Bronski Beat - Why? (Superchumbo remix ft. Neil Tennant)

[Sandy Shaw]

So there is an edit of 3:48, and extended of 6:20 and a Superextended of 8:17? Are those three official mixes?

Also the instrumental, altough I don´t count that as a "collaboration"

They are official, yes.

[oakey]

Making a contemporary remix of a classic is rarely a good idea (DoA You Spin Me Round 1994, 2000, 2010, 2030, 2040 anyone? Or the countless Bananarama Venus or Gloria Gaynor I will survive remixes and remakes?). It certainly isn't in this case either (despite the good intentions, no doubt). Just listen to the original instead of this pointless remake.

Sorry, but I really do not like it.

[daveid]

Making a contemporary remix of a classic is rarely a good idea (DoA You Spin Me Round 1994, 2000, 2010, 2030, 2040 anyone? Or the countless Bananarama Venus or Gloria Gaynor I will survive remixes and remakes). It certainly isn't in this case (despite the good intentions, no doubt). Just listen to the original instead of this pointless remake.

Sorry, but I really do not like it.

Agree. This daft remix only strengthens the brilliance of the original. There is nothing new on offer. Boring generic sounds you can hear on any dance record from the past 20 years and Neil speaking a few lines that are nothing but pretentious filler.

[jasonjohn]

Well all that may have some truth, but there's something to be said for remixing a song to fit in with all the other boring generic sounds that are on a modern DJs setlist. It's a way to get plays and pull younger audiences to your back catalogue. And Neil's addition is kinda cool, imo.

[Gabby]

It's not my cup of tea, leaning into a "dull, soulless dance music" version of a great song. I wouldn't have minded it if all the verses and lyrics were intact along with Neil's spoken word additions.

Stripped back like it is, 3 minutes is quite enough.

[Sandy Shaw]

It's not my cup of tea, leaning into a "dull, soulless dance music" version of a great song. I wouldn't have minded it if all the verses and lyrics were intact along with Neil's spoken word additions.

Stripped back like it is, 3 minutes is quite enough.

Try the extra long version just once, you may be pleasantly surprised!

[df118junkie]

It's not my cup of tea, leaning into a "dull, soulless dance music" version of a great song. I wouldn't have minded it if all the verses and lyrics were intact along with Neil's spoken word additions.

Stripped back like it is, 3 minutes is quite enough.

Try the extra long version just once, you may be pleasantly surprised!

Agreed. It makes much more sense in the super extended version. I normally can't stand Superchumbo mixes, but this actually works.

[moebius]

Hello!
I didn’t find anywhere the “Superextended mix”of 8:17.
I didn’t find on the BeatPort site.
Anyone can give me a way tu heard this remix?
Thanks

[ChoonHound]

WTF is “indie Dance” and why is it this and not Saint Etienne, New Order, etc.

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

WTF is “indie Dance” and why is it this and not Saint Etienne, New Order, etc.

Because it comes at it from the dance music side, rather than the indie side.

Retro.

[ChoonHound]

Huh? That makes no sense.

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Huh? That makes no sense.

Yes it does.

If you're an "indie" person, and you think of "indie dance" you'll think of indie acts who have a dance flavour about them, but it's still indie music, and therefore a sub-genre of indie.

If you're a "dance" person, and you think of "indie dance" you'll think of "dance music" that has an indie flavour about it, but it's still dance music, and therefore a sub-genre of dance.

Those two are quite a long way away from each other. Stores like Beatport that cater to DJs will naturally interpret it in the second way, not the first.

Retro.

[raggatwin]

i don't consider indie dance to be dance music at all...Fools Gold is a great song as is some of the Mondays stuff...but its not dance music

[Sandy Shaw]

Hello!
I didn’t find anywhere the “Superextended mix”of 8:17.
I didn’t find on the BeatPort site.
Anyone can give me a way tu heard this remix?
Thanks

I found it in less than a second via a well-known search engine!
https://www.beatport.com/search?q=Brons ... b5N5vammQn

Direct link to the mix:

https://www.beatport.com/release/why-fe ... ix/4664641

[dgraysn]

just checked those links, looks like the 8:17 mix is no longer available