While listening to the club remix of "Make It Last" by Dave Aude, I am forced to wonder why it is that I am utterly uninterested. Perhaps it is the mildly intriguing yet repetitively insistent musicality of the mix? It does have an engaging beat and some great 80s-inspired handclaps and electro-tinged synths. But I am left disappointed, still wondering what it is that isn't drawing me in. Then I question the lyrics, of which there are five*. These lyrics waver in and out of the mix, used in more of a dub fashion throughout the nine minute and fifteen second mix, almost suggesting that Dave "make it last" by dragging it out as long as possible. And then it strikes me. Forgettable PCD member Jessica Sutta (who also did the bland vocals on Paul Van Dyk's "White Lies") unconvincingly sings on this track as well. GFY, or Go Fug Yourself, a blog dedicated to bringing celebrities down a peg or two through wonderful wit and a good eye for bad fashion recently called Ms. Sutta the nameless one of the Pussycat Dolls, and I wish this was still the case. I do not find her voice engaging at all.
* There are actually seven, I apologize for the error. They are "make it last" and "like a strobe light". There might be more. I just can't pay attention to Nameless PCD's voice enough to hear the rest.
European remixer Emjae takes a stab at this track with a vocal mix and a dub, and his deep electro sounds a lot better. Their lengths (7:20 and 7:00 respectively) are also better, for the lack of vocals involved. Of course, that there even is a dub mix is a little amusing as the number of words in this song can be counted on one hand. Unfortunately, neither the vocal mix nor the dub (once again, the same mix with less vocals) can save this track from obscurity. I wish I could say better things because I happen to enjoy Dave Aude's prior work and some of the stuff I've heard from Emjae recently. Perhaps a new batch of remixes will surface that aim to please more than these but for now, I'd say pass this over for something with some more merit to it.
Summary: Check out "White Lies" by Paul Van Dyk. Yes, it has Jessica Sutta singing, but more vocals and an entirely more impressive production.
