Reyn Ouwehand - Sweet

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Duration:
5:29
Released:
08/11/2022
Charts position:
3. in the year 2022
17. in all-time charts
Score:
98%
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A few days ago Johannes Bjerregaard passed away at the age of 52. We were both composers on the Commodore 64 computer in our teens and both members of the group Maniacs of Noise.

He was my mentor and a huge inspiration when I was young. His melodies taught me how to phrase and how to make them breath, when to set in the (right amount of) vibrato. He did the impossible with the 3 voice SID chip. For me he was the best of them all.

Even though we never met in real life he has been my hero ever since and it saddens me we will never be able to meet, nor that I can express my gratitude.

This is an homage to his legacy called Sweet.

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You left us way too early, Johannes. Way too early... Thank you for this tribute, Reyn.
Heartfelt and haunting. A sublime tribute. Thanks Reyn.
Goosebumps
Perfection. A full five and a half minutes of perfection. An emotional trigger that makes you think deeply of so many things.
Great tribute.
Beautiful
What a brilliand tune Reyn.! Blew me away!
How anyone marks this down is beyond me, amazing tribute from one C64 legend to another. RIP JB.
"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. " - Leo Buscaglia
Wonderful homage! RIP, Johannes.
The robot voice stuff sounds really weird. Aside from that - great stuff!
Great tribute to Johannes. Probably my third favorite Sweet remix just behind the two that Marcel did.
Review by sunseeker2k5
08/11/2022

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Goosebumps while watching the YT live video. Great performance from a legend, thank you.f or sharing your tribute to Johannes.
Review by Waz
09/11/2022

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What a heartfelt and emotional piece this is. It has all the feeling of the original intact and is such a lovely tribute to the sadly missed Johannes Bjerregaard. It's haunting, it's dark and yet powerfully melodic at the same time with so much emotion. It's hard to describe, but there's just so many wonderful moments to this remix.
Review by PhunkyData
09/11/2022

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So…erm…you all know the inspiration.! What more to say.! You are one genius mind Reyn.!
Review by P.G.G.
05/12/2022

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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. — Mae West.