{"id":34026,"date":"2022-04-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=34026"},"modified":"2022-04-18T04:33:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:33:12","slug":"spare-parts-born-to-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/spare-parts-born-to-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Spare Parts: Born to Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how many times I hear this, I can&#8217;t help cracking up at&#8230;. well, you&#8217;ll know it when you hear it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3964793550\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=887175261\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ruinedmusic2000.bandcamp.com\/album\/ruinedmusic\">Ruinedmusic by RuinedMusic2000<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know who RuinedMusic2000 is, but I do know they&#8217;ve got some serious and seamless mash-up talent and a clever sense of humor. Who would have thought &#8220;Born to Run&#8221; would layer so perfectly on top of A-ha&#8217;s &#8220;Take On Me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But wait, there&#8217;s more: As great a song as it is, it&#8217;s the video that makes &#8220;Take on Me&#8221; a classic. RuinedMusic2000 took a crack at mashing that up too, and the result does not disappoint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xjme6YIwYeM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Born to Take&#8221; is just one of dozens of creative RuinedMusic2000 mash-ups. Check out more of them <a href=\"https:\/\/ruinedmusic2000.bandcamp.com\/album\/ruinedmusic\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would have thought Bruce Springsteen and A-ha would blend so perfectly? 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