Fragma - Toca’s Miracle 2008

You’ve got to admire the sheer nerve of Fragma - they’ve been re-mixing and re-releasing Toca’s Miracle since the original came out in 2000. But that’s alright in my book, because it’s simply one of the best damn dance tracks ever.

The 2008 reworking is probably a much slicker effort, but the beats are a little more restrained and the vocals aren’t quite as dramatic as Coco’s original. I suppose it’s like when you’re familiar with the original version of a song, no cover version can quite match up to it.

What we’re most interested in of course, are the videos. Well, for this outing of Toca’s Miracle, they’ve spared no expense on the babes, but slashed the underwear budget so they’re mostly in their skimpies. Here’s the video for your viewing pleasure:

In the interests of good music journalism, I watched both videos repeatedly last night and have come to the conclusion that I prefer the original version. It’s less moody, and the female football team is a bit more subtle than half-naked women being thrown at you. And Coco in the video is very attractive in a dirty-girl kind of way. Still is.

I know which version I prefer - what’s your favourite?

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