Slash teams up with will.i.am to remix classic track from The Who

Thu, 28 Jan 2010

Slash has teamed up with another member of the Black Eyed Peas to rework The Who's classic track "My Generation" to raise money for th Haiti relief work.

The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am was commisioned to remix the 1965 rock anthem which will air during the Super Bowl on February 7th (where The Who are performing at halftime).  

"It's the Who, their song, and then I altered the lyric to fit my generation now and then have Slash on it," will.i.am tells Billboard.com in a recent interview before going on to say "It was awesome. I loved that song way before this even came up, and talking to Pete Townshend on the phone is like, 'What?! I'm talking to Pete Townshend on the phone?!' That was awesome, being able to just hear their advice and everything. Those guys are just awesome."

After Super Bowl XLIV the song will go onsale via iTunes on February 7th 2010.

Slash has also recently recorded and release a song for the Haiti relief available at Music For Relief on their Download to Donate campaign.  The song "Mother Maria" with Beth Hart is available now on the site - but please ensure you donate once you've downloaded!  

Slash and Beth Hart will be performing at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater on February 4th 2010 at the Help Haiti Benefit.

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Learn to Play Velvet Revolver
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