SLAG PATROL

Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care (Cobra Starship Suave Suarez Remix)

First I love the narcissism of the chorus. Then I love the bombast that Cobra Starship adds compared to the original.

Sash! feat. Stunt – Raindrops (Encore Une Fois) (Fonzerelli Rework Radio Edit)

Fonzerelli takes the chorus somewhere completely unexpected, and it’s amazing.

Paul Oakenfold feat. Ryan Tedder – Not Over (Oakenfold 2008 Remix)

The downward progression during the chorus is so good.

Katy Perry – Hot N Cold (Jason Nevins Radio Edit)

I loved the original, and I love this remix even more. It’s uncontrollably joyous. There’s bouncy synth! There’s a superfluous mini guitar solo at the end! I can’t resist.

Paul Oakenfold feat. Pharrell Williams – Sex N Money (Club Mix)

This starts off sounding like another Knight Rider rip off, but does build into something better. The synth-string sample is great. It’s very much the commercial trance-pop that Oakenfold does now–he used to be a quality DJ (anyone remember Tranceport?)–but Pharrell’s vocal is good and it’s catchy enough.