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26
May

Swing on POP

I’m all into 20′s, 30′s and 40′s  pre-swing/swing era music. Just because I dance. Just because I jiterbug. Just because I lindyhop. Since lindyhop revival wave   back in 80′s till present day there’s always been to camps of “music used to lindyhop”. One (to which I believe I do belong) – people who love old original swing music – be it a big band, be it a small band, be it even nowadays New Orleans street jazz band. It swings, it smells lindyhop and it smells authentic spirit of times we adore.

The second group -”new age kids” – shaking to “any music”. It’s okay. I love the freedom of choice. Although I don’t call it lindyhop. It doesn’t swing and (what’s even more important for me) – it doesn’t feel like lindyhop. Although You try to use and change original steps and moves to the sound You’re hearing… Yep, everyone “kind of” love and hate “worst lindyhop song contest/evening” hosted by Mark in Herrang Dance Camp. I myself (not always in sober state of my mind) end up freaking all over the dance flour ;) . Crazy experience, I must say.  Tryin’ to lindyhop to Madonna, RedHotChillyPeps or some even more exotic stuff.

Anyway. I guess, some crazy tech geeks were missing that swing feeling in pop music so desperately, that they dedicated a fear amount of time  and ended up with some Code which alters “Your favorite song” by adding some kind of swing feeling ;) . Judge by yourselves:

Enter Sandman- the Swing Version by plamere

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