Earth, Wind & Fire - Can't Let Go (Dave Lee fka Joey Negro Elevated Mix)
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
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“I Am” was my first Earth Wind & Fire LP and it’s one which I think represents the band at the height of their musical powers. Though it was a late single from the album in the UK “Can’t Let Go” wasn’t one of EW&F’s big hits, but that means I’ve never tired of it from hearing it endlessly on mainstream radio. Built around a very distinctive gospel style piano riff it was near the top of my most wanted multi-track list. I eventually managed to get hold of it about 5 years ago but its was a bugger to remix, for a start the piano is very busy and has lots of “room” spill, which scuppered some of the arrangement ideas I had. I tried replaying it but it just didn’t fit in sonically with the rest of the stuff. I got it to a “finished to an unsatisfactory standard” stage. I regularly returned to it every couple of months to see if anything jumped out as wrong sonically or arrangement wise, normally I’d make a few tweaks but I was starting to think maybe it was a remix that wouldn’t make the final cut. Then over the course of a few days (3 years after I had started it) I had some break throughs in the arrangement, starting with removing the middle 8 (which I liked but was making my version feel a little disjointed), then using the verse music later in the song as an instrumental break made the remix go somewhere interesting, I ended up using it in the intro too. Somehow changing one element led to another idea and another until it finally all fell into place, like a particularly difficult puzzle. Now it’s probably my favourite remix on the album. Some people might recognise I borrowed the chord progression for a remix I put out in the late 90s.
If Heaven has a club, this would probably be playing. How could Jesus not groove to this.
Amen
Preach 🙌🏼
Gospel
Found new Retro work out music! This is Loooove!
Yes
I had the privilege of hearing them sing this live. Still the greatest disco funk soul band ever!
What I love about Joey Negro is he does a brilliant mix but is still respectful to the orginal artist giving the tracks a different flavour but holds the soul and passion of the track.
Agreed!
Disagreed, I love the original track and I wish he could have just kept it the way it is, but just extended it infinitely
Been listening to JN since 1990 and bought all his records when not many knew who he was. Glad I have most of his records and now gotta get the remixes of classics.
As a teenager in late 70's UK i had VERY little money and had to be very choosy about what singles and especially what albums i could spend money on.I would wait a year maybe, to hear the album tracks that had been released as singles.Using the logic that "if the group had written such fantastic tracks as the singles already heard-Boogie Wonderland,After The Love Has Gone & Star,then SURELY the rest of the album would also have sprung from the same inspiration,the same creative explosion". When, in very early 1980 i think, i heard the glorious Can't let Go was the fourth single i KNEW i HAD to have this album.Please, let it be as good as the singles are i thaught as i handed over my very hard to come by money.Got it home!. Before playing i read the inner sleeve noteswith the lyrics,the publishers, the musician credits...it was an experience to be savoured!. My first surprise was NOT the record...it was the inner bag!. The bag itself is green, the text black.After reading the details for ten minutes i was amazed at what it had done to my eyesight. Every white surface in the room was now vivid pink!!!. Has anyone else experienced this?. Needless to say when the record itself opened with the mighty "In The Stone" i had to lift the needle THREE times and play that track over and over. Easily one of my best ever purchases and worth each and every PENNY!.
I remember excitedly buying this album, summer of 1979!
Found this song in 2024.So beautiful ❤. 1st time listen to this song.
A fukkkin masterpiece by a master DJ and one of the best Bands!E.W.F.
Next time I drive to work (Lord knows when that will be) this is coming and it's not getting played quietly. No sir.
It doesn't get old after listening to it 30 times.😀😎
Maurice White has to be looking down from the heavens nodding his head in approval...great job. One of my favorite EWF songs ever...complex melodies and just a beautiful arrangement of instrumentation.🎼
Well Said!!!!!!
nah..
Not sure Maurice ever trusted Christ!
@@davidsutter1846 I always thought of Maurice as some kind of Buddah-like figure who loved everyone and wanted to bring joy and love to the world.
@@messiahblack4816 really?
I’m hearing this for the first time. Loving this masterpiece ❤️❤️❤️
The song ....or the MIX?
My favorite all time cut. This is like my personal anthem since 1979. Thank God for EWF and Big Joey Negro!
Me too first time I heard it in 79 !!! Simply LOVE this jem ,Wind &Fire baby all day long !!!
The greatest Band of all time for me ❤ love em they always brighten my day go fire xxxxx
Great extended remix-wonderful music!! 👑👑👑👑👍👍🎤🎤🎤🎤🎵🎵✌️🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Joey I am an ancient old man but I'm going to by all of your albums I can get my hands on. Still love the originals but you take them to another level.
This beautiful melody really is remixed with love. I'm in heaven right now.
Hell yeah
i know Im asking randomly but does anyone know of a way to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can give me
@Nico Kabir Instablaster :)
This beat is so damn smooth, who in earth couldn’t groove to this has no taste in Music 🎼
Of course. 🎉😊❤
My Guy Woke Me up playing this Song Right Here , I've Never Heard it before !! U can't do nothing but wake up and SMILE while this plays in tha background 💯🎉🎊
this is exquisite, love the original song and i heard it first time in the car with my father´s Disco selection (Bee Gees, EWF, Boney M, Kool and the gang..and more) and hear the instrumental song intro it´s the best part because the guitars and the groove with this background synth are simply perfect, love disco musc and love Joey Negro keeping the essence of the original recording
I'm sprung the groove is continuous.
Summer's here
Half way through the year
Barbeque & Beer
Having fun with no fear
Driving down the street no police in the rear🎈
Stumbled upon this by accident and it's my favorite EWF song. Well, one of them lol. All I have to say is "Oh my..."
Comme le bon vin, les années passent et EWF est et reste un cru exceptionnel !🍷✨❤️✨
I thank God for Earth Wind & Fire
One of the best remix ever. Joey puts the EWF song to another level,.the highest. Incredible dancefloor feeling, he really remixed that with love.
Desde luego que lo hizo con auténtico respeto. Delicioso 🎉😊😊
The Entity of Earth Wind & Fire...
Greatest band ever. 'I Am' in my top 5 albums of all time.
Joey ......MASTER CLASS !!
Wow!! I'd say this is the best ever club remix of an Earth Wind and Fire song
You must've never heard of the Masters at Work version of can't hide love
@@discomadness They are equal.... both outstanding!!
It's awesome but its not up quite up there with the DJ Komori remix of September on my personal list.
I PUT THIS ON MY UTUBE PLAY LIST I PLAY THIS SONG EVERYDAY 🎷🎧🎤🥁🎻🎺🎸🎙🎶🎵🎼📯
O lendário grupo Earth, Wind & Fire. Magnífica versão de Dave Lee/Joey Negro. Alto padrão de qualidade.
This right here is everything, the strings in this one is pure fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
My wildest musical dream brought me here🤓❤🎧🎶🌈🌏🌻😎🤠🔥👊✌😊🥰😲🤩🥰
I'm glad you kept the integrity of the baseline in this mix...and the violin addition...a stroke of genius. SPLENDID!!!
I cant explain how much I love this.....🤟
😍🔊🎶 I play this song Over & Over & it puts me on a national high 🎶!!!
No os imagináis la energía que me genera cada vez que la escucho. ¡Es un placer!😊😊😊
Genius remix of one of the greatest bands on the planet.
This is good for the soul, just amazing.
This is outstanding!
JOEY NEGRO IN A STATE OF GRACE. Amazing remix.
This is just sublime, a masterpiece! A wonderful re-mix - well done Dave Lee!
I like it better, the way EWF did it -
I'm sad that there isn't too many remixes of this unrated EWF song but my goodness, you do it justice. Thank you so much for making this and releasing to the world!
Talent at work. Great job. I'd say that Maurice would approve!
joey the genius keep us boogie all nite long with th remixes of the great sounds and Disco soul. the most beautiful music on earth. ALGERIAFUNK
Joey Negro is a Genius!!!
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN
boiler room/uk
@@trinihammer Joey Negro is a genius !
@@neilcroonM3 ok I am with you bro.
This record is a monster hit if you don’t dance to this your dead 👍🏻
I agree, "I Am" may be the one of the most creative, best technically engineered and craftfully engineered album.
without a doubt superb
Try Faces to me that is brilliantly put together...
Best remix of my favorite underrated song
Thank you lex
Papa bless
I just got recently turned on to DJ Joey Negro and there hasn't been a remix of his that I dislike. He is really incredible.
Outstanding great remix. The violins i like them so much in this music!❤️❤️❤️
We are into the Realm of The Gods Of Funk!!!
Another album jam remixed with perfection...
Love, love, love. Can't stop listening and dancing. Thanks!!!
holy shit, what a masterpiece I just discovered today. I'm feeling blessed, this sounds so good - I get totally the right vibes
Disco forever
The man does remix with love. Outstanding .
SO GOOD !!!!!! originaly, that track was very short but here, Joey Negro made a tremendous work at the intro !
Yeah remember the track was naked should have da few more mixes
I Bought I Am on my 21st Birthday, My Favourite Group to see live, Wembley Arena Rise tour ;-)
I'd never heard the original before this, and it's good, but this version takes it on to a whole new level. Amazing job.
Listen to the original. It’s genius
💘
Maurice White must be dancing in heaven.
"I Am" is my favorite album of all times.. this is a sensational Remix,
Amazing mix!!! Listening over and over again!! xx
Thank God for sharp UA-cam algorithms and meaningful music suggestions. First time hearing this,and I'm sure I can't let go off this piece.
This is as fiery as the Fire element in Earth Wind and Fire.
Damn Joey, you make the songs come alive in such a beautiful way!
Hello Dave, just a quick message to thank you for making a classic even more so. Not a musical man here, but we get the situation. Massive thing to do this, as this deserves to be celebrated. Quiet men want to dance with pretty girls, and we will when this comment is done. Your music is special and transcends a lot of noise from many people. This is our playlist for hockey and rugby on a cold West London Sunday to come. Take care. Love is the answer.
Andrew Hutchins this is such a beautiful comment. May you dance with all the pretty girls ☺️❤️👌🏾
Quiet man here!
Love the strings - they bring more heart to the song
Sublime lyrical content that summarize one powerful emotion without the need for explicitness for the shock value or to be cool in the eyes of the young in’s. No complicated meters but the beauty of simplicity and what is true.
Love that’s born in truth
All the doubt removed
Lover’s eyes are blessed
Only see the best
Empty hearts are free
Bring your love to me
Soul, chase the moon,oh babe
Shadows hug the room
Darkness shuts its eyes, baby
I open mine to you.
This whole vibe is so positive look in a mirror and walk as you bob your head to this tempo you can’t help but get that bop in the whole body. 😆it makes you look peculiar to other folks on a low vibration but in reality you start being energized and happy.🙏🏽
By the way, seen these guys back in the late 70’s. Everybody came out of their concert on a high and not just because of weed. It was just peaceful and positive. Thank you EWF. Nicely mixed, sir. Proper dues are in order Mr. Joe Negro. Thanks for keeping this music true and keeping its essence Classic while still not hindering your creativity and artistry. Love hearing Verdine White’s tangents than coming back in without disturbing the vibe. Niiiiiiice🙏🏽👍🏽
Thank you recommendations list for this.
This is the sublime result of the musical brilliance of geniuses EWF and Dave Lee. What a pity it was denied full release by the licensors which is a loss to so many with no apparent winner 🤔.
What a remix this is, brilliant 👏👏
I’ve never heard this before. I can hear Maurice singing lead. I thought it may be a new song and A. I. generating his voice.
A genius remix! Absolutely love this!
What a great mix for a great band!!!
Ain't NO groove like an E,W,F groove....R.I.P. Maurice White, my favorite tenor!
Slam dunk in my house mix,,,,blows the crowed into madness,,solid mix Bro negro.
Awesome Wow! ❤❤❤❤Love This Song Great Production ❤❤
So good !
joey you nail it wow the joy which only e w and fire make you can feel it
With so much love!!!
Beautiful
My all time favorite song that i have studied for the last XX years. Pretty good Joey!! From reading your story about this track, it sounds like this is a solo project, you re-remixing it solo, pretty good Joey. If you like on your next EWF re-remix, feel free to reach out to me and I will assist any way I can for i have a wealth of knowledge with this band. I am in my 45th year of studying the art of Maurice White and EWF. Pretty good Joey and thank you
Steven Powell Pretty good ? Respectfully, I think the legend Joey Negro did a masterful job on this and just about all he touches.
There's is a minor 7 flat 5 in the verse's chord progression, when the vocals start, but the second note of the scale is played in stead of the minor 3rd. It really adds an emotional quality to this song IMO. I was a young kid when this song came out and that progression always mystified me. It sounded emotive, dissonant, and seductive to me.
Hello Sir. I'm a younging in my twenties who stays bumping old school (this new school really isn't my thing) I will be glad to be a beneficiary of your knowledge on Maurice White and Earth wind and fire. I'd be glad to receive of you. Thanks.
better than original
You take that back
Really good
Joey Nero is a Master!!!
My favorite EW&F song given a meaty workout! Fantastic!
What a wonderful remix from this song, 100% of outstanding and incredible, I like Earth, Wind, And Fire.⭐⭐⭐👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿🌟🌟🌟🎖🎖🎖💯💯💯
Oooh what a cool funky remix of the great earth wind and fire , made my day
Buddy yah Dancin In september ;)
THIS REMIX IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏿😁
I APPROVE 🤩👍🏿
A work of Art !
Magnificent! *********
Lockdown with Joey's remixes are what's keeping me groovin' with phunkin sanity, woohoo!!🎶🎙👌🕺
This track is right up there for me.💜
#whatslifewithoutmusic🎵
Here from lex
Another Remix exclusive from Joey Negro 🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥
I’ve loved this song (the whole album was great ) since it was released and a sympathetic mix.
my GOD this is powerful !!!!!!!! Amazing remix !
One of the best remixes I’ve heard that’s close to the original!
Amazing songs for ever! Great job Joey!
I know it's awesome then I heard someone playing it and the way they brought the track in made it sound even more awesome. Great love this. That piano is beautiful.
Mr. Negro is a genius 🎉
groupe mythique toujours classe
Big big choon- made even bigger 🌹🖤