It's Friday . . Let's Dance To A Cover Version

I'm sure that I have loads of dance cover versions but my mind has gone blank as I is now in holiday mode. So you will have to make do with a track that was first posted in August 2009.

Secret Life's uplifting cover of Stevie Wonder's As Always was the 9th record to be released on the Cowboy label in 1992 and was a bit different from the progressive house tracks which the label had released up until then as these were the days of leather trousers, biker boots and long hair. The instantly recognisable production on the track was done by messers Farley and Heller for Boy's Own.

Have a good weekend people.

Secret Life - As Always (Gospel mix)

As you are reading this I will either be listening to the dulcet tones of SpongeBob emanating from the rear of the car or being bombarded with the question "Are we there yet" for the hundredth time from Maxyboy, as we will be making the long trek south to Bude in Cornwall for round one of the summer holidays, thought it best to stay well clear of la Belle France for a year or so after last year's escapades and near physical and mental meltdown.

So next weeks posts will be few and far between, I have done a couple more covers posts to finish off the week and have a belter of a tune for next Friday and am hoping to finish a post for Monday and Wednesday before I go.

Only The Strongest Will Survive

I only bought this single on the strength of the remixers if the truth be known.

I was never a big fan of Ride so when I heard that Andy Bell had formed a new band that were also signed to Creation I had little more than a passing interest in the fact.

A couple of years later while perusing the racks somewhere I came across a 12" single by the band in the bargain bins, flipped it over and saw the names Farley and Heller and decided to take a punt on it, after all it was only a quid and Farley and Heller more often than not would produce something worth listening to.

The track is pretty good but messers Farley and Heller produce a lazy remix which more than harks back to 1991, not a bad thing but just lazy. All that is missing is the sample "that's beautiful, that's really beautiful."

Hurricane #1 - Only The Strongest Will Survive