I am trying to put together a compilation of Dance music from the late 80's & the early 90's with a few of my favorite dance songs from that time frame...what are some of your guys favorite songs? and or Artists? any suggestions?


Some songs I liked.....


1.Jomanda "Gotta Love for you" & "Make my body rock"

2.Inner City "Good Life"

3.Lisa Fischer "Save Me"

4.Cathy Dennis "Touch me all night long"

5.Crystal Waters "Gypsy Woman" & "Makin happy"

6.Adeva "I thank you"

7.Lisa Stansfield "This is the right time" & "You can't deny it"

8.Bas Noir "My love is magic" & "I'm Glad you came to me"

9.MAW f/India "I can't get no sleep" & "To be in love"

10.Lil Louis & The World "Club Lonely"

11.Monie Love f/Ultra Nate "Ring my bell"

12.Queen Latifah "Come into my house" & "How do I love thee"

13.Precious "Definition of a track (in motion)"

14.Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Let the Beat hit em"

15.Wanda Dee "To the Bone"

16.Jungle Brothers "Girl i'll house you"

Anything by Deee-Lite

Adonis - No Way Back
L.A. Style - James Brown Is Dead
2 Puerto Ricans, a Black Man and a Dominican - Do It Properly
Sterling Void - It's Alright
Sounds of Blackness - The Pressure
LNR - Work It To The Bone
Uncanny Alliance - I Got My Education (Original + Bootleg Response)
Clivillés & Cole - Pride (In The Name of Love)
Mr. Fingers/Rhythm Control - Can You Feel It vs. My House
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
JM Silk - Jack Your Body
The Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
Jesse Valez - Girls Out On The Floor
Pleasure Pump - Fantasize Me
M.A.R.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume
House Master Boyz - House Nation
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
Royal House - Can You Party
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Sunday School - House Is A Feelin'
Lectroluv - Dream Drums
2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone
Robin S. - Show Me Love
Xaviera Gold - You Used To Hold Me
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
Phuture Scope - What Is House Muzik?
Shut Up and Dance - Raving, I'm Raving
MK feat. Alana - Always
DHS - House of God
Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song
David Ian Xtravaganza - Elements of Vogue
Inner City - Big Fun
Michael Watford - First Mistake
Sweet Pussy Pauline - Sweet Pussy Pauline
Bizarre Inc. - I'm Gonna Get You
Exit - Let's Work It Out
CeCe Peniston - Finally
Black Box - Everybody Everybody / Strike It Up / I Don't Know Anybody Else
Technotronic - This Beat Is Technotronic / Pump Up The Jam

I'm only scratching the surface here...

JANFAN4L said:

I knew u had the hook up.....

GangstaFam said:

"Groove is in the heart" was cool but i am trying to remember some of their other stuff...

boriquateddy said:

I knew u had the hook up.....[/quote]

You were listing some jams in that initial list of yours. That Jomanda track is THE jam.

What you know about Precious, Lil Louis & The World and Bas Noir?! D*mn, you diggin' deeep!!

JANFAN4L said:

You were listing some jams in that initial list of yours. That Jomanda track is THE jam.

What you know about Precious, Lil Louis & The World and Bas Noir?! D*mn, you diggin' deeep!![/quote]


Oh I'm knowin....LOL

somebody did *not* mention Sweet Pussy Pauline..

JANFAN4L said:

Those are my favorites in that list.. but whoa that was a killer list, JANFAN

boriquateddy said:

Here's what was on their Best Of...

1. Deee-Lite Theme
2. Good Beat
3. Groove Is In The Heart
4. What Is Love?
5. E.S.P.
6. Power Of Love
7. Who Was That?
8. I Had A Dream I Was Falling Through A Hole In The Ozone Layer
9. Heart Be Still
10. Pussycat Meow
11. Love Is Everything
12. Say Ahhh
13. Somebody
14. Bring Me Your Love
15. Mind Melt
16. Apple Juice Kissing
17. Picnic In The Summertime
18. Stay In Bed, Forget The Rest
19. Bittersweet Loving
20. Party Happening People

Adeva - Respect Me
Madonna - Vogue
2 In A Room - Wiggle It
D-Mob - C'mon & Get My Love
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
SNAP - Rythm is a Dancer
Captain Hollywood Project - More and More
Lisa Lisa/Cult Jam - Let the Beat Hit 'Em
Rozalla - Everybody's Free

okay...i think this was early 90's but dont know who sings it..anybody who does will have my devotion forever..here is the bit of the song i know:

disrespect me...undersex me....say you dont want me....try to leave me...and now you want.....

you diss me...you miss me..now you want my punanie..my love...

----
who dat?



ps..sue me for not knowing hot to spell punanie...

sosgemini said:

Leave it up to the mod to point that out, eh? Hehe!

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

Those were some cuts right there.



Speaking of Rozalla, she has a new dance track out that covers Janet's "Alright" from Rhythm Nation 1814. It's been house-i-sized.

Some more house jams 4 U...

Robert Owens - I'll Be Your Friend
Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On
Lil Louie - French Kiss
Dajae - U Got Me Up
Underground Sound of Lisbon - So Get Up
Rhythm Is Rhythm - Strings of Life
Kiwi Dreams - Y?
The Soul System - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day
Screamin' Rachel - Fun With Bad Boys
Aly-us - Follow Me
The Fog - Been A Long Time
Raze - Break 4 Love
Blunted Dummies - House For All
Fast Eddie - Let's Go
Pascal's Bongo Massive I - Pere Cochon (I Like It)
Dj-Efx - Is It Like My Dildo?
Shut Up and Dance - Derrick Went Mad
Underground Solution - Luv Dancin'
Paradise Deep Groove - I Love
Pato Baton - Beams of Light
Aphrohead aka Felix Da Housecat - In The Dark We Live (Thee Lite)

JANFAN4L said:

I can't believe somebody listed Sweet Pussy Pauline! That shit cracks me up. And Dream Drums was some of the best stuff Junior Vasquez did.

c and c music factory....hey i was 6 at the time and Freedom was the man!

sosgemini said:

somebody has to know this song....anyone? anyone? bueller? bueller?

The sun rises at nine departs at five
Ain’t doing overtime no more
Because in this world of color
The brightest picture is plugged right into your wall
And maybe there’s a million people singing shoeshine blues
To no one that they’ve ever met before and
Indifference is a drug that I see people buy
At the local store, local store
You, you, you think a little love is all you need
But love is such a small thing can’t you see
I think you’ll find it sits in a book and
Changes the words that you read

You just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be
Oh
You just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be

The man in the moon has a cold in the back of his head today
So dark is the river as the old bridge of lovers
Finds it’s getting washed all away
There are three wise men in the darkness of the desert
Still trying to be finding their way
The tables have been laid and the food has been served
But the cost of eating is too much for most to pay

You think a little love is all you need
But love is such a small thing can’t you see
I think you’ll find it sits in a book and
Changes the words that you read

You just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be
Oh
You just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be

Feel it, feel it
Go ahead now go
Well, you just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be
Oh
You just feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel
What you want it to be

Feel what you want it to be
What you want it to feel

What you want it to be



Kristine W. - Feel what you want

Maybe not the beginning of the 90s. Not sure...

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

Can't begin to describe how much I loved this one.

CinisterCee said:

hey, you!!! mr. who knows everything about music....did you see my question above?

do i gotta start offering blowjobs around here to get my question answered?

sosgemini said:

Now that you mention it...


Actually I'm kinda bad at recognizing typed-out lyrics. Can you remake the song?

MarieLouise said:

I guess it's more late 90s, but her One More Try, especially the Soundfactory remixes, were hot! I loved dancing to those.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Well, I checked it after I posted, and for what it's worth... the songs dates from '93. (but yeah, google ) But it looks like there has been a remix in the late 90's by Rollo (Faithless)...

Dance music in the late 80s/early 90s wasn’t all about house music. I was really into alternative club music during that period and made several comps divided by year:

artist - title (remix) (peak position on Billboard’s dance chart)

1988

Information Society - What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Club Mix) (1)
Duran Duran - I Don’t Want Your Love (Big Mix) (1)
When In Rome - The Promise(O.N. Mix) (1)
Erasure - Chains Of Love (The Unfettered Mix) (4)
Book Of Love - Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Extended Mix) (5)
Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark - Dreaming (Club Mix) (6)
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel/Route 66 (Megamix) (3)
New Order - Blue Monday 1988 (12” Mix) (1)
Bryan Ferry - Kiss And Tell (Extended Remix) (19)
Eurythmics - I Need A Man (Macho Mix) (6)
Sinead O’Connor - Mandinka (Extended Version) (14)
INXS - New Sensation (Nick’s 12” Mix) (11)
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning (Kintore East) (20)
The Cure - Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Remix) (11)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo (Big Spender Mix) (14)
The Kane Gang - Don’t Look Any Further (Extended Remix) (1)
Ofra Haza - Im Nin’Alu (Gates Of Heaven Mix) (15)

1989

Information Society - Walking Away (Space Age Mix) (5)
Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (Club Mix) (3)
Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss (Tourist Version) (7)
New Order - Fine Time (2)
Erasure - Stop! (12” Remix) (4)
Book Of Love - Lullaby (Pleasant Dream Mix) (27)
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (The Justin Strauss Remix) (1)
The B-52’s - Love Shack (12” Remix) (7)
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings (The Just Rite Mix) (9)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Killing Jar (Lepidopteristic Mix) (37)
The Cure - Lovesong (Extended Remix) (8)
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach) (12)
Love And Rockets - So Alive (20)
Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed (12” Version) (26)

1990

Renegade Soundwave - Biting My Nails (26)
Happy Mondays - Step On (Twistin My Melon Mix) (13)
Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid - I’m Free (Long Version) (20)
The Cure - Never Enough (Big Mix) (6)
Soho - Hippychick (Extended) (2)
D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner (12” Version) (13)
Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever (DMC 12” U.K. Remix) (9)
Inspiral Carpets - Commercial Rain (Snatch Mix) (15)
Revenge - Pineapple Face (Remix) (10)
The B-52’s - Roam (12” Remix) (10)
Adam Ant - Room At The Top (Extended Version) (3)
Flesh For Lulu - Every Little Word (Remix) (14)
Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth (Capitol Mix) (2)
Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Jill Jones - You Do Me (The Justin Strauss Remix) (28)

1991

Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison (Urban Mix) (18)
Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now (Martin Philips 12” Mix) (29)
Pop Will Eat Itself - X Y & Zee (The Intergalactic Mix) (9)
EMF - Unbelievable (Cin City Sex Mix) (9)
Northside - Take 5 (12” Version) (34)
The Farm - Groovy Train (Alternative Mix) (4)
Candyland - Fountain O’ Youth (Hands On Mix) (32)
Candy Flip - Red Hills Road (Justin Strauss 12” Mix) (10)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me (Kathak Mix) (8)
Xymox - Phoenix Of My Heart/Wild Thing Outro (Spicy Mix) (16)
INXS - Disappear (Extended 12” Mix) (41)
Book Of Love - Alice Everyday (Everyday-Glo Mix) (21)
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes (Mode To Joy Mix) (6)
Big Audio Dynamite II - Rush (Rushdance) (36)
The Shamen - Move Any Moutain (Progen 91) (Land Of Oz) (1)

1992

Happy Mondays - Stinkin Thinkin (Boys Own Mix) (1)
Blur - There’s No Other Way (Red Sleeve Mix) (15)
St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Kenlou B-Boy Mix) (1)
Curve - Faît Accompli (Extended Extended Extended) (27)
The Cure - High (Higher Mix) (22)
The Charlatans UK - Weirdo (Mindwarp 12” Mix) (10)
The Soup Dragons - Divine Thing (Revisited) (17)
Electronic - Disappointed (Electronic Mix) (10)
David Bowie - Real Cool World (12” Club Mix) (9)
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Fear (Of The Unknown) (House Of Fear Extended) (6)
U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix) (27)
Opus III - It’s A Fine Day (1)
Utah Saints - Something Good (7)
Blue Pearl - Can You Feel The Passion (Zen Mix) (1)
The Shamen - LSI (Love, Sex, Intelligence) (Beatmasters 12” Vocal) (1)

sextonseven said:

I used to LOVE so much of that stuff. Soho, Happy Monday, Jesus Jones. JJ never left my stereo when I was in 12th grade. Well, not until that blasted Right Here Right Now refused to go away.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I really liked that period in that alternative radio played a lot of dance songs that in turn crossed over into clubs. I still make alternative club comps today, but they consist of mostly electronic and triple A artists. Rock bands just don't dance like they used to.

sextonseven said:

Release that as a boxed set and I could see little reason 2 listen 2 anything else!

npgmaverick said:

Co-sign!