I've actually realised that a considerable number of my favourite songs in my iTunes are remixes or samples of an original from time immemorial. It begs the question that if people are subconsciously familiar with a sing will they like it even more the next time around? A lot of these secondary releases tend to be from artists we never hear of again. Anyone ever heard of Modjo since they released the enormous summer 2000 hit 'Lady', a sample from 'Soup For One' a lesser-known effort from disco specialists Chic. Uniting Nations 'Out of Touch' takes from Hall and Oates track of the same name.
The ones below are a favourite pairing, released in 2005. The original is Shine a Little Love by the Electric Light Orchestra, a high tempo pop ditty but never as big as other ELO efforts such as Mr. Blue Sky and Don't Bring Me Down.
The dance remix is one of the better tunes from a cluster which were released in winter 2004/2005. Hitting the UK charts in February 2005 and peaking at number 6, Shine by Lovefreeks adds itself to the list asking where are they now? It wouldn't be a Saturday if this didn't pop its head up on MTV Dance before we all headed out!
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ELO are great.
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