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).
21+, Free.
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11215
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/
https://www.facebook.com/taintedlovenyc/
Setlist for 12/30/2016 (* = Request)
George Michael – Father Figure
Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices
Re-Flex – The Politics Of Dancing
Oingo Boingo – Weird Science
ABC – Be Near Me
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind
Limahl – Never Ending Story*
Berlin – Sex (I’m A…)*
Adam & The Ants – Desperate But Not Serious
Smiths – I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus*
Dead Or Alive – Lover Come Back To Me
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach*
Blondie – Atomic*
Prince – When Doves Cry
Wham! – The Edge Of Heaven
David Bowie – Fashion
Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy*
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
Generation X – Dancing With Myself*
Go-Go’s – We Got the Beat
INXS – Devil Inside
A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran
Toto – Africa
Tears For Fears – Shout
Falco – Der Kommissar*
Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
When In Rome – The Promise
Erasure – A Little Respect*
Madonna – Holiday*
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun*
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know*
Toni Basil – Mickey
Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go*
Devo – Whip It*
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Prince – Alphabet St.
Janet Jackson – Nasty*
David Bowie – Let’s Dance*
Clash – Rock The Casbah*
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now*
Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix)
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It*
Yaz – Situation*
George Michael – Freedom 90
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart*
Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls*
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way*
Bananarama – Venus
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Morris Day & The Time – Jungle Love
Rick James – Give It To Me Baby*
Run DMC feat. Aerosmith – Walk This Way*
Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn*
George Michael – Monkey
Toto – Hold The Line*
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long*
Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go?*
Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait*
Romantics – What I Like About You
George Michael – Faith
David Bowie – Modern Love
Kenny Loggins – Footloose*
a-Ha – Take On Me
Prince – Let’s Go Crazy*
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock*
JJ Fad – Supersonic
Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy*
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy*
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine*
Queen – I Want To Break Free*
Rolling Stones – Miss You*
Cyndi Lauper – She Bop*
George Michael – I Want Your Sex
Prince – Gett Off
Alphaville – Big in Japan
Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
ABBA – Dancing Queen*
Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
David Bowie – Golden Years
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
INXS – Need You Tonight
Cure – Just Like Heaven*
Billy Idol – Cradle Of Love*
Wham! – I’m Your Man
New Order – True Faith
Cameo – Word Up
Expose – Point Of No Return
Company B – Fascinated
Wham! – Careless Whisper