Trance Dance Music Weekly Track Roundup: You’re So Cool & Sign Of the Times
DJ Shah & Tenishia – You’re So Cool (Big Stage Mix)
Ok, first thing you notice is the song name… now when I had first read the title of the song with Tenishia originally, I had thought “Sounds like the song will be about a girl who adores a guy or a girl who is satirizing a fool”. Much to my surprise, it’s not at all about either, and Roger Shah probably believes that cool is an appropriate synonym for cold in English. It’s ok though, as the original mix was quite lackluster. DJ Shah’s big stage mix is quite on point though, and blends his unique selling point formula of balaeric music with uplift and energy. The vocals are a nice addition despite the flagrant misuse of the word cool, but I for one would love to hear this track in a live event.
Overall Score:8/10
Cosmic Gate – Sign of The Times
Tracklist:
1. Open Your Heart
2. London Rain
3. Flatline
4. Sign Of The Times
5. Under Your Spell
6. Not Enough Time
7. F.A.V.
8. Trip To P.D.
9. Only Time
10. Arctic Sunset
11. Body Of Conflict
12. Whatever
13. Seize The Day
We here at Trance Dance Music received an preliminary promotional CD of this new release by legendary duo Cosmic Gate. It is scheduled to hit stores March 23 although some copies are already floating around the Internet if you want to have a listen (Google is your friend). As we have already reviewed their previous single Not Enough Time in a previous post, the rest of the album is very shaky at best. It is very housey and that certain little something that makes the listener bob their head up and down is missing. Some older popular singles like Body of Conflict from a few years back are on here. As huge fans of Cosmic Gate in previous years, we regret to say that this CD did not quite match our expectations here on TDM.
Overall Score: 4.5/10
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Sarah
on February 24th, 2009
Okay so MY interpretation of “You’re so Cool ” is both…the temperature cool (sending chills down my spine) and the pursuing of someone who can take you or leave you (like the “FONZ” cool, off of ” Happy Days!”) The use of the word is BANG ON in my books and I am highly versed in the english language. For example, “burning up for your love” I think its meant the temperature AND the craving, and not discard it as neither!.
I am wondering, however, what you think this song is about, if you think it’s about neither the temperature or the person’s cool detachment. Maybe you don’t know the meaning of the word “Cool?”
Tim
on February 24th, 2009
I agree your interpretation of the meaning of cool is entirely valid, in fact almost any interpretation of lyrics or anything else for that matter are valid since it’s all relative to a person’s own point of view and where they’re at in their life right now (Thanks Einstein). This is what gives people the ability to listen to modern pop or R&B with the emotionally charged emotions of sadness, breakup, etc. and exclaim “Wow! This guy/girl know exactly what I’m feeling right now, it MUST be about this.” I mean, who has not listened to Andain – Beautiful Things and thought it was about a girl who thought everything was beautiful etc., only to find out when looking up the lyrics that it’s actually about the regret and tragedy of what she misses after she killed herself? DJ Shah is an awesome producer, he makes amazing Balearic tunes, but from my run-ins, his command of English and its grammatical intricacies obviously eludes him. From my experience with music made in non-English speaking countries, it is simply not something the labels generally emphasize strongly.
without peeking at a thesaurus, Cool = low temperature, distant/off-putting personality, and any of the synonyms and pleasantries used to describe positively someone else
Anything else?