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 2/24/2017 (* = Request)
Depeche Mode – People Are People
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
Erasure – A Little Respect
Company B – Fascinated
LL Cool J – Going Back to Cali*
Blondie – Rapture
M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
EBN OZN – A E I O U Sometimes Y*
New Order – Blue Monday*
Cure – The Walk
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound*
Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star*
Adam Ant – Strip
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
Clash – Rock The Casbah*
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Prince – Alphabet St.*
David Bowie – Fashion
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)*
Erasure – Love To Hate You*
Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen*
Devo – Girl U Want*
B-52s – Rock Lobster*
Duran Duran – Girls On Film*
Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed
Transvision Vamp – Tell That Girl To Shut Up*
a-Ha – Take On Me
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen*
Madonna – Like a Prayer*
Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl [DJ’s Midnight Birthday Pick]
Luba – Let It Go (Extended Club Mix)*
Starship – We Built This City
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart*
New Order – Ceremony*
Soft Cell – Tainted Love (12″ Mix)*
Blondie – Call Me*
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts*
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind*
George Michael – Faith*
David Bowie – Modern Love*
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance*
Tears For Fears – Shout*
INXS – Need You Tonight*
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody*
Sheila E. – The Glamorous Life*
Chaka Khan – I Feel For You*
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)*
New Order – Temptation (2011 Total Version)*
Big Country – In A Big Country*
Bananarama – Love In The First Degree*
When In Rome – The Promise*
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
JJ Fad – Supersonic
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
Madonna – Everybody*
David Bowie – Fame*
Human League – Don’t You Want Me*
Peter Schilling – Major Tom (English)*
Madonna – Like a Virgin*
George Michael – Freedom! ’90*
Blondie – One Way Or Another
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Blondie – Heart Of Glass*
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)*
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’*
ABBA – Take A Chance on Me*
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes*
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now*
Outfield – Your Love*
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Phil Collins and Philip Bailey – Easy Lover*
Prince – Let’s Go Crazy*