One of those songs that evokes summer vacations of yore, drinking all night, kissing strangers and worse, Horny by Mousse T Versus Hot 'N' Juicy is the archetypical spring break anthem. So why does the cover show a lounge lizard lothario and two bored looking babes? No doubt they are the Mousse, Hot and Juicy referred to in the title. The remix just shows a naked babe, wearing horns. So much more typical of excess don't you think? Tequila!
In general, we would agree with the sentiment in I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked by Ida Maria, but that sentiment is not reflected on the original cover of the single which just shows Ms Maria in what looks like a Mickey Mouse Club t-shirt. The remix offers up two pictures of the same babe, one clothed and the other naked. So the simple question that the remix asks is: how much better do you like her when she's naked? Plenty!
Candy, right? That is what Aggro Santos Featuring Kimberly Wyatt are singing about isn't it? Yes? Well why then, does the cover just feature Mr Santos and Ms Wyatt who appear to be cold, given that they are so well wrapped up? Where's the candy? Thankfully the remix of the cover artwork resolves this issue and we can see a piece of candy. Sadly, we've lost Mr Santos and Ms Wyatt in the process, but, as they say, that's the way the cookie crumbles. Hershey!
This doozy of a single was brought to our attention by Matt Tresh of Batley, England. Matt didn't offer to remix the cover of We Are All Prostitutes by The Pop Group, he just said it would surely make a good subject. We agree with you Matt and have taken the original cover and replaced the woman being exorcised with a whole gaggle of girls who, if they are not prostitutes, most surely look like they are. Hoe!
Now the question is this... Did Julian Cope purposefully mis-spell the word trampoline on the cover of his single Trampolene, or is he just dyslexic? The answer to this perplexing and rather pointless question is simple... who cares! Instead let's care about the content of the artwork itself and what better replacement is there for the remix than two babes bouncing on a trampoline, spelling mistake or not. Bounce!
A rather obscure disco album from the 1970s? Yes! Why? Because the original cover of Rhythmic Feet by AKB shows a babe in red high heels, wearing a red dress sitting on a piano. And? And, the remix shows the same. So? So the babe has aged a little since the 70s but seems to have remained in pretty good shape. Pretty? Yes, dressed like that, or should that be undressed like that, she still looks the part, don't you think? Keyboard!
We couldn't decide whether Big Zero scored anything at all, or just a big fat zero, with the cover of their single Sexy Girl. OK, it shows a girl, but not everyone's idea of sexy is to have that girl painted as a leopard. Maybe we're wrong but we thought that a better sexy girl for a band called big zero would be to have the girl in question in zero clothes and zero degrees and would you believe it, that's just what the remix shows. Naught!
According to heavy metal gurus Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots. But according to the cover of their single, what actually happens is that the band members stand around at dusk (or is it dawn) in a forest. Perhaps they are waiting to see if they can find any fairies. The remix helps them along as we focus in on a fairy who is sitting on a rock, and who is clearly wearing boots. Perhaps her name is Dawn? Dusk!
Jeff Beck obviously believes that the most important thing to put on the cover of his single Hi Ho Silver Lining is... himself! OK Mr Beck, we can see how you could think that, and that does at least give you some points for effort, but there are so many better things that could be on the cover. Like a busty babe standing in front of a silver lining. Oh, wait, that's just what the remix shows, how lucky. Shiny!
It's always a genuine pleasure to receive a submission from someone who visits the site. This time, Barry Coopland of England has provided us with a remix of Moon by Virus. Barry tells us:
This was a banger back in the day but the cover was shit. I put a topless babe on a beach on it instead.
You certainly did Barry, and we're glad you did as we agree that the original cover is on the dull side. Shine!