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 DJ Entertainment, 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:
Alphaville – Forever Young
Midnight Oil – Forgotten Years
XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Tommy Tutone – 867-5309/Jenny
Cars – Bye Bye Love
Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
Devo – Whip It
Killing Joke – Eighties
Scritti Politti – Perfect Way
Depeche Mode – Love In Itself
Level 42 – Something About You
‘Til Tuesday – Voices Carry
Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
Prince – When Doves Cry
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
Chaka Khan – I Feel For You
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
George Michael – Freedom! ’90
David Bowie – Modern Love
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
Real Life – Send Me An Angel
ABC – Poison Arrow
A Flock Of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
Cure – Friday I’m In Love
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
Madonna – Like a Prayer
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Dead Or Alive – Brand New Lover
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Cities In Dust
Smiths – Panic
Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
Blondie – One Way Or Another
Adam & The Ants – Antmusic
a-Ha – Take On Me
Depeche Mode – Master And Servant
Bananarama – Venus
Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star
Blondie – Atomic
Toni Basil – Mickey
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
New Order – Temptation
OMD – If You Leave
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Rick James – Give It To Me Baby
Grandmaster Flash – White Lines (Don’t Do It)
New Order – Blue Monday
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Blondie – Call Me
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform
Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Prince – Kiss
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Cure – Just Like Heaven
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Book Of Love – Boy
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Madonna – Holiday
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Kinks – Come Dancing
Romantics – What I Like About You
Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart
Shannon – Let The Music Play
Cameo – Word Up
Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
Sugarhill Gang – Apache
Prince – Little Red Corvette