Jonas Blue and Dakota release acoustic version of Fast Car remix: Premiere
The producer strips down his tropical house remake of the '80s classic to something that sounds a lot closer to the original.
Reinventing a time-honoured favourite for the dance floor is nothing new, but taking on a track as popular and unique as Tracy Chapman's Fast Car was always going to be a big risk for rising producer Jonas Blue.
Fortunately for the 21 year-old it, was a gamble that paid off; and his tropical house revamp sent the '80s classic to a new high, reaching Number 2 on last week's Official Singles Chart (you can see where all the different versions of Fast Car have charted here).
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Having revived the track to enormous success, the rising star has now unveiled an acoustic version of the song - premiered below - which strips it back down to something that sounds a lot closer to the original and highlights the rich and bluesy vocal stylings of guest singer Dakota; a singer he discovered by chance in an East London pub last year. Listen below:
Jonas Blue's Fast Car ft. Dakota is available to download and stream now.
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