"This Girl"-Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners
This is a story of a French producer remixing a seven-year old Australian single and coming up with a big chart hit this year in Germany, England, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Could the next stop for "This Girl" be the States?
It's a simple song as far as construction goes -- jazzy brass with soulful vocals and an often-repeated yet hooky guitar riff -- but it's one of those charming melodies that has this innate ability to elevate your ever changing moods.
19-year old French DJ Valentin Brunel -- whose performing sobriquet is Kungs (pronounced "Koongs") -- got his hands on a single from the Melbourne trio Cookin' On 3 Burners and did a bit of remixing. Not only did he add house drums, horns and hand claps to "This Girl," but a few RPMs as well, eventually creating a popular European club hit.
I was already somewhat familiar with Cookin's vocalist Kylie Auldist as I first heard her soulful voice as one of the singers with the Bamboos after discovering the track "Avenger" a couple of years ago.
After my very first listen to "This Girl" -- eventually credited to Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners -- I immediately made comparisons to Paul Weller's 80s new wave British band The Style Council and the Robin Schulz remix of Lilly Wood & The Prick's "Prayer in C" from 2014.
So, the next time you wanna get your groove on, why not kick-up the Kungs. It's just "something that you got to know... 'This Girl'."
