It may not surprise anyone that I don't get out to the clubs very often. It came as something of a surprise to me, then, to hear "Cha Cha Slide" completely dominate the dancefloor at an event in DC this weekend. I was taught the Charlie Brown dance. All was well with the universe.
This experience got me thinking a bit about Radio Disney crossovers...in the past, "All Star" by Smash Mouth and "Blue" by Eiffel 65 made the counter-intuitive jump from RD to mainstream channels. I guess "Cha Cha" falls somewhere in that category as well. This year, tracks like Crazy Frog's "Axel F" delved even further into RD-land -- can't say that this particular song origninated at RD, but it feels more at home there, and will undoubtedly remain there in heavy rotation until at least 2013. Again, ring tone --> club is much better than vice versa. For the record.
So here are some other thoughts I've had for potential crossover hits from Radio Disney to the club, mainstream rock/hip-hop radio, and the indie world.
1. Lindsay Lohan - "Speak" (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke remix)
This really needs to happen. Punch up the bass Falke-style and add a better disco-house rhythm track (this one is a little too swamped in bland Eurotrash land) and this song will rule every club in the world.
2. Mr. C and the Slide Man - "Cha Cha Slide" (DJ-Kicks inclusion)
I don't even know who the next participant in the DJ-Kicks series will be, but this song needs some more hipster cred. Whoever is picking the next mix should take the most sceney-scene-scene song and replace with this one. Annie's gamble with some deceptively brilliant dancefloor-fillers (notably "Lady Bug," which is the greatest song ever made, also the Braxe DFA79 track) suggests that an even riskier choice will pay off that much more.
3. Skye Sweetnam - "Part of Your World" club remix
Disney attempted this idea already and it failed miserably. Who could really do justice to this one? Phones have done pretty well with some unexpected material (Futureheads, etc.) and could introduce this song, a surefire P&J contender (if I'm still voting, who knows) to a new audience.
4. JoJo - "Leave (Get Out)" (feat. Vik Vaughn)
If MF Doom wants to wade in the kiddie pool, he should do it literally and leave this half-assed ATHF crap behind. I imagine this song as an update to "Let Me Watch" with the underage theme amped up considerably. Strip down the beat (leave the acoustic guitar, maybe glitch up the rhythm track) and let's see how JoJo can roll with Doom's flow.
5. Raven - "Supernatural" (Spanish duet w/ Shakira)
Two of the most processed voices in the history of ever coming together into a virtually-vocodered Spanish language duet. Most of Raven's songs kinda suck, so this could work for any song. But I want to see some SERIOUS vocal manipulation here, and I want robots in the video.
6. Hoku and Annie - "Another Dumb Norwegian Blonde"
Self-explanatory. This would be SO CUTE. Where is Hoku? Inquiring minds need to know.
7. B5 feat. Young Jeezy - "Frosty the Angry Snowman"
B5 are a little too precious for my taste. Solution: a quasi-coked-up Christmas classic! This will be a huge flop (probably), but will be a must-have track for an 00's Xmas novelty comp, along with "Why Doesn't Santa Like Me" (not a flop by any means) and Crazy Frog's "Winter Wonderland" (this should exist).
8. Various Artists - "Do They Know It's the Rapture?"
A charity event raising money for On Eagle's Wings, a Christian group trying to relocate American Jews to Israel to initiate the Rapture. Jump5, Aly and AJ, Everlife, and other Radio Disney CCM artists (with gaps in the chorus filled by members of the Polyphonic Spree, on Hollywood Records via the "Thumbsucker" soundtrack) would participate. Special remix by the Rapture available on DFA Records.
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