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Retro Song Remix of the Day: Erasure – Always (8 Bit, Super Mario Bros remix)

Posted on
9 Sep 2011
by
Ricky

Always was surprisingly enough, my introduction to the UK electro pop band Erasure. What? you say, what about A Little Respect or Chains of Love or Sometimes? those tracks were chart topping dance floor popping doozies from the 80s. Well, my dear, I am a 90s child and Always was one of Erasure’s most popular tracks. I remember liking it in junior high and thinking ‘why am I liking this?’ because I typically listened to rap or grunge or Can rock (read: Moist/IME/OLP) at that time. Here’s why I liked it – it’s got an amazing hook, great harmonies and it’s great vocals by Andy Bell. The hook in this song is just magnificent – completely dramatic yet triumphant at the same time. How good is it, you ask? Two different people have made 8 bit/nintendo versions of the track. Check that out here

Always by Erasure (Remix with Super Mario 64 sounds) by BodyBreakdown

Erasure – Always [8bit] by eightbit

and then watch the original via the youtube

Erasure plays Sound Academy on Sunday

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