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ARTIST: The Cars, remixed by DJ Rockaton
SONG: “Just I What I Needed,” 1978
WHY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN A-SIDE: Manhattan record store Turntable Lab’s in-house label, Money Studies, provides a steady source of Hollertronix-related releases and other club-friendly material. Last year’s Money Lotion #1 featured DJ Rockaton, who brought a Baltimore club feel to some hits of the ’80s, and made them sound so crazy in the process. His remix of “Just What I Needed” adds an ass-shaking quality sadly absent from most of The Cars’ catalog, and it’s almost enough to wash away the bad taste left in our mouths by the New Cars.
DJ Rockaton – More Of What I Needed [MP3, link expired]
“…t’s almost enough to wash away the bad taste left in our mouths by the New Cars.”
Sadly, an opportunity to make a “New Car smell” joke has been missed…