Disco de Cyndi Lauper: “Hey Now, Girls [UK CD Single]”

It's amazing how these types of collections are just tossed quietly into the CD bins with no fanfare, and at such a cheap price. this has a variety of mostly unreleased mixes of Cyndi Lauper songs, or now hard to find mixes, in there FULL LENGTH versions. Remixes by Junior Vasquez, Soul Solution, Tony Moran, plus the promo only mix of the more recent track Walk on By. Important to note is that this CD can also help you complete your collection of her 80s 12" singles. The "Best Remixes" import CD has all Cyndi's 80s 12" singles, except the original 12" of "What's Going On" had TWO different extended mixes. Well guess what? One of those mixes is on the "Best Remixes" CD. This compilation has the OTHER 12" mix. Wahoo!!! Track listing and times:

1. Hey Now (6:13)

2. You Don't Know (Tony Moran mix) (10:05) (amazing mix)

3. Come On Home (this is a Junior Vasquez vocal mix) (5:33)

4. That's What I Think (a Junior Vasquez mix) (5:32)

5. Ballad of Cleo & Joe (HOT soul solution mix) (8:47)

6. Walk On By (8:14)

7. What's Going on (original 12" version from years ago) (6:23)

8. Mother (6:10)

9. World Is Stone (4:15)

10. You Have to Learn to Live Alone (5:10)

I have purchased remixed material before - and wished I hadn't.

This was a dream and completely different. Cyndi is actually singing the remixes, it's not just her voice manipulated and changed to fit new music and its not too obscure to be recognisable as her voice and her style.

I am very pleased with this purchase - it's helped me enjoy some older favourites of mine.

It even includes a mix of 'At Last' from the album by the same name that contains contemporary classics.

'Mother' - a solid classic and well remodelled, compelling and poignant.

'You don't know' - what a fabulous upbeat spin on Cyndi's song to life's direction! Easily my favourite on here although to be fair I enjoy them all very much.

She does so much - her talents and voice have been applied to pop, she has rocked a little, she has sung the greats - now she sings dance music, as good as anything you would hear in a night club.

A diamond edition. I will treasure it.

I've always loved Cyndi Lauper's version of What's Going On

(produced by the brilliant Shep Pettibone).

I have the Original, Club and Instrumental versions on CD

and have been hunting for the elusive Long Version... until now.

Or so I thought.

The one on this CD, unfortunately, must have been transferred

from a master track that is corrupted (kinda like a cassette

with badly-wrinkled tape). As a result, when listening through

headphones, the sound quality is very uneven.

Quite disappointing, really.

"Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities)" is a little gem of a remix album with some great tracks.

1. Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) (Junior Vasquez Lounge Remix): Interesting version. Slower and more reggae than lounge, Ms. Lauper's rerecorded vocals are quite good. 10/10

2. You Don't Know (TM's Know-It-All Mix): I likes it! The tribal drums and synths are gorgeous! 10/10

3. Come On Home (Extended Club Mix): COOLNESS! Disco meets club for an enjoyable experience. 10/10

4. That's What I Think (Club Mix): Very 90's. A bit dated, but still very nice. 10/10

5. The Ballad of Cleo and Joe (Soul Solution Vocal Dub): The remix that officially turned me on to Cyndi Lauper. AWESOME! I do have a question, though: why is it called a "dub" when it includes almost all the vocals? 10/10

6. Walk On By (SAF's Walk to the Dance Floor Mix): A tad weird, but enjoyable. 9/10

7. What's Going On (Long Version): The extended mix. Will take you back to the late 80's/early 90's. 10/10

8. Mother (Extended Version): Has the same NF (Nostalgia Factor) as track 9. World is Stone: Haven't heard it yet. -/10

10. You Have to Learn to Live Alone: haven't heard it yet. -/10

All in all, a fantastic release. Cyndi looks beautiful on the front cover!

PS: To the lame-o who said all remixes are crap: you don't like remixes. Good for you! Just realize there are some people who do.

What a great high energy remix of some of cyndi's classics. The remix give them a whole new fesh sound. I LOVE THIS CD. You can't beat the price either, order a lot and give them away to people you love.