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When R. Kelly went onstage with Phoenix at Coachella this year to perform a surprise live mashup of "Ignition (Remix)" — hands-down the greatest pop song to ever compare a lady to an automobile and, God willing, our future national anthem — he reminded us once again of what is arguably the song's greatest virtue.
And its virtues, they are many. But its crowning glory is this: No matter who's singing or playing it or mashing it up, no matter what the hell they're doing to it, this songcannot be bad. It is by definition a remix, and as such is infinitely remixable. It is invincible. Incorruptible.
Don't believe me? Just TRY to hate a single one of these versions. TRY.
1. The Hood Internet threw this together after hearing the live Coachella mash-up with Phoenix's " 1901":
From their website: "Hopefully this means R. Kelly is at the stage of his career where he just shows up and sings "Ignition (Remix)" over other people's songs all the time." (YES PLEASE)
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2. They had previously mixed it with Major Lazer's " Keep It Going Louder."
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Also great.
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3. Young The Giant covered it at the behest of the A.V. Club.
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4. Joseph Gordon-Levitt covered it at the behest of all humans, everywhere.
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5. "Ignition (Remix)" + " Call Me Maybe" = infinite dance party.
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6. And this mash-up vs. Avicii's " Levels (Skrillex Remix)" is pretty next-LEVEL.
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Hahaha sorry. By Area 6.
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7. If it works as soulful acoustic British pop-rock sung by this dude, it CAN'T NOT WORK.
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8. Disheveled Australians with sitars? Sure, why not.
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That's Jinja Safari.
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9. How about an adorably jaunty mandolin/uke cover? Okay!
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By Lila Burns.
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10. You guys, it's even great as a folksy violin instrumental. I swear.
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By Peter Lee Johnson.
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11. And don't even WORRY about this (vocal) mash-up vs. " Cups" fromPitch Perfect...
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12. ...because not even TEDDY GEIGER can kill this song.
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Did you know Teddy's making a new album? Lololololol.
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13. If there's a single version of this song on earth that comes even close to ruining it, it's this one.
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Now I'm not tryna be rude, but this video is actually so aggressively ~white~ that it's sort of weirdly offensive? I wouldn't show it to you, but you should know about it so that you can hate it and burn it in your mind.
BUT.
But.
Still catchy?
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To cleanse your soul after that, a reminder of how deeply wonderful the original still is:
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And thus was crowned the king of all party songs. BEEP BEEP foreverrrrrr, bitches.
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