Oakey - Southern Sun

Oakey - Southern Sun - best, most uplifting feel good trance tune for ages!

sure this has been up for debate before, and i know its been around a bit now but I just d/loaded it last night cos I hadnt heard it for ages........

so what's anyone think of it?

slightly cheesy?
maybe bit commmercial?
or just one of the nicest, uplifting, make u feel good, and original trance tunes for ages, i love it?


all of the above i reckon?

its one of them tunes IMO that are fantastic when they re first played, it was a breath of fresh air, it put a smile on your face, it still puts a smile on my face, but i m not hugely excited by it.. a nice summer tune though

one of the better tunes of the summer

absolutly love, takes me back to my holiday!

its one of the bestest tunes eva int he whole wide world i know i say that about loadsa tunes but it seriously is class!! definitley one of the tunes of the year!!! xxx

I totally agree, even my ma likes it and thats saying summat, shame about his follow up 'starry eyed surprise', the word 'sell out' springs to mind. Still a quality dj tho

I love southern sun being listening to it quite a bit in the past few days it just puts a smile on my face!

wish mr oakenfold would start playing how he used to though...less of this whole breakbeat thang!!! can understand he's wanting to experiment but wish he'd stcik wiv what everyone knows n loves!! when he's at his best than man is just betta than words can say oh my god i wish he'd go back to bin his usual self he's the only dj thats bin that bloody good he's had me in tears tis all very sad i know but he reeli used to be that good!!! xxxx

i love it

Loved it soooo much cos it takes me back to Tiesto at Cream x10. Was probably the highlight of an otherwise average night.
I went out and bought it but the intro's so obvious I cannot mix it into anything.
Maybe more practice required.

I still love it, don't hear it all that much now but when I do it reminds me of what a fantastic summer I had!!!

Tis one of those tunes that suffered from over playing but now that i aint heard it for a while its sounding great again. Tis one of tunes that peeps will still like in a few years time too.

prefer the original mix to tiesto's one

The word "uneducated" springs 2 mind

Oakey started as a hip hop dj - how is going back to his roots selling out?

but on both records they're not my cup of tea... is the politest way i can phrase my dislike for these records

its well good, but hasnt stayed good like the classics do.

the gabriel an dresden unplugged mix is the best. nice an bassy. oakie played it at crasher in london over the summer

Appartently he has always wanted to make a "pop" song!!!!


FUCKING FUCKING FUCKING love southern sun as in the normal album version.........Reminds me of my G/f Tam. Completely lush in every way!

the vinyl fades out @ the end.. which is a bugger.....

the breakbeat original version its class, absolutely amazing

Indeed! At first only played Tiesto's remix but I have moved on to Gabriel & Dresden now...quality just quality! Would be nice to hear it in say a few months if everyone hasn't got sick of it @ Promise or something! At say a classics night but otherwise, ain't gonna get dropped much now...

top tune...both the tiesto + G+D mixs float my boat!