Ok, here’s another one for you…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AxLIBoYc3c
Title: Sunshine ’89 or Walking on Sunshine ’89
Artist: Fax Yourself
Label: Sound of Belgium / BCM
Genre(s): Acid House
Year Released: 1989
Fax Yourself was a Belgian euro house and new beat project made up of members Fabian Van Messen, Jack Mauer, and Marc Neuttiens. You might not know those names, but old schoolers keeping up with the European sound might also recognize projects such as Bassline Boys or Defcon. Regardless, it’s one of those cases of the tune outliving the band. Fax Yourself also did a nice acid house rendition of Donna Summer’s I Feel Love with singer Carrie Ann.
The funny story with the Fax Yourself version of Walking on Sunshine was in how it was the first time I ever heard the song, not knowing they were using an accapella from Arthur Baker’s studio project Rockers Revenge.
NOW…the interesting twist was when I caught that video a year ago. For the longest time I thought Walking on Sunshine was a Rockers Revenge tune, not knowing it was originally composed by Reggae and Soca artist Eddy Grant (you know, the guy who did Electric Avenue).
It’s always funny how many anthems are more or less remakes or covers.
.
