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Post by Juanca on Aug 13, 2020 13:13:14 GMT -5
The original was a tiny bit too slow but had a nice production in terms of different sounds and instruments sprinkled in the prechorus and chorus.
For this remix, I really liked the beat and Madonna sounds really really good, and Missy is a great addition. My problem is with the monotony of the production. Itβs the same beat and sound throughout most of the song. So there is no difference between verses prechorus and chorus. Not even one more instrument or effect. Nothing. So itβs just too plain for me from that perspective. I really wish TBM had done something else at least with the second part of the chorus. It ends up being less interesting than the original. Wish there was a radio edit that keeps the main beat and spices things up in the chorus.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 13:15:06 GMT -5
Nope. Nice try though.
Album version is way better, this has no reply value.
Madonna and Missy donβt add anything to this. I think they sped up Madonnas parts where she was fast talking, which might be why she sounds different.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 13, 2020 13:27:06 GMT -5
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Post by levitating on Aug 13, 2020 13:27:56 GMT -5
for some reason the original in #71 on itunes while the original is nowhere to be seen
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Post by sheerio on Aug 13, 2020 13:32:27 GMT -5
Nope. Focus on Hallucinate
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Post by levitating on Aug 13, 2020 13:36:54 GMT -5
original up to #38 on itunes while the remix is still nowhere to be seen... i wonder if theyβre combining both versions?
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 13, 2020 13:37:28 GMT -5
It's a solid remix. Is it better than the original? I don't think so. But as a club song, yeah, it goes harder. Which is the point IMO. As a lover of club music and mixes, I'm super excited for this album.
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Post by ampersand on Aug 13, 2020 13:43:13 GMT -5
They completely butchered this song. They took away everything that made this song great.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 13, 2020 13:58:12 GMT -5
This sounds like COADF Madonna. Itβs OK. Missyβs verse was π₯
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Post by Choco on Aug 13, 2020 14:02:48 GMT -5
It goes nowhere, it doesn't build into anything exciting and the features added little. It's not even Madonna or Missy at fault here, it's the production, so I'm hoping Blessed Madonna doesn't drop a full album of this with Club Future Nostalgia because... eh.
The comments on Youtube are far more negative than I'd have expected as well.
The original is probably my favorite Future Nostalgia track, so I'll stick to that one.
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Post by chartfreak on Aug 13, 2020 14:03:28 GMT -5
original up to #38 on itunes while the remix is still nowhere to be seen... i wonder if theyβre combining both versions? Is the remix even on iTunes? Maybe tomorrow?
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Post by spiritboy on Aug 13, 2020 14:05:30 GMT -5
And some people were expecting this to be a hit based on collaborations :kii:
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Post by levitating on Aug 13, 2020 14:06:40 GMT -5
original up to #38 on itunes while the remix is still nowhere to be seen... i wonder if theyβre combining both versions? Is the remix even on iTunes? Maybe tomorrow? it is actually.... itβs a bit hard to find but if you search up levitating madonna it shows up in songs. the original is up to #19 by the way
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Post by Active Aggressive on Aug 13, 2020 14:08:17 GMT -5
According to an Atrl insider, it's a droplet/promo single. They won't push this to radio. Tragic and awful in every possible way, but they are wise not to push this to radio. I almost wanted to turn it off once it started. There is literally NOTHING appealing about this. Sucks all the effortless joy out of the original.
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Post by Khia on Aug 13, 2020 14:31:13 GMT -5
I'm not generally a fan of club music anyway, so I didn't expect this remix to top the original, but this is still disappointing. It's just boring and goes absolutely nowhere. As has already been said, it takes away just about everything that makes the original so great.
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This turned out better than I expected it to. I still prefer the original. I would love to hear the new vocal parts combined with the original instrumental. Madonna sounds quite normal for a change. WHY OH WHY COULDNT SHE USE THAT VOICE ON HER LAST 4 ALBUMS?! Missy is amazing.
My social media homosexuals donβt like this at all. No surprise.
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Post by spiritboy on Aug 13, 2020 14:35:58 GMT -5
I like this much more than the original version. Maybe it's me missing the club scenes of mid 90's early 2000's speaking.
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Post by Elusive Chanteuse on Aug 13, 2020 14:45:56 GMT -5
Is the remix even on iTunes? Maybe tomorrow? it is actually.... itβs a bit hard to find but if you search up levitating madonna it shows up in songs. the original is up to #19 by the way Lol a part of me is thinking that itβs probably because they heard the remix and decided to buy the original since that was the superior one.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Aug 13, 2020 14:55:35 GMT -5
Love it, Love it. Love it. Perhaps not as much as my favorites on Madame X, but it's early. It's a remix, for a remix album named Club Future Nostalgia. And it delivered. At least it's not one of those thumping, generic-sounding club mixes (which are fine and have their place, but...)
I'll be purchasing the track after watching the video tomorrow. Why does it currently show under albums?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Aug 13, 2020 14:59:19 GMT -5
Madonna sounds heavenly on this, she should use this voice on her next album as well. Ok but what voice has she been using on her recent albums? π€π€π€
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Post by wjr15 on Aug 13, 2020 14:59:37 GMT -5
The original version of Levitating is up to #14 on iTunes.
I canβt seem to find the Levitating remix anywhere in the Top 200 on iTunes.
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Post by spiritboy on Aug 13, 2020 15:00:39 GMT -5
Madonna sounds heavenly on this, she should use this voice on her next album as well. Ok but what voice has she been using on her recent albums? π€π€π€ Chipmunk
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Post by π‘πππππ€ on Aug 13, 2020 15:00:40 GMT -5
Itβs almost a bop. Iβm surprised the chorus is such a non-event instrumentally. There couldβve at least been a new percussion or something. Missyβs verse is awesome, though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 15:02:26 GMT -5
Remix is ehhhh, I'd rather have just taken Missy's verse and slap it onto the original song but even that would not be needed, though its a good verse
Its cute for the clubs I guess, but the original does that better too so Hopefully the rest of this project is better
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Post by HolidayGuy on Aug 13, 2020 15:02:54 GMT -5
wjr- I noted above that it's listed under albums for some reason at the moment.
New tracking week starts tomorrow, so maybe the classification will sort out by then.
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Post by born on Aug 13, 2020 15:07:13 GMT -5
To complete my review from earlier, I found this very underwhelming. When I heard that intro I was so hyped and I thought we were going somewhere... turns out the intro was basically the whole song. The melodies got so much worse, Madonna's vocals are okay but she seems so out of place and rhythm... that part bugs me so much.
Missy truly shines on this imo. But this is not the smash people were expecting it to be. I know I seem bitter but I'm glad that the underwhelming remix was given to my least favorite track of the album and I hope there are some good ones on the remix album.
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Post by spiritboy on Aug 13, 2020 15:13:55 GMT -5
Considering The Blessed Madonna curated the project, i don't have much hope. While i love this, i would've preferred if Stuart Price or Mark Ronson handled the remix.
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Post by kimberly on Aug 13, 2020 15:16:08 GMT -5
omg some of y'all really haven't gone out to a club in your lives and it shows :kii:
I like this, much more than I expected to. "Levitating" is one of the lower-tempo bops on Future Nostalgia (can you believe? lmao), so I'm happy there's a danceable version of it now. Madonna sounds unrecognizable for the most part, in a good way. Missy sounds great. This makes me want to throw a party (for one, obviously) and just move.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 13, 2020 15:16:21 GMT -5
To complete my review from earlier, I found this very underwhelming. When I heard that intro I was so hyped and I thought we were going somewhere... turns out the intro was basically the whole song. The melodies got so much worse, Madonna's vocals are okay but she seems so out of place and rhythm... that part bugs me so much. Missy truly shines on this imo. But this is not the smash people were expecting it to be. I know I seem bitter but I'm glad that the underwhelming remix was given to my least favorite track of the album and I hope there are some good ones on the remix album. Wait a second... "Levitating" is your least favorite track on Future Nostalgia? Get outta here!
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 13, 2020 15:33:25 GMT -5
MUCH better
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