И еще одна статья о teardrops, с репликами самой Кейт

The original was a hit in 1988 – the year that Kate Alexa was born.

Now, 20 years later, Kate has given Womack & Womack’s Teardrops a stunning update.

“Even though it was released the year I was born, I’ve always been a massive fan of the song,” Kate explains. “It’s a song that gets you on the dancefloor.”

The original was produced by Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, who signed U2.

Kate’s version of Teardrops was produced by Ian “Molly” Meldrum. So how does Kate describe Molly as a producer?

“Oh, he’s very eccentric,” Kate laughs. “But he’s really fun to work with, and very open to ideas. He’s very hands-on, but he lets everyone have an opinion. He did an amazing job.”

It was Molly who suggested that Kate cover the song. “I was looking to do a single between albums, and Molly came up with the idea of doing Teardrops. At first, I was a little sceptical because the original is such a classic and I love it so much. But then Molly and I spoke about how we could do it.”

Kate and Molly have given Teardrops a striking 2008 makeover with the addition of a rap, courtesy of Baby Bash, who recently had a US Top 10 smash with Cyclone.

“I definitely studied the original version of Teardrops,” Kate says. “It’s got such an incredible feel and groove and we wanted to keep that vibe. But we also wanted to do something different, and the rap takes the track to a whole new place.”

Kate was a fan of Baby Bash’s breakthrough hit, Suga Suga, and the American rapper heard what Kate was doing with the song through a friend of Kate’s manager. “He’s a very cool guy,” Kate says. “He came in and did the rap in one take, and it fitted perfectly.”

The result is a remarkable remake.

Teardrops is the latest chapter in Kate’s career, which started in 2004 with her debut single, Always There. Still a teenager, Kate has already had four Top 40 hits – Always There, My Day Will Come, All I Hear and Somebody Out There.

In 2006, Kate released her debut album, Broken & Beautiful. And in 2007, she did the soundtrack to the hit Australian TV series, H2O – Just Add Water.

Teardrops is the first taste of Kate’s second album, which will be released in 2008.

It’s a song packed with pop hooks, a summer smash if ever you’ve heard one!