Heute veröffentlicht London Records mit“Why? [Superchumbo Mix ft. Neil Tennant] den dritten Remix aus der kommenden Deluxe-Neuauflage zum 40-jährigen Jubiläum des bahnbrechenden Debütalbums von Bronski Beat. Das Original, das im September 1984 weltweit in den Top 10 landete, etablierte Bronski Beat als eine der führenden Vertreter anspruchsvoller Tanzmusik,textlich konzentriert sich der Song auf Vorurteile gegen Homosexuellen.
40 Jahre später kreiert Tom Stephan (alias Superchumbo) einen unerbittlichen, intensiven Dancefloor-Kracher.Tom Stephan (alias Superchumbo) ist mit mehr als 20 Billboard US Dance-Nummern ein Titan der elektronischen Musik, der u.a. bereits Remixe für Beyoncé, Missy Elliott und Basement Jaxx angefertigt hat. Neil Tennant von den Pet Shop Boys steuert neue Vocals bei und ergänzt kongenial Jimmy Somerville’s schrille und wütende Original- Aufnahme.
“It is a great honour to work on this iconic song with two legends who were lifelines to me while growing up gay in a small town,” ußert sich Superchumbo.
Jimmy Somerville über den neuen Remix;
”I’ve known Tom for a good few years now and when I asked him if he’d like to do a remix of ‘Why?’ he said yes straight away.
The song is a part of his story. I was so moved when he shared that story with me.
The lyric is our shared experience as it is for so many others…and forty years later the lyric still tells the story of LGBTQi+….
the hate, the violence, the discrimination, the imprisonment and state sanctioned murder of those who dare to be their true selves and it’s happening somewhere right now as I write this.”
Superchumbo äußert sich:
“My goal was to create an updated mix that fits well with contemporary sounds while preserving the original intensity and energy. After I submitted the mix, Jimmy asked me if I could include a few more lyrics from the original song.
I had recently watched a Pet Shop Boys documentary where Neil Tennant read some of his lyrics, which moved me to tears. I imagined Neil speaking these lyrics, creating a powerful contrast.
I left Neil a voicemail on my way to a gig abroad and by the time I reached Heathrow I had his vocals on my phone, added them to the track on my flight, and played it that night!”
“I was fucking whooping like a banshee round my kitchen when Tom told me Neil would like to contribute! ”, ergänzt Jimmy Somerville.
“To speak the lyrics of ‘Why?’ and to hear Tom’s musical reworking of the track is fucking mind-blowing. So to hear Neil, one of our greatest pop lyricists, speaking my words…
It brings it into the here and now and also retains its history with my original vocal. I genuinely felt moved.”
Text: Pressemitteilung
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