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SONG OF THE DAY (SUNDAY FUNDAY): Annie ft Bjarne Melgaard – Russian Kiss

Just the other day, I mentioned how Annie was probably getting in touch with Richard X to make some more synth-pop dance music since there is a whole ’90s revival.? If you go back a few years and listen to “Chewing Gum” or “Greatest Hit,”? you will hear how she jumped the ’90s flashback trend.??Created as a fundraising record in protest of Russian anti-gay laws, “Russian Kiss” is an updated version of Lil’ Louis’ classic “French Kiss” with new vocals and a bit more acid in the track.? The breakdown to slow sexy music (a/k/a porn groove) gradually comes in, unleashing the same primal sexual energy as the original.? This is one of the rare updates that both pays respect to the original while twisting it into a new direction that is fresh and now.?? Club DJs will want to reach for the Skatebard remix, titled “Norwegian Kiss,”? which pumps ups the energy while giving it a bit of a happy-go-lucky Deee-Lite kinda vibe. The NSFW video feels like a Benetton ad of hipsters having a kiss-in where they are really going for it.? If this doesn’t inspire you to “shake a fist for the Russian kiss,” nothing will.

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Annie ft Bjarne Melgaard – Russian Kiss

SONG OF THE DAY: Major Lazer ft Moska & RDX? – Lose Yourself

It’s as if Diplo is championing a whole new take on world music by collaborating with a different international EDM producer for each track under his guise of Major Lazer.? On his recent track “Watch Out For This,” he reworked Dutchman The Flexican‘s “Buma Ye” with wild dancehall energy.? For “Lose Yourself,” rising Colombian producer/DJ Moska (championed by Tiesto) brings hard electro beats that are similar to some of his previous releases, with an element similar to what Otto Knows contributed to Britney’s “Work Bitch.” It’s not necessarily derivative, but you can definitely hear the evolution.? Jamaican dancehall reggae duo add the chant which gives a completely new flavor and dimension to the track.? Of course, it is the masterful combination by Diplo that makes it all work.? This is a track that will work for both electro big rooms and twerking hip-hop clubs.? The video continues the Major Lazer tradition of glorifying the posteriors of well-endowed females with creatively salacious choreography.? Filmed on location in Jamaica, I am just wondering if the goats are meant to symbolize or satirize the virility of men or if they are just being walked around to provide a focus other than the scantily-clad female dancers.

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Major Lazer ft Moska & RDX – Lose Yourself