tempo: 83-84 bpm
the dj's take: Song #3 in session 61 (2:42):
The first time I heard this song was on tv in an ad for the movie Indecent Proposal, where Robert Redford plays a billionaire who offers a million dollars to a couple (Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore) for one night with the wife. Even as a young teen, it felt like a perfect fit to me, despite never getting on the official soundtrack.
Probably better suited for the bedroom than a pop set, but that extended vocal-free intro with the softly growling guitar is as mixable as it gets. Notice that I brought in No Ordinary Love as the drums cut out of Kali Uchis' telepatÃa; no need to double up on the percussion and potentially create distortion.
Then the transition into Brandy's I Wanna Be Down (which has its own vocal-free, guitar-laden intro) is money in the bank - strong mashup candidate for someone who appreciates the 90s.
Some other key-compatible music:
Temptations - Ty Dolla $ign ft. Kid Cudi
Paper Planes - MIA
We Don't Care - Kanye West
Ether - Nas
Downtown - Anitta & J Balvin
Chainsaw - Nick Jonas
Messin' Around - Pitbull ft. Enrique Iglesias
Be As You Are (JordanXL Remix) - Mike Posner
Send My Love - Adele
The Man - Aloe Blacc
Live Your Life - Rihanna
Royals - Lorde
Dipset Anthem - The Diplomats
Genius - LSD (Labrinth, Sia, Diplo)
American Oxygen - Rihanna
Paper Planes - MIA
We Don't Care - Kanye West
Ether - Nas
Downtown - Anitta & J Balvin
Chainsaw - Nick Jonas
Messin' Around - Pitbull ft. Enrique Iglesias
Be As You Are (JordanXL Remix) - Mike Posner
Send My Love - Adele
The Man - Aloe Blacc
Live Your Life - Rihanna
Royals - Lorde
Dipset Anthem - The Diplomats
Genius - LSD (Labrinth, Sia, Diplo)
American Oxygen - Rihanna
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