Here's another track I first heard in London that's been gaining buzz over the past few weeks. Based on a sample of "I Can Do It" by Final Edition, "aNYway" is a feel good discohouse jam by DuckSauce, the team of DMC Champion A-Trak and producer/DJ Armand Van Helden. This is one of those rare tracks which has the support of a wide base of DJs from the bloghouse guys to the underground. The video is a spoof of the classic Midnight Special series produced by Burt Sugarman in the 70s. Now it is the Midnight Spectacular by Burt Kirshner, with a Jackson 5 styled dancing team performing the song. If that's not enough for you, there is another version of the video which spoofs the infamous pottery scene from the movie Ghost. Either way, "aNYway" is a hot track that will igniting dancefloors through the new year.
Midnight Spectacular Video - Youtube
Ghost Video - Youtube
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The third single and title track from David Guetta's massive One Love cd is quite incredible in its own right. Reminiscent of tracks from fellow Frenchman Bob Sinclar ("World Hold On" and "Love Generation"), it features Estelle singing about unifying people through love to overcome universal struggles. That's a lot to bite off in a pop song but it communicates the message over house groove with subtle electro/progressive flourishes. Its interesting to note that in each video for this album, David has had a major role sharing the spotlight with the featured vocalist. Even doing something that could be perceived as cheesy (shaping his hands into a heart symbol to send waves of dancing energy to depressed people), David maintains his coolness while obviously having fun and embracing the message. To point out the presence of a superstar dj in Madonna's "Celebration" video would just be an obvious example of the opposite.
Video - Youtube
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Mashups are quite the craze and DJs often take acapella vocals from one song and throw them over another track. Surfacing earlier this year was a mashup of Chuckie's undeniably massive internation club anthem "Let the Bass Kick" (this year's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit") with vocals from LMFAO's playful novelty electrohop song "I'm In Miami Bitch." Two great tastes that taste even better together, leave it to the Brits to make it an official release and CR2 is releasing it for UK consumption. Could this be the version that takes both artists over the top for the world? Who knows. One minor quibble - both Chuckie and LMFAO have incredible party personas, shouldn't they have been featured in the video?
Video - Youtube
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When you think of Australian pop female singer, its the sisters that normally come to mind - the Minogues (Kylie and Dannii) and Imbruglias (Natalie and Laura.) Known to the international world mostly for the 1999 dancepop hit "Absolutely Everybody," Vanessa Amorosi is a major pop star down under and seems ready to launch globally with the new hit "This is Who I Am." A pop-rock song about empowerment, fighting against personal struggles, and loving yourself, Vanessa sounds like a cross between Pink and Wynonna Judd, able to harness her powerful voice for an insanely moving and emotional song. Just as Almighty turned out an insane remix of "Absolutely Everybody," the Wideboys blew this one of out of the park as well. Watch out for this one to explode and launch her as the next global superstar. Has anyone played this song for Tyra or Oprah yet?
Video - Youtube
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