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I've always avoided remixing George, as I am a HUGE fan, and was terrified of tackling one of my idols, but after hearing so many terrible covers and remixes of this track I thought as a fan, I'd have a crack at it, as not only a gift to the fans and his memory, but also to challenge myself as a producer.

I've gone full on 80s S Y N T H W A V E with this one, drenched in as much neon and sparkle as I could manage, the original is fun and '80s and I wanted to respect that (anyone expecting some dark Techno I apologise!)

I really hope you like it, a lot of passion has gone into this one, and I hope it serves as a tribute to the man himself, especially with the unfortunate timing of his death on Christmas Day.

Production notes:

*As no acapella exists I had to use a very raw version that I extracted from a number of versions of the original track, if I could get my hands on the original that be a DREAM, so I'm aware the quality of the vocals are only 50% of what they could be.

*The hats are replayed exactly from the original patterns, using the 808 and linndrum.

*The kick pattern is my own but uses the original linndrum

*The snare is the exact pattern from the original using the linndrum, right down to the verse and chorus variations.

*The keys and chords are a mixture of the Juno synth from the original, and some more modern vsts to add some girth

* the bass is a blend of the Juno and Nexus, with some guitar amp saturation, and Roland Dimension D chorus VST to give an 80s feel.

*most of the blending and production was done via SSL emulations, as I wanted to keep a retro feel, and the end result was fed through a tape emulation plugin to give it some more warmth.

*finally I added a little sample of George at the end as a tribute to all the fans out there 💖

Merry Christmas everyone

Ste X

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