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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
remixes that are better than the
original
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for this list we'll be looking at
officially licensed remixes of songs
that manage to top their predecessors
what's your favorite remix let us know
in the comments
number 10 for my people basement jax mix
missy elliott featuring eve a good remix
takes what's great about the original
song and expands upon it for my people
by missy elliott featuring eve was
already a total dance floor banger
but london electronic duo basement jacks
managed to give the song even more
energy than we thought possible adding a
heavy dose of house music to the
production and extending the length to
seven minutes basement jacks made us all
feel like we were at the club
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more sounds are added but they never
distract from the song's addictive
rhythm and catchy hooks the party was
already jumpin but basement jacks helped
bring it through the roof
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number nine levitating the blessed
madonna remix duolipa and the blessed
madonna featuring madonna and missy
elliott 18 years after for my people
missy elliott hopped on to the remix of
another artist's song levitating by
british pop sensation dualipa
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and the excitement doesn't stop there as
this remix also has a double dose of
madonna first it's produced by dj the
blessed madonna who made a whole remix
album with lipa if you wanna run away
with me i know a galaxy and i could take
your phone all right
fell into a rhythm where the music don't
stop for life
and it also features vocals from the
queen of pop herself madonna the already
anthemic levitating became even more
invigorating with the faster tempo
heavier beat and legendary guest stars
when this remix comes on it's hard not
to feel like you're floating away into a
world of love and dance
number eight savage remix megan the
stallion featuring beyonce megan the
stallion's music is full of sharp flows
memorable lyrics and utter confidence
and savage is one of the best songs in
her discography
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shortly after its release a remix
dropped featuring vocals from another
houston artist you might know her as
beyonce rather than just tacking a verse
or chorus onto megan's original the
remix essentially creates a new better
song
while megan's hook remains she has a new
verse with even more potency meanwhile
beyonce sings raps and overall just
reminds us of how awesome she is the two
artists have instant chemistry and
savage remix unsurprisingly topped the
charts please don't give me hype write
my name and ice i can't argue with these
lazy [ __ ] i just raised my price
hopefully these two will collaborate
again soon number seven a little less
conversation jxl remix elvis vs jxl not
all remixes come out the same year as
the original song for instance some take
more than 30 years to drop
when elvis presley released a little
less conversation in 1968 dutch producer
jxl was less than a year old and when
jxl dropped his remix of the song in
2002 presley was no longer with us
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nonetheless this remix manages to bridge
two artists from two different eras
seamlessly with presley's unmistakable
baritone fitting into jxl's big beat
sound jxl was the first artist given
permission to remix presley who wasn't
from the pressly organization and he did
an outstanding job
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number six i took a pill in ibiza siebe
remix mike posner mike posner's i took a
pill in ibiza is a somber reflection on
the fleeting and dangerous nature of
fame you don't want to ride the bus like
this never know who to trust like this
so a remix of it might seem like a bad
idea as it could take away its intimacy
however while norwegian edm duo seebs
take adds more sounds to give a tropical
house vibe the song doesn't lose its
heart
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here posner sounds like he's reflecting
on the emptiness of the party lifestyle
while the party is happening the ibiza
remix was a huge hit topping the charts
in numerous countries and getting more
than one billion streams on spotify
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electronic remixes of acoustic songs
don't always work out but posner and
siebe have a special kind of bond
number five it's like that run dmc
versus jason nevins with its booming
drums it's like that is a natural fit
for a house remix
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producer jason nevins took ren dmc's
classic song about encouraging people to
not give up and gave it a new dance
floor vitality rapper's run and dmc's
message is still clear it's just
amplified by some harder beats
it's not often you hear a club banger
about struggling to pay bills but the
it's like that remix became an
international hit
it even managed to break the spice
girl's impressive streak of number ones
in the uk don't like that well that's
the way it is
number four tom's diner dna remix dna
featuring suzanne vega the original
tom's diner is completely acapella
making for endless remix possibilities
in the morning at the diner on the
corner i am waiting at the counter for
the man to pour the coffee british
electronic duo dna didn't just create a
good remix of suzanne vega's song they
arguably made the definitive version of
it mashing up vega's vocals with the
beat for soul to souls keep on moving
dna turned a low-key narrative into a
rhythmic adventure
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three years after its original release
tom steiner became a top 10 hit in
multiple countries while vega's voice
sounds great with no accompaniment the
extra layers of the remix show that
sometimes going further can work wonders
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number three summertime sadness remix
lana del rey and cedric gervais lana del
rey's music invokes feelings of
nostalgia for a romanticized version of
the past
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but this remix is pure 2010's bliss
taking delray's sweeping ballot about
sunshine and depression french dj cedric
gervais put out all the production stops
in his remix with hand claps drum rolls
eccentric synths and more
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del rey's vocals and her bittersweet
lyrics are still the stars of the show
but gervais just gives them more support
the summertime sadness remix became one
of delray's biggest hits reaching the
top 10 in numerous countries and
unsurprisingly she and gervais worked
together again
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number two i'll be there for you you're
all i need to get by method man
featuring mary j blige wu-tang clan
member method man isn't the first artist
that comes to mind when you think of
romantic songwriters but he managed to
pull off an effective love song with all
i need
for you anytime you need me for real
girl it's me in your world believe me
nothing make a man feel better than a
woman then he topped it on this remix by
bringing in mary j blige all i need
turned into a new hip-hop classic that's
why i'm with you to this day bruno
fronting even when the skies were great
you would rub me on my back and say baby
it'll be okay producer rza's beat goes
harder with prominent horns and spacey
synths and obliges heavenly vocals are
great contrast to meth's gruffer tone
there are plenty of hip-hop love songs
out there but few manage to achieve the
passion of this one you might feel like
this song is all you need to get by
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number one flawless remix beyonce
featuring nicki minaj if there's any
artists who can get away with titling a
song flawless it's beyonce
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the original song is a trap-inspired ode
to beyonce's home city of houston and
female empowerment featuring the iconic
phrase i woke up like this but the remix
featuring nicki minaj is even better
this was the first collaboration between
these two superstars and they bring out
the best in each other
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beyonce's lyrics are altered some with
some more explicit lines added while
minaj gives one of her most explosive
verses ever
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if this song isn't actually flawless
it's as close as they come
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