Post by @stani • Hey

Whats a great example of a song where a remix became more popular over time than the original one?

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Pretty Girl remix by cheat codes Trndsttr remix by Lucian You & me remix by flume
oh, and a real oldie. for years I thought the remix was the original. Run DMC - It's Like That (Jason Nevins Remix) original: https://youtu.be/TLGWQfK-6DY?si=2A57rKR3i-qWcz4Z remix: https://youtu.be/TLGWQfK-6DY?si=y5KptW0Rt6N7Iqko
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) original: https://youtu.be/U56Ns66Qrb8?si=uscxYJkflcfpBSiC remix: https://youtu.be/IAkY5m00rpY?si=9FQJUD1P5FDgvCfq
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) original: https://youtu.be/vZYbEL06lEU?si=A_HGt2cDLVZhUpas remix: https://youtu.be/k9wpREwnZTs?si=axjShiGGildpdvkw
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Took a pill in ibiza - Mike posner - the remix launched the song that had been languishing, thereafter it was more fully appreciated
That’s not properly a remix, but a cover of the song. Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, but is more popular the Johnny Cash version.
Every weird Al song
all the time, in my country they turn original songs into a whole new genre of music and its so popular most people dont even know which one is original
Roses - Imanbek Remix https://youtu.be/2zToEPpFEN8?si=6EPQERsnjvHKWVyN
Babel remix - originally from Gustavo Santaolalla