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Excellent debut single!!

JR Anderson | England | 12/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Holly Valance managed to impress everyone in the UK when she reached number 1 back in April with "Kiss Kiss". Although she has a thin and delicate voice, this song is incredible! I am aware that it's a cover but I mean lets be honest, do you really think many people in England knew that? Holly's now made the Turkish song famous worldwide and has effectively helped Tarkan promote his career. Anyway, here is my track by track review of the mixes:Wise Buddah Mix- This is the version that was publicised and is known throughout the world. It's worn out a bit now as it was overplayed in England but I still think it was excellent debut! It has an Asian dance beat and sounds very frantic. 8/10Jah Wobble Mix- This is an incredible Turkish-Arabic mix with all kinds of foreign instruments present throughout the song. Holly doesn't sing very much but I guarantee you'll like this mix! 10/10Agent Sumo Mix- This isn't as Asian sounding as the previous mixes but it still has an infectious dance beat. My only negative comment about this well polish dance track would be that it drags on quite alot using the same lyrics. 8/10Stargate R and B Mix- This is a smoother version of the track and it indeed sounds very similar. I was suprised to find that this wasn't produced by The Neptunes- 'cos it sounds like a mix they'd do. This version would be better for a US release as it's less 'Euro dance' than the others. 9/10Check out Holly's other singles "Down Boy" and "Naughty Girl"- they're fine examples of how pop music should be!"

Tarkan is MUCH better

Beckiboobear | Michigan, USA | 10/20/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Wow. Can't say I mind the song all that much, but it just reminds me of another little girl having to show off her body to be popular. But putting that aside, The original by Tarkan is just wayyyyyy better. Sure, it's in Turkish and you may not understand a word of it, but his voice and musical talent will draw you in anyway. Some reviewers have said that Holly Valance is the reason for Tarkan's success with this song, but that is a bunch of bull...Tarkan is successful without the little blonde bombshell."

Cheap copy of Simarik by Tarkan

Josephll | 10/18/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"as anybody who has heard the original song by Tarkan will tell you, that version is better in every possible sense; not only Tarkan is a great musician, he is an outstanding perfomer. the fact that his original lyrics were in turkish are quite irrelevant, especially since the lyrics used by holly sound quite unfit and unnatural for the music. the tune is absolutely the same as the original version, with not one note or beat having been changed, so if you liked the tune, you should give all the credit to tarkan, and may i suggest that you find a copy of his version for comparison."