Reminiscing

[DaBownca]

I woke up this morning thinking of a few songs
One More Shot- C-Bank
Swept Away Diana Ross
You Got Me Running - Lady J
And discovered my old azz couldn't remember any other songs directly around that era....can I get a kick start?

[TAD]

bbcs&a rock shock
keep it warm
konk your life/konk party
was not was tell me that i'm dreaming
captian sky station break
robotnik probleme's d'amour
baricentro tittle tattle
heaven & earth i really love you
edwin birdsong myself(?)

[TAB.]

Pop goes my love- Freeze

Watch the closing doors- IRT

Play that Beat- Globe and the wiz Kids

Jam on it- Newcleus

Once upon a time- John Rocca

I want it to be real- John Rocca

Confusion- New Order

White Lines- Melle Mel

[DaBownca]

Pop goes my love- Freeze

Watch the closing doors- IRT

Play that Beat- Globe and the wiz Kids

Jam on it- Newcleus

Once upon a time- John Rocca

I want it to be real- John Rocca

Confusion- New Order

White Lines- Melle Mel
Oh Shit you are the first person (other than me) to Utter IRT aloud :respent:and Thanx

[TAB.]

Oh Shit you are the first person (other than me) to Utter IRT aloud :respent:and Thanx

83-84, was my best era for Dance music. I carried a boombox, everywhere, Like 'Radio Raheem'.

[DaBownca]

83-84, was my best era for Dance music. I carried a boombox, everywhere, Like 'Radio Raheem'.
Me too! A big azz AIWA

[Gigi]

Remember that box - I think it was Panasonic - that had the 1 big speaker and 1 small tweeter-type speaker on top towards the right?

I used that carry that HEAVY ASS thing thinking I was cool KNOWING that shit was WAAYYYY too heavy for me. I was all but 40 lbs wet as a teen-ager carrying that thing. What da hell??? Ahh, gots ta love being a child of the 70's and 80's.

[wiz247]

Dayton "The Sound of Music"
The sunshine sounds of the 80s

[tony winter]

83-84, was my best era for Dance music. I carried a boombox, everywhere, Like 'Radio Raheem'.

How bout the big Conion with one big speaker

[vic]

E Birdsong- Rapper Dapper Snapper
N Hendrix- Transformations
Trouble Funk- Pump it up
Michelle Weeks- It's right
Riuchi Sakamoto- Riot in Lagos
Angela Bofill- Too tough
Rockers Revenge- Walkin on sunshine
Falco- Machine Brent
Thompson twins- In the name of love
Rick James- Bustin out
Rick James- Big time
The Time- 777-9311
Young & company- I like what you're doing to me
Orange Krush- Action (beat was borrwed for Run/DMC's Sucker DJs)

There's a bunch more, but cant really remember them at the moment

[TAB.]

One big record, I overlooked from this era, and How could I.

Din Daa Daa- George Krantz. Still heats up the dance floor, 24 years later.

[Jamie 3:26]

Pop goes my love- Freeze

Watch the closing doors- IRT

Play that Beat- Globe and the wiz Kids

Jam on it- Newcleus

Once upon a time- John Rocca

I want it to be real- John Rocca

Confusion- New Order

White Lines- Melle Mel

Speak on it bruh.I used to pump these HARD on my box,especially I want it to be real.

[Tony Cano]

This one bangs! "Rick James- Big time"

One of my all time favorites!!!!!

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[Jamie 3:26]

This one bangs! "Rick James- Big time"

One of my all time favorites!!!!!

t

Leroy Burgess all day...Rick even sings the song like Leroy...

[robdoe]

-Domanetrix sleeps tonight(Domanitrix)
-Hip Hop Bebop(Man parrish)
-Change the Beat(Fab 5 Freddy)
-Fly Girl (Boogie Boys)
-Lookin for the funky beat (Soul Sonic Force)
-Everybody(Madonna)
-Beat Box (Art of Noise)
-F4000( fearless 4)
-New Style and Hold it Now( Beastie Boys)
-Nipple to the Bottle(Grace Jones)

[Mike Barnes]

Vic, The plate called,'Action', By Orange Crush, Came out before(1982),'Sucka MC's by RUN-DMC(1983), Both plates were produced by Larry Smith(Who Produced plates for Kurtis Blow,Houdini,Fatboys,LL Cool J,Spyder

D,RUN-DMC, Dr.Jekeyell and Mr.Hyde,Etc, Larry Smith was one of the very first hiphop producers in late 1979(Along with Pumpkin from uptown/Harlem/Rip), Larry Smith Produced,'Christmas Rap', By Kurtis Blow in December of 1979, Here's a few plates to add to the list:

1.TransDance-Night Moves
2.Lovelight in flight-Stevie Wonder
3.Picture me in love wqith you-Colonel Abrams
4.Sending my love-Pleasure
5.Meet the man-Dayton

6.You are the one-AM:PM
7.If you should ever be lonely-Val Young
8.Too shy-Kagagogo
9.Long hot summer-Bananrama
10.Your a good girl-Lelo Thomas

11.No money, No Love-TW FunkMasters
12.Superlady-Luther Vandross
13.SnapShot-Slave
14.Feel my love-Slave
15.Come and make me feel good-Shades of Love

16.Heaven of my life-Change
17.Don't wait another night-Change
18.It's not Enough-Swing out sister
19.Surrender-Swing out sister
20.One for the money-Sleeque(Whispers)

21.Do me right-Dynasty
22.I just begun to love you-Dynasty
23.Who needs enemies with a friend like you-Montana Sextet, Featuring Nadiya.
24.First time around-Skyy
25.Flamethrower-J.Geils Band
26.Do the do-Kurtis Blow
Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[TAB.]

This period was great because that was a time before we started sub-categorizing dance music. Also I first started taping radio(WBMX,WKKC, WNUR) mixes and blasting em(Rainbow Beach , at night, was the spot). B-Boy, High Energy, italo, Funk- we just called it Hot Mix.

Stuff like:

Weekend- Class Action
Problems D'amour- Alexander Robotnik
State Farm- Yaz
Looking for the perfect beat(intr)- Soul Sonic Force(Love when DJs blended with Confusion- New Order)
Make it on my Own- Free Enterprise
Music's got me- Visual
I remember what you like- Jenny Burton
Native Love- Divine(the Planet rock version)
Let the Music Play- Shannon
Dance Forever- Gaucho
Love n Music- Ris
Cold Blooded- Rick James
the beat goes on- Orbit
Hip Hop, Be Bop- Man Parrish
Man's best friend/Loopzilla- George Clinton
Generator Pop- P-Funk All stars