Why Don't You (song)
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"Why Don't You" is a 2010 single by Serbian DJ
Gramophonedzie Marko Milićević ( sr-cyr, Марко Милићевић), most known as Gramophonedzie ( sr, Грамофонџије, Gramofondžije), is a Serbian DJ from Belgrade. He is best known for his 2010 single " Why Don't You", which peaked at number ...
. It was released on 28 February 2010 as a download and on 1 March 2010 in CD format. It samples
Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...
's 1947 version of the 1936 song "
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". The single was certified gold in Italy.


Critical reception

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Chart Blog gave the song a mixed review stating:
I'm detecting a theme here. After the
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's reworking of that song by
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that samples that other song from the olden days – here comes
dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...
's tribute to the era of
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
, swing and
blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
. And when I say tribute, I mean taking an old tune and hitting it with a massive mallet until it cracks into a million pieces, then putting the bits back together with micro-robots and spraying it gold. That is simply how dance music likes to pay tribute to things. Can you imagine how messy
Fat Boy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...
's funeral is going to be? Loads messy, that's how.
The song was awarded 3 stars.


Track listings

CD singleGramophonedzie: Why Dont You (2010): CDS: hmv.com
/ref> #"Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) – 2:50 #"Why Don't You" (Bingo Players Mix) – 6:13 Digital downloadWhy Don't You – EP by Gramophonedzie – Download Why Don't You – EP on iTunes
/ref> #"Why Don't You" (Radio Edit) – 2:50 #"Why Don't You" (Trevor Loveys Remix) – 5:35 #"Why Don't You" (DJ Sneak Remix) – 6:45 #"Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Remix) – 4:44 #"Why Don't You" (GreenMoney's GramoPhountzied Dub) – 4:50


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Why Don't You (Song) 2010 singles 2010 songs Number-one singles in Israel Positiva Records singles Virgin Records singles Electro swing songs