World Wide WTF: Newest Sigur Ròs or Justin Bieber slowed down 800%?

J. BIEBZ - U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber maybe doesn’t make the most profound music in the world. With the bulk of his lyrics consisting of two or three words repeated over and over, the dude is no Tupac. But, of course, ten million screaming teenage girls are never wrong and that is why Justin Bieber is totally the biggest thing happening in the world right now.

Just when we were asking ourselves what Justin Bieber’s latest hit “U Smile” sound like if it was eight times slower, producer Nick Pittsinger showed up with an answer. Basically, it sounds like Sigur Ròs doing the score to some kind of epic historical drama in a cave next to the ocean or something. No joke. And it’s actually pretty good. It’s also like 35 minutes long. Sit back, relax and soak it in.

Next question: Does Sigur Ròs sped up sound like teenybopper music? (Answer: not really)

Below is the original version of “U Smile,” you know, for comparative purposes: