THE FLIRTS - danger

Hello again... Staying with the theme of the last song ( italio hi-nrg disco ) i remembered this song. I first heard this song when a work college who was Italian had this song playing on his car stereo and loved it... fast foward 20 years i stumbled across it while on youtube, yesss... never thought i would hear this song again. The flirts are from NewYork and was created by mastermind music producer " bobby orlando" ( bobby O ) in 1983.

                                                                                                                                                                 THE FLIRTS - danger


Love it ... CLICK HERE to Download this song & others from my Mixtape series.....cheers

TAFFY - i love my radio ( lost hit )

Hello again.. I am having a blast remembering the songs often forgotten...This is one of them.. Listening to this song one morning on my way to work ( 4am ) it was one of those songs that stayed in your head all day, Shame it was a one hit wonder ( that i know of ). It went under the banner of italio hi-nrg disco and was heavy on the synths, It was also no6 in the u.k charts in 1985.. Play it loud .. yeah

TAFFY - i love my radio

Brilliant ... CLICK HERE to Download I Love My Radio and more from my Mixtape series ... ENJOY

RE-FLEX - Politics of Dancing

Hello and welcome back... Another of my favorite bands...

'Re-flex' or 'Reflex' ( nothing to do with Duran Duran ) was mainly known for the one hit wonder "the politics of dancing".

I first heard this song on a compilation tape called "1984 The Beat" ( download here  ) and loved it ..
The album "Politics of Dancing" was let loose in 1983 and had some decent songs on it ( but didn't chart well ) songs like "Praying to the Beat", "Hitline", "Hurt" and my pick of the album "Keep in Touch"... Why this song was not a single is beyond me.. its one of those songs i never get bored listening to..
Have a listen and you be the judge... Simply incredible band..

 Track listings are =





1 = Praying to the Beat


2 = Hitline


3 = Hurt


4 = Couldn't stand a Day


5 = Politics of Dancing


6 = Something about You


7 = Pointless


8 = Jungle


9 = Sensitive


10 = Keep in Touch



I so want to go back to the 80s... anyone who has a time machine, please let me know .. CLICK HERE to download album ( click "try it" and copy and paste into web address ).. make note of the password on the site ..many thanks to new romantic rules blogspot for the links
Also CLICK HERE to listen or Download songs from this album & more, from my Mixtape series  .. enjoy.

NENA - anyplace,anywhere,anytime ( lost hit )

Hello there... I will make this a quick post as my computer is giving me grief, It is currently 43 deg c with no air conditioning and humidity is like 80%... its hot.
 After Nena had success with 99 luft balloons she teamed up with Kim Wilde and came out with this gem of a song... brilliant

NENA ( FT KIM WILDE ) - anyplace,anywhere,anytime


WOW - Nena and Kim together...hey its like a dream i had the other night ( won't go there ) haha
Won't forget this song
NENA - 99 luft balloons

CABARET VOLTAIRE - hypnotised ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... Going back to late 1989 i used to listen to Triple j ( radio ) alot mainly because they had a segment on Saturday night where people would ring up and request songs... One of the songs that caught my ear was this song.... Late 1989 was hard time for me as i spent 4 months in hospital ( broken pelvis 4 places - dislocated shoulder - massive internal injury's ) = (bike accident ) so i kinda looked forward to a little cheering up or being forced to watch "hey-hey its Saturday" on tv  ( it was quite funny ).. so yes ,this song has great meaning to me, hope you enjoy ...

CABARET VOLTAIRE - hypnotised


Love the scenes of Chicago and the people in it, and the bit in the middle that sounds like a star wars fighting scene..The album that this song came of was called groovy, laidback and nasty.
CLICK HERE to Download "Hypnotised" and more from my Mixtape series ....Enjoy

SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK - flaunt it

Hello and welcome back... I would consider this album to be one of the best recorded album of the 80s... Not only was it a full digital recording ( DDD ), it also had its own commercials in between each song & often adding special effects to give it a wow factor... Simply brilliant.
I heard the song "Love Missile F1-11" in 1986 while attempting to roller skate at my local roller rink... I say attempting as I ended with concussion every time from falling on my butt so many times. The special effects was done by synth player "Yana Ya Ya". The band looked like something else which gave them a edge with the lead singer being Tony James ( ex Generation X = Billy Idol ). My favorite song would have to be "Rocket Miss U.S.A." with pulsing beats and a sound to die for.. As Dirty Harry would say =  "Go Ahead Make my Day" ... Sounds amazing on a good set of headphones.. Excellent. 10/10
Track listing is =
1 = Love Missile F1-11
2 = Atari Baby


3 = Sex Bomb Boogie


4 = Rockit Miss USA


5 = 21st Century Boy


6 = Massive Retaliation


7 = Teenage Thunder


8 = She's My Man


SORRY .. i couldn't go past this.. Sigue Sigue Sputnik live - rocket miss usa... TURN IT UP .. YEEEAAAR


Amazing band ... CLICK HERE  to download .. enjoy

SOLID CITIZENS - singing in the shower ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back ... I thought I would post this lost hit, sadly this band never had an album ( that i know off ).
 After the success of the song ( singing in the shower ) on the Takeaways - Sweet and Sour TV program in 1984, which the song (singing in the shower ) was originally sung by Deborah Conway ( band = do-re'-mi ).
 The band Solid Citizens put their spin on this single and was seen on the music show "Countdown" around the same time.
Soon after another single was released from Solid Citizens called "Care at All" which was still a good song but it wasn't as big as "Singing in the Shower" ...ahhh the memories.
The shower scene was filmed in the South Sydney "Rabbitohs"  football club... Genius 

Singing in the Shower ( Stereo Re-Master



Care at All


Takeaways - Sweet and Sour


But ... the band is back with a new single and website. CLICK HERE  to view... hopefully they will make an album with old/new stuff ... there is still hope : )

CLICK HERE  to Download "Singing in the Shower" and more from my Mixtape series

Quick Update.. First, massive thanks to Solid Citizens ( Michael ) for letting me know about the re-master of "Singing In the Shower". Much Appreciated
A new single called "Your Lovin Hurts Me / Your Not Alone" has been released... Great to hear from these guys again.
check their webpage and Itunes to listen to some sweet sounds.
Also a new compilation album from Sony Music called "Run To Paradise" - Australia pop of the 80s which will have Singing In The Shower in its digital best included... One for the collection, and is available now. CLICK HERE to view track list
Cheers.