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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Whitney Houston- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Acapella)
Tumblr, I want at least 10 remixes of this, the most perfect of pop songs, on my Dashboard by next Thursday. Don’t let me down.
The Postal Service- The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)
As it becomes more and more likely that there will never be another Postal Service record, it’s easy to forget about how much I used to love a lot of that record before the songs were used in every commercial ever and got tired. I recently rediscovered this remix, which keeps the lonely shoegazing emo kid emotions and lyrics of the original version intact but adds some nice thump and a futuristic synth part so that you can groove along in your misery. It drags in the middle, but the explosion at 4:32 makes up for that, and is more effective because of how the song made you wait for it, which is something almost all dance remixes try to achieve but only a few nail.
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]Lady Gaga- Alejandro (Acoustic Guitar Mix)
This popped up a few places yesterday, reportedly coming from a French radio station, so it may or may not be official. It certainly sounds too good to be fan-made though, and I actually prefer it to the original version. Right off the bat, it shortens the intro, which has always grated on me. This mix strips away much of the production, making the song feel light and summer-y, two things other people have told me they feel from the original but which I never got. The instrumentation now has a little hint of Spanish flair to it, which obviously matches the lyrical content better than the original music did. The guitar sounds great throughout, while the maracas and other added elements at 2:55 are a welcome addition, and overall this acoustic mix makes the song sound much more interesting and not like second-rate Ace of Base. If it isn’t official, Gaga and Co need to hire whoever made it ASAP.
