holly valance - kiss kiss (jah wobble remix)

back in 1998 turkish popstar tarkan scored a hitsingle called "simarik" and while other europeans didn't understand a single word he said, that hook was infectious and secured him the track. i think the song or the hook still lingers on as a summer hit song in the annals of pop music. but what would happen is that a few years later an english version would be made by some american singer called stella soleil.

the producers behind that track did the track using the exact same instrumental as "simarik" but the thing was stella soleil's effort was terrible. it didn't attract much attention but the following year it came again but with australian model/singer holly valance.

this used a new backing and for all intents and purposes holly's vocals was decent. but then again no one cared about the former or the latter because the main attention of the track came from the video with featured valance scantily clad. later on in the video it transitioned it next to nothing.

now i didn't care about valance version but i do enjoy it as the remade production was better but it wasn't until i saw something on discogs a few years later that stopped me in my tracks. i noticed that jah wobble actually did a remix and i was intrigued.

now at the time i couldn't find a way to hear the thing so i was just left wondering but it wasn't until a some months ago. i picked up the cd-single for valance's "state of mind" (for the felix da housecat mix mind you) and it triggered that thing in my head going, i wonder how it sounds?

fact is when i finally heard the song i was first puzzled because it started out much like the original but after the first minute holly is removed. it then becomes an istanbul meets london thing with jah wobbles massive bass underneath.

wobble still keeps all of themes from the original tarkan song but does them all in his soundscape and the end result is just wonderful. i still wonder from which direction the initiative to have jah wobble remixing came from? i thought it might have come out of wobble knowing or maybe even have worked with some of the producers but the intarwebs doesn't seem to find a connection. the track is well recommended anyhow.

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