I'm back again this week to show you five more essential grooves for your music box, be it Itunes, phone, or Mp3 player! Once more, we will be sticking to the "one song per album" format to show you a true variety of Gaga sound.
1. Poker Face (Jody den Broeder Radio Edit) circa 2009
This has to be one of my all time favorite Gaga mixes. Great flow, great trancelike groove, sexy background vocals, and the whole thing is expertly crafted. No wonder Gaga and Interscope put it on "The Remix"! Surprisingly, not many fans today know of it unless they have the CD. Enjoy this radio edit straight from early 2009! Extended versions are available upon request or upon Googling. You can thank the remixer here! https://soundcloud.com/jodydenbroedermusic
2. So Happy I Could Die (Re-Edit by Jordan Howe) aka GGD's Candy Warhol, circa 2010
A very special track, by a very special girl... Back in 2010, a girl named Jordan Howe joined Gaga Daily.com and began posting as a fan and remixer. She was exceptionally talented, and at the tender age of 15, edited this version of So Happy I Could Die. Note the additional drums, the reference to Just Dance, and the perfectly stuttering acapella. Sadly, Jordan Howe took her own life earlier this year due to malicious bullying. She was transgendered, and only 19 years old. You may remember her, her biggest remix (Born This Way -- The Jordan Howe Megamix) was carried by PopJustice.com and E! News Live. She also briefly remixed for Beyonce. You can hear some of her work here: https://soundcloud.com/jordanrhowe/lady-gaga-born-this-way-jordan
3. Judas (Bugzz and Skyle Remix) 5-11-2011
Great track by some very underappreciated remixers on the pop scene. Bugzz has been mixing Gaga tunes since '08. (Incidentally, if ANY of you have his version of Just Dance, I've been looking for it for about 5 years now!) On this one, he collaborated with rapper/remixer Skyle of Germany. Put out right after the song leaked, as there is usually a glut of remixes in the first few weeks after a song drops. Judas remains one of the most remixed Gaga songs -- EVER. Check out Bugzz here! http://www.Facebook.com/Bugzzmusic
4. Donatella ('The Donatella Shire', Gaga vs Modulation mash) by U-Go-Boy, 8-2014
Very hot remix by U-Go-Boy , incorporating electro and modern EDM by Modulation.
U-Go-Boy has been a rising star remixer on the Gaga forum circuit for some time now, beginning in 2011 when he first tried a shot at remixing a dubstep Born This Way after it's midnight release. Since then, he's done well, and this track is off of his latest Gaga EP, "ARTPOP X EDM", featuring all of the ARTPOP tracks remixed against long standing EDM tracks. Worth a listen! https://www.facebook.com/iamugoboy
5. Out Of Control (Trancelike Intro Version by an Unknown Artist) circa 6-2010
This song, or more correctly, the song this one is remixed from, caused an utter sensation in mid-2010 when it was leaked, supposedly hacked from Gaga or the record label or perhaps Mr. Burim himself. It remains one of the most sought after and desired Gaga demos ever. The initial leak was only about one minute and six seconds long, and was tagged out the kazoo with tags from Burim and his friends. Fans were rabid for a full version, and this version surfaced in mid 2010. Thought to perhaps be the MasterEmerald version, but never officially credited to him, this one is a special favorite of mine because of the introductory synths. Perhaps someday we will hear the REAL Out Of Control! You never know, things do happen! It has to be out there, somewhere...
Enjoy this weeks' setlist! See you next week with more treasures!
-- Chica
aka Katharine xoxoxoox <3
