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:
Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl
Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing
New Order – True Faith
Depeche Mode – People Are People
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
INXS – New Sensation
Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
Go West – King Of Wishful Thinking
Don Henley – All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Madonna – Borderline
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
Smiths – How Soon Is Now
Sisters Of Mercy – This Corrosion
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Spellbound
Go-Go’s – Head Over Heels
Cure – Friday I’m In Love
Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep
Big Country – In A Big Country
Love & Rockets – So Alive
Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
a-Ha – Take On Me
Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Berlin – The Metro
Devo – Girl U Want
Peter Schilling – Major Tom
Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night
Toni Basil – Mickey
Starship – We Built This City
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
Clash – Train in Vain
Erasure – Take A Chance On Me
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Huey Lewis & The News – The Power Of Love
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Prince – Kiss
New Edition – Cool It Now
George Michael – I Want Your Sex
Madonna – La Isla Bonita
Toto – Africa
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
INXS – Need You Tonight
Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
B-52s – Love Shack
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
JJ Fad – Supersonic
M/A/R/R/S – Pump Up The Volume
Bel Biv Devoe – Poison
Bobby Brown – My Prerogative
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Rick James – Give It To Me Baby
Sugarhill Gang – Apache
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down
George Michael – Faith
Clash – Rock The Casbah
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
Nena – 99 Luftballons
Go-Go’s – We Got the Beat
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Dream Academy – Life In A Northern Town
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’