Saturday Night Remix Party: Retro
After scouring the internet, I’ve been able to come across a lot of remixes of songs from my childhood – the music you either hate to love, or love to hate. A great amount of mixed emotion came into play as I put together this collection of redone “classics”.
The 80’s has always been a questionable time for music in some people’s eyes and sometimes passed off as a joke, but this decade was full of musical surprises. Whether you like it or not, musical advancements were definitely made and without a doubt, a culture was created – minus the clothes and hair.
Which brings me to a point on a more personal note…. Kids: please put the leggings, Cosby sweaters, Max Headroom sunglasses, Magnum P.I mustaches and anything neon away. Adults: burn these items if you still have them, do not send them off to Value Village to re-live their not-so glorious days. I had to go through that fashion disaster once and to see those things come back rips a part of my soul open. Cyndi Lauper and Boy George should never be looked to as fashion icons. If you really want to celebrate something from that time, bring back Fraggle Rock and ThunderCats, God dammit!
Rant, done. Sorry about that.
Maybe these new installments of the old songs can tear away any ill feelings some may have against this time in musical history, maybe they’ll just leave you wanting to hide back in the originals, or just hide all together… Either way, there’s no denying that these songs in some way shaped what we listen to today, for better or worse. You be the judge.
The Outfield – Your Love (Toy Selectah Remix)
A Ha – Take On Me (Twelves Remix)
Jouney – Any Way You Want It (Telemitry Remix)
Bruce Springsteen – Blinded By The Light (DJ Donna Summer Boot)
ACDC – Thunderstruck (Crookers Remix)
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69 (London Calling Remix)
INXS – Need You Tonight (Streetlab Mix)
Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters (Don Rimini Remix)
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (OCD Automatic Remix)
Just FYI, that song “Blinded by the Light” is by Manfred Mann. I think Bruce Springsteen originally did it but that version they remixed is Manfred Mann.