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Day 14: George Michael - Outside
While some celebrities would be mortified when caught out and rung through the tabloids - George owned it and turned the situation into a spirited disco romp about having sex in public and his two fingers up to those distressed by his engaging in it!
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Day 13: Bronski Beat - Why?
Using the medium of Hi-NRG, this opener to their brilliant The Age Of Consent album pulled no punches describing the life of gay men in a time of rising anti-gay sentiment, which was fuelled by the Eighties right wing backlash and mounting AIDS hysteria
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Day 12: Madonna - Hung Up
A banger from her first collaboration with Stuart Price while we patiently wait for the follow up (not long now)! I love that Madonna went and asked Benny & Björn personally if they could use the ABBA sample. Would they have said no? Do you say no to Madonna?
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Day 11: Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll
Well, since they came for disco… 🤣
A sample of a preacher who condemns all perversions of the third eye through distorted and exaggerated images, perverted movements of the body, breakdancing and other forms of dancing. Yawn! Piss off misery arse!
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Day 10: Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows
In which the indie crowd gets in on the disco act. Sun kissed vibes from Down Under - not discovered in such a blissful state alas, but on a cold December evening watching 120 Minutes on MTV2. My arse was soon shaking when that bass kicked in!
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Day 9: Pearl Charles - Only For Tonight
She may be a county girl at heart, but in this, the beats scream disco as Pearl Charles lives her best ABBA life. And like ABBA who sometime dwell in the complexities of relationships, Pearl is mulling over the complexities of a one night stand
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Day 8: Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
A true declaration of authenticity and self-empowerment! I first came across this song in the Paris Is Burning documentary - introduced me to a whole new world! Soul, disco, and funk all in one. And a killer key change! A dance floor classic!
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Day 7: Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
When the weather is grim, you need summer in your music. You need this! Your on a beach and you are dancing 🪩🙌🏻
A song that came about by accident - Alan Braxe needed to quickly put some music together for an upcoming live set at a club!
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Day 6: Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous
Sex work, transgender experiences, and the hedonistic gay kink and fetish scene in New York City are celebrated to a hi-NRG beat - and went straight in at No.5 in the U.K. charts! Rock ‘N’ Roll! (Sorry - I know this is a disco challenge 😂🪩)
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Day 5: Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around
Turns out people weren’t quite ready for Indie Kylie. Boo!! So, armed with this banger and a pair of hot pants that would make Daisy Dukes proud, Kylie led us back to the dance floor and reclaimed her rightful place at No.1 where she belongs!
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Day 4: Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
How do you say De-Groovy? With this grin inducing melting pot of influences - funk, house, pop, jazz and loads of class! The sound of NYC dance floors where they cut their teeth, and brought us a song that will never go out of style. Dig!!
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Day 3: Sub Sub - Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use)
Before they were Doves, they were Sub Sub. Featuring their mate Melanie Williams on vocals, this stared life as a sample from a record won in a fair - music inspired by the film of the musical Hair - a bassline later and a classic is born
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Day 2: Fantastic Plastic Machine - Take Me To The Disco
I only knew Fantastic Plastic Machine (aka Tomoyuki Tanaka) through his cover of Eurythmics’ There Must Be An Angel (as used in Spaced). One YouTube deep dive later (courtesy of a Saint Etienne playlist) led me to this banger…
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Day 1: Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
I can sir! I have a reputation to keep! My dad dancing shoes can boogie woogie all night long!
Euro disco at its finest - this certain song even found its way to the football terraces! It’s cheese on toast - you always want to go back for more!
