A Fantastic Remix of a Classic
I will say that this is obviously more of a remix of Nina Simone’s version for sure, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t good or just as creative as a normal cover. This song will most just be one to listen to and give me your personal opinion about it. It starts out with Nina singing and slowly being followed up by heavy slow blues brass and drums. As the song progresses to be more instrument heavy, you can hear the dub-stepish parts follow the brasses part. The song begins to “drop” (for lack of a better term) while repeating a piano chord and relaying various other bits of her singing to make the song really have a lot of power. It keeps the brass repeating like the original song and builds on it with wild effects that make for a great modern imagining of the song. As the original song seems to decay into the electronic world, it still keeps that beautiful soulful essences of the song while turning up the bass and blowing out the speakers with heavier drums. Honestly, I am a sucker for remixes because I frankly love electronic music and think it is awesome to enjoy music in a variety of ways. I don’t think this version is better than Nina’s version, no questions, but I listen to it more and it play it much more often. A great reinventing of a classic, and one of the best remixes I’ve heard in years.
Cover:9
Instruments:8
Vocals:7
Longevity:7
Red Score:7.75
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