80's remakes...

A bunch of 80's songs have been remade over the last couple months. Most are dance tracks, but some are just straight out pop remakes. Here's some of the better ones...

Don't You (Forget About Me) - New Found Glory
This is the song featured in the JCPenney ad that plays endlessly on TV. The commercial is like a mini-remake of The Breakfast Club movie. Originally a Simple Minds hit in 1985, New Found Glory's remake is a bit more rock, but one of the best remakes out there right now. It's from their "From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II" CD, which is full of remakes (Go West's King Of Wishful Thinking, When In Rome's The Promise, etc.).

Shadows Of The Night - Ashley Tisdale
Originally a 1982 hit for Pat Benatar, High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale has done an amazing job updating this song. It's featured in the direct-to-DVD movie Picture This and will hopefully be released as a single soon.

How Can I Fall - Butterflies Attack feat. Joe Murena
The 1988 ballad from Breathe has been remade as both a ballad and a dance song. The ballad remake is my favorite. The dance version is just tough to listen to - I can't wrap my brain around this being anything other than a slow ballad.

Summer Of '69 - Mega-Mania

It's a dance version of Bryan Adams' 1984 hit. There's lots of versions to this on iTunes. My favorite is the Picco / Jens O. / Maddin Original Mix.

Don't You Want Me - Lucas Prata & Kim Sozzi
Human League's 1981 hit was close to being a dance song to begin with. But now it definitely is. The live version is what you see when you click on the picture, but you can get the studio version on iTunes or at amazon.com on Lucas Prata's CD "Never Stop Dreaming".