Shirley Bassey Covers Grace Jones With Slave To The Rhythm (The Glimmer Twins Remix)

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:12 +0000

I previously wrote about a Grace Jones Slave To The Rhythm sample by Magnum 38 but wanted to write again because theirs this great cover by Dame Shirley Bassey. Most of you will probably remember Shirley Bassey from the excellent collaboration she did with the Propellerheads with History Repeating back in the 90s. A complete contrasting track off of the rest of Decksandrumsandrockandroll by Propellerheads. But in reality you should get to know Shirley Bassey because she has some really cool music. I suppose the collaboration she did with the Propellerheads was a complete fit since she did the James Bond soundtrack themes but this Grace Jones remake is right on. Especially this Glimmer Twins remix as it has a very late 80s dance electronic beat sound. I’m sure you’ll recognize it once you hear it.

Ok we’re covering a lot of ground here. The Glimmer Twins are actually The Glimmers. The Glimmers were originally The Glimmer Twins but they were forced to change their name by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards because The Glimmer Twins was a project of theirs and they own the name or something so the big man won here and they were forced to become The Glimmers!

Anyway if you don’t know about Shirley Bassey check her music out. I think her voice and her music lends to remixes very well as evidenced in History Repeating and her own Greatest Hits Remixes album from about 10 years ago so I can certainly wish to hear more remixes of her tracks in the near future. In the meantime checkout both Grace Jones and Shirley Bassey doing Slave To The Rhythm at the links below.

Check out Slave by Magnum sampling Grace Jones here.

Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones
Slave To The Rhythm (The Glimmer Twins Remix) by Shirley Bassey

Wild Oscar Remix Shirley Bassey Song Big Spender

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:30:05 +0000

Hey Big Spender! This remix is off of Shirley Bassey’s remix greatest hits CD that came out in 2000. It’s a great collection of her greatest hits remixed. I think they got the idea after she did that song History Repeating with The Propellerheads which actually became a pretty big hit and was licensed to numerous films and commercials then you know the rest. So this remixed hits set is pretty awesome and I still listen to it now and then! It’s got a who’s who of guest remixers and the remixes are top notch with Big Spender being the standout remix. It’s fast very lively and energetic. Pretty much like a Fatboy Slim track circa 1998 but slightly better. I don’t know much about Wild Oscar … I looked them up on Discogs but they don’t have much credit. Either way they have done a pretty darn good remix. Check both original and remixed version of Big Spender out below.

The entire track list is below

Where Do I Begin (awayTEAM Mix)
Goldfinger (Propellerheads Mix)
Light My Fire (Kenny Dope Remix)
Diamonds Are Forever (Mantronik 007 Mix)
Easy Thing To Do (Nightmares On Wax)
Never Never Never (Groove Armada Mix)
Big Spender (Wild Oscar Mix)
Spinning Wheel (DJ Spinna Remix)
Light My Fire (Twelftree’s Lady Mix)
If You Go Away (DJ Skymoo Mix)

Big Spender by Shirley Bassey
Big Spender (Wild Oscar Mix) by Shirley Bassey

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Shirley Bassey Covers Grace Jones With Slave To The Rhythm (The Glimmer Twins Remix)

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