Producer Arthur Baker made quite the splash in 1982. First he unleashed the revolutionary “Planet Rock” on the world and changed dance music forever — I still remember the first time I heard it — and had his first big popular hit with this classic cover of an Eddy Grant song which took over dance floors all over the land that year.
After that double whammy Baker became one of the hottest knob-twiddlers around, in demand as a remixer, and producing other megahits like Freeez’s “I.O.U”. Even those gloomy buggers New Order flew over to New York to touch the hem of his garment and work with him on “Confusion” — which, to be frank, was a bit of a let-down and nowhere near as good as this track.
I’ve always thought of this as a perfect 12″ single, even though it lasts an epic 9.5 minutes it never feels too long (unlike some extended mixes). In fact, I think I’d be happy if this went on forever.
Download: Walking On Sunshine (12″ mix) – Rockers Revenge (mp3)
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I love this. It’s so much of that time, that electro sound, it takes me right back to 82-84, just as much as people playing jazzy soul with political lyrics.
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I absolutely loathed Arthur Baker’s remixes. Take his remix of “Dancing In The Dark”. All he did was turn up the treble – and that makes the man a genius? No effing way. The “Freedom Mix” of “Born in the U.S.A.” was even worse. He turned up the treble – again! If I ever meet the man, I’ll punch his lights out. It’s the least he deserves.
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