wongieFM: remix to spring

It's the 2021 return of wongieFM kicking off with a remix themed mixtape of some of the more interesting reworkings so far this year!:
Saweetie x Doja Cat x Stefflon Don - Best Friend
Rema x Mavins - Woman (Sofi Tukker Remix)
Birdy - Loneliness (filous remix)
Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version) - Love Story (Elvira Remix)
Damien Jurado - Allocate (MVCA & hinoon Remix)
BRONSON x Gallant - Know Me (TSHA Remix)
Griff - Black Hole (Dan D'Lion Remix)
Daryl Hall & John Oats - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Nicolaas Remix)
Tiana Major9 x Beam - Thing About You (Notion Mix)
Zoe Wees - Girls Like Us (MUNA Remix)
Doja Cat - Streets (Disclosure Remix)
Penny and Sparrow - Don't Wanna Be Without Ya (Friend Group Remix)
Perfume Genius - Jason (Planningtorock 'Jason there's no rush' Remix)
Major Lazer x Rashmeet Kaur - Jadi Buti (Nucleya VIP Remix)
Galantis x JVKE - Dandelion (Carneyval Remix)
Transviolet - Drugs In California (Goldhouse Remix)
dodie - Hate Myself (Georgia Remix)
Rema x Fela Kuti - Peace of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix)
Gilsons - Varias Queixas (Vintage Culture & KVSH Remix)
IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO ALL THESE REMIXES IN FULL, GO TO SPOTIFY FOR THE FULL PODCAST! ALSO SUBSCRIBE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT FOR UPDATES OF NEW EPISODES!

NEW BRUNO MARS!: bruno mars feat cardi b - finesse (remix)

bruno mars feat cardi b - finesse
bruno mars ode to bobby brown from '24K magic' gets a remix featuring cardi b giving her best fresh prince rhymes set to visuals celebrating the 90's iconic show 'in living color'. it's ALOT of reference (the beta camera look! the dance moves!) which looks like a hoot to put together. jam like it's the 90's yo!!!!

AUDIO PREMIERE: ed sheeran & beyonce - perfect (duet)

ed sheeran & beyonce - perfect (duet)

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: london grammar - hell to the liars (kölsch remix)

london grammar - hell to the liars (kölsch remix)
honestly i'm just going to let the 12 mins 41 secs of this remix speak for itself. holy shizz is this great!!!! turn it the f up and soak in it's heavenly spirit.

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: zayn feat partynextdoor - still got time / (team salut x ray blk remix)

zayn feat partynextdoor - still got time
gosh darnit! a perfectly wonderful song gets a skanky accompanying video with blunt clouds and booty tatty gals. ugh! ignore the video enjoy the caribbean infused jam.

zayn feat partynextdoor - still got time (team salut x ray blk remix)
enhancing the caribbean vibe even more, this remix is AWESOME!!

WONGIE CHILL REMIX OF THE WEEK: gavin james - i don't know why (danny avila remix)

gavin james - i don't know why (danny avila remix)
easily one of my fave male vocalist of the past few years, irish singer/songwriter gavin james just brings it in every time with his smooth falsetto. what's also interesting is that every remix of his guitar based tracks work to the point of enhancing from the original. this one from danny avila is no exception, just press play, sit back and kind of swoon away. happy weekend folks!

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: starley - call on me (ryan riback remix)

starley - call on me (ryan riback remix)
after finding a massive worldwide audience with her catchy single, australian dj ryan riback offered his take on starley's track, casting an even wider net for people to fall in love with the inspiring song (now with a hands in the air chorus). if you didn't know the song already, now's a great time to get all warm and fuzzy about it.

want more? check out the original version which racked a surprising 7 million listens on spotify when it was first released back in october last year

starley - call on me

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: snakehips feat tinashe & chance the rapper - all my friends / (99 souls remix)

every now and then one just needs to hear a catchy anthem that'll make the outside news less heartbreaking than it actually is. somehow this hip hop singalong by uk duo oliver lee and james carter (aka snakehips) has cut through and become my go to happy place for the week. with stories of parisians going back out to their local restaurants, watching movies and even listening to music again, this wonderful track just gives me hopeful images of total strangers gathered around and singing loudly to this in collective spirited joy.

snakehips feat tinashe & chance the rapper - all my friends



snakehips feat tinashe & chance the rapper - all my friends (99 souls remix)
oh and then check out 99 souls remix of the track making it into a house anthem with the same singalong effect!

HOT DUET: omi feat nicky jam - cheerleader (felix jaehn remix)

omi feat nicky jam - cheerleader (felix jaehn remix)
turns out what was missing from this #1 smash were spanish verses. who knew that it could get better than this? kind of loving it even more now.

HOT REMIX: beyonce - blow (country club martini crew acoustic mix)

beyonce - blow (country club martini crew acoustic mix)
with just a guitar, the acoustic remix of blow by country club martini crew is all sorts of awesome!

NEW KINDNESS!: kindness feat robyn - who do you love

kindness feat robyn - who do you love
talk about wonderful, mashing together all the awesome 80's pop tropes with an underlying ambient ballad, this track is a nice original amongst formulaic pop these days. throw in all the real life friends and family that adam bainbridge (aka kindness) and robyn love, you get a lovely sentiment for this lovely song.
want more? check out this awesome remix by joakim below:

kindness feat robyn - who do you love (joakim remix)

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: jessie ware - kind of... sometimes...maybe (j cole remix)

jessie ware - kind of... sometimes...maybe (j cole remix)
roping in the wonderful rapper j cole for an additional verse, the already awesome track gets an additional sensual sheen for jessie ware and her amazing new album 'tough love' (which is out now btw!) damn this song is hot!

NEW BEYONCE: beyonce feat nicki minaj - flawless (remix)

beyonce feat nicki minaj - flawless (remix)
to be very honest, this song and remix does nothing for me. throw in this new performance from the hbo special and well... still meh...

CRAM JAM: 10 MORE feat jessie ware / asgeir / milky chance / the griswolds / george ezra / saint raymond / tove lo / lights / bastille / steve angello feat dougy

jessie ware - say you love me (alex adair remix)
what a classy mellow dance remix of this wonderful song!


asgeir - king and cross
a year after we discovered this song, team asgeir FINALLY put out a video to accompany this now classic folktronic gem. still one of the sweetest jams around!


milky chance - down by the river (flic flac edit)
i swear if the german duo release this version, they will have another massive hit on their hands. what a lovely remix by flicflac!


the griswolds - beware the dog
i love the indie party pop sound of these aussie boys! you can hear their musical references throughout the song, but when it's this happy, who the F cares!


george ezra - blame it on me
4th single off george's wonderful debut album 'wanted on voyage' which is accompanied by this funny video directed by roger guardia. nice one!


saint raymond - i want you
at only 19 years old, callum burrows (aka saint raymond) is definitely getting people buzzing over his music. it helps when the songs are as catchy as this one!


tove lo - not on drugs
we buzzed about the single a few weeks back and now here is the trippy video to accompany it!


lights - portal
what a pretty dreamy evening drive soundtrack of a song from the canadian chanteuse. is this your end of the summer anthem?


bastille - bad_news
released as part of the upcoming 'oblivion' EP!


steve angello feat dougy from temper trap - wasted love
superstar dj steve angello ropes in the gorgeous vocals of dougy from the temper trap and brings us this little gem thats the perfect soundtrack to blast at the end of night.

AUDIO PREMIERE: jennifer lopez feat iggy azalea - booty (remix)

jennifer lopez feat iggy azalea - booty (remix)
originally featuring pitbull on the rap verse, jlo ropes in iggy for the remix and hopes to create some buzz on her current meh period. to be totally honest, i kinda wished that iggy took the lead on the song with jlo as a vocal hook instead (the only good things on this diplo produced track are the 'booty' hook and iggy) oh well... i'm sure the upcoming hype williams video will be fabUTTlous!

WEEKEND CATCH UP: slam dunk'd feat chromeo & al-p - no price

slam dunk'd feat chromeo & al-p - no price
discovered in the vaults of legendary producer arthur baker's collection, chromeo and mstrkrft's al-p have joined forces to add vocals and FINALLY finish up this track 35 years later. this is the kind of disco we need back in our lives!

CATCH UP MIX: john newman - out of my head (club edit)

john newman - out of my head (club edit)
check out this nice drum n bass remix of john newman's latest single which is currently playlisted on bbc radio 1's a-list!

THIS WEEKS MIX: classified feat olly murs - inner ninja (remix) / classified feat david myles - inner ninja

classified feat olly murs - inner ninja (remix)
cutie canadian rapper classified gets olly murs to provide the new vocals for his big hometown hit 'inner ninja'. it's hella catchy and will definitely get some play when the song gets released internationally. nice one this!

wanna hear the original featuring singer songwriter david myles? click below:

classified feat david myles - inner ninja
which version do you like more? comments below!

WEEKEND MIX: taylor swift feat ed sheeran - everything has changed (remix)

taylor swift feat ed sheeran - everything has changed (remix)
now with a bigger fuller sound, hopefully mainstream radio will pick up on this under appreciated lovely duet!

WONGIE REMIX OF THE WEEK: kendrick lamar feat emeli sande - b*tch don't kill my vibe

kendrick lamar feat emeli sande - b*tch don't kill my vibe
oh yeah, emeli returns a favor after kendrick added some verses to her 'next to me' single, now she offers her vocal take on the anthemic song and it's fabulous!