I was trying to suss out what the scenario is in the Franz Ferdinand 'No You Girls' single sleeve. Some chap is on the deck looking well out of it and then the other guy is either booting him in the head or nudging his head with his foot to see if he's alive. Of course it's possible he fell over and landed on the other guys foot. Anyway the song is catchier than a rusty syringe filled with aids, syphilis, hepatitis, gonorrhea, and herpes. This is of course a bad thing (unless you want your bits to fall off and then die). Synth wizard Vince Clarke pops up on the CD single and turns in a forgettable remix but does have some of his nice trademark synthesizer melodies. The Zomby mix was supposed to be on the 7" according to the sales notes but it's on the 12" instead and the 7" has a B-side by the band. The Zomby mix just sounds like a Zomby tune with a token Franz vocal snippet chucked in to the mix. It's all bubbling aquatic sounds and spacey dubby effects with a bass riff that's all wonked out and sounds like it's drifting out of time to disorientate you on the dancefloor. For me this is thee mix. Out on Domino.
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What their label says...
CDS – RUG325CD No You Girls * No You Girls (Vince Clarke Remix)
12” – RUG325T No You Girls * No You Girls (Noze Remix) * No You Girls (John Disco Remix) * No You Girls (Raffertie Remix)
7” – RUG325 No You Girls * Lucid Dreams
· ‘No You Girls’ is a killer pop smash, with an irresistible hook and a massive chorus that the boys are world renowned for. · The release comes jam packed with reversions of the original. The legend that is Vince Clarke has remoulded the song into a thundering pop monster. · Noze draw a melancholy French horn line through their mix. · Fellow Glaswegian John Disco from BIS drops his italo style version. · Whilst Raffertie goes dubstep bananas on his. · ‘No You Girls’ is going to soundtrack the new UK Ipod Touch ad.
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