Kanye West + Sam Smith = Golden Mashup

December 2, 2014 6:13 AM

There are many mashups out there, but there is something quite special about this blend of Sam Smith's "I'm Not The Only One" and Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothing" by Carlos Serrano: “Tell Me I’m the Only One”.

The originals:
Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

Can't Tell Me Nothing Lyrics

Carlos Serrano's Soundcloud Page

posted by beisny (5 comments total)

I know mashups have kind of become trite on the Interwebz, but this guy has some incredible talent. He does rely on Kanye vocal tracks a bit, but this really takes some skill and an attenuated ear. Thanks for this.
posted by kuanes at 7:26 AM on December 2, 2014

damn. This is good.
posted by entropone at 7:27 AM on December 2, 2014

On the one hand, this isn't really a mashup. It's basically just the vocals from Kanye's track laid over the music from Sam Smith's. (It's possible that he modulated the Kanye vocals a bit, not sure.)

On the other hand, it works really well. I don't think it would have ever occurred to me to combine those two.
posted by nicolas.bray at 7:49 AM on December 2, 2014

I kinda think that mashups where you just drop a rap acapella on another track is kind of too easy.

Here is FKA Twigs covering a different Sam Smith track.
posted by empath at 8:36 AM on December 2, 2014

Wreckless Eric, "Tell Me I'm the Only One"
posted by anazgnos at 9:35 AM on December 2, 2014