Pitchfork

"Hearts on Fire" has been the title of a country song by Eddie Rabbit, a bubblegum stadium-rocker by Bryan Adams, a B-side by Genesis, and a Rocky IV training-montage anthem by John Cafferty. Then there's Calvin Johnson singing about his "heart on fire" in Beat Happening's "Gravedigger Blues", sampled by Jens Lekman for Oh You're So Silent Jens' "Pocketful of Money". Cut Copy's 2007 single "Hearts on Fire", which recurs on the Australian group's Best New Music-bestowed In Ghost Colours, starts from the same lyrical idea and arena-sized reach as some of its namesake predecessors, but the French-house filter sweeps, New Order guitars, and thumping rhythms probably won't have you missing Adams. (OK, maybe just his "Heaven"). Melbourne compatriots Midnight Juggernauts shared Cut Copy's interest in both arena-rock hugeness and dance beats on last year's Dystopia, and their remix of Cut Copy's "Hearts on Fire" doesn't stray too far from the sound. Midnight Juggernauts drape the original in horror-movie organs, cranking the whole thing to the max and scrapping the saxophone solo. Unless Sylvester Stallone decides to follow in the footsteps of the Governator or something, this pummeling remix could greatly improve some montage sequence in Rocky Balboa II.

MP3:> Cut Copy: "Hearts on Fire (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)"
[original track from In Ghost Colours; out now on Modular/Interscope]