John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John vs The Ting Tings
This mashup is so much fun. Everybody knows the Grease song “You’re The One That I Want”. Turn Danny (John Travolta) into a less popular lover when Katie White reacts with her side of the story, from the Ting Tings’ “Shut Up And Let Me Go”.
Sandy and Katie would probably get along. Or they’d clash spectacularly. Either way, you can decide if it works.
Both songs are built around confident, borderline-defiant energy. “You’re The One That I Want” is Sandy’s transformation moment — the girl who plays nice finally showing her teeth. “Shut Up And Let Me Go” is attitude as a musical genre: snappy, punchy, and absolutely not here for any nonsense. Both have an irresistible bounce, a hook that refuses to leave your head, and a lead vocal that cuts right through. Thirty years apart, same DNA.
Originally a Pytski mix from 2010, now remastered and released by Dutch Bastard.
Ingredients
This mashup / mix is a blend of these tunes:
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (Grease)
You’re The One That I Want
Year: 1978
Album: Grease – The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
Genre: Pop, bubblegum pop
About You’re The One That I Want
Few songs from a movie soundtrack have this kind of staying power. “You’re The One That I Want” was written by John Farrar specifically for the Grease film and recorded by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in 1978. It went to #1 in the UK, Australia, and numerous other countries, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. The song’s climax, Sandy arriving at the fairground in tight leather, is one of pop cinema’s defining moments. The ooh ooh ooh hook is among the most recognizable in pop history, and the song sounds completely alive nearly 50 years on.
The Ting Tings
Shut Up And Let Me Go
Year: 2008
Album: We Started Nothing
Genre: Art pop
About Shut Up And Let Me Go
The Ting Tings are duo Katie White and Jules De Martino from Manchester. They broke through with We Started Nothing in 2008, an album that sounded like a sugar-rush breath of fresh air. “Shut Up And Let Me Go” was a perfect snapshot of late-2000s indie pop: a two-chord stomp, handclap percussion, and a vocal hook practically impossible not to repeat out loud. Short, punchy, and a little bit furious — it’s the musical equivalent of slamming a door on your way out and looking great doing it.
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