Originally I started this to choose a different theme to explore musically (and sometimes video-ly). Lately I've gotten into doing complete remix and rehamornizations and I think I'm going to stick with that for a little while... ENJOY!
JUNE- Probably the rest of the year THEME: Remixes
MAY THEME: (No theme, took a break)
APRIL THEME: Things I Enjoy (Weekly)
MARCH THEME: Opening Credits For Things Movies That Don't Exist (Weekly)
FEBRUARY THEME: Rearranging Songs (Daily)
JANUARY THEME: Songs Based On Photos (Daily)
Superstition (CUEUP Remix) - Stevie Wonder
Remixed and Rearranged by Michael Malarkey
I’m afraid to post this because I’m a huge Stevie Wonder fan and I mean no offense by remixing this classic. ”Talking Book“ is one of my “desert island” records and I knew I had to do a remix of something off of there if I could get the tracks.
I found the separate original 16 tracks of this song and they were amazing to hear. I immediately heard in Stevie’s voice that if I abandoned the greasy funk/rock of Superstition’s accompaniment the remaining vocals were surprisingly gentle, beautiful, and incredibly soulful. This was true especially in the “response” lines of the main melody (i.e. ”Writings on the wall” “Ladders ‘bout to fall” “Broke the looking glass”). So I made my accompaniment a little more gentle and a bit more harmonic than the original to bring out the melody. I did attempt to use a slightly funky bass synth that might be reminiscent of Stevie from this era.
Aside from the original vocal tracks, I also used the original drum tracks in certain sections. I think you’ll be able to hear where they come in thanks to Stevie’s awesome fills.
Why would I remix a song that cannot be improved? I like to hear what else a song has in it. It don’t think what I make is better than the original, remixes seldom are. I love hearing a completely different direction that a song can take. It’s so fun to hear how far you can depart from the original style even though the vocal performance is exactly the same.
Enjoy!
