When a little-known DJ named Danger Mouse mashed Jay Z’s a capella vocals from the Black Album with bits of the White Album to make his masterful Grey Album, no one could have guessed that it would lead to such success (or so many spinoffs.) This little artistic endeavor gave him enough notoriety to get gigs producing Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley, which ultimately won him a Grammy. It’s a good life lesson. With the right material and a good set of ears, your average Joe Shmoe who’s handy with the mouse can become a sought-after mega producer. If only you had a badass isolated vocal track to get started, that could be you, right? Gotcha covered, kiddo. Here’s a link to David Lee Roth’s raw vocal take from “Running with The Devil,” courtesy of Chunklet, and it’s a doozy.

As legend has it, Diamond Dave wasn’t feeling his first couple takes, so at his producer’s request he took a break. After going outside, chowing down a greasy burger, and smoking a fat joint, his larynx was prepped and he was loose enough to nail the vocal track. And, boy did he. Here’s the raw version, without all the busy instrumentation of the Van Halen brothers to distract from the splendid audacity that is Dave. And, yes, he does break out a siren whistle during the solo, as if his vocal acrobatics weren’t enough.

So now that you have the golden egg, go out there and scramble it up with your favorite song and you’re sure to have yourself a bonafide hit. Some others have already started:

Cat Power duets awkwardly with Roth here.

DJ STV SLV blends Roth with Biggie here.

And this one’s particularly inventive.

At the very least, there’s some potential for a shocking ringtone, but if you’re not down with Dave, there are tons of other resources out there to get you started on a different mash-up project. The Beastie Boys offer a capella tracks on their site complete with BPMs, acapellas4u offers a surplus of downloads, and here’s a full tutorial on how to mix up your own version of The Black Album. Surely there’s a color that hasn’t been used yet. Chartreuse maybe?

Note: Don’t expect to sell your mastermix for big bucks. Create for the love of it. It’s not profitable to sell work that’s not yours, as Danger Mouse can verify.