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Post by rsmatto on Jun 24, 2010 14:18:44 GMT -5
New Single by Train - "Hey, Soul Sister (Country Mix)" AUDIO: [LISTEN] Train - Hey, Soul Sister (Country Mix)[/quote] Radio Add Date: July 12. Source: Bryan Frasher/BNA Regional.
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 24, 2010 14:20:42 GMT -5
I was just sent this via Play MPe and it features a remix which surprisingly freshens up the ubiquitous song.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jun 24, 2010 14:45:05 GMT -5
I wonder if this was inspired by the Dixie Chicks' live cover of the song, which much improves on the original.
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Post by kw9461 on Jun 24, 2010 15:17:18 GMT -5
I always thought Calling All Angels would've made for a good country cover. I'm not as sure how this song will work with a country mix, but I'll be interested in hearing it.
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Post by mairy on Jun 24, 2010 15:57:13 GMT -5
Shocked.
The same way I don't like pop mixes of country songs, I don't like country mixes of other genre songs. Maybe it sounds good, but I just don't like songs to be remixed to fit in another format.
Can I blame Uncle Kracker for this? lol...
Anyway, I'm curious to hear how this experiment sounds.
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Post by Hook on Jun 24, 2010 15:58:48 GMT -5
Are you kidding? What's next, a rap mix?
Well, if CMT can play Jessie James and Uncle Kracker, I suppose they can play Train. I don't know about radio.
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 24, 2010 16:08:40 GMT -5
Are you kidding? What's next, a rap mix? Well, if CMT can play Jessie James and Uncle Kracker, I suppose they can play Train. I don't know about radio. Radio already plays Kracker. His song is likely Top 10 bound, which helped this song likely get its shot at radio. I thought it'd be a candidate for a cover by a country artist with a few word changes cause not too many country folks likely know who "Mister Mister" is.
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Post by drummerman2009 on Jun 24, 2010 16:13:31 GMT -5
Are you kidding? What's next, a rap mix? Well, if CMT can play Jessie James and Uncle Kracker, I suppose they can play Train. I don't know about radio. CMT has also played Nickelback's "Rockstar" and Kid Rock hosts the CMT Awards and his videos get played. As for Train and "Hey, Soul Sister", it's really a cool song and it fits in the country format somewhat. Look how Uncle Kracker's "Smile" has become in the country format and "Smile" was released nearly a year ago and it's still going strong in AC. So both songs fit on country radio.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Jun 24, 2010 16:19:56 GMT -5
This is TONS better than Smile is and I think Train has always had a bit of a country sound to them.
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Post by mairy on Jun 24, 2010 16:27:16 GMT -5
Personally, I don't see it that bad that they are realeasing the song. For me it's worse that it's being remixed. It's possible that I end up liking it, but my initial feelings aren't good. I still can't stand the country mix of "Smile", while I do like the original. If this song fits in the country format, they probably should've release it as it is. But radio may probably disagree.
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Post by kw9461 on Jun 24, 2010 16:38:42 GMT -5
Personally, I don't see it that bad that they are realeasing the song. For me it's worse that it's being remixed. It's possible that I end up liking it, but my initial feelings aren't good. I still can't stand the country mix of "Smile", while I do like the original. If this song fits in the country format, they probably should've release it as it is. But radio may probably disagree. In the case of Smile, I couldn't agree more. The regular version is far superior and would've worked fine in the country format without remix. I think this song is too far from country to do the same though, so a remix is probably necessary for it to see any airplay. It's a slippery slope though, because if you change it too much, the song can lose what made it great in the first place.
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 24, 2010 16:40:45 GMT -5
Let me say this about the remix, it adds to the song. It really doesn't feel like a gratuitous remix with just a little steel in it. There's a lot of fiddle and banjo in the mix.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 24, 2010 17:06:05 GMT -5
The original version of this song just ended Lady Antebellum's reign at the top of the A.C. charts!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 24, 2010 17:34:34 GMT -5
This craze needs to end... I'm tired of seeing Nickelback, Jessie James, and Uncle Kraker on CMT.
I wouldn't even listen to those artists for pop music, let alone this fake country remix crap these people keep sending out.
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Post by drock89 on Jun 24, 2010 18:37:31 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2010 18:50:54 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles. I R O N I C I wouldn't say that at all, but I suppose everyone has their own opinion... I can hear some of the instrumental changes in the song, but it doesn't sound as "country" as I'd hoped it'd be. Easton Corbin would be dissapointed, because he's "A Little More Country Than" this... But I do like this song. I've heard it at baseball games, and..maybe even on commercials? I've had some friends play it on their computers, but I don't listen to any stations that would happen to play this song... While I'm not sure if I'm in favor of pop or AC or whatever genre artists trying it out on country (or at least if they permanently keep re-mixing all their songs), this is still a good song and I think it has the chance to do well. I either see it being a hit, or a miss. Uncle Kracker has a more gravelly voice that is better suited for country (and a lot of genres). Train definitely sounds pop, and although I prefer to listen to country music, this is a feel-good song. One other note...didn't the country remix of "Smile" get released not too terribly long after the original version was released to other formats? Seems like this song is quite old..?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 24, 2010 19:20:27 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles. I R O N I C Whats more ironic is that you have Shania Twain in your avatar, and she's quite the pioneer for this new trend of country music having pop influences
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Post by mattyboy on Jun 24, 2010 19:32:09 GMT -5
That's actually not ironic at all.
I think this is a great song. Fun lyrics, cool beat and easy to sing along to. I'm glad people who only listen to country will get a chance to hear it. A good song is a good song, regardless of what genre it is.
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Post by drock89 on Jun 24, 2010 19:36:45 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles. I R O N I C Whats more ironic is that you have Shania Twain in your avatar, and she's quite the pioneer for this new trend of country music having pop influences There's a long discussion to be had here, but no, Shania did not move country music to where it is now. You can thank a few others post-Shania for that.
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Post by drummerman2009 on Jun 24, 2010 20:07:37 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles. I R O N I C I wouldn't say that at all, but I suppose everyone has their own opinion... I can hear some of the instrumental changes in the song, but it doesn't sound as "country" as I'd hoped it'd be. Easton Corbin would be dissapointed, because he's "A Little More Country Than" this... But I do like this song. I've heard it at baseball games, and..maybe even on commercials? I've had some friends play it on their computers, but I don't listen to any stations that would happen to play this song... While I'm not sure if I'm in favor of pop or AC or whatever genre artists trying it out on country (or at least if they permanently keep re-mixing all their songs), this is still a good song and I think it has the chance to do well. I either see it being a hit, or a miss. Uncle Kracker has a more gravelly voice that is better suited for country (and a lot of genres). Train definitely sounds pop, and although I prefer to listen to country music, this is a feel-good song. One other note...didn't the country remix of "Smile" get released not too terribly long after the original version was released to other formats? Seems like this song is quite old..? "Smile" was released on July 13, 2009 which is almost one year ago. It first entered the Hot 100 and then over to the AC charts where it has had a slow climb and then the country version was released which at first was confined to one country station in Detroit played but then turned national on the country charts and it has been going ever since. It even returned to the Canadian Hot 100 and is now climbing back up there. Back to Train, it's obvious that they wanted to do a country remix of the song as it sounds like it could be a country song. It could be the first country song to use a ukulele as far as I know. And speaking of which, did you know that Brandon Bush, Kristian Bush of Sugarland's brother, played keyboards in the band, don't know whether he still plays with them or not.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jun 24, 2010 20:13:20 GMT -5
It could be the first country song to use a ukulele as far as I know. "River of Love," and I'm sure I can find at least one other. Donovan Chapman plays the ukulele, but I don't know if any of his songs used it. And speaking of which, did you know that Brandon Bush, Kristian Bush of Sugarland's brother, played keyboards in the band, don't know whether he still plays with them or not. Brandon left.
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 24, 2010 20:23:27 GMT -5
Brandon Bush tours with Sugarland.
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Post by joey2002 on Jun 24, 2010 20:40:53 GMT -5
I think it's a nice catchy "feel-good" summer song, and I like the ukulele in it.
I've actually been familiar with Train since their "Drops Of Jupiter" days...
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Jun 24, 2010 20:48:00 GMT -5
It's actually more country than most country singles. I R O N I C Whats more ironic is that you have Shania Twain in your avatar, and she's quite the pioneer for this new trend of country music having pop influences If you perceive inconsistency in a person's stance, you should find a more polite way of engaging in a debate about it. Your chosen method comes off as unnecessarily mean-spirited (whether or not you intended it to), especially since calling out another person's fandom is often a retaliatory tactic that derails discussion. [/moderator talk] But I also disagree with ShaniaGotchaGood that this sounds more country than most, or even many, current country singles. Pat Monahan's vocal performance isn't remotely country, for one thing -- by that I mean it features neither twang nor drawl nor cry, and his phrasing is so rhythmic that it doesn't strike me as fitting the more typically lyric-driven approach in country music. The instrumentation of the remix doesn't strike me as country, either -- I was expecting more of an "accent" via a banjo. I am, perhaps, biased by the Dixie Chicks cover of the song, which featured Emily Robison playing banjo and Natalie Maines singing with a (very) slight cry in her voice. They made the song sound a bit country-pop in a "Landslide"-esque fashion (but "Hey, Soul Sister," unlike "Landslide," is a song that lends itself to the cutesy approach). To illustrate what I'm talking about, here is the Dixie Chicks' first performance of "Hey, Soul Sister" in Toronto on 8 June 2010.
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Post by Stephen on Jun 24, 2010 21:02:45 GMT -5
What an awkward remix. I must be too used to the original because this remix, to me, perfectly exemplifies 'trying-to-hard.' I doubt this will hit on this format either way. The simple addition is just uncomfortable and feels out of place.
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Post by countryfan2002 on Jun 24, 2010 21:29:07 GMT -5
I think it's a nice catchy "feel-good" summer song, and I like the ukulele in it. I've actually been familiar with Train since their "Drops Of Jupiter" days... "Drops Of Jupiter" was one of my favorite pop songs of the past decade. That being said, it's really funny; I heard both this and "Smile" on the same day and thought, given the propper mixes, that they could do well on country. Both are also two of the best Adult Contemporary songs of the past year. This song, especially for the ukulele that Joey mentioned, is one of a few reasons why this song is refreshing. Though it may not be the most... normal addition to country radio, it will be a nice one. Train on my radio is not a bad thing, since this era I have secretly been a fan of them.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 24, 2010 21:42:36 GMT -5
It could be the first country song to use a ukulele as far as I know. Jimmy Buffett always likes to say he's a country singer, so don't doubt this too fast.
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Post by sbp17 on Jun 24, 2010 21:46:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm not hearing much of a country song in this, whether the original, the new mix, the Dixie Chick cover or any other cover. There have definitely been pop songs of late that could lyrically and melodically work as a country song with the right vocals and mix but I'm just not hearing it with this one.
I don't see it performing well on the charts but stranger things have happened.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Jun 24, 2010 21:49:39 GMT -5
I honestly don't think this mix is all that much different from the original. This was one of my fave pop songs over the past year as well, however I wish back in the day that they would have pushed Drops of Jupiter to Country. I think it would have done well as it seemed to connect with lots of people from many different genres. While this song was popular enough to reach #1 on Billboards Hot 100, it's also thanks to the digitak stuff that wasn't availiable back in the day. While I like them as a group and really do like this song, I just don't see it doing anything on the Country chart and I'm fine with that being that they are successful without success on country radio. I went to listen to the link that Dudley posted because I wanted to hear their take on it and I found a different link without all the boring band intro: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpOUUsS3NMo&feature=relatedI have to say that personally, I EASILY prefer the original as I couldn't make it trough Natalie singing it. Maybe it was the fact that I'm too used to Train's version and that it doesn't sound as good coming from a female or maybe it's Natalie's ode to Sinead O'Connor that turned me off....eitherway, I MUCH prefer Train.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 25, 2010 10:14:34 GMT -5
I'm waiting for a country version of Eminem's Not Afraid.
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