Admit it, there are certain tracks that you can’t convince yourself to delete from your iTunes, or from back when this track was released, Winamp. My old 80GB iPod Classic is one such treasure trove of tunes, and putting the songs on shuffle can bring up many a good memory.

‘Proper Education’ was an instant hit when it came out back in 2007. King Prydz’s twist to the original “Another Brick In The Wall, Part II”  by classic rock virtuoso group Pink Floyd struck a chord among all the mavericks, the believers of counter culture, and people who loved quality house music in general. Coupled with the amazing track was an equally amazing video with crazy parkour stunts from teenagers making jumping from one building to another seem like a cakewalk! Violating privacies to tap into the issue of energy efficiency, reeking of positive rebellion, seemed to be the striking chord that made the video so popular with the young and the restless and ended with the message “You Don’t Need An Education To Save The Planet”..

The track was a powerful one, not just in impact but also in terms of the bassline. It reached number two in the UK charts and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in the US. The track was also nominated for Best Mixed Recording at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Of course, as we have come to expect of the Swedish maestro, the track had some dreamy synth inputs and the usual ‘purist’ approach to a track.

That’s the thing with remixing legendary tracks- they’re so well known that it’s a huge task for the artist to make the remix palpable to the listeners. Surprisingly (or not), ‘Proper Education’ did the job for me (and I literally grew up listening to Floyd) and I’m sure the majority would agree on that. In fact, it still gives the same vibe it did back in ’07. Listen away folks, this tune is bereft of the boredom that comes with even the best of them.