As hook-ups go, the collaboration between Antony Hegarty and New York disco deviant, Andrew Butler, is one for the file marked "out of left-field". That's not to say that it doesn't work, as disparate voices have a tendency to coalesce into one strong force for good.
Butler's uplifting, yet melancholic take on that most flamboyant of genres allows Antony's voice a rein-free, yet strikingly immediate flight. Pitched at some point between Liza Minelli and Arthur Russell, Hegarty's rich enunciations are a perfect twin for the twisting bass guitar, dramatic synths and blaring horns making this one of the most addictive singles that DFA have ever put out.
Neither of the two remixes quite hit it out of the park, with Frankie Knuckles' sensuous classic house faring better than Serge Santiago's dark, tech-y redo, but if you want unadulterated dancefloor bliss, you're better off sticking with the perfect original or the 'Hercules Club Mix' on the 12".
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