I don't much care for U2, but I've loved this remix ever since it came out. I like how it is both haunting and uplifting, even moreso than the original version of the song. Is there any other U2 song or remix that would sound the same? And does anyone know who the female vocalist on this remix is? On the original version of the song it's the band who sings the bits that are done by her on the remix.
― Tuomas, Monday, 28 April 2008 12:36 (seventeen years ago)
I love the original, but, yeah, this is a great remix.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 28 April 2008 12:37 (seventeen years ago)
Also, are there any other remixes by Oakenfold this good? I remember hearing some other Perfecto mix back in the nineties which I also liked.
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― Tuomas, Monday, 28 April 2008 12:38 (seventeen years ago)
I seem to recall there was a different video for this remix (or maybe some other remix of "Lemon") with some computer graphics, but I can't find anything on Youtube.
― Tuomas, Monday, 28 April 2008 12:46 (seventeen years ago)
there's a remix of beautiful day that's kinda nice in an uplifting progressive oakenfold kind of way.
― messiahwannabe, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 03:20 (seventeen years ago)
Are you already familiar with Oakenfold's work with Happy Mondays, Tuomas?
― energy flash gordon, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 04:29 (seventeen years ago)
No, I'm not... I was under the impression Happy Mondays was more like a rock band. Has Oakenfold done house mixes for them?
Gotta check out that Beautiful Day mix too, thanks for the tip.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:28 (seventeen years ago)
Check Happy Mondays' W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)
― willem, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:37 (seventeen years ago)
Basically, side B of this as well as Pills 'n Thrills and Belly Aches, the whole of it. Then say whether they're still rock ;)
― willem, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:52 (seventeen years ago)
Oakenfold did some of his earliest mixes for the Mondays (Willem's side b above), then produced the whole Pills, Thrills album (and did housier remixes off that) and a subsequent non-LP single. Try any of the 12" mixes of Loose Fit and Bob's Yer Uncle (there are ones without remix titles, and ones called Loose Fix and Bob's Yer Tune), and the 12" version of their cover of Stayin' Alive. These are all slightly closer to his U2 mixes (in chronology if nothing else!) than his later cheesy Perfecto style, so might be up your alley.
― energy flash gordon, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 12:24 (seventeen years ago)