this one came to through a hype up when i happened to visit the swedish deejay promotions site back in '02. it was talked about how it was going to be the next big thing coming from the up & coming motivo production camp. it was not and beyond this track and one other song, this project barely had a buzz.
however this song was nice although the reason it was good because of it's samples. it was built around the beginning strums of "the streets of your town" by the go-betweens and the hook of wings' "listen what the man said". the verses from whoever actually sang on the track was flawed and while i could tolerate them before i cringe nowadays.
the singer had this awful accent and it's the same reason i got so annoyed at alexandra stan's "saxobeat", i promised myself that i would stay away slating this song because it's pointless and i don't think anyone cares about the verses in that song either.
but full intention's remix of "just the way you are" is brilliant and they focus on the two samples and do their thing with it. they build up a better and fuller backing and really work the go-betweens sample better. i think they might have even replayed it since pearn and gray tend to do that.
they also add this live bass that comes in and it's that thing that steps the track up a notch. i remember playing this one on shoutcast a while ago and a mate of mine (jan henrik) had nightmares from the original but enjoyed the remix much more.
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