Summer brings out the best of music. This year’s hasn’t been the exception. Here’s a set of the season’s hottest tunes.
I Like It – Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull: If this year’s summer can be represented by just one song, it’d be this one. It’s so full of palpable energy; it just oozes that Iglesias is definitely in the best moment of his career. No wonder this is his first Billboard Top 10 hit since Hero. Oh well, who can’t sing along to Lionel Ritchie’s All Night Long, anyways?
Push Push (Dark Intensity Remix) – Kat DeLuna ft. Akon: She really took it to the limit. This song is intense. There’s no stopping with it… Akon is just the cherry atop an already luscious cake.
California Gurls (Dark Intensity Trance Remix) – Katy Perry
DJ Got Us Falling in Love (Jump Smokers Radio Edit) – Usher ft. Pitbull: It seems this is Pitbull’s year. He truly made it on 2009 with Calle Ocho and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. He’s all over and across mainstream radio as a featuree.
Cooler Than Me – Mike Posner: The background beat of this tune is simply off the hook. Though not a fan of the lyrics, the melody definitely makes it up. I can’t wait to get my hands on some good remixes.
Love the Way You Lie (Temabes Remix) – Eminen ft. Rihanna: I can’t stand Eminem. I think rap only builds anger and I tend to support constructive energies. I love Rihanna’s part, though and then I found this remix, which suppresses Eminem… Isn’t life amazing?
Waka Waka (Freemasons Remix) – Shakira ft. Freshlyground: This is the ultimate adaptation of the song. If you need to keep just one version of World Cup 10′s anthem, make it this one your top choose.
Hang with Me (Starsmith Remix) – Robyn: It’s even better than Dancing on My Own. You can actually visualize her ripping her heart apart in a dancefloor. It’s amazing, specially with the Starsmith treatment which outperforms Avicii’s.
OMG (Almighty Club Mix) – Usher ft. Will.I.Am
The Boy Who Murdered Love (Glam as You Club Mix) – Diana Vickers: “You’re an angel, I was told / Then you put the arrow in my back and I’m / Shot, shot, shot, shot, shot like a bullet / Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, oh you love it”. The song speaks for itself.
All for You – Ace of Base: Yes, they’re back. It’s not the original line-up (both vocalists were replaced) but that fresh sound that flooded the 90s with infectious tunes still remains. I’ve been hunting the HQ version but it’s still too early. I’ll update the post as soon as I get my hands on it.
Dirty Dancer – Enrique Iglesias ft. Usher: This’ll be Euphoria’s second single. It has ‘floor filler’ written all over –not in an A*Teens-y sort of way-.
All Time Low – The Wanted: This song reminds me of Jordin Sparks’ Battlefield. They’re not similar at all but, somehow, both evoke a feeling that can only be described as epic. Surely, All Time Low falls short but it’s still quite a good song to pump on your radio as you drive the open road.
Amazing (Buzz Junkies Remix) – Inna: At first, I couldn’t stand this track. It’d get on my nerves. Somehow, it’s definitely a grower. The beat is sick; Buzz Junkies can’t do no wrong.
Wonderful Life (Freemasons Radio Edit) – The Hurts: You might remember Better Than Love. Well this song is that good. It’s less of a tears-on-the-dance-floor track, but it’s definitely quite, quite incredible.
If you want to download the whole thing, here’s the zip.
One love.
