The Smiths - This Charming Man’ (Francois K mix)

[djyoavb]

wtf? has anyone know anything about it? supposed to be from 83...

[Jolyon]

what do you want to know? it's the new york mix - personally i don't like the full vocal version much but i like the instrumental mix on the b side - it's always gone down really well whenever i've played it out too.

[John Hall]

Originally posted by Jolyon:
what do you want to know? it's the new york mix - personally i don't like the full vocal version much but i like the instrumental mix on the b side - it's always gone down really well whenever i've played it out too. Ya gotta hand it to FK, he's been remixing all kinds
of Dance, Rock and New-Wave/Post-Punk since he started.

Most of the non-disco 80's stuff he remixed is a
%1000 percent better after he's worked on it.

[djyoavb]

and it was out on rough trade?

[C hristian]

stop me if you heard this one before.

;)

[MC]

I love the Smiths http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002MFS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

-Girlfriend in a Coma
-Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
-I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

This was in my pre-WBMX days.

[ September 05, 2003, 10:31 AM: Message edited by: Michael J. Carmona ]

[manfred]

~punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate...will nature make a man of me yet?

when in this charming car...this charming man~

[ September 05, 2003, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: manfred ]

[martin]

why pander life's complexities, when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

[manfred]

~i would go out tonight [see timmy or ron] but i haven't got a stitch to wear~

[daniel]

Originally posted by John Hall:


Most of the non-disco 80's stuff he remixed is a
%1000 percent better after he's worked on it. yeah, that song sucked before the remix. :rolleyes:

[manfred]

Originally posted by daniel:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by John Hall:


Most of the non-disco 80's stuff he remixed is a
%1000 percent better after he's worked on it. yeah, that song sucked before the remix. :rolleyes: </font>[/QUOTE]graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
you have got to be kidding me!

AR15firing.gif

[flypitcher]

manfred when he said a stich he meant a scar ;)

[FK]

My side of the story on the Smiths (and some other rock remixes from the 80's)

-I was hired to do the thing, didn't quite understand why. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf40.gif

-Booked the studio, went and did the thing in a few hours.
-Left the studio, sent the mix and never thought about it again. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/outtahere.gif(I thought the instrumental mix was pretty tight)

The label loved the mix, http://deephousepage.com/smilies/clap.gifI was told the band hated it; http://deephousepage.com/smilies/Disappointed_anim.gif no hard feelings, I'm not really into most of their stuff either. graemlins/sleep2.gif (except for that "How Soon Is Now" song, which was actually quite good)

Around that time, really enjoyed working on Eurhythmics remixes, U2, The Cure and Midnight Oil. But I also did do a number of possibly cheesy ones http://deephousepage.com/smilies/yawn.gif(Loverboy comes to mind).

Belated apologies. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf45.gif

It won't happen again.... graemlins/nono.gif

[ September 05, 2003, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: FK ]

[djyoavb]

graemlins/beerchug.gif

[manfred]

Originally posted by FK:
My side of the story on the Smiths (and some other rock remixes from the 80's)

-I was hired to do the thing, didn't quite understand why. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf40.gif

-Booked the studio, went and did the thing in a few hours.
-Left the studio, sent the mix and never thought about it again. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/outtahere.gif(I thought the instrumental mix was pretty tight)

The label loved the mix, http://deephousepage.com/smilies/clap.gifI was told the band hated it; http://deephousepage.com/smilies/Disappointed_anim.gif no hard feelings, I'm not really into most of their stuff either. graemlins/sleep2.gif (except for that "How Soon Is Now" song, which was actually quite good)

Around that time, really enjoyed working on Eurhythmics remixes, U2, The Cure and Midnight Oil. But I also did do a number of possibly cheesy ones http://deephousepage.com/smilies/yawn.gif(Loverboy comes to mind).

Belated apologies. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/conf45.gif

It won't happen again.... graemlins/nono.gif everyday i am thankful for the dhp and how it brings people together. quite amazing really...thanks FK!

[daniel]

Originally posted by manfred:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by daniel:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by John Hall:


Most of the non-disco 80's stuff he remixed is a
%1000 percent better after he's worked on it. yeah, that song sucked before the remix. :rolleyes: </font>[/QUOTE]graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
you have got to be kidding me!

AR15firing.gif </font>[/QUOTE]manfred, are you easily confused, or are you saying the song was horrible until the remix?

[manfred]

Originally posted by daniel:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by manfred:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by daniel:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by John Hall:


Most of the non-disco 80's stuff he remixed is a
%1000 percent better after he's worked on it. yeah, that song sucked before the remix. :rolleyes: </font>[/QUOTE]graemlins/jpshakehead.gif
you have got to be kidding me!

AR15firing.gif </font>[/QUOTE]manfred, are you easily confused, or are you saying the song was horrible until the remix? </font>[/QUOTE]i thought you were saying it sucked before the remix! now i am confused... graemlins/conf44.gif

[daniel]

have you seen him before -&gt; :rolleyes:

[manfred]

the mozzer or francois k?

[Light Skinted Wif Good Hur]

Originally posted by FK:
But I also did do a number of possibly cheesy ones http://deephousepage.com/smilies/yawn.gif(Loverboy comes to mind).
We forgive you!!!

I think Osunlade has you beat though--he's the producer that brought us "Rico Suave" by Gerrardo :eek:

[Jolyon]

I've been playing FK's mix of Midnight Man by Flash & The Pan recently...very good. 1984 I think.

[blackwax]

What was the midnight oil remix?

I have heard the others but not that one

[djyoavb]

yo FK, i was wondering how was your aproach to remix those rock cuts, they didn't have a dance beat, so what were the goals u put to yourself b4 u went into the studio? to make em dancable or...?

[ September 06, 2003, 07:07 AM: Message edited by: djyoavb ]

[rogie]

i remeber that Morrisey from The Smiths saying in a interview back in the 80s he doesn't make sex at all and he doesn't like black people (another sucker)
The label was 'rough trade' a glorious label from the 80s and the only talented thing was how the guitarist johnny marr was playing his rickenbacker guitar.
nice cover sheets anyway with jean marrais on it and a touch of feeling from the beat genearation

when FK will make a remix from 'throbbing gristle' or 'chris and cosey fanni tutti' ?!?
they had some heavy funky drums on some tracks like 'trance' (rough trade 1982)

[FK]

Originally posted by blackwax:
What was the midnight oil remix?

I have heard the others but not that one "The Power And The Passion" (Columbia) 1984 The dub mix was one of my favorites!! Quite edgy with a good reggae/ska undertone.

[FK]

Originally posted by djyoavb:
what were the goals u put to yourself b4 u went into the studio? to make em dancable or...? ..something around those lines. Mind you, in those days not everything was automatically reduced and homogeneized to 125 BPM, we tried to RE-MIX (not RE-PRODUCE) the songs.... That soon changed.

Regarding U2 remixes and such, a lot of people were actually dancing to those in rock clubs.

[djyoavb]

Originally posted by FK:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by djyoavb:
what were the goals u put to yourself b4 u went into the studio? to make em dancable or...? ..something around those lines. Mind you, in those days not everything was automatically reduced and homogeneized to 125 BPM, we tried to RE-MIX (not RE-PRODUCE) the songs.... That soon changed.

Regarding U2 remixes and such, a lot of people were actually dancing to those in rock clubs. </font>[/QUOTE]thanx for the reply and much graemlins/respekt.gif

[DJ RON C]

#1 Smiths fan in the house graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Thanks for the re-mix FK, but I haven't heard it. Is it on 12"? Is it on a Smiths comp? graemlins/cool_shades.gif

[John Hall]

Originally posted by DJ RON C:
#1 Smiths fan in the house graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Thanks for the re-mix FK, but I haven't heard it. Is it on 12"? Is it on a Smiths comp? graemlins/cool_shades.gif Greetings Ron C,
I've got a stone mint US 12" ep of it for sale, it
has the Vocal and Instrumental FK remixes.

Email me if you're interested.

[blackwax]

Originally posted by FK:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by blackwax:
What was the midnight oil remix?

I have heard the others but not that one "The Power And The Passion" (Columbia) 1984 The dub mix was one of my favorites!! Quite edgy with a good reggae/ska undertone. </font>[/QUOTE]Sounds Nice FK thanks for the info
is there a soundclip anywhere
Thanks in advance

[C hristian]

Last summer, I was going through my Midnight Oil flashbacks, listening to Deisel and Dust album. My son, 3 at the time, kept wanting to hear the "DO DO DO song".

These guys know how to rock! We need them back!
I'd love to hear any remixes of their songs, especially this one :


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The Dead Heart - "DO DO DO song"

We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
Know your custom don't speak your tongue
White man came took everyone

We don't serve your country
Don't serve your king
White man listen to the songs we sing
White man came took everything

We carry in our hearts the true country
And that cannot be stolen
We follow in the steps of our ancestry
And that cannot be broken

We don't need protection
Don't need your land
Keep your promise on where we stand
We will listen we'll understand

Mining companies, pastoral companies
Uranium companies
Collected companies
Got more right than people
Got more say than people
Forty thousand years can make a difference to the state of things
The dead heart lives here
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I'm sorry. I have been known to go off on tangents.

did MO approach you for a remix or you to them?