A recent chart hit, the Cedric Gervais remix of Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' proves that sometimes, remixes can fare better than the original. The track features a much more upbeat and dance-esque tone to it, which adds to the initial alluring nature of the song. The remix is rather infectious and catchy, featuring vocals from Lana Del Rey and the formidable Cedric Gervais overplaying a remixed beat and sound. Del Rey's voice is as sultry as ever and she hangs on almost every word, giving the track a drawn out and almost lazy edge to it.
The change in the tone and beat transforms what could be a rather depressive track (more in-keeping with the original) into an easy to dance to, whimsical piece which enables the song to have much more wide-spread appeal, ascending Del Rey into the Billboard Hot 100's and gaining her critical and financial success with relatively little effort. The track and it's video retain it's sombre feel but the whole track comes across as slightly nostalgic and reminiscent of the way we all feel in a way.
Whilst the lyrics are fairly simplistic at times, the accompanying beat and Del Rey's voice add that special something to a track that could have been overlooked if produced by any other singer. The video that accompanies the remixed version of the song is unsurprisingly, a remixed version of the original, and can be seen below:
We're aware that this track has had an elongated stay amongst the charts, so it seems only fitting considering it's proven staying-power that we review it amongst the latest music. I think I might slightly prefer this remixed version opposed to the original, and the whole feel of the video certainly has that 'Instagram effect' with a fusion of filters and colours, complete with imagery of sky lines, awkward angles and 3-cross section panelled imagery. This has become a personal favourite of mine and it's fresh but almost forlorn feel really offers something different to music audiences. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy or you just fancy checking out the remixed video, then watch above now. If however, you'd prefer to watch the original version (of the song and music video) then watch below:
Music track and video reviewed by Mel.
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