psykosoul said:

thanks.

paligap said:

That sounds like something I need to hear

Aaliyah - Hot Like Fire, If Your Girl Only Knew

Prince - Space Universal Love remix, Violet the Organ Grinder, Man O War remix, Somebody's Somebody live studio mix

Garbage - I Would Die For You goth remix (I gotta find this!!!)

Mariah Carey - Fantasy remix w/ Ol' Dirty

Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely remix w/ Blackstreet

"Michael Jackson - In The Closet (Dance Edit)" springs to mind from some oozy memories of my teenage years.

Bjork's "Oceana" remix (the one with Kelis)
Erykah Badu's "Bag Lady" (The Miguel Migs funky house remix)
Sade's "By Your Side" (Miguel Migs remix)
De La Soul "Buddy" (12" remix)
Towa Tei "Butterfly (Cornelius remix)
Kahimi Kare "Super Freak" (Towa Tei remix)
Cesaria Evora "Miss Perfumado" (4 Hero remix)
The Cranes "Driving into the Sun" (Dimitri Tikovoi)

Dannii Mingoue Don't Wanna Lose This Groove
Madonna Nobody Knows Me Paul Rautherford Mix
Janet Together Again 100 in a 50 remix or whatever
Janet Son of a Gun Rockwilder Mix
Kylie Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head
Prince Batdance Vicki Vale

lezama said:

Forgot about the Bag Lady remix, like that one

Not familiar w/ this Sade remix but I love the one for Cherish the Day (or is it just called "Cherish", I forget)

found1 said:

yes! That was going to be my list.

Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Mix)

Tom said:

Are you serious? That's the second worst remix I've ever heard! The vocal isn't even remotely in synch with the music. It's like some just threw on an instrumental, without any regard to the vocal track at all.

Thunderbird said:

Although it sounds very dated now, the remix of Hard Day smokes the lp version, i think.

Janet-Black Cat (the remix on Design of a Decade with Nuno Bettencourt on guitar)

Not necessarily better but comes pretty damn close to me in terms of loving it:

nine inch nails-closer to god (added guitars, different rhythm-it's like a new song.)

CalhounSq said:

Not heard the Cherish the Day remix. Have to find that one. The "By Your Side" remix is on one of the Naked Music compilations that Miguel put out. They're always good, high class chill, pre-going out to a club or hip dinner party music.

"Express Yourself" by Madonna (1989) ---The album version is flat compared to the superior 12" remix version,which adds more bass and more attitude.I was thrilled when Madonna made a second video for this song,using the remix.That video became more popular (and shown more often) than the regular video.

"Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole (1988)---the album version is nothing to write home about.But the remix version (which was used in the video) is spectacular!

"Hot Thing" by Prince (1987) ---don't get me wrong,the album version is great,but this remix (which appeared on the B-side of the 'ICNTTPOYM' 12") is incredible.It received alot of radio airplay too.

DavidEye said:

That's the Local Mix of Express Yourself

VoicesCarry said:

Thanks

CinisterCee said:

great minds.....

Ooh! Just thought of one.

MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party (Bad Boy Remix feat. Missy)


When you expect that a certain mix should be on the album, you KNOW it is an essential remix.

There are 3 remixes of Cherish the Day, that I know of....

1. Cherish the Day- Sade mix
2. Cherish the Day- Ronin mix (my fav)
3. Cherish the Day- Pal Joey remix

I also love the remix of Jodeci's Freak-n-You with that guy from the Wu-Tang Clan. OMG much better than the cd version.


and any of the 10 different version of Breaking My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) by Mint Condition

the By Your Side remix is cool too!!
[Edited 10/25/04 8:22am]

lezama said:

If you like the song you'd friggin' LOVE the remixes, very nice!

subhuman09 said:

BREAK IT DOWN FOR US.

smokeverbs said:

I love this mix. Yeah, her singing is detached from the music, but I liked the effect. It almost becomes errie spoken word over disorienting ambient music. It's less melodramatic than the original, but darker.

LOL anyone remember this CD?

I know this is supposed to be a "best of" of remixes, but I thought I would mention a complete stinker for the hell of it. There were some decent Maxi-Singles off Mary J Bliges first album. But for some reason, they took alot of the worst ones, and put them together into this hideous compilation.

Her face looks like she was painted up by a mortician!

Off the top of my head:

Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (We Aimsta Win Mix)
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings (Just Rite Mix)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Killing Jar (7" Remix)
Beth Orton - Central Reservation (Ibadan Spiritual Life Remix)
Frou Frou - Breathe In (Watkins Vocal Mix)
Duncan Sheik - On A High (Love From Humboldt Vocal)
Bjork - Alarm Call (Radio Mix)

okaypimpn said:

It was the remix VIDEO that was awesome
Couldn't get enough of it. Made me like the remix song.

whatever that one-hit by Anastascia was.

Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (by that Cox woman, forget her first name)

CinisterCee said:

And when you buy that album and it's not on there, you throw it against the wall and never pick it up again.

Hmmm...I'm sure I have plenty more, but a few Mariah tracks come to mind. She grates on me sometimes, but she knew how to put together a single - that's why she did so incredibly well in the singles charts. She also went in the studio to re-record the vocals which created an entirely different sound sometimes.

My All/Stay Awhile - So So Def Remix w/Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
Fantasy - Def Club Mix
Always Be My Baby - Mr. Dupri Mix (the SOS Band sample made that remix!)

RipHer2Shreds said:

That's what I felt like doing when I bought Aaliyah's 'One In Million' CD and heard the inferior album version of "4 Page Letter" for the first time. I thought I wasted my money!

Arrested Development's '3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days...' was similar, but I think I already had the 12" of "People Everyday" so it didn't bother me as much.