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I Hear Dead People

15 Years Ago

This mix is for music lovers and for fans of music trivia. It's a celebration of the achievements of many of the brilliant musical minds that pop culture has lost.

I Hear Dead People was the last mixtape of The Bangers. Like all of our mixtapes it was a labor of love. 53 tracks of nearly every genre imaginable from some of the most iconic musicians ever to do the thing.

Our goal was to pay respects to these departed artists so to accompany the mix, Rok whipped up a masterpiece of a gatefold for the packaging that paid tribute to each and every artist featured in the mix.

Several years after the release I was at Brooklyn Bowl, a bowling alley/music venue, having a couple of pops with friends when I realized the dj was playing this mixtape from front to back. It was after I had retired from nightclub life but it was a real treat to bust the balls of the guy in the booth who was doing his best Patrick Swayze to make it sound like he was working these tracks together.

Tracklist

  1. 1.Respect the Name - Tragedy Khadafi
  2. 2.Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Grand Groove Mix) - ‘Ol Dirty Bastard
  3. 3.Mary Jane - Rick James
  4. 4.Superman Lover - Johhny “Guitar” Watson
  5. 5.Sweet Home South Bronx (Boogie Down Productions vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  6. 6.All You Can Eat - The Fat Boys
  7. 7.Jam Master Jay - Run DMC
  8. 8.Gangsta, Gangsta, N.W.A.
  9. 9.Think Big (Bangers Re-edit) - The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Big L & Big Pun
  10. 10.Hard to Handle - Otis Redding
  11. 11.Music Makes Me High - Lost Boyz
  12. 12.For the Love of Money - The O’Jays
  13. 13.Funky President (People It’s Bad) - James Brown
  14. 14.It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me - Barry White
  15. 15.Could You Be Loved (12” Mix) - Bob Marley
  16. 16.Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC
  17. 17.Self Control (12” Mix) - Laura Branigan
  18. 18.Radio Ga Ga - Queen
  19. 19.Need You Tonight (Liebrand 12” Mix ) - INXS
  20. 20.Dance Floor - Zapp & Roger
  21. 21.Changes - 2Pac
  22. 22.Shakedown Street - The Grateful Dead
  23. 23.Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
  24. 24.Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
  25. 25.Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ on But the Rent (Larry Levan Club Mix) - Gwen Guthrie
  26. 26.Immigrant Song - Led Zepellin
  27. 27.Communication - The Power Station
  28. 28.Got to Give It Up Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
  29. 29.I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
  30. 30.Der Kommisar - Falco
  31. 31.Baba O’Riley - The Who
  32. 32.Lithium (Anonymous White Label House Remix) - Nirvana
  33. 33.Foxxy (Speaker Junk Remix) - Jimi Hendrix
  34. 34.Let’s Go - The Cars
  35. 35.Wake Up & Make Love to Me (Paul Hardcastle Remix) - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
  36. 36.Do Ya Wanna Funk? - Sylvester
  37. 37.Personal Jesus (Bangers Re-edit) - Johnny Cash
  38. 38.London Calling - The Clash
  39. 39.20th Century Boy - T. Rex
  40. 40.Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
  41. 41.Looking For a Kiss - The New York Dolls
  42. 42.Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
  43. 43.Are You That Somebody - Aaliyah
  44. 44.Move On Up (Eric Kupper Vocal Mix) - Curtis Mayfield
  45. 45.Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd
  46. 46.She’s Lost Control (12” Mix) - Joy Division
  47. 47. Fuck Me on the Dancefloor ft. Princess Superstar - Disco D
  48. 48.I Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison
  49. 49.Polythene Pam - The Beatles
  50. 50.Ain’t Nothin’ to Do - The Dead Boys
  51. 51.I Wanna Live - The Ramones
  52. 52.Something Else - Sid Vicious
  53. 53.Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley