Original song vs remixes / myLot

Romania

March 13, 2017 2:38am CST

In a discussion, somebody told me they refuse to listen to remixes of songs because "they ruin the song". I was thinking about this and I usually prefer the original song as well. However, I don't have a problem with remixes. If the remix is good I will listen to it...if it's bad I ignore it and stop listening to it. One thing I can say is that there are many bad remixes out there but ... I can't say all of them "ruin the original". Do remixes bother anybody here?

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

14 Mar 17

@tzwrites , no, if a remix is good I don't have a problem with it. As you say, it is easy enough to stop listening to it if it is not up to par.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

14 Mar 17

Yeah, some remixes are good

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

13 Mar 17

I must admit that I usually prefer the originals.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 Mar 17

Me too in most cases.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

8 May 17

I have no issue with it as long as the songs are nice. Some oldies are nice in their original form, and some are nice as remixed.

LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (52079)

• Philippines

13 Mar 17

They were songs that I have encountered first were remixes, then got to listen to the original later. There are remixes that I appreciate but if the remixes were made at my age these days, I may not appreciate it. because I would prefer the one i got used to listening to.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 Mar 17

I think older mixes were better than the new ones.

Anna

@LadyDuck (472060)

• Switzerland

13 Mar 17

I cannot say the remixes bother me, but I do not like them for sure, I prefer the original song.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 Mar 17

I guess most people do. It also depends on the song although 99% of the time the original is the best.

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Faye

@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

13 Mar 17

Cover versions don't bother me - though I do prefer that the cover artist change it up -- make it different than the original in some way , to me that is more respectful to the original artist.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 Mar 17

I found some covers that are even better than the original.

youless

@youless (112582)

• Guangzhou, China

14 Mar 17

It depends on the quality of the remixes song. If it is good, I am fine with it. Although usually I prefer to the original version much more. But I am also OK to listen to its remixes version.

Jose Juan

@quantum2020 (12041)

• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

19 Mar 17

I don´t bother listening to remixes. Sometimes they may sound better than the original songs.

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61101)

• United States

14 Mar 17

I prefer the originals in most cases.

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50524)

• United States

19 Mar 17

Most remixes really do bother me. There are rare exceptions

DianneN

@DianneN (247184)

• United States

15 Mar 17

I honestly prefer the original song, but remixes don't bother me at all.

Yasir Hashmi

@devil89 (68)

•

13 Mar 17

I like original ones. Remix are just for making the most of it :D It requires less efforts and sold easily because of the fame of original version. Sometimes remixes also become popular if the singer is lucky.