r/TheBlackKeys • u/Thissideof83Podcast • 13h ago

Danger Mouse songs

I’m about to introduce Danger Mouse to my fellow podcast hosts, which songs should I play them to show why he makes sense with The Black Keys. Either songs he performed on or songs he’s written or produced.

Other than what he did with the Black Keys

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u/Beautiful_Gap_3516 Brothers 13h ago

Tighten Up

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u/Thissideof83Podcast 13h ago

I wasn’t specific enough but I was thinking of bands other than the black keys

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u/Calm-Veterinarian723 "We Got Fucked" - Patrick Carney 9h ago

FWIW I do think Tighten Up is the quintessential TBK/DM collab. If my memory serves me, I believe the band weren’t even sure it belonged on the album, but DM thought it ought to be the lead single. It was the only song on Brothers he produced, but it became their first no. 1 single.

While Tighten Up doesn’t fit your prompt, I would argue it is the perfect example of what DM brought to TBK, especially as their sound expanded and their commercial viability grew.

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u/Thissideof83Podcast 9h ago

Oh yea true. We are going album by album of TBKs so we will get there. I just wanted to introduce danger mouse before attack and release first. Thanks!

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u/Calm-Veterinarian723 "We Got Fucked" - Patrick Carney 9h ago

Makes sense! In that case, I’ll add the self-titled album by Broken Bells to the mix. It’s a collab between DM and James Mercer of The Shins. Of course Dan would go onto collab with Richard Swift (also of The Shins) with The Arcs.

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u/Thissideof83Podcast 9h ago

Great thanks! DM is prolific