Melba reworked

69-year-old Melba must be feelin' quite thrilled and enthusiastic that in ending 2014, beginning 2015, young people still get inspired by her '70s-'80s songs and experiment on them, bringing them back to our ears and soul. This is one of the latest edits that I came accross by Moscow's Rare Cuts.



Love's comin' at ya, from the forgotten 1982, right back at ya, reworked and refreshed!

Thank you Melba for the great legacy of your music and your voice, thank you Paul Lawrence Jones III for writing this song and thank you Rare Cuts for bringing it back to my speakers.

Take a look at an older post about editing Melba here. 

track's info: 
Rare Cuts - Comin' at ya (RC Dub)
2014

(original track)
Melba Moore - Love's comin' at ya
The ohter side of the rainbow
Capitol Records 1982

King and Queen of the Caribbean

In 1984 a Caribbean Queen was born and spread around the music world with the soothing voice of Billy Ocean. As a huge fan of Billy Ocean from a very early age when my older sister would buy all those "top hits" records of the '80s, this track was always among my young-age favorites.

I caught this tune the other day at a bar -a rather boring one, full of middle-aged, dull people, but with surprisingly enough good disco music that made me wonder if I'm that old as well and haven't realized it yet. It wasn't the original version, but a really skillful edit which I couldn't seem to find today, as I was searching for it. However, I caught this fine tune instead -offered with a free download-, which made up for my time of dead-end searching.



Really enjoyed the editing work of Tesla Boy here, although I must admit I'm missing the sax part of the song -I'd like a little bit more of it.

For those who ain't got no clue what we're talking about here, this is the original version of "Caribbean Queen" and this is Melba Moore's answer. If you've loved either of these two during the '80s, then I'm sorry I reminded you how old you are today :-) N'joy!

tracks' info:
-Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (Tesla Boy edit)
2011

-Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No more love on the run)
Suddenly
Jive 1984

-Melba Moore - King of my Heart
Read my Lips
Capitol Records 1985

Pitched Melba

When I first heard Melba Moore’s "You stepped into my life" I loved it so, that I was singing “you stepped into my life and I’m oh so happy” referring to Melba (ok no, but I was close). -Then I found out that the original version belonged to the Bee Gees, but this one couldn't leave me tickled pink.

The second track that I can –with difficulty, I’ll tell you that- spot and pick out as one of my Melba-favorites is "Mind up tonight". First of all I get serious chills with the bass (honest. I have a thing for bass) and the funky guitar along with Melba’ s singing really do enhance my situation. Second, I found it from the beginning a quite proper material for a contemporary edit and then the "voices" started: “Oh my God, what if someone had tickled this amazing tune?”

God didn't answer me, but Tiger & Woods did when they released the "Banana balls" EP this January. The EP consists of 2 tracks and 2 bonuses (one for each), which are all brilliant - although I do prefer a bit more the basic tracks from their bonus versions.

Apart from that, there's also Chip Chabralle's version which caught my eye - actually my ear -, with a bit more energetic beat and more use of the vocals, so you get to pick your favorite.

I don't know if Melba approves of all these (hopefully she does), but I surely do. With bells on.

Here you can find a snippet of the "Banana balls" EP and here you can check out "Pitch" which is Tiger & Woods's version of "Mind up tonight". Almost 8 minutes of awesomeness.

Here you can listen to Chip's Re Up and there. Now you can have fun.

tracks' info:
-Melba Moore - Mind up tonight 
The other side of the rainbow
Capitol Records 1982

-Tiger&Woods - Pitch
Banana balls
Editainment 2013

-Melba Moore - Mind up tonight (Chip's Re Up)