‘Why Did Ya’ lives on

‘Why Did Ya’ lives on

4 March, 2008 | 3.18PM

• Section: Music News Topics: House Nation
• Written by: Lewis Dene

Those of a certain age will remember with much affection Stretch’s ‘Why Did You Do It’ — an early forerunner to the Balearic sound from 1984.

Fast forward to present day, and those cheeky BeatThiefs have remade it, adding a contemporary twist to a song just oozing in familiarity and charm. 

Add to the equation the vocal prowess Shena — the voice behind hits with Jr. Jack (‘Dare Me’), Michael Gray (‘The Weekend’) and De Souza (‘Guilty’) — and a great mix package that already has a plethora of A-list DJs salivating!

The BeatThiefs ft. Shena with ‘Why Did Ya’ is released via Sutil Vox, a label that was recently behind acclaimed singles for Paul Jackson, Barbara Tucker and David Tort, to name three.

As to the mixes, the package includes a stellar collection of restylings from Phunk Investigation, David Tort & DJ Ruff, David Gausa, Anton Newmank & Alex Camel and Mario da Ragnio, along with the funky original version.

As to the props, well, every one from Roger Sanchez, Granite & Phunk and Arno Cost to the Freemasons, Flash Brothers and Robbie Rivera have featured it in recent sets.

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