Soft Cell’s pioneering 1981 cover of the Northern Soul classic, “Tainted Love,” is the inspiration for this awesome 80s dance party. Building on a solid foundation of New Wave, we’ll dig deeper into the catalog of massive hits and overlooked misses from the late 70s through the early 90s – pivotal years in musical history that blurred the lines between Analog and Digital, Disco and Synthpop, Funk and Hip-Hop. A time when Alternative was called Post-Punk, Indie actually meant independent, and Throbbing Gristle’s “Hot on the Heels of Love” surely could have been alongside Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” on the charts…with today’s perspective. Other passions include CBGB-era New York, Batcave-era London – Punk Rock, Glam Rock, Kraut Rock, Girl Rock, Dad Rock, Rockabilly, Ska, Machine Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Darkwave, Coldwave – plus some guilty pleasures in the (strictly) Old-School Rap department.
Hosted by DJ Jane Elizabeth (Stylus NYC, Breakfast Club Philly 2010-2015).
Last Thursdays, 10pm, 21+, Free.
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11215
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/
https://www.facebook.com/taintedlovenyc/
Setlist for 4/28/2016
Prince – Purple Rain
T’Pau – Heart And Soul
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
Clash – Train in Vain
Erasure – Love To Hate You
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Blondie – Rapture
Men At Work – Down Under
Dire Straits – Walk Of Life
Toto – Africa
David Bowie – Golden Years
Prince – Kiss
Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Alphaville – Forever Young
When In Rome – The Promise
New Order – True Faith
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind
Madonna – Vogue
Prince – 1999
Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Stacey Q – Two Of Hearts
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Cameo – Word Up
Seal – Crazy
New Order – Blue Monday
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Erasure – Oh L’Amour
Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up
Prince – When Doves Cry
INXS – Guns In The Sky
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Echo & the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix)
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl
George Michael – Freedom 90
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
Prince – I Would Die 4 U
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
Yaz – Don’t Go
Lipps, Inc. – Funkytown
Cure – The Love Cats
DNA & Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
Smiths – This Charming Man
Beastie Boys – Fight for Your Right
a-Ha – Take On Me
Prince – 7