Black Eyed Peas “Meet Me Halfway (Joshua Bass & Aaron Jones Remix)”
Black Eyed Peas are finally moving on to a third single from their The E.N.D. set, and we’re actually quite excited about this. Not only because it seems we’re finally going to get a airplay break from the US chart-topping stranglehold of previous E.N.D. singles “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” (they’ve been at the top of the Hot 100 for a record-breaking TWENTY-THREE STRAIGHT WEEKS people-that’s more than enough love for two songs that were irksome long before they got played 50 billion times!!!), but also due to the fact that the album’s official junior joint will be the far more likable “Meet Me Halfway”, previously hyped here as “an amped-up ballad which bites the soaring drive of The Killers’ “When You Were Young” in it’s epic “oh-oh-oh” melody while The Dutchess commits a solid vocal performance that hints of a newly reinvigorated interest in her old, childhood Cyndi Lauper/ Madonna records” (ahh, we’re so good when we try).
And look, the track has already begun inspiring hot remixes.
Likely the first of many, this re-haul by the production duo of Joshua Bass and Aaron Jones is tricked out with some trash-can percussion stomp, synthesized marching band fanfare and flashes of electric guitar, nicely competing with the club-ready beat of the will.i.am/ Keith Harris-helmed original in the kitchen-sink, dance-hip-pop-crafting department.
DL: “Meet Me Halfway (Joshua Bass & Aaron Jones Remix)” (alt)
First time I heard it, it felt like I’d been warped back to 1984, watching Madonna on MTV as a little kid. If people aren’t too tired of Black Eyed Peas yet, this one will be big.
wow, i’m surprised that this is the only track that comes up when searching for “meet me halfway” through hype machine. (so far, that is)
unfortunately, this remix doesn’t come close to the original.
the original reminds me of nelly furtado’s more recent stuff with just a hint of madonna.
i’d be curious to hear it remixed like this : remove the male vocals and increase the tempo a bit.
something more like the twelve inch remixes from back in the day.
agree with slinky 100%
I’m also quite surprised that this is the only track that comes up on hype machine when searching for ‘meet me half way’. but i also really really like black eyed peas and think theyve got some really great tracks. thats why im giving you a link so u can download tons of thier other stuff. here it is – The Black Eyed Peas