Baby, let me show you how to do na na na

Did I ever mention on here that a few months ago I got to watch that Jon documentary I wanted to see and mentioned a few times? I did (and can confirm that though it's in Danish it has the option of English subtitles)--and I thought it was really interesting (especially for someone like me who's so into pop and loves so many popstars who quickly rose to fame through a reality TV show). It certainly doesn't make him out to be some perfect person, but it's very...humanizing, and though there are times you want to shake him and get him to, say, stop being so stubborn, there are (more frequent) times when, given what he's going through and what he's saying, you just want to let him know everything'll be OK and find him a really good friend. I really am going to go into more detail about it eventually...but not today. Writing about Infernal has reminded me of a Jon song they remixed that I'm posting today. This song isn't Jon's only connection with Infernal: he's also the singer on (well, at least one version of) Infernal album track "Ultimate Control" (which I've written about before). Today's song, though, is technically a Musikk feat. John Rock (John Rock being an alias of Jon) track that was released as a single a few years ago. Jon's collaborated with Danish dance producers Musikk several other times: on another Musikk feat. John Rock track, a cover of "Love Changes Everything," and on the "Jon vs Musikk" remixes of Jon's songs "Every Girl I've Ever Wanted" and "Falling."

Summer Lovin' (INF:RMX Radio Edit)--the song opens just with Jon's voice (albeit enhanced to echo around), but pretty quickly very Infernal-esque electronic beats come in (you'll know exactly what I'm referring to when you hear them). Those beats take what, in its original version, was a nice summery beachy dance song and make it pounding and intimidating and, even though those electro beats couldn't be more pure, kind of dirty--a lot like "Ultimate Control," actually, which is probably why I love this remix so much. If the original mix takes you to a sunshine-filled beach, the Infernal remix gets you alternating between the center of the dancefloor and some dark and dirty corner of the club. I know I've said it before, but Jon's voice is so fantastic for this kind of dance music--well, music in general, but I literally cannot get enough of it over these kinds of beats.

You can buy the Musikk feat. John Rock single "Summer Lovin'" (which has a bunch of remixes) here (physical) or here (digital). It's also available on iTunes here.

(Also, I need to take a moment to curse DSTP for introducing me to Jon--it's cost me way too much money!)

Next up: maybe that Belgian singer.

But the vision of your face will haunt me every day

I'm still not over the loss of my favorite digital music store, even more so because they're literally the only place I know selling one of my favorite songs of the moment, a song I'd love to have in high quality but instead am having to make do with a low quality version. Frustrating. I'll stop complaining eventually, though, I promise. (I feel slightly hypocritical--I mean, if I had purchased the high quality version, wouldn't I be posting it here and therefore defeating the purpose of people being able to purchase it? But I buy far more than I post, and this song has made me wonder why on Earth I only bought some of this artist's songs in the past--if I could, I'd easily go back and complete his previous albums.)

As for the song itself, people may remember the Jon vs. Musikk remix of Jon's song "Every Girl I've Ever Wanted," one of my favorite "songs of summer" in 2006; I posted it back in July, I think. However, credit really must go to Don't Stop The Pop for featuring Jon back in its Danish special--I've been hooked ever since then. I was messing around the other day when I noticed what seems to be a documentary about Jon and his rise to fame has been recently released (or will be soon--I need to learn Danish--it seems to be getting really good reviews, though)...and poor Jon--it doesn't look very happy. Even the promotional image for this single (Jon's in the middle) doesn't have him looking very happy! Which sort of fits with the song, I suppose, and with the billing (via the documentary) of him as "Denmark's most controversial man" (at least, I think that's what it says; it could be talking about the director for all I can tell). Anyhow, Jon was on the show Popstars and is now on his second album, which he's been releasing songs off of for quite some time; in fact, even the current single is from it, though I think the emphasis may be going to a new remix of it--which is the song I'm posting. The remix, as mentioned, reunites Jon with the two guys of dance and remix group Musikk.

Falling--as mentioned, the audio quality here is subpar, and I apologize for that. The original version of this song is a simple ballad, which you'd probably be able to guess from the remix. While the Jon vs Musikk version of "Every Girl I've Ever Wanted" took the original and made it even more upbeat and very beach-worthy, their reworking of "Falling" keeps the emotion of the original; in fact, I'd say it plays up the emotion even more, making it even sadder despite placing it over more danceable beats. While the original is more down-tempo, it takes the subject of the song--best summed up through "I only want you to be falling for me as I'm falling for you"--almost as a fact, or maybe...hmm...I guess the original is like something in movies, where the boy serenades the girl and you just know they're going to end up together, even though the song itself isn't necessarily brimming with confidence; there's a quiet strength to it. In contrast, though this remix has peaks with more hope, the very fact that there has to be hope means that it's no sure thing that the subject will fall for him. The vocals have either been slowed down or just seem slower when juxtaposed with the faster beats underneath them, but either way the sense of longing is emphasized. For all this rambling, though, it's a very simple song, which makes its appeal all that much stronger.

As I've said, I know of no place you can buy this song, either as a real physical single or digital version, but if someone knows where you can, please let me know.

Next up: possibly something Swedish.

(Edit: ooo! IMDb, which of course could be completely wrong, says that the documentary, Solo, is going to be released in Australia this September--if that's true, then there must be going to be an English version, right? If so--or even if I know there's a version with English subtitles--I'm going to track it down, if it comes out on DVD--the film looks really interesting, even if you don't know or care about Jon in particular. Given my interest in contestants off of reality TV singing shows, I think it'd be an especially good watch.)