what do you call it when you have one older original song in the background and then some current band singing on top of that.

i was in a restaurant and heard michael jacksons original "rockin robin" in the background and someone else along with it.

is that what they call a remix?
i was just wondering how you find other music like that?

 

Most of the ones I know are a posthumous duet.Of course those are between living and dead artists.

 

When I saw Kelly posting about Mr. DJ, I thought it was gonna be a request for Carrie Underwood's mix tape.

 

they are called mash-ups, and I know they sell mash-up cd's at stores and such but a lot of them are offered for free online. Youtube is a good place to start! :]

 

A mash up is the matching of 2 different songs

 

I think you are thinking of when a new band uses and old songs tune because they don't feel like making a new beat. For example, Chris Rock's new song about Summer and whatever, whenever I hear it I don't think of that song but I think of the original song Werewolf in London instead.

You know how even Nas used the riff from Inagodadavido for his into to Hip Hop is Dead

 

It's Kid Rock

 

i'm 100% sure she is talking about mash-ups. she asked what its called when two songs are mixed together, usually older with a newer one.

here is a police+snow patrol mashup thats really good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O3Z00jn47M

here is a great green day+oasis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akGRWdkAxhI

rap+classical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jumopYHTTw

coldplay+sum 41 (my fav)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaXhchO5hqs

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(music)

 

exactly!