Thursday, June 23, 2022

"Heartbreaker" by Blue Lagoon

 




German reggae dance duo Blue Lagoon (not to be confused with the early 1980's borderline child porn of the same name) take Dionne Warwick's 1982 tearjerker (and one of the biggest hits of her 50+ year career) and toss in some lively island vibes.  Because... just because.

Lead vocalist Patricia Gerndt is completely on point.  The steel drums and palitos and what not, though out of place in a song explicitly dealing with emotional pain, sound great.  Gerndt's male counterpart should stick to mixing or producing, though, and just shut the hell up already.

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