Turn the Beat Around

17 Mar 2019

Boom Box – The Podcast

Music

In Boombox the Podcast, it’s a return to fine form with a selection of the best disco, funk and soul tracks from the 70s and 80s. Amongst the selection of 23 songs, we open up with Teena Marie and the highest charting single of her career, a Rod Temperton penned Donna Summer track, the ground breaking Australian synth disco song Space Invaders and 20 other disco bangers from the glitterball era.

Show originally aired Friday 15 March 2019

Songs played;

1. LOVERGIRL Teena Marie 1984
2. CIRCLES (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix) Atlantic Starr 1982
3. (IF IT) HURTS JUST A LITTLE Donna Summer 1982
4. STANDING IN THE RAIN Don Ray 1978
5. SPACE INVADERS Player (1) 1979
6. BOOM BOX Vita Beats 1985
7. LEAD THE WAY (New York Mix) I’m Talking 1985
8. GOT A DATE Dionne Warwick 1983
9. UPTOWN Prince 1980
10. LOVE MAGIC (Louie Vega Edit) John Davis and The Monster Orchestra 1979
11. LET ME TAKE YOU DANCING Bryan Adams 1979
12. THUNDER IN MY HEART Irene Cara 1982
13. SHAKE IT UP Cheryl Lynn 1981
14. MY LOVE IS BURNING UP Le Pamplemousse 1981
15. JUST THE LONELY TALKING AGAIN The Manhattans 1983
16. SAY NO GO De La Soul 1989
17. I’M NOT SCARED Eighth Wonder 1988
18. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS Ten City 1989
19. ROCKET TO YOUR HEART Lisa 1983
20. DANCING IN HEAVEN (ORBITAL BE-BOP) Q-Feel 1982
21. TO SIR WITH LOVE Vicki Sue Robinson 1984
22. DANCE AWAY Roxy Music 1979
23. YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton 1976

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