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 2/17/2018:
ABC – Be Near Me
Howard Jones – Life in One Day
Godley & Creme – Cry (12″ Extended Remix)
Erasure – Always
Depeche Mode – Love In Itself
Soft Cell – Seedy Films
Alphaville – Big in Japan (Extended)
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo
Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok [Dance]
Bananarama – Cruel Summer (Exclusive Remix)
Yaz – State Farm
Visage – Fade To Grey
Naked Eyes – Promises Promises (Exclusive Remix)
Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle (Remix)
Dead Or Alive – That’s The Way I Like It (Exclusive Remix)
Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride (Club Version)
Depeche Mode – Lie To Me
Ministry – Everyday Is Halloween
Pointer Sisters – Automatic
Lords of the New Church – Russian Roulette
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Pump Mix – Francois Kevorkian)
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild In The Country (Exclusive Remix)
Gary Numan – Cars (Exclusive Remix)
Duran Duran – The Reflex (Dance Mix)
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (Exclusive Remix)
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep (Exclusive Remix)
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
J. Geils Band – Centerfold (Exclusive Remix)
Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better
Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Israel (Razormaid Remix)
Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria
Sisters Of Mercy – Floorshow
George Michael – Freedom! ’90
Cure – Close To Me
General Public – Tenderness
David Bowie – Modern Love
Generation X – Dancing With Myself
Vapors – Turning Japanese
Blondie – Atomic
Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
Cure – In Between Days
Modern English – I Melt With You
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran (Edit)
Annie Lennox – Walking On Broken Glass
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Prince – Kiss
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Exclusive Remix)
Animotion – I Engineer (Remix)
Blondie – Heart Of Glass [Shep Pettibone Remix]
Love & Rockets – So Alive
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me ‘Round (Razormaid Remix)
Bananarama – Venus (Exclusive Remix)
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Wham! – I’m Your Man
Adam & The Ants – Strip
Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Yaz – Don’t Go (Exclusive Remix)
Stacey Q – Two Of Hearts
Starship – We Built This City
Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Talking Heads – Slippery People
Limahl – Never Ending Story