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 6/29/2017:
Madonna – Like a Prayer
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Culture Club – I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
David Bowie – Golden Years
Pointer Sisters – Automatic
Sheena Easton – Strut
When In Rome – The Promise
OMD – If You Leave
Bangles – Manic Monday
Duran Duran – New Moon On Monday
Sisters Of Mercy – Dominion/Mother Russia
Ministry – Over The Shoulder
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Front 242 – Welcome To Paradise
New Order – True Faith
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Happy House
Frida – I Know There’s Something Going On
Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria
Prince – Alphabet St.
Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Total Coelo – I Eat Cannibals
Joy Division – Transmission
Devo – Mongoloid
Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short
A Flock Of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Blondie – Call Me
Pat Benatar – We Belong
Depeche Mode – Dreaming Of Me
Talk Talk – It’s My Life
Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
Crowded House – Something So Strong
Prince – U Got The Look
Bananarama – Venus
Olivia Newton-John – Physical
Thompson Twins – Lies
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Culture Club – Miss Me Blind
Erasure – Love To Hate You
Bauhaus – Kick In The Eye
Madness – Our House
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
English Beat – Best Friend
Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Romantics – What I Like About You
Devo – Whip It
Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out
Blondie – One Way Or Another
Adam And The Ants – Antmusic
Pretenders – Middle of the Road
Blondie – Heart Of Glass