No 18 From My All Time Favourite 90's Dance Classics

In 1993 The Dance Music scene was really getting into it's stride. Clubs were doing good

business and clubbers knew that something special was happening.

And so a top tune that I took to that year was this one by Monie Love. Of course there were

several mixes, but I particularly liked this Fire Island mix. Although it does actually sound like

there's a gospel vibe to it.

THE POWER - FIRE ISLAND MIX - MONIE LOVE (1993)

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N0 19 Of My All Time Favourite 90's Dance Classics

So for my second choice of classic Dance tracks from the glorious days of Dance and House

Music I've chosen that classic 1995 tune 'Respect' by Judy Cheeks.

In fact it's the first of two classics by Judy Cheeks that will appear here. And I think when I

first attempted my top 20 list on a previous blog, I got to about No 10. So hopefully we might

complete this list in full this time.

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by Steve Jax

The Legend That Is Francis Albert

It was 52 years ago this very month, October 13th to be precise, when American Crooner

and 20th century icon Frank Sinatra entered the Madison Square Garden Arena like a true

prize fighter for a Live performance titled The Main Event.

Sinatra has always fascinated me ever since I first listened to Pop Music in my teens.

Is there anyone else in the music business with such a grand back catalogue of classic hits?

He surely had a very windswept and interesting career, what with the ups and downs, the

many comebacks, his suspicious early connections with the underworld, and not forgetting

his most fruitful period that we know as The Capitol Years which produced some of his finest work

from the period of  1953 to 1962.

And just recently I bought the vinyl album version of The Main Event. The picture cover alone

is quite impressive.

Many A List stars were brought in for this New York performance, stars like Robert Redford,

Rex Harrison, Boxer Joe Frazier, tv anchor Walter Cronkite and former New York Mayor John

Lindsay.

And also sitting in the front row was a very excitable Sinatra fan that must have been bobbing

up and down through the entire concert. Even Sinatra was amused by his ringside seat antics.

He can be seen in the bottom middle gif above.

FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA

Dec 1915 - May 1998

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The London Japan Matsuri Festival

Yesterday on Sunday I'd almost forgotten that there was a Japanese Festival taking place

in Central London. So I dashed off to Trafalgar Square and spent a few hours looking

over the stalls while watching a few of the stage performers.

The event describes itself as all day Dance, Song, Cosplay, traditional Japanese Music,

food stalls as well as a Martial Arts display.

So naturally I thought I'd grab a few photos as well as a Festival program and a t-shirt.

THE LONDON JAPAN MATSURI FESTIVAL

No 20 ....From My Favourite All Time 90's Dance Classics

So how about reigniting my Top 20 Favourite All Time 90's Dance Classics. A project

that never quite reached it's fruition, having closed down my previous blog. In fact I'm often

tempted to reopen it as all the posts on it still exist as kept draft posts. So we'll just have to wait

and see.

So to kick of my newly revised Top 20 Dance Classics is the very uplifting 'Danger' by Rochelle

Fleming.  A 1994 tune that reeks of fun and optimisim. Something I first heard played by DJ 

Danny Rampling while spinning the discs at Kiss FM.

Many have said that 1994 was a standout year in the history of Dance and House Music,

 and I can testify to that, as many of my favourite tracks came from that very year.

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The Who Show How It's Done

In May of 1978 British Rock Band The Who took to Shepperton Studios London for a short live

show in front of a small audience. The event was filmed as part of a documentary called

'The Kids Are Alright.'

The brief performance brought out the best of The Who who went on to perform possibly

their best ever version of 'Wont Get Fooled Again.' And it's this very performance that has

attracted a lot of attention among many Youtube Reactors.

And at the climax of this performance lead singer Roger Daltrey lets out an almighty scream

while guitarist Pete Townsend literally flies across the stage.

And if anything Townsend seemed somewhat over animated which was probably a backlash

towards the Punk movement that around 1977 and 1978 accused many of our Rock legends

including The Rolling Stones as being washed up has beens.

This event also became drummer Keith Moon's final ever Live performance.

And so reacting to this stand out performance is Hip Hop fan Molly Boy who was clearly

blown away by this having never even heard of The Who.

The above reaction video by Molly Boy shows the climax, but you can always wind it back to

the beginning if you wish.

IT'S MOLLY BOY YOUTUBE