this one is a youtube find and it came to my attention shortly after hearing the original which i love and is a brilliant song. ternheims original composition had this melancholia within all the slightly uptempo feel of track. it also had so much great tension and release built within the track and the way it breaks down with the orchestral theme is immense.
but fact in mind is that the best part of the song besides the song and lyrical content itself is that bassline, the way it drives the track. a whole lot of people commented that it actually copies the bassline of roxy musics "love is the drug" and in comparison it does have similarities but just that. i was quite pleased for people bring that to mind since i've never heard "love is the drug" before that and i love that track also
but about the track at hand then and because of it's nature "what have i done" lends itself to remixing and there is actually an official one by familjen, but i don't think much of that. there isn't a pure acapella released to do any substantial remixes but ternheim had a tendency to do acoustic versions of her songs and release them.
so swedish producer a forest took advantage of that and worked on his version which is a soundscapey techno version but with a serious drive. when i first heard it i was gobsmacked by it's awesome nature and loved that deep bass and the way ternheims intentionally delayed vocals & piano works when emphasising a dub element.
ternheims vocal is so remarkable with this take and she pours a little more emotion into it and with the dark pads sending you shivering feel to the skin it's nothing short of amazing. as much as i love the original i love this version as well.
listen here (youtube)
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