Turn the Beat Around

5 May 2018

Playlist, Friday 4 May 2018

Music

9PM

STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND Meco 1977
NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE Poussez 1979
DANCE WITH ME Peter Brown 1977
LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME ABBA 1981
EVERYMAN (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework) Double Exposure 1976/2018
BAD GIRLS ($wan$ Remix) Donna Summer 1979/2017
SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire 1978
STARES AND WHISPERS Renee Geyer 1977
CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF (Mixus Maximus Remix) Wa Wa Nee 1989
HOLY WORD (Extended Version) I’m Talking 1986
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U Prince 1984

10PM

YOU CAN’T HAVE IT Stargaze 1982
LADY, LADY, LADY Joe Esposito 1983
I DON’T WANT TO BE WITH NOBODY ELSE Alton McClain & Destiny 1979
TIME IS TIME Andy Gibb 1980
LE FREAK (Dimitri From Paris Edit) Chic 1978/2017
MAKE LOVE TO ME Kelly Marie 1978
VERTIGO/RELIGHT MY FIRE Dan Hartman feat. Loleatta Holloway 1979
I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (2017 Remix) Black Box 1989/2017
LOVE EVICTION Quartzlock 1988
SO GOOD Wa Wa Nee 1989

Blond haired, blue eyed and full of soul, Melbourne born and bred soul artist, Renee Geyer was prolific during the 70s and 80s and had a string of hits including Stares and Whispers in 1977. Renee’s biggest hit came in 1981 with her cover of Eddie Grants Say I Love You.

21 April 2018 marked the second year anniversary of the death of Prince Rogers Nelson. To commemorate the anniversary, his estate, released for the very first time, his original recording of Nothing Compares 2 U. The song was made famous by Sinead O’Connor in 1991, but in it’s original guise, Prince’s version is laced with stirring guitars and a resonating painful sentimant.