So if you are a Tune-Spoon follower, you have probably figured out a couple things as of recently:
1. We are slacking and taking Christmas "break" to a whole new level. Sorry. We'll pick it up...
2. I have a weird, borderline sickly obsession with The Weeknd. I'm pretty embarrassed to admit it, but everyone goes through bizarre, unexplainable phases. This is my current one.
The Weeknd released his third mixtape of 2011 a couple weeks ago,
Echoes of Silence, to complete his so-called "Trilogy." If you have heard the previous two mixtapes, it is equally as bitchin'. However, he adds a little unexpected twist in this final mixtape.
To lead off the mixtape, The Weeknd covers Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana", which regretfully I had not listened to until recently. And it is funkin' nuts. Screaming guitars, wide-ranged MJ vocals, a surprisingly intense bass...very 80's. The Weeknd, per usual, takes a more ambient, darker angle on the track, but absolutely nails the MJ vocals.
I honestly cannot decide which version I like better, so I will put both + an MJ-The Weeknd fusion of the song. Enjoy motha lickas.
D.D. - The Weeknd
Dirty Diana (A JAYBeatz Mashup) - Michael Jackson & The Weeknd