Thumbing through the 50 cent bins at Nickelodeon Records today, I stumbled upon a 12" single for Howard Jones' "New Song." Having just endured a 3 week obsession with "No One Is To Blame" I was jonesin' for some more Jones. I'd never heard of "New Song." It was Saturday morning; I was feeling adventurous and took the plunge. I walked out with "New Song" under my arm and skipped down the sidewalk, flaunting the cool artwork, high on the expectations of enjoying the song. 30 minutes later I was listening to the song. Simply put, it's a beautiful pop classic with optimistic lyrics that match the whimsical synths; blipping and chirping along with the song's infectious beat. To top this off, the 12" includes an extended remix. My expectations for this additional version were low. Most 80's remixes are laden with an emphasis on terrible drums that deconstruct the song that you like. Today was my lucky day. The remix is even better than the original. The drum intro alone is the stuff of a laptop sampling, electronic musician-thief's ultimate dream. I've posted the video for the original tune. If you want to hear the remix you'll have to cruise by my house and endure one of my listening parties. Take note (and it'll be hard not to) of the mime in chains who acts out the lyrics to the song. The audience appears to be oblivious to the creepy hilarity of this. Enjoy.
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