Express Yourself

There is no doubt that we live in a digital age where remix culture has become rampant and recreating others work and making it your own has become more and more acceptable. The idea that creativity builds on the past becomes the basis for this free culture that encourages human expression through various forms.



Remix culture is an intricate element in music. Music may be the most common form of remix culture because of the ability to take an instrumental version of a song and add your own lyrics, there aren't much technical skills needed. Its interesting to see songs that transition across different genres. Take for example the song "I Can Love You Like That". Depending on your ethnicity perhaps you would say this song was by either John Michael Montgomery or All-4-One. Both of these songs were produced in 1995, Montgomery's first. His song reached the #1 spot on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts whereas All-4-Ones version peaked a #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.All-4-One took a #1 song from another genre and made it their own and landed more success for themselves.Although this accounts for remix culture, it is also labeled "covering".