Remixes Of Songs

[lupestripe]

Am I the only one who thinks this is a lazy way of creating B-sides for singles? Plus does a good remix actually exist? Every one I have heard without fail sounds far worse than the original.

Comments

[tr-wolf.livejournal.com]

If you mean new versions of songs, then Save Ferris' version of Come On Eileen rocks.

If you mean remixes, then "Smack my Orinoco Flow Bitch Up" works very well, combining Prodigy and Enya, and "Where Is The Love Torn" combining Black Eyed Peas and Natalie Imbruglia.

I can send you all 3 sometime if you like :)

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

I'm talking about songs (which are largely good) which are completely ruined when someone starts playing about with beats and samples and the phonics of the song. I guess it can be extended to cover versions too when the band that is covering is covering it in a style similar to the original. The saving grace of covers is that there are some very good cover versions out there, particularly when a song is interpreted completely differently in a new musical genre.

Enya I have always found a little turgid but good chill-out music. Prodigy are very hit and miss but I admire them. Come On Eileen is just an awful song. The remixes you mention sound interesting though - if you could send them I'd appreciate it.