Lost In The ’80s
Rediscover the campest tunes of the 1980’s by seeking these tunes out in your nearest secondhand record vault.
Boy George’s friend Marilyn hit it big briefly in ’83 with Calling Your Name, he wore lots of sequins and liked showing off his midriff. Marilyn also features on the Band Aid hit Do They Know It’s Christmas.
In ’85 Baltimora sang about finding Tarzan boy, the video clip is particularly camp. Sadly, or maybe gladly, this was their only hit. Lead singer Jimmy McShane passed away from an AIDS related illness in 1993.
Freddie Mercury’s first solo single I Was Born to Love You is a giant high energy disco romp that makes you want to stand under a glitter ball. After Freddie’s death Queen would re-record the song for his posthumous final band album.
Following in Divine’s footsteps drag queen Lanah Pellay released Pistol in My Pocket in ’86 in it she sings about her pistol pointing at you. Seek out the video for this one and spot club legend Leigh Bowery in the background.
In The Crate with DJ Butch Queen
1. Virgo Four – It’s A Crime (Caribou Remix) Rush Hour
2. Luke Million – Sun Splash Future Classic
3. Ajello feat. Hard Ton – Chocolate Black Leather (Brennan Green Remix) Danny Was A Drag King
4. Miracles Club – Light of Love (Neurotic Drum Band Remix) Cutters
5. Maurice – This Is Acid (Jim Hopkins Remix) Twitch Recordings
DJ Butch Queen is part of the Monarchy Collective with Boy Crazy Stacey and Cluedo Pierres. They recently hosted Brief Encounters at Connections with Voix de la Ville and have some exciting things coming up in the near future.
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Fresh Tracks
Levthand featuring Kim Appleby – Keep Trying Kim, of ‘Mel and’ fame fronts this easy going house track Calvin Harris featuring Kelis – Bounce a return to form for Calvin Harris When Saints Go Machine – Kelly bliss filled dream pop Battles – Ice Cream (Instrumental) one of the most sonically interesting bands on the planet Quenum – Woman Talk About Woman apparently you can be an amber light type of woman Japan – Adolescent Sex recently remade into a disco floor filler by Headman, the original is like an indie rock song that was way ahead of its time Locussolus – I Want It (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix) like a marching band squashed into a night club Bottin – Discocracy (Munk Remix) blippy bloppy whizzes and swooshes.
Compiled by Graeme Watson
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