Re: Tom Browne Revisited...
Colin Millar (millar@maths.ed.ac.uk)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:13:32 +0100
> Vanessa wrote:
> >Okay, help me out if you can. last month I heard "Funkin" For
> >Jamaica" on Radio One , the woman said it was Tom Browne, But I
> >thought, wait, I know I havne't heard this song since I was a
> >little one, but I dont remember it being so damn up tempo.... So i
> >dug around and located a copy and yes, it was much slower... BUt
> >the question remains. Did Tom Browne remake Funkin'? I really
> >liked the faster version, but I have no CLUE what, or where I can
> >find it... So if ANYONE has any idea what I'm going on about,
> >I'd love to hear from you.
> >
> "Funkin' For Jamaica" was re-released about 5 years ago with a
> superb remix by Drizabone. I think this is the version you heard on
> Radio One. Its a lot more uptempo mix than the original. I beleive
> it was on Arista records. If you need anymore info, then I will dig
> it out & find the details.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> cheers,
>
> Nigel
This is correct but as far as I can remember the remix and the
original are virtually the same tempo (about 110bpm ?). Maybe they
speeded up the original on this pressing (as its the only copy I've
got I don't know if its sounds too fast or too slow) but there's no
great change between the different mixes that I've noticed. Who cares
anyway its a great record and even if its not the version you heard
its still worth tracking down.
Colin.
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