Island Remixes

"Anything tropical is fair game" the slogan of Pacific Dreamland ....so what the great green palm tree is Saturday Night Fever doing here?

ISLAND REMIXES STRIKES AGAIN!
(This time with a disco ball...)

First things first...

The Background: Remember the Bee Gees? They were a group formed in the 1950's and their reputation was more than "Stayin' Alive" for decades later with their disco hits.  According to the Hall of Fame citation, "Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees." 

Saturday Night Fever is a dance film released in 1977 which featured a number of Bee Gees songs. The soundtrack is listed below and is one of the best selling sound tracks of all time.

"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees

"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees

"Night Fever" performed by Bee Gees

"More Than a Woman" performed by Bee Gees

"If I Can't Have You" performed by Yvonne Elliman

"A Fifth of Beethoven" performed by Walter Murphy

"More Than a Woman" performed by Tavares

"Manhattan Skyline" performed by David Shire

"Calypso Breakdown" performed by Ralph MacDonald

"Night on Disco Mountain" performed by David Shire

"Open Sesame" performed by Kool & the Gang

"Jive Talkin'" performed by Bee Gees

"You Should Be Dancing" performed by Bee Gees

"Boogie Shoes" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band

"Salsation" performed by David Shire

"K-Jee" performed by MFSB

"Disco Inferno" performed by Trammps

Which brings me to the feature song of this post "How Deep is Your Love"

The Classic

How did I first come across this song?

Believe it or not, the first time I heard this song was on a family vacation on board the Carnival Glory in July of 2010.  There was one night on this cruise that was particularly spectacular... where a party broke out of nowhere from two little kids that started dancing on the casino dance floor which then spread all over the ship.  The band playing at the time began playing 70's and 80's music to accommodate the "festive flash mob".  It was there where I first heard the masterpiece.  Kudos to Carnival for this spectacular evening and music. 

Now for the island remix....

This song was remixed by Rudy Thomas. It is a little known beautiful take on the classic. Below is the video for your listening pleasure.

LYRICS

I know your eyes in the morning sun

I feel you touch me in the pouring rain

And the moment that you wander far from me

I wanna feel you in my arms again

And you come to me on a summer breeze

Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave

And it's me you need to show

How deep is your love

I really need to learn

Cause were living in a world of fools

Breaking us down

When they all should let us be

We belong to you and me

I believe in you

You know the door to my very soul

Youre the light in my deepest darkest hour

Youre my saviour when I fall

And you may not think

I care for you

When you know down inside

That I really do

And it's me you need to show

How deep is your love

I really need to learn

Cause were living in a world of fools

Breaking us down

When they all should let us be

We belong to you and me