Dead Or Alive released their second studio album “Youthquake,” on this day in 1985. #deadoralive #deadoraliveband #youthquake #deadoraliveyouthquake #youspinmerightround #youspinmeround #deadoraliveyouspinmeround #peteburns #rippeteburns #stevecoy #ripstevecoy #timlever #mikepercy #hinrg #synthpop #80s #1980s #80smusic #1980smusic #1985 #onthisday #onthisdayinmusic
Flashback Rewind 1977
“Ooh, it’s so good, it’s so good, it’s so good…”* – I Feel Love, Donna Summer
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Description
In 1977, Donna Summer teamed up with innovative producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte to record “I Feel Love,” a track that would redefine not only her career but the future of electronic dance music. With its hypnotic synth rhythms and Donna’s ethereal, breathy vocals, it transcended disco’s boundaries—ushering in the era of Hi-NRG, house, techno, and trance. This groundbreaking fusion of human emotion and machine precision still resonates today as one of the most influential dance records of all time.  
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Fun Facts
• Pioneering production: Moroder’s meticulously sequenced synthesizers set a new standard in music production—its futuristic soundscape is considered a forerunner to modern electronic dance music. 
• Vocal technique: Donna utilized a “head voice” on this track—a breathy, angelic register that contrasts with her usual huskier tone—adding to the song’s dreamy, out-of-this-world vibe. 
• Recording brilliance: Producers recall that Donna often recorded vocals in just one or two takes—her flair for spontaneity and emotional authenticity made the process magical. 
• LGBTQ+ anthem: The track became hugely embraced by LGBTQ communities and dance clubs, cementing its emotional and cultural impact. 
• Legacy across genres: Its minimalist yet powerful arrangement inspired countless post-punk and new wave acts, as well as later electronic artists and producers. 
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#FlashbackRewind #1977 #DonnaSummer #IFeelLove #DiscoQueen #HiNRG #ElectronicPioneer #DanceMusicHistory #MusicInnovation
Sometimes // And One is a German synth pop and EBM group founded by Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz in 1989.
Dead or Alive's lead vocalist Pete Burns stated in his autobiography that he composed "You Spin Me Round" by using two existing songs as inspiration for creating something new:
How did I write "Spin Me"? I listened to Luther Vandross's 'I Wanted Your Love'. It's not the same chord structure, but then that's the way I make music – I hear something and I sing another tune over it. I didn't sit and study the Luther Vandross album – I heard the song and it locked. I'm trying to structure the music and I know what I want. It's like do this, do this, do this – and suddenly it hits. I don't want to do Luther Vandross's song, but I can still sing the same pattern over it. And there was another record, by Little Nell, called "See You 'Round Like a Record". [...] So I had those two, Van Dross [sic] and Little Nell and – bingo! – done deal.
— Pete Burns, Freak Unique (2007)
Desiring to move on from the sound of the band's debut studio album, Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984), Pete Burns wanted "You Spin Me Round" to be produced by the then little-known production team Stock Aitken Waterman, in the Hi-NRG style of their 1984 UK hits "You Think You're a Man" by Divine, and "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" by Hazell Dean.
In a 2009 interview discussing the song, Burns disputed the Hi-NRG label, saying "to me it was just disco". He also described the song as "a pop hit, not a hi-NRG hit", and claimed Sylvester as a major influence. Burns later said he had wanted to make a "glittery disco record", while Pete Waterman, asked to define the song's sound, said it was "techno-disco; without a question that's what it was. It was new technology playing Motown; that's all it was. Taking out the musicians and bringing in technology for the first time."
Burns claimed the song was "completed" by the time the producers were then chosen to work on it, stating that "the record companies don't trust a band to go into the studio without a producer". According to Burns, the record company was unenthusiastic about "You Spin Me Round" to such an extent that Burns had to take out a £2,500 loan to record it. After it was recorded, he recalled, "the record company said it
Musicalizando fiestas, rompimientos y noches de neón, María Daniela y su Sonido Lasser bien podría darnos hasta una Natalia Lafourcade versión technopop 💿
#technopop #hinrg #juventudenextasis #upbeatmusic #mariadanielaysonidolasser
41 años de “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” – Dead or Alive 🖤
“You Spin Me Round” fue más que un hit:
fue energía desbordada,
identidad sin miedo,
glamour y provocación en su punto máximo.
Pete Burns era fuego,
y su voz, un manifiesto.
El pop se volvió exceso,
el deseo, movimiento.
41 años después,
sigue siendo un himno inmortal
para quienes bailan sin pedir permiso. 🔥
#DeadOrAlive #YouSpinMeRound #Synthpop #HiNRG #NewWave #80s #PeteBurns #SonidosEnOrden
Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)- Yoko Oginome (1985) 🇯🇵
Fun Fact: The song peaked at no. 5 on the Japanese Charts, making it Oginome’s first top-five single. It also sold over 324,000 copies & was eventually certified gold. The song earned Oginome multiple awards & the achievements allowed Oginome to perform on the 37th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1986.
#yokooginome #dancinghero #eatyouup #1985 #the80s #80smusic #80snostalgia #1980s #80spop #80sstyle #80sfashion #80saesthetic #80sbabe #synthpop #newwave #italodisco #highenergy #hinrg #jpop #citypop #japanesepop #japanesemusic #harajukufashion #harajukustyle #angiegold #yellowmagicorchestra #mariyatakeuchi #meikonakahara #kaoruakimoto #tomokoaran
#otd 10 July 1954: @petshopboys singer, songwriter and co-founder Neil Tennant is born in North Shields Northumberland, England.
Pet Shop Boys - Always on my Mind (1987)
#petshopboys #neiltennant #alwaysonmymind #synthpop #dancepop #hinrg #disco #80s #80sfashion #80smusic #tv #show #totp #topofthepops #birthday #happybirthday #love #like #instagood #beautiful #art #trending #trendingnow #instagramgrowth #follow #followme #xo #xoxo
⚡1983👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Michael Andrew #Sembello is an American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sembello was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his 1983 song "Maniac" - the song from the #1983 film #Flashdance
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#MichaelSembello #Maniac #HiNRG #newwave #synthpop #pop #soul #popfunk #DancePop #80Pop #80Hits #Hitsofthe80s #TopSongs #80TopSongs #TopSongs1983 #80BestSongs #BestSongsOfThe80s #PopMusic #Music1983 #BestSongs1983 #80s #80е #Хиты80х #Олдскул #Ностальгия #Nostalgy
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
(1986)
@portalflashback @olavoxavier_ @kimwildeofficial
#anos80 #kimwilde #portalflashback #kimwildefan #1980s #80smusic #80s #80sfashion #sunday #domingo #explore #1986 #youkeepmehangingon #hinrg #pop #dancepop #nostalgia #flashback #reels #bonstempos #thesupremes
“Drama!” (1989) - Erasure
#erasure #drama #erasuredrama #wild #erasurewild #andybell #vinceclarke #synthpop #electronicmusic #1989 #80s #1980s #80smusic #1980smusic #newwave #erasureband #hinrg
The Flirts - Passion (1982) The Flirts were the creation of Bobby O, the New York producer who helped shape early Hi-NRG and even launched the Pet Shop Boys. Anything he was involved with gets a MM seal of approval #hiNRG #italodisco