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now on Chatterbox. We're just lucky enough to
welcome Kim Sims. Kim, welcome to Chatterbox.
How are you? Wonderful Chatterbox. How are you?
Great, thank you. Great to meet you at last.
And you as well. I've got to tell you, Kim, at
the time you were having your big hits and you
broke here in the UK, I was a nightclub DJ. Who
were you? You can imagine. I was playing your
stuff big time and watching people punch to it
and everything else. I actually saw it firsthand
of how it was. Yes. Thank you so much. I really,
really appreciate that. Thank you so much. Great
day. So I remember how exciting it was. Yeah,
it was incredible. Yeah, and it was exciting
for me. And, you know, not really living over
here, I didn't get to experience the real hype
of the song. But once I was brought over, and
I was able to see how the crowds were massive
and how they were loving it. It just meant so
much to me back then. It really did. It still
does, actually. great well of course let's look
at it because your chart positions i know you
do well in the us dance charts and you did in
recent years actually but let's look at the the
main charts let's look at the uk singles charts
against the billboard and uh as you know yourself
too blind to see it number five uh take my advice
13 a little bit more top 30 hit we gotta love
the small hip and then we're all hits in the
uk yeah and you know yet two blinds it just made
the top 40 on the billboard you made it big time
here we loved you and i could see it in the clubs
how how they were bopping away to you now and
also in the scandinavian countries sweden denmark
norway all those loved you as well so yes that
did it what what basically happened i guess we're
talking about two blinds at first i guess that
was obviously uh in the US first, maybe, before
it got released here, probably. Yes. How did
you find out? I mean, what was it like when you
found out, oh, it's entered the top 40 in the
UK and then it got higher than the Billboard
and then top 20, top 10. How did it feel at the
time? What was it like? I tell you, you know,
once it... I found out it was bubbling under,
you know, when they released it on the white
label on ID Records. You know, it was just a
small track as far as I was concerned. You know
what I mean? And I tell you, Nicholas, it was
more of a when they started to show me where
the chart positionings were and that all of the
foreign countries were listening to it and loving
it, it still didn't really resonate with me.
I still was like, well, because you know, for
me, I wanted everything to show up at home, but
it seemed like everything was showing up across
the waters, you know? And so the one, I can tell
you the one thing that really I think is when
it really hit me was when I was at home in Chicago,
and my kids who were small then, we were in the
car driving, and one of the power stations, B96,
started playing it, and I'm driving, and I literally
had to pull over, cry, because there I was on
our power station in my city, you know what I
mean? And so it was very exciting, but I think...
It really hit me when they told me, Kim, you've
got to go overseas because they're really loving
your song in the UK. I've never been to Scandinavia
or any of those places up to this point. I still
haven't. So I fly in and the record label, of
course, was Adco East West, East West here for
the UK. I think the real hit for me was when
I was on top of the pops and people were recognizing
me on the street. I think that's when it just
kind of hit me like, whoa, she got a record here.
She's got a hit record, you know. So it was a
wonderful feeling. And even till now, I've been
in places just recently and they actually the
song has just popped up. And I said, somebody's
following me because there's no way this song
should be popping up. And I just walk in here,
you know. So, yeah, it's been a great experience
and it was wonderful back then. You've got to
tell me Kim, at the time when you popped over
here, when you first popped over to do the top
of the pops and do your appearances and stuff
and the clumps and whatever, did you, when you
were in the street, it might have sounded really
daft question, but I've got to ask this, it was
all about the recognition to start with, that
those beautiful hats and the image you had in
the videos, is that how you presented yourself
in the street? Was that Kim Sims as a person
anyway? Yes, it was. Yes, that's how I looked.
It wasn't like, it wasn't created. It was just
how I came to the scene, you know? And I think
the hat became a staple with me and people figured
that, you know, I should always have the hat.
And I got recognized more with the hat on than
off. great you know what i mean yeah yeah yeah
he did look good in the video he just thank you
in the videos the videos sorry that's right that's
right no it it became synonymous with me and
as i've matured if you will have um i've gotten
to a point where i don't necessarily want to
do the hat because it i love wearing it I wear
a hat all the time, but for me on stage now,
I just kind of wanted to, I want to evolve a
little bit more. So now it's come, now it's more
of the, of the hair pieces and just a different
look, just from the mature side, if you will.
But yeah, the hat has always been my thing. Well,
I can tell you now. uh kim i understand the mature
thing we're born in the same decade with a similar
age and i understand what you mean you know what
i mean good good good good so you get the way
i presented myself in a club in in the ninth
early 90s uh and the way i do uh a chat show
like this now two different things i'll get yes
it's different isn't it yeah i'm maturing yeah
that's it yes yes i don't do that Right, and
I think we're still in there, if you will. We're
still in there as those 90s kids, but you just
evolve a little bit more, and I think that's
where I am at this point in my life. And another
thing, doing what I do as well, it's great chatting
to people like you and then sharing what... Artists
like you are doing now music what you're planning
to do Because that opens a whole big thing up
because the mortgages are paid the children are
grown -up left home They're now looking after
the grandchildren and and the whole that all
the grandchildren are appearing at least Yes,
of course. The thing is once that mortgage is
paid because they've just had 30 something years
to pay the mortgages off their claim And of course
they have got money to spend they can buy CDs
they can download they can go and see you live
if you're doing stuff like that So the whole
great thing is we turned it around and you and
I are here. You were doing it as singing your
songs back then. I was playing your songs. I'm
now playing your songs in a different way, but
the audience is still there. I dare say people
in my club in the West Country are probably still
listening to my shows today. I have no doubt.
So the whole point is they've now got money to
spend. They can see you live. They can buy your
CDs. They can pay to download your songs. We're
doing it again. We're just doing it right. Yeah,
the audience is there Yes, exactly exactly and
now I'm reaching a new demographic and I think
you know the Young well the people in our age
group and now like you said now We've got kids
and grandkids and that kind of thing, but it's
a new demographic, but they're still listening
Do you know what I mean? That's been that's been
the the best part for me that you know, they're
the i've had people walk up to me since i've
been here in the uk and i've done a few gigs
and and they brought their children with them
and they you know they're like my mom my mom
and dad used to play your song and so it's it's
definitely come full circle for sure i still
feel that sound i mean you followed Too blind
to see it. You did very well here. You followed
it. We'll take my advice and then it'll be in
the score. Those three, I mean, I did play later
stuff of yours in the clubs as well. But the
whole point is exciting sound. It's still an
exciting sound. And I think they bring their
children along. And I still think because there's
a bit of dance around these days. Yes, it is.
It is clever again. It is. I think it's quite
clever. And I don't think those kids are coming
along now that, you know, their children, the
ones we were. I don't think they're coming along
now and they're bored. I think they're going
to be quite excited by it. I think so. I think
you're right. I think you're right. After all,
I mean, you'll be the same. As I said, we're
both born in the same decade. The point is we
were listening to our parents' records. So in
my mum's case, it was stuff from the 60s and
the late 50s. Yes. So you're listening to the
same and that was exciting. And I'm sure when
they're bringing the kids along, the kids already
know who you are because they've listened to
it. Yes, that's right. That's right. You don't
have to be salted, we know who you are, it's
great. Yes, yes and it's a good feeling, it is.
So who took the decision to release Take My Advice
and a little bit more? Was that your decision
or was it the record companies? Is that going
to move? It was the record. It was the record
company. Yeah. You know what, Nicholas, at the
beginning, you know, I did a whole album, of
course, but my choice, take my advice, would
have been the follow up. But my third choice
would have been Keep on Walking. And when I wrote
Keep on Walking, I wrote that in mind of me singing
it and having that be my follow up. the people
that I was dealing with at the time, and then
also the record label, they pretty much took
control of everything. And then when C .C. Penniston
came along and said he wanted to do Keep On Walkin',
I found that out when I heard it on the radio.
So I had no idea that they were gonna. Yeah,
so it was kind of like a slap in the face, but
it all worked out because I still get the residuals
from that, so it's all good. But that would have
been my choice. cool now um that's okay and like
i say you called it in the mid mid 90s still
had some dance hits and things like that and
but let's take it up to more recent times kim
because um i just had a great little dance hit
in the usa uh turn it up it was right up there
with your top selling singles over there yeah
dance jobs 2017 i think turn it up it was that's
right a friend of mine uh wrote that and his
name was Thomas Arambula. And he kept saying
to me, Kim, you need to get back into it. I had
kind of gotten sort of... Missed with the whole
industry, you know the ups and the downs and
so I kind of was like, yeah I don't want to and
people kept coming back to me saying Kim You
need to rerelease to blind you and I always thought
no, you know if it ain't broke Don't fix it leave
it alone. So I wanted to move into other avenues
with songs But when he brought that one to me,
I was like, yeah This is good and I like the
people that that remixed it and made it happen
So yeah, that was a good song for me turned up
was definitely a good one. Mm -hmm am i right
in thinking that was on the back of an album
or an album come out at much the same time was
this or did i just imagine that yeah yeah that
was just a single cool okay i imagine yeah i
thought i had more from you about that time or
maybe maybe her talk of it or well you know what
there were there were songs because i was throwing
my voice on different songs for different people
so I can't even tell you the names of some of
them, but anyway, it was kind of like I was just
giving myself away at that point. But then when
Turn It Up came out, that's when I got serious
again about recording music that, you know, I
would hope would last a lifetime, you know? Nick
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CBUKRDUX. Right, let's bring this up. Now, when
did you actually move to the UK? Was it back
in the day? Successful? Or when did you come
here permanently? Well, here's the thing. Too
blind to see it is 35 years old this year. And
so yeah, can you believe it? Listen, hey, we
were both 10 and 11 when it came out anyway.
So, you know, what happened for me was I wanted
to, it just was like an overnight thought. Armada
Music came into my DMs and this is exactly why
I'm here. They came into my DMs and asked me
if I was interested in redoing the vocals for
Too Blind to see it. Well, I had let all these
years go by and there was bitterness and there
was anger and then there was, I don't want to
be bothered. And then in that particular moment
and knowing that the song was about to turn 35
years old, something came over me and I felt
like I had more control of the situation and
I could make the decision as to whether I wanted
to put my vocals back on it. So I just decided
that since they came knocking, I opened the door
and we actually redid to blind last year and
they put it out. on Armada Music and it just
came out in July again and it hit the top number
one spots on track stores all the way across
the board. So it's reimagined and it's kicking
again. Excuse me, I look crazy, but I just came
in and so give me a second. So anyway, I just
decided that it was okay it was time and I could
I could do it again and by it being 35 years
i said well you know what since it's out over
here since it's a label that's over here why
not come over and see if i can make it you know
recharge it again so i moved here in february
and i was only going to stay for six months february
this year and i was only going to stay for six
months but because the song is gaining traction
and i've met wonderful people and you know i'm
i just feel like i'm in the right place and the
timing is now. So that's why I'm here. Sure.
Well, you're now going to go on to 230 more stations
in one go. There we go. That's what I'm talking
about. And I thank you for that. Thank you so
much, Nicholas. You only want a couple like me,
two, three like me. Listen, you know what? Here's
the thing. The other day, it was played on, I
want to say, Mark Knight. He played it and so
I know that's a national station. So it's getting
some it's getting some love and all the DJs are
loving it So, you know to me the timing was everything
and so for me now I my plans are to stay here
in the UK I'm looking to get you know more PAs
I came over a little bit late to get into most
of the festivals this year, but I'm working on
next year So hopefully hopefully things will
take off Yeah. When I was talking about the follow
-ups back in the 90s, I was going to turn it
on its head, basically bring it to the present
day and say, what about the stuff you're doing
now? What about your new stuff? Now, I'm assuming
you've got total control on whatever you want
to do. Everything. That's exactly right. And
I have met some wonderful producers, some wonderful
DJs. I'm actually doing a couple of songs with
a DJ producer by the name of Curtis Zack and
we're going to be laying some tracks down. I
laid a track with a young producer DJ by the
name of Gaz Leland and he wanted to redo a song
that was out. Gosh, I think about 15 years ago
called Fade, F -A -D -E. And I think a young
lady by the name of Kim Lee sang it. Anyway,
so we did that. So yeah, I'm looking at doing
new music. And now that this AI thing has come
about, I've been writing a lot more. My juices
are flowing. So I'm writing songs and I'm going
to put out. what I want to put out now do you
know what I mean and make it all about me and
having complete control and that's that's what's
most important and Armada has kind of allowed
me to let people know that I'm still here do
you know basically almost as though you haven't
been away but in reality yeah we see that big
dance track again and I mean Kim Simpson's never
really gone but You're here doing your own stuff.
I mean, I'd love to have seen how it would have
worked out in 92 if the third release had been
the one you wanted to do and maybe you got in
there before, you know, the CC version would
come out. You know, and I think about that, too.
I think about that, too. And I think had, you
know, hindsight is 20 -20 if you think about
it. You know, I think. The way I look at things
now, I look at it like the universe just wasn't
aligning at that time and in that place. But
now, still being able to sing, still having my
voice, still being able to attract a crowd and
that kind of thing, I think it's just the way
things were meant to be. And now having complete
control makes me feel more driven to try even
harder, if that makes sense. Yeah, I mean, the
other thing, of course, is you've got an established
name. Anybody who was... That's right. Exactly.
And it's not like you've got to send in, you
haven't got to send demos to producers because
they know you haven't got to do it. Thank goodness.
No. That's right. And I and that's a blessing.
And you're right. And I I'm glad you said that
because I do still have people coming to me.
Kim, would you would you mind doing this song?
Can you put some vocals on this? So that is that's
the positive part of it. And now if I could just
get the the promoters and the clubs to join in,
then I think she'll be a happy camper. I think
so too. Now let's talk about your new, you mentioned
some AI. Now AI is something in my opinion, now
people back in the 90s they were panicking, in
the 80s they were panicking about drum machines
and things. There's no drummers are not out of
work at the moment and they're not going to be
home soon. AI is something that should be I think
it's a magnificent thing. It doesn't replace
singers. It doesn't replace anything. I think
it's an incredible thing. I think it really can
be used quite critically. It's not going to replace
you as a singer, of course it's not. No, no,
no. And that's the thing. I'm using it more so
to create a track. I have tons of songs in my
head, you know what I mean? And so what I'm enjoying
about it is being able to set it up where I can
put my lyrics, and then kind of decide the way
I want the track to go and then pow, within seconds
there you have a song, you know what I mean?
And I can take that into the studio because you
still, to me there's nothing like live vocals,
there's nothing like a live singer. You can have
AI on, excuse me, you can have AI on all the
charts, all the Billboard charts, but can't nobody
show, none of the AIs can show up at a PA and
sing a song, do you know what I mean? And I think
that that's what That's where the singers, I
don't think we necessarily have to be worried
about that because I think people want to see
the live performers. But for me, it helps me
to create. So it gives me a creative space. Yeah,
for sure. It's an incredible thing and I work
with it with making jingles and adverts and things.
Of course it still has my voice on, of course
it still has singing on, but it's the creativity
part of it as well and it's a great thing because
I know what it wants to sound like. I still add
instruments and I still do this and I still do
that, but it's nothing to be scared of. We're
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-x. This is Nick and Sue with Cheddar Box, giving
you all you need to know about musical entertainment.
Cheddar Box, Cheddar Box, Cheddar Box, Cheddar
Box, Cheddar Box. As I say, the drum machines
back in the 80s, it was going to be the end,
wasn't it? Nah. That's right. All these bands
do have a drummer when they come live. They don't
have a drum machine at the back. it's not going
to change that's right that's right no not at
all no no i agree that's right so let's talk
about new material i mean you're talking festivals
you're talking about pa's and things and you
know you're talking about being here you know
basically this time next year now yes um what
can we expect from you is there an album on the
way we're expecting brand new singles what can
we be expecting from from kim in the next six
months to a year Well, I tell you what, good
question. And I've got an answer. I have. Yeah,
I have. I have over 40 songs that I have literally
in my in my little goodie bag. And so I'm actually
I've got a couple, as I said, I'm working with
a couple of DJs and producers, but I've written
a few songs that I know that I'm going to be
be released. And so I would say definitely. you
know an ep for sure i don't know if it'll be
a full album it just depends because i'm i would
love to be able to put it out on my own you know
just do what everyone is doing now which is just
kind of doing their own thing but you know in
this in this day and time too you still need
a machine behind you you know so i'm hoping that
i i would say a good six songs that i will definitely
have ready to go before the before the new year
for sure yeah yeah we would need another chat
and we talk about absolutely when it comes out
so to make sure you drop me an email or we keep
in touch or whatever one way or another but do
drop me that email we'll get you on and remember
because it's a nice platform we have and the
podcast and we can we talk about your four or
six tracks on the ep or whatever it is you do
and tell me the story behind each one and we're
playing them all Absolutely, I would love that.
Thank you so much. I definitely will do that
because I've got some really, really good stuff
and I have people listening to it and they're
honest. They're not going to just tell me, no,
Kim, yeah, yeah, that's great. I'm in a really
good head space when it comes to writing and
being creative right now. I should say this is
a good time for me in that I really and truly
am enjoying writing and rediscovering Kim Sims
at a more mature age, but still staying. Keeping
my ear close to the to the ground because I know
the new the newbies out here They want you know,
you got to keep up with everything and everybody.
So yeah, I've got some good stuff going So we
definitely have to get back together so that
we can talk about that for sure Listen, you and
I aren't doing too bad because at the end of
the day we catch up with technology We can do
we can do DC meeting things. We're doing all
right That's true, you know, hey I have some
kerfuffles every now and then and I'm still trying
to catch up because you give me You give me a
pen and paper and I'm happy. All of this other
technology gets on my nerve, but I work it out.
This is quite incredible. If I have a problem
with the technology, and this is good advice
for you, actually. I've got the Gemini AI thing,
you know, the Google Gemini thing. And if I've
got a problem with the computer or the studio
or the Zoom or anything or any of the software,
I just tap in what the problem is or a screenshot
of it and it tells me how to sort it out. Isn't
that something? Did you ever think we would get
to this place? I didn't either. No. It sort you
out in minutes. That would take me days or weeks.
I know. I know and I'm still bad at it I have
everybody else still working things out for me
because I'm you know I don't know if it's if
if it's that I'm afraid of it or if it's just
like too much to think about I'm not quite sure
but anyway um I'm slowly slowly I'm slowly kicking
and and scratching it but heading in that direction
because there's nothing else you can do about
it you know I mean no but do remember if it goes
wrong the Gemini just tap it in what the problem
is or whatever assistant you use but I found
it. That's right. And it's minutes. And it doesn't
work out your screenshot again. Oh, you got the
old whatnot. And they sort it out. That's my
problem. That's right. But you click that you
go down there and you do that and you do that
and you're in. Wow. That's right. That's right.
And it is it's amazing. And it does. It makes
studio time. When I was in the studio a couple
of weeks ago. I can remember back when I was
recording Too Blind to see it, you know, reel
to reel. Think about that. You know what I mean?
And then also the, you know, having to the pitching
and all that stuff. Nowadays, when I went in
a couple of weeks ago, literally we were in there
for two, maybe two hours with Too Blind, that
whole album. It took months. You know what I
mean? And so it's that's what's what's so nice
about it is that. But I tell you what I miss
is I like a I like an orchestra. I want to hear
real music. You can tell the difference between
AI and a live musician. You can hear the difference.
And I miss that as far as the AI situation, but
getting in the studio and being able to just
put your vocals down and hear a real guitar,
hear a real Fender, it's big. It makes a difference.
It really does. it is and also when you hear
a radio show that might be produced and you can
tell if it's done properly or you can tell somebody
narrating perhaps or somebody that does a crime
channel on YouTube and AI voice, I know it sounds
a bit artificial, but let's say if I was doing
narration or an advert or whatever I'm doing,
I take a deep breath to say a sentence and breathe,
you can hear it as well, you know, yeah. It's
too perfect otherwise. It is it is and it it
takes it takes for me. it takes away from the
you know just from the realness of it and you
can you know there can be inflections in a song
and you know the AI can make it sound like dynamic
and wonderful but there's just nothing like like
you said taking a breath or hearing the hearing
your voice do something different because it's
coming from you as opposed to having it be so
perfect you know nothing nothing should sound
that perfect you need to hear hear the breathing
and you need that that's That's where you get
the live sound from, you know, so. Absolutely.
Don't you just love it with being live, like
you do your PAs and stuff? Oh, my goodness. Let
me tell you. Yeah. Oh, Nicholas, it's like being
on stage is that's that's like my heaven. You
know, you get up there and you see the crowds
reaction and it feeds my soul. I tell people
when I go out, I'm always nervous. I'm always
nervous. People say, you don't act like it. But
I am because. You know, those first few few notes
that come out of your mouth will let you kind
of let you know that you got it or you don't.
And so what I'd normally do is I always pray
before I go on. But also I hit those first few
notes. And if I if I see someone in the crowd
or if I hear people go, well, then I know I'm
good. You know what I mean? So that's that's
what you need. You need to be fed, you know,
and that's when you give your best performance.
I think when you lose when you lose that nervous
feeling and when you lose you go out there too
confident I think you lose something in translation
and I don't ever want to lose anything in translation
I want people to know that you know I'm human
and yeah I'm a little nervous but we're gonna
make this thing happen you know so yeah I mean
I know this is recorded but live radio we do
a lot of great live radio yeah it's the same
but if you if you if you if you mess up You just
got to get yourself out of it. You do. That's
kind of a thrill of it though, isn't it? It is.
It is. And again, you know. You are going to
get yourself out of it as well. Of course you
are. You are. And see, that shows your professionalism
too. I mean, I can remember being on stage and,
you know, of course the DJ was handling the DAT.
Do you remember the DAT? Yes, very well. So the
DJ, right? So the DJ would handle the DAT. And
I remember being here in the UK. I can't remember
what club. But back some years ago. They started
it and it was off. Something was wrong. I try
not to get frustrated and I definitely don't
want the audience to know that there's a mistake
being made. So I can remember just stopping and
saying, hey, hold on a second, Mr. DJ, I'm going
to need you to rewind that form. Because these
people didn't come all this way to have this
thing mess up, you know It's the way you do things
and you you give it back to the crowd and say
hey look I apologize But let me start over and
let me give it to you the way I want you to have
it and people respect that they see that You
know, there was a little issue in the beginning
You talk to the DJ like they're human just like
you are and everybody makes mistakes, you know
So that's kind of the way that I've always recovered
and luckily I haven't had too many hiccups but
you know there have been times and you just keep
you follow through and you make it beautiful
and at the end everybody's you know happy yeah
and also these days where we do our programs
from home even on the national radio we do right
the biggest biggest scare thing isn't so much
are you going to mess your show up right what
are you going to do stutter and mispronounce
the song or something exactly it's if you can
connect if the stream doesn't connect it's the
technologies That's right. That's right. And
I tell you something else. Somebody was asking
me the other day, I did a podcast and we were
talking about what what the difference was for
me when I being on stage now as opposed to the
90s. And the big difference is Hello cell phones
and see the cell phones and people can get you
and and i've gone and i've listened back to certain
things that i've sang and I and you know That's
when that's when you hear the real truth when
you see somebody who has recorded something and
then you get to To hear it back. That's that's
the deepest part for me. I think that's But I
like it. I like that people can take me home
with them now, you know what I mean? And listen
to it. And if I hear some things that I need
to change, I like being able to see what someone's
recorded so that I can say, oh, good job, or,
you know, I'll change this or that. So I like
the fact that I don't have a problem with people
recording me or anything like that. Not at all.
Well, basically, I owe you an apology. I said
about 20 minutes. It's been half hour. Look at
that. It's such a great chat. It's such great
memories because the experiences, although we've
been on the side of the club, you've been doing
your PAs. I was the DJ side and now I'm the radio
side. It's still very similar memories. It's
great. It's been fascinating, Kim. Thank you
so much. Before I let you go, let's tell our
listeners about your social media, what social
media have, where they can find. you and stuff
oh great yes well i'm on instagram and that's
kim underscore sims official and that's kym so
that's instagram um and then on tiktok it's the
same thing well yeah behind the diva door on
instagram and on on uh on tiktok it's kim sims
official on facebook it's kim sims um And I know
I have a link tree, but I want to say that's
Kim Sims official as well. So everything is pretty,
pretty simple. And I have, I'm actually working
on a landing page and so people will be able
to go out there and find where I'll be performing
and that kind of thing. But if you have any promoters
out there listening that are interested in booking
me, I'm here indefinitely and I'm living in Harrogate
right now and looking to gig and just bring back
the Kim Sims experience and also the new song,
the new reimagined version, which is out on Armada
and Paul Ridney and Richard Earnshaw are the
producers and remixes on it. It's a great, it's
a great remix of too blind to see it. And it
still keeps the quality and the feeling of the
nineties, but it just brings it up to a 20, 26
level. And of course your classic stuff can be
found on YouTube as well. Yes, absolutely. On
YouTube, on what gosh I can't even think oh it's
on every platform I mean I've actually I've never
put in put any of it up there but I see it everywhere
so yeah they can go to any of the um of the uh
platforms in there or the streaming platforms
and they're they're all out there absolutely
and I can see yeah Spotify you're on Apple Music
yes yeah so you're easily found to download the
new Yes, yes, please tell them to go out there
and grab it because it's really, really, it's
a great reimagined version and I'm really proud
of it. I'm in control of it this time so that
makes it even better. My vocals are more lush
and I don't sound like a chipmunk and yeah, it's
good, it's good. Really good. Kim, it's been
amazing and I know the listeners are going to
love it. Listen, great meeting you at last and
thank you so much for your time and we'll do
it again of course. Yes, okay and thank you so
much. I really appreciate you. Have a wonderful
rest of your weekend and it's been great talking
with you. And you Kim, thank you so much. Bye
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