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 in the Main Room!
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11215
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/
https://www.facebook.com/taintedlovenyc/
Setlist for 5/18/2018:
Colour Field – Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby
English Beat – Save It For Later
Boomtown Rats – Up All Night
Eurythmics – Would I Lie To You
Missing Persons – Words
Cars – You Might Think
Prince – Baby I’m A Star
Depeche Mode – I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
Duran Duran – New Religion
Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
Bangles – Manic Monday
Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Teena Marie – Lover Girl
Lipps, Inc. – Funkytown
Go-Go’s – Head Over Heels
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
New Order – Age of Consent
Blondie – Dreaming
Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
Irene Cara – Flashdance…What A Feeling
Stacey Q – Two Of Hearts
Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
Prince – 1999
Janet Jackson – What Have You Done For Me Lately
Shannon – Let The Music Play
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Madonna – Vogue
Information Society – What’s On Your Mind
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Erasure – A Little Respect
Journey – Any Way You Want It
Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69
Prince – When You Were Mine
Scandal – Goodbye To You
Toni Basil – Mickey
Tone Loc – Wild Thing
Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
New Order – Blue Monday
Real Life – Send Me An Angel
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Bananarama – Venus
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Gary Numan – Cars
Big Country – In A Big Country
INXS – Need You Tonight
George Michael – Freedom! ’90
Prince – When Doves Cry
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Toto – Rosanna
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
Pat Benatar – Heartbreaker
OMD – Tesla Girls
Cyndi Lauper – All Through The Night