90s dance music
Went out last weekend (after ages!) to High Spirits (Pune). For those who haven't been here, the music played there is really fun.... A medley of songs all the way from the 70s to the late 90s. And NOT the typical 'retro' set list of Mamma Mia, Eye of The Tiger, Summer of 69, We Will Rock you etc. This is the kind of music your parents boogeyed to in college and later, the songs that you danced to in school.
There are so many memories associated with many of these songs. But I'm just gonna keep this short and list out the songs we heard and leave you recall your own memories.
So here goes.. in no particular order (Also consists of related songs that I remember but might not have been played that night):
The Sign - Ace Of Base
It's a Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
This is the Rhythym of the Night - Corona
Mr. Vain - Culture Beat
What Is Love - Haddaway
I Like to Move It Move It - Dunno who it is sung by. Last heard in the recent animated film, Madagascar.
Another Night Another Day - Real McCoy
How Bizzare - OMC
Some song by Snap (I Got The Power group)
Sweet Dreams - La Bouche
Be My Lover - La Bouche
Freed from Desire - Gala
Cotton Eye'd Joe - Rednex
Big In Japan - Freddie Mercury
Tribal Dance - 2 Unlimited
It's My Life - Dr. Alban
The Nighttrain - ?
I'm a Scatman - Scatman John
Boom Boom Boom - Outhere Brothers
Here Comes the Hotstepper - ?
Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory
Runaway - Real McCoy
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Nikki French
Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) - Outhere Brothers
Ooh Ah Just a Little Bit - Gina GW
here Do You Go- No Mercy
Saturday Night - Whigfield (remember the dance?)
Informer - Snow
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Trivia1: Indipop singer Piyush Soni (who has been mentioned elsewhere on this blog) was one of the inspirations for the BMX-stunts rage in the 90s. I think he had them in his video.
Trivia2: The tune for the Hindi song Amma Dekh (featuring Jackie Shroff) was lifted from the brit song On A Ragga Tip by SL2.
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Out of context, but the way Germany's going, it looks like they're gonna win this match against Costa Rica. Just scored their 3rd goal. Rooting for neither... but gonna go watch the rest of the match now! bye
*Germany won, 4-2
Went out last weekend (after ages!) to High Spirits (Pune). For those who haven't been here, the music played there is really fun.... A medley of songs all the way from the 70s to the late 90s. And NOT the typical 'retro' set list of Mamma Mia, Eye of The Tiger, Summer of 69, We Will Rock you etc. This is the kind of music your parents boogeyed to in college and later, the songs that you danced to in school.
There are so many memories associated with many of these songs. But I'm just gonna keep this short and list out the songs we heard and leave you recall your own memories.
So here goes.. in no particular order (Also consists of related songs that I remember but might not have been played that night):
The Sign - Ace Of Base
It's a Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
This is the Rhythym of the Night - Corona
Mr. Vain - Culture Beat
What Is Love - Haddaway
I Like to Move It Move It - Dunno who it is sung by. Last heard in the recent animated film, Madagascar.
Another Night Another Day - Real McCoy
How Bizzare - OMC
Some song by Snap (I Got The Power group)
Sweet Dreams - La Bouche
Be My Lover - La Bouche
Freed from Desire - Gala
Cotton Eye'd Joe - Rednex
Big In Japan - Freddie Mercury
Tribal Dance - 2 Unlimited
It's My Life - Dr. Alban
The Nighttrain - ?
I'm a Scatman - Scatman John
Boom Boom Boom - Outhere Brothers
Here Comes the Hotstepper - ?
Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory
Runaway - Real McCoy
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Nikki French
Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) - Outhere Brothers
Ooh Ah Just a Little Bit - Gina GW
here Do You Go- No Mercy
Saturday Night - Whigfield (remember the dance?)
Informer - Snow
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Trivia1: Indipop singer Piyush Soni (who has been mentioned elsewhere on this blog) was one of the inspirations for the BMX-stunts rage in the 90s. I think he had them in his video.
Trivia2: The tune for the Hindi song Amma Dekh (featuring Jackie Shroff) was lifted from the brit song On A Ragga Tip by SL2.
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Out of context, but the way Germany's going, it looks like they're gonna win this match against Costa Rica. Just scored their 3rd goal. Rooting for neither... but gonna go watch the rest of the match now! bye
*Germany won, 4-2
posted by HawaHawaii at 10:31 AM
4 Comments:
hey! We had an awesome time down memory lane didnt we?? :D Ah memories!!
Oh..some of the bands
I Like to Move it - Reel 2 Real
Here comes the Hotstepper - Komoze Ini (i THINK thats his name..:P)
For some reason i too cant remember the name of the band that sang The NightTrain. Damn! Maybe itll come to me..shall write up my update soon... promise!!( i just hope the damn comp doesnt crash again!!) :D and hey we should do this again sometime... i wanna take K to High Spirits... lets go maybe tmw or something.. that is dearie.. if you're free..;)
hotstepper is by kamikaze ini...
one of my googlism results said 'sameer is queer is queer is sameer'...i deleted that...
IIT? no way!!! i tried my luck at the entrance (w/o studying of course) and dint get thru...so got thru a college in pune who apparently no one knows abt...(ask karan/shalini these questions in the following order :
1. which college r u frm?
2. MESCOE? where is that?
3. but doesnt wadia have a diploma college?
4. oh so this is NOT cusrow?
and after their 5 minute explanation, shake ur head and say 'no,i dont think there is a college by that name. YOU must be mistaken)
neway, since the placement scene of our college was SO rocking wen v graduated, i decided to do my MBA...(not too much of the techie engineer types)...but maybe, there i have a doppleganger who is doing ALL what the googlism said, hence the result...
btw, nice post...and i think i had a cassette with all those songs in the exact same order...i remember i had a huge crush on this girl once and she asked me whether i could lend her the cassette so she could record the songs...
(those were the days wen we dint have this recorder option in the same stereo system, so v had to put on 1 stereo, adjust another adjacent to it, put the blank cassette in the 2nd one and then shut the room and come back after half an hr or so)...
neways, she ruined my cassette while recording it...and since i am very very very very particular about my things, it was the easiest crush to get over!!!
as always, the post did bring back memories...
million memories...in my hearrrt...
tick tick tick tick tick tick...
Big in Japan was Alphaville!
Hey I want to go to this place! Sounds so rocking...! Exactly like the compilation tape I made in Std X, 1996!
Saturday Night and I like the way you move, Be my baby!
My friend just got 'On a raga trip' (I think it's trip) on his iPod and we were going wild when we heard it in his car! Ey vod ey, Ey vo dada vo la da dey ey...! WILD
right! it's alphaville... the freddie mercury song they played was living on my own.
'amma dekh' has totally spoilt 'on a raga trip for me'! everytime i hear the latter i see an image of jackie shroff jumping around. dammit!
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