DJ Sammy
"The Boys Of Summer"

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Released: 24th February 2003.

The past six months have seen a plethora of trance covers, most of which have been truly shocking. DJ Sammy's "Heaven" was among the better ones, but that wasn't saying much. Therefore, it comes as quite a surprise just how good this new single actually is. It's a reworking of the Don Henley classic, and it's worked a treat. There's yet more little known vocalists here, but they've been well chosen - both for having good voices, and for looking great in a video done on a beach. Expect this second DJ Sammy hit safely inside the Top 10, and probably inside the Top 5.

(matthew_dixon)

After the superb reworking of "Heaven", it would have been easy for DJ Sammy to do a cheap, tacky cover of Don Henley's "Boys Of Summer". Thankfully, his version has a certain touch of class and sounds very different to his debut. The vocals aren't nearly as piercing or as memorable as Do's on "Heaven" though, and this version isn't a patch on Don Henley's.

(Paul Matthews)

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