Mark Ronson deelt vandaag zijn nieuwe single ‘I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight’. Helemaal nieuw is deze synthpop track niet, want het is een cover van Richard en Kinda Thompson uit 1974. In die versie was het nummer overigens geen hit. Die potentie heeft het liedje nu wel; niet in het minst te danken aan de onderkoelde stem van de Britse zangeres Raissa. De Britse producer, muzikant en DJ over zijn nieuwe single:
“I bet everyone here has a song (or two, or fifteen) that they’ve been rinsing during this period,” aldus Ronson in een statement. “In the first few weeks, one song I couldn’t stop listening to was ‘I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight’ by Richard & Linda Thompson. For me, it’s the ultimate song about a messy weekend night out. All the weird but wonderful human interactions that go down. Not knowing what might happen once you head out that front door. Maybe a little hookup, a good time, even a hint of danger. But whatever it is, you know you’re going to forget about the boredom and stresses of everyday life for a few hours… I imagine the reason I’ve been so drawn to this song is because I miss that all very much. I bet a lot of us do…”
