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How Shrek 2 Blew My Band Up
When Frou Frou sent in their “Holding Out for a Hero” cover for the film’s soundtrack, they never expected what followed.
The result, driven by Heap’s trademark layered vocals and Sigsworth’s futuristic production, is not only a sharp, modern reimagining of Tyler’s original — it’s also a simmering synth-pop gem that shows the power in a cover’s ability to both pay homage to and also reinvent a beloved classic. For every Baha Men and Smash Mouth needle-drop, the films also had classic-rock hits from David Bowie, Eels, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Tom Waits, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and Dashboard Confessional. For millions of kids around the world, it was likely their first exposure to pop staples like “Funkytown” and “Changes”; many of the movies’ youngest viewers walked away thinking the songs existed only in the Shrek vacuum, newly created tracks made only to soundtrack our titular ogre’s flatulent adventures.
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