Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - "Swing the Mood"

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers are one of those "mash-up" artists who join many songs together to make one big song altogether. They mixed recordings of popular 50s and 60s songs. And their only U.S. hit, "Swing the Mood", does just that.

"Swing the Mood" originally started out using the original recordings of the songs, and that version was brilliant (this version I've heard on YouTube, which has been removed for some reason). However, then copyright came in. The band was forced to use re-recorded versions of the original songs and release that as the final product to the public.

It was terrible.

It ruined the original "Swing the Mood", and in the process, ruined all original 12 songs. Neverthless, "Swing the Mood" still reached #11 in the U.S. and #1 in the UK, becoming the #2 biggest selling single of 1989 there (held back by Black Box's "Ride on Time").

Jive Bunny would repeat the same formula for their next release, "That's What I Like". However, it stalled at #69 on the Hot 100. I'm sure that's not quite the chart peformance they liked. However, it did reach #1 in the UK like the previous release and became a top 10 hit in many other countries.

Nowadays, music like this is doubtful to hit the charts. That goes the same with instrumental music. Though I'm pretty sure that Jive Bunny's band members are still living it up on their royalty checks.

The re-recorded version: