Davide
@davidef.bsky.social
It’s time the tale were told... Kinsey 6. pronounced dah-vee-day
#WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac I don’t think anyone who knows me would be surprised to know I have five copies of The Queen Is Dead. Electronic Sound came with Scritti Politti 7”, so had to get it. Also, couple of new 12”s and some summer faves with Cola Boy and the Coconuts.
#SummerJams 31 - The B-52’s - Love Shack Ah, the joy I experienced in seeing the world finally catching up with the insane, unfiltered pop genius of the B-52’s in the summer of 1989. Thanks to @yutzer-futz.bsky.social for the fun challenge ⛵🏖️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOr...
The B-52's - Love Shack (Official Music Video)
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#SummerJams 30 - The Blue Nile - Headlights on the Parade I was late discovering TBN, but when I did, the summer of 1990, I played nothing else. Hats is indeed a perfect album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUK...
The Blue Nile - Headlights On The Parade (2012 SiX DwArF full album version promo edit) HQ
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#SummerJams 29 - Röyksopp ft. Robyn - The Girl and the Robot Incidentally, also the best song of all time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPqn...
Röyksopp 'The Girl And The Robot' (Official Video)
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#SummerJams 28 - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun That’s what they really want... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6...
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Official Video)
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#WeekendSingles Currently on the Dublin-Belfast train, so no singles from me, but I thought I’d share this relic from the past. They still have Tower Records in Dublin!
#SummerJams 24 - Siouxsie & the Banshees - Kiss Them for Me m.youtube.com/watch?v=HpcN...
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me (Official Music Video)
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#SummerJams 22 - George Michael - I Want Your Sex naughty, naughty www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3AP...
George Michael - I Want Your Sex (Official Video)
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#SummerJams 20 - Björk - Human Behaviour Summer 1993 was the summer of Debut: HB and the amazing Underworld mix were on repeat at castle Davide: it was the beginning of a years-long obsession. I’ve calmed down now, but this still sends shivers down my spine. 🇮🇸 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0mR...
björk : human behaviour (HD)
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#SummerJams 19 - Neneh Cherry - Manchild ...And this is one of the few things I’d save from (summer) 1989... www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ9V...
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
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#SummerJams 18 - Scritti Politti ft Miles Davis - Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy) There are very few things I remember fondly from 1988, this is one of those things. I heard it play live yesterday and Green still has this voice, almost 40 years later. ♥️💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ah3...
Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)
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#SummerJams 16 - Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper Probably the best known song from her Compass Point trilogy, this very naughty song evokes images of club walls dripping with condensation on a hot summer nights. No one was cooler than Grace, I mean look at her! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
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#SummerJams 15 - Saint Etienne - Join Our Club This is from summer 1992, when I played the 12” about a thousand times. Incidentally, I saw the wonderful Pete Wiggs (left in pic) near the beach in Hove today and we chatted for a bit. Probably the nicest man in pop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mau...
Join Our Club
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#SummerJams 14 - Bananarama - Venus Another banger from summer 1986 www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4-1...
Bananarama - Venus (Official Video)
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#SummerJams 13 - Spandau Ballett - Only When You Leave Summer 1984 belonged to Parade, one of my friends had the cassette and in the beach town where we went on holiday we listened to nothing else. Any song from the album instantly transports me back to July ’84. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlLC...
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave (HD Remastered)
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#SummerJams 12 - Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) I shudder to think this (awkwardly titled) song is 35 years old. Hated it at the time, now I think it’s a certified banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kzt...
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Official Music Video)
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#SummerJams 11 - Elliott Smith - Waltz #1 In an effort to delay adulthood and stretch out summer 1998 as much as possible, I spent the autumn travelling to hot climates and this album soundtracked those travels. This heartbreaker was (and is) my favourite from XO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwzM...
Waltz #1
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#SummerJams 10 - Franco Battiato - Summer on a Solitary Beach Few people will be familiar with this synth-pop gem by one of the very few Italian artists I like. It was so big in Italy and for so long that it was on the radio for two consecutive summers. 🇮🇹☀️🏖️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHOP...
Summer On A Solitary Beach (Remastered 2021)
YouTube video by Franco Battiato - Topic
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#SummerJams 9 - Dawn Penn - You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) I know very little about Dawn, only that this she originally recorded the song in the 60s and that this is a re-recording and that, as I’m sure the kids don’t say anymore, it SLAPS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wd...
You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (Extended Mix)
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#SummerJams 8 - Depeche Mode - Strangelove Summer ’87 and the Basildon boys are on the brink of superstardom. To me they were still shrouded in mystery: an ideal fit for my angsty (and unhappy) teenage self and a perfect soundtrack for the baking Italian summer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHRa...
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Official Video)
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#SummerJams 7 - Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy This has summer 1991 written all over it. A work of absolute genius: although MA made some incredible records later, they never sounded as effortlessly perfect as when they teamed up with Shara Nelson for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmr...
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
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