Retro remixes of recent pop songs

Giorgio Moroder inspired remix of "Toxic" by Britney Spears:

And here's one that really surprised me. I really like this, and have never liked anything with Taylor Swift in it before. A 70s-style bossa nova mix of her song "Cardigan":

"It's Like That" to an Oprah workout.

"Touch My Body."

80s Remix: Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean it's 1985?

They even add in a sax solo

Not the same thing, but I love this Latin remix of "Somebody Groovy" by the Mamas and Papas.

Katy Perry if she were backed by Miami Sound Machine

These are great, haha! By the way, I'm obsessed with Oprah's facial expressions while dancing in that clip above, makes me laugh so much!

Doesn't that Justin Bieber remix sound exactly like something that could've come out of one of those crappy teen movies from the 80s? 😂

Childish Gambino - This Is America (70s remix)

80s remix of "Stupid Love" by Gaga.

All these mixes are better and more listenable than the originals.

R11, I agree with you!

The original was obviously released several decades too late

80s Remix: Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (1987 Version)

80s Remix: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

OK this is brilliant: The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights in the style of Depeche Mode

This is a really good mashup

Thanks everyone! These are so enjoyable!

I have found my new hobby. I guess I'll never emerge from the 80s.

During the lockdown, a DJ group has been mixing 50 songs from a single 80-90s year into a 3 minute video. They are currently working their way through the 90s.

^I love that idea! I look forward to going through the 90s stuff in particular as I'm a child of the 90s. Great find!

I want it that way

Disturbia

You guys are finding some gems! :)

Love

Who knew Nickelback could write a decent chorus?

80s Remix: Nickelback - Rockstar

The worst thing about all these songs is still there: the robotic and faceless auto-tuned voices. What made the 80s great was the wide variety of vocalists who sounded like themselves and whose vocal tics and affectations were embraced rather than flattened out by a prgoram.

R26, you have hit the nail on the head as to why, as great as many of these remixes sound, they will never sound completely of the time they are evoking because of the vocals. I really don't enjoy the way a lot of modern vocals are recorded, often it almost feels claustrophobic when listening to it.

Rolling in the Deep.

I love Postmodern Jukebox.

"Bye Bye Bye" as surf rock.

"Mmmbop" as 50s Doo-Wop.

Oh yeah, I've seen a few of those Postmodern Jukebox songs and there is some great stuff there - they do a great Klezmer version of "Talk Dirty to Me" and their 1920s "Material Girl" made me realise how much that song would've actually worked really well in that decade too, think Sophie Tucker etc.

Interestingly, with Adele R28, make her up a bit differently than in that video and there would be quite a resemblance to Alison Moyet, I feel.

[quote]Oh yeah, I've seen a few of those Postmodern Jukebox songs and there is some great stuff there - they do a great Klezmer version of "Talk Dirty to Me" and their 1920s "Material Girl" made me realise how much that song would've actually worked really well in that decade too, think Sophie Tucker etc.

The bandleader did music for a video game called Bioshock: Infinite that did the same thing. There was a version of "Tainted Love" that sounded like Ma Rainey, and it's fantastic.

There's also this version of "Million Reasons" that I think sounds better to Gaga's original.

Tainted Love was originally sung by Gloria Jones, an R&B singer.

Creep by Radiohead.

R19 Watching that teleported me right back to eighth grade.

Are The Hood Presents going to continue past 1994? I hope so. 1995 was the year I started taping the radio - hours spent sitting pressed up against it with my fingers hovering over the record button, hoping the DJ wouldn't talk over the song too much. Memories.