80's Energy: Mixed By Johnny Budz

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00006IK1D
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heaven - DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do

2. Here Comes The Rain Again - Akyra featuring Maria Rubio

3. True Love Never Dies - Flip & Fill featuring Kelly Llorenna

4. Careless Whisper - Collage

5. Separate Ways - Dee Robert

6. Tainted Love - Hi-Speed

7. Always On My Mind - DJ Quicksilver

8. I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Resource

9. Don't You Want Me 10. Novaspace - Time After Time - Goldfinger feat Paul Mahos & Kim Sozzi

10. The Sun Always Shines On TV - Mario Lopez

11. I Would Die 4 U - The Here and Now Boys

12. Talking In Your Sleep - 1AM

13. China Girl - Moogue

14. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Jan Wayne Meets Lena

15. Into The Groove - blackjack

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldies but Goodies!, September 19, 2002

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Carl Oliveira (Newark, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 80's Energy: Mixed By Johnny Budz (Audio CD)

Personally the whole idea of bringin back those old songs mixin it up a little and throwing some club falvor in there is pretty hot but you really got to listen to it and trust me its really addictive to (I caught myself singin along like 25 times)!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars File Under "Guilty Pleasures.", March 2, 2003

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 80's Energy: Mixed By Johnny Budz (Audio CD)

The 1980s were cheesy enough in terms of bad fashions, big hair, and Reganomics, but "80's Engergy" takes things to a whole new level. Johnny Budz compiles playfully tacky dance remakes of classic hits of the 1980s, and the result is a qualified guilty pleasure. Collage speeds up the tempo of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" and turns it into a Eurodance treat, while Goldfinger gives an underground trance makeover of the Human League's "Don't You Want Me." But a couple of these covers are hilariously bad. Moogue performs the most unusual act of cruelty by butchering David Bowie's "China Girl," and DJ Silver don't cover "Always On My Mind" nearly as well as Pet Shop Boys did in 1987. Still, "80's Energy" is fun enough to make you bring out the skinny tie, the "Flashdance" soundtrack, and that Atari 5200 that's collecting dust in your attic.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, August 29, 2004

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TJ (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 80's Energy: Mixed By Johnny Budz (Audio CD)

I am a d.j., so I thought I'd purchase this cd to play some of these songs to liven up a party. All I anticipate seeing is confused looks on people's faces as they exit the dance floor. So many of the mixes just don't go with the song. I'd rather listen to the originals. And I've heard better re-mixes, especially for Tainted Love and Always on Mind. And why re-mix Into The Groove? The original is perfect.