DJ Schmolli “Crush of Me (Chris Cornell Vs. Jennifer Paige)”
You could probably mash Jennifer Paige’s lone ’90’s hit “Crush” with damn near anything and achieve pop bliss perfection, but this pairing of the record’s summery instrumental with the vocals of Chris Cornell’s “Part of Me” (via Austrian DJ/ remixer DJ Schmolli) deserves some stand-out kudos.
Far more successful in fulfilling Cornell’s weird pop star ambitions than the entirety of the highly awkward, Timbaland-produced nightmare that is Scream, “Crush of Me”’s breezy backing groove serves a pleasant base for Cornell’s gritty dismissal of a naughty little PYT (a role now humorously fleshed out through spliced-in snippets of Paige’s sultry ad-libs). Even that horrid “That bitch ain’t a part of me” hook manages to find a comfortable home in this brilliantly pasted-together confection.
DL: “Crush of Me” (alt)
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