a Trip, It’s Got a Funky Beat, and I Can Bug Out to It
Crappy combination, I truly cant digest this song, thanks god radio paradise got a button for that occasion...
 NotShakespeare wrote:
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
 
OK.  You made me laugh out-loud and snort milk through my nose.  I still kind of like this though.  Maybe the artist doesn't have much talent, but he has a good ear and these songs blend well.  As long as it doesn't gain consciousness and try to take over the world...
VERY Nice (as "blasphemy can be ;-) ) i like it!!!!
I kind of like it... 7 !
Different good
I gave it a 10.  It makes me laugh.  
 NotShakespeare wrote:
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
 
If this is wrong, I don't want to be right
And now he only eats THE DOORS 
 whultman wrote:
I only have one thing to say... WTF?
 
Welcome to Radio Paradise. Enjoy your stay. 
If this belongs in the RP stable then I am Einstein.
Heh, the strong emotions amuse me.  To those that think this takes no talent - you couldn't do it.  If you think you could, try describing how you would.  I won't argue that it takes a huge amount of skill, but there is a LOT more going on here besides "DJing" or pressing two play buttons.  I also won't say that I particularly like this, but I understand what others are missing.  Before you react strongly to a piece of music, consider whether the creator had something different in mind than what you think they did, and maybe people who enjoy it are not hearing what you are hearing.
So apparently I once rated this a sucko-barfo 1. I must have been in a cranky mood, because this time around, I broke into a smile as this came on during a 5-song fun run of space themed tunes. Just goes to show how shift the eye of the beholder can be. 
I kinda like it.
i could understand this happening at a party. i can not understand recording it 
Hmmm, I find the songs on here with the most strongly negative posts are often the ones that bring smile to my face - music that doesn't take itself too seriously. This song is fun in a kind of goofy way.
Me, moments ago:"Hmmm. I wonder what could make me give up the will to live?"
Me, now. "Nnnggggghhhhhhhhaaaaaaaah!