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Title: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 19, 2008, 07:54:39 AM Recently I've been reminiscing about the late 80's and early 90's and all the fun times I had back then.
Yes, I listened to metal... But I also listened to the pop dance music too. I've done searches for some of the music I used to listen to and it all surprisingly holds up well today! Like this song by KLF...remember this one? 3AM Eternal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UO3PAQodYg And how could I forget Snap! I had a bumpin' stereo back in the day and I used to crank this song all the time. The Power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1sZLSO9va0 Technotronic was a big favorite of mine way back when... Pump Up the Jam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKTeKi-zfM --------------------------------------------- Dance music nowadays just ain't what it used to be. How about you? Do you dig late 80's/early 90's dance music? Got a favorite song from back then? Post the video! Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: asimpson2006 on March 19, 2008, 08:29:07 AM The only 90's dance song that I really like is Close to you by Fun Factory.
Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 19, 2008, 08:53:26 AM Wow, when I think of late 80s/early 90s dance, none of that came to mind at all, but now that you mention it, I remember it being pumped on the airwaves of candy pop stations and Empty-V though. But I immediately thought of what was playing at the clubs at that time: Skinny Puppy, Lords of Acid, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, the Orb, stuff like that. Early 90s techo was some of my favorite stuff, although some of what I mentioned falls more in the industrial camp (but Hell, can't for the life of me remember the names of the groups who did the techno songs as there were so many).
But yeah, I remember CnC Music Factory, Snap, and the like ...I also remember discovering that the people singing in the videos were not the actual singers at all lol -kinda Milli Vanilli-esque, but still, some of those songs were pumpin! This post kinda reminds me of Nena Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" which is an MP3 I just had to get the other day! Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 20, 2008, 01:57:55 AM I need some help identifying a female singer.
I used to have a single of hers and remember my sister borrowing it but cannot for the life of me remember the name of the song or her name. She released it in either 1990, 1991 or 1992. For some reason I'm leaning towards 1990 or 1991. She was a white chick with long brown hair and was very attractive. As far as I know, the song I'm thinking of was her only hit. It was a pop/dance song that got a moderate amount of airplay. I've done numerous searches and can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I'll know her name when I see it. If you know, or could point me to a website that lists female solo artists from any of those three years, I'd be very grateful. Thanks! Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 20, 2008, 07:30:55 AM Taking a shot in the dark here but was it Jane Child? "Don't wanna fall in love ...whoa-oh-oh-ohwa...cuts just like a knife...woo-ewww-wooo-ewww...but the knife feels good...bay-a-bay"
omg I remember a little too much of that one...and it's probably not what you were thinking about at all lol. My mind's drawing a blank at the one hit wonders of the time... ...except for the 90s hit from De-lite, "Groove is in the heart" - that song still gets some airplay...great dance club hit. Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 20, 2008, 01:53:48 PM Nope...it's neither of them. (I know those songs well)
I searched for over an hour last night and had no luck. For some reason I keep thinking her name is Stacy something. (not Stacy Q) She looked kind of like Paula Abdul only better. And her album came out just after Abdul's. Aaarrgh! This is driving me nuts trying to remember. Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Allhallowsday on March 20, 2008, 03:16:31 PM Sorry, Ash, not enough info for me to help; I get a bit hazy in that era, as I bought more and more old music in those days and less new stuff. I did have the cassingle of this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=387ZDGSKVSg TONE LOC Wild Thing Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: RCMerchant on March 20, 2008, 06:02:16 PM Awright...this probaly ain't it...but ...
TAYLOR DANE...mebbe...? http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQxB_kgkz00 Wasn't big on this kinda stuff...but I did like Nenah Cherry-(thanx CWCanary for bringing back thais memory.... :thumbup:) http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0ruEpA9GmI Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 20, 2008, 06:03:21 PM Nope...it's not Taylor Dane. :bluesad:
Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Allhallowsday on March 20, 2008, 07:14:42 PM NENEH CHERRY, "Buffalo Stance..." yes, had that cassingle, too! I also have her on the RED, HOT & BLUE collection, doing COLE PORTER (supposedly). Of course, you have good taste, BELA. :thumbup: Remember "I've Got You Under My Skin"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufxe5pMVyik (http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/redhotblue.jpg) Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 20, 2008, 11:11:02 PM Still no luck finding that female artist I was looking for. :question:
I'm gonna try posting on Yahoo Answers to see if anyone there knows. Tell you what...I'll give 5 karma points to the person who can tell me her name or point me to a website that has her on it. I've tried Wikipedia, one-hit-wonder websites...you name it. I also have tried about a hundred different searches on Google using different keywords to no avail. I must've spent over an hour earlier scrolling through endless lists trying to spot her name and even tried Billboard.com but without a membership, the search results are extremely limited. I remembered another early 90's group I used to listen to quite a bit. PM Dawn Set Adrift On Memory Bliss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMpmW68VnaE Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 21, 2008, 12:45:38 AM Aha! I found her! :hot:
Her name is Stacy Earl. (http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3250/coverva2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) The single I had was for Love Me All Up which was a popular dance track in 1992. (http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2511/lplovemeallup1wf7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us) I couldn't find the video for that song online but here's another song she did that you might remember... Romeo & Juliet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyJzMq-zv9I (Damn...she was hot!) Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: RCMerchant on March 21, 2008, 02:31:33 PM Con-goddam gra-lations!!!!!! No wonder no one could find it! Some obscure sh!t! :bouncegiggle:
((She is awful hot...I'd break her like a shot gun and jump her like a dog!)) :tongueout: Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Allhallowsday on March 21, 2008, 04:26:07 PM I never would have come up with STACY EARL. Glad you found her. There's still two instrumental recordings that I have sought for at least 30 years that were used on NY TV; I can hear them in my head, but don't know the names. When I hunt something I remember, it makes me crazy until I find it. (I gave up on my two pieces long ago...) Most times, I find what I'm looking for.
Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 23, 2008, 03:34:12 AM Taking a shot in the dark here but was it Jane Child? "Don't wanna fall in love ...whoa-oh-oh-ohwa...cuts just like a knife...woo-ewww-wooo-ewww...but the knife feels good...bay-a-bay" Now that you mention it, Don't Wanna Fall In Love by Jane Child was a pretty good song! All she needed was a better hairdo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4BGf5MJPRo Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Mr. DS on March 23, 2008, 06:49:03 AM I'm getting in to this post a little late but I have a pretty good mix of this kind of music on my I-Pod. I think this kind of music was good up until it unfortunately evolved into techno and house music.
Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: zombie no.one on March 23, 2008, 10:40:19 PM http://youtube.com/watch?v=eGPhUr-T6UM
M/A/R/R/S - pump up the volume http://youtube.com/watch?v=XH7xdFUwAVY The Prodigy - charley http://youtube.com/watch?v=JP_2qjzj73Y S-Xpress - theme from s-xpress Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: JaseSF on March 24, 2008, 10:57:04 PM Gotta mention the band DEEE-LITE. Groove is in the Heart baby. :teddyr:
Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 07:24:31 AM Since I mentioned it, I should probably post a youtube link:
Jane Child "Welcome to the real world" (love that hair): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPeKMfxAuTQ Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 07:28:41 AM Ok, let the flames start with this one:
Who else but Snow and "Informer" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggjoSmSp4XU Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 07:36:20 AM "I think this kind of music was good up until it unfortunately evolved into techno and house music"
Sorry my man, techno and electronica was around prior, at least at certain club scenes. Most evolved from the 70s-80s underground but we could probably trace most of it back to Devo ("aww dad, we're all Devo") and Gary Numan. But then, it might be a different kinda electronica than you're referring to. Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 26, 2008, 08:22:31 AM Canary,
You really should read every post in a thread before posting a video. :smile: Click on page 1 of this thread and scroll all the way to the bottom. By the way, her hair was AWFUL!! (my opinion of course) Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 08:25:38 AM Oops - sorry -missed a post er something. Oh well, 90s fans must think alike :) I'll edit it out and post her other vid. Heh, I was being sarcastic about the hair - nothing says 90s like that kinda hair!
or how about this kinda hair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQ-j0hGBtY Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 26, 2008, 08:30:28 AM No problem...
As for Snow, I bought his album back in the early 90's and played the s**t out of it! All of my friends and I loved it. People make fun of his songs now, but back then, he was no joke. Everybody I knew listened to his music. Here's another good song by him: (I couldn't find the official video so this one will have to do) Lady With The Red Dress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRJwBrx4Nw Check out his Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/snowtheartist Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 08:35:07 AM Heheh speaking of 90s hair (didn't notice any of these yet -hope I didn't miss them):
Kid N Play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ejsNdvpxA other songs this thread reminded me of: 3rd Bass (removed due to embedding rules) - sorry Naughty By Nature http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FWI_fLkw3k Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Ash on March 26, 2008, 08:46:22 AM The person who posted the 3rd Bass video doesn't allow embedding.
(says...This Video Is No Longer Available) And O.P.P. Awesome song! I always think of the movie Jarhead whenever I hear it now. :teddyr: Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: clockworkcanary on March 26, 2008, 08:58:24 AM Yeah I removed the 3rd Bass - but it's another searchable at least. This thread also reminded me of Criss Cross, and that kid group that did "Iesha" or something like that (can't remember)...House of Pain, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and where's "Push it" from Salt n Peppa (that's actually 80s but they did have a lot of 90s like that one w/En Vogue). Dang too many memories and I can't quite remember all the names.
Just don't get me started on 90s stuff from "120 Minutes" :) Title: Re: Late 80's/Early 90's Dance Music Post by: Allhallowsday on March 27, 2008, 07:06:27 PM "I think this kind of music was good up until it unfortunately evolved into techno and house music" I think DEVO and GARY NUMAN owe a debt to BRIAN ENO and even earlier, KRAFTWERK... Sorry my man, techno and electronica was around prior, at least at certain club scenes. Most evolved from the 70s-80s underground but we could probably trace most of it back to Devo ("aww dad, we're all Devo") and Gary Numan. But then, it might be a different kinda electronica than you're referring to. |