Are we really at the point now where we have songs that sample songs that sample other songs...?!! Why... good God, look at that: YES, WE ARE. That's EXACTLY where we are; this is EXACTLY what we've come to. We've finally arrived at the audio jigsaw-puzzle as the airplay unit of choice. Eventually, of course (and you mark my words on this) somebody will come along and sample this unit from Flo Rida, and we'll then have a song which samples a song which samples a song which samples a song.
Now that I've said all that, let me go ahead here and note how well this record works: I LOVE the end result here -- although I do gotta admit that when I first heard LEVELS from Avicii, my first thought was NOT, "...you know, what this thing really needs is more Flo Rida in it!" Still, what Flo Rida does here with Avicii's work is all kinds of commercial -- and I definitely hope that Avicii gets a bit of real and true organic (commercial) growth w/re his audience from this. Too, I am quite pleased that Etta gets highlighted in what will almost certainly become a Top 5 SKU at retail (assuming this incredibly radio-friendly unit gets the push it deserves from the label, literally millions of new eardrums will become exposed to Etta's fine voice in what ought to be an absolute orgy of airplay). The final result here is an absolute eargasm.
Which really brings me to my point, here -- and YES, I do have one: Flo Rida, if you read these things, I'd like to suggest something for your live show... and it's this: before you break into Good Feeling, take a moment and play a short clip from Etta and let your audience know who she was -- and IS. She DESERVES that consideration -- and let's be fair here, okay? You OWE her, and you owe her a LOT. Take a moment during your live show, man... show a short video clip of Etta... and intro Miss Peaches to a whole new generation of listeners. Partly because it would simply be a hella cool thing to do -- but mostly because she's EARNED IT.
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