grimkitten
8-03-07, 01:37 AM
I just discovered this forum yesterday while performing my ever-ongoing search for obscure 80s dance music from my youth. Seems to me that the Houston area had better dance clubs than we had here in Portland, and that the 80s scene is still at least somewhat active... lucky you. *sigh*
The reason I actually stumbled across this site specifically was my need to own 'When You Dress Up for Me' (or something similar?) by Loveland. Since Portland doesn't have a fabulous 80s dance night (we're lucky to get the occasional gimpy top-40 80s night in tacky radio-promotion bars that tend toward bachelorettes and wet-t-shirt contests) I sometimes vaguely remember great songs that I used to dance to ("back in the day") and then spend an eternity figuring out what they are and tracking them down. "Human Nature" (Gary Clail) took only a couple of months, "No Memory" (Scarlet Fantastic) took me about six months, "Egypt, Egypt" (Egyptian Lover) nearly a year, but "When You Dress Up for Me" has taken nearly two. Perhaps more than two. Bleargh.
Another thing that I'm currently looking for is a mix of 'Sex Drive' (by Glam) that included a number of samples... 'People Are Still Having Sex' (LaTour) and something by Karen Finley (I think) are what I remember off the top of my head but I'm pretty sure there were other samples, too. I think it's actually an early 90s song, but Pete Burns (who collaborated) is from Dead or Alive, LaTour is a great 80s band as is Karen Finley (well, a great 80s performer) so I'm going to hope that someone here knows where I can find this mix. Also I hope I don't get tarred and feathered for asking about a 90s song. Erm.
I really only need these on MP3 so I can dance about to them in my living room in my underpants, but I don't object in the slightest to buying them... I just can't find them anywhere.
The reason I actually stumbled across this site specifically was my need to own 'When You Dress Up for Me' (or something similar?) by Loveland. Since Portland doesn't have a fabulous 80s dance night (we're lucky to get the occasional gimpy top-40 80s night in tacky radio-promotion bars that tend toward bachelorettes and wet-t-shirt contests) I sometimes vaguely remember great songs that I used to dance to ("back in the day") and then spend an eternity figuring out what they are and tracking them down. "Human Nature" (Gary Clail) took only a couple of months, "No Memory" (Scarlet Fantastic) took me about six months, "Egypt, Egypt" (Egyptian Lover) nearly a year, but "When You Dress Up for Me" has taken nearly two. Perhaps more than two. Bleargh.
Another thing that I'm currently looking for is a mix of 'Sex Drive' (by Glam) that included a number of samples... 'People Are Still Having Sex' (LaTour) and something by Karen Finley (I think) are what I remember off the top of my head but I'm pretty sure there were other samples, too. I think it's actually an early 90s song, but Pete Burns (who collaborated) is from Dead or Alive, LaTour is a great 80s band as is Karen Finley (well, a great 80s performer) so I'm going to hope that someone here knows where I can find this mix. Also I hope I don't get tarred and feathered for asking about a 90s song. Erm.
I really only need these on MP3 so I can dance about to them in my living room in my underpants, but I don't object in the slightest to buying them... I just can't find them anywhere.