Category: Song Of The Day

SONG OF THE DAY: Afrojack ft Spree Wilson – “The Spark”

When I first heard “The Spark,” my first thought was how amazing it was that Ab Soto was on his way to having a pop crossover hit!? Come to find out that it’s not the colorful rapper on vocals, but singer/songwriter Spree Wilson laying uplifting, inspirational verses over the energetic, yet subdued electro track. Guitar and stadium elements combine to make “The Spark” the most pop-leaning production in Afrojack’s canon.? With the right promotion, this feel good track could easily become this year’s “Firework.”

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SONG OF THE DAY: Zedd ft Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”

Building off the success of top 10 pop hit “Clarity,” German producer/DJ Zedd has released a deluxe edition of his debut album adding two remixes (Doors and Empire of the Sun) and two new female vocaled tracks similar in feel to the title song: “Push Play” with Miriam Bryan and the current single “Stay the Night” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore.? The formula is executed perfectly – pretty piano intro with vocals slowly building in intensity to the big progressive/stadium fueled chorus.? The lyrics continue the pattern of troubled/doomed relationships with the change being the desperation of the female pining for a one night stand.? Now, that’s a modern take on feminism.? For club play, DJs will jump for Tiesto’s classic staccato trance take (which would probably mix perfectly with the recent rework of his own “Flight 643” by John Christian.)?? Then again, DJ’s in the know are probably still banging “Fall Into the Sky,” the sleeper track of the album sung by Ellie Goulding.

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SONG OF THE DAY:? John Christian – “Flight 643”?

It must be a real honor to hear one of your classic embraced by the new generation.? Just as Mauro Picotto’s epic “Joyenergizer” was reworked earlier this year by Sander van Doorn, Tiesto’s classic “Flight 643” gets a big room update by fellow Dutchman John Christian.? If you go back and listen to the pounding original (or vocal version with Suzanne Palmer), that incessant hook instantly ingrains itself into your brain.? The new version starts a bit more subtly, dropping down before gradually teasing and bringing in that hook.? The energy builds from mellow stadium/progressive to banging big room.? I can already imagine the different vocal bootleg versions that are going to be playing every night during Amsterdam Dance Event next month.? Maybe we should start a betting pool to take odds on which ’90s instrumental club hit will be updated next?? One thing that is interesting to note,? the label for the release of Flight 643 is Musical Freedom, which Tiesto himself started back in 2010.

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