[Music] What's the best song you have heard today? Share it here.

[Weststander]

I've never been remotely bothered about this song or paid it much attention but just heard the intro played in a house party scene in BBC drama Lovers Rock (part of Small Axe season) and it struck me how infectiously good it is. Just the intro mind... Nile Rogers on guitar and the late Bernard Edwards on bass..

Sometimes when you hear a song within the context of a tv or movie medium it gives it a whole new perspective. Here's the extended version so the intro lasts that bit longer...

Sister Sledge: He's the Greatest Dancer

https://youtu.be/1muhsasqIng

Loved this at the time and now, a stunning dance track.

So true about music turning up in TV or movies.

 

[Weststander]

1978, ahead of their time, New Wave pioneers. Love this song so much.

 

[marlowe]

Loved this at the time and now, a stunning dance track.

So true about music turning up in TV or movies.

They followed it (in the same party scene) with Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting". I've never enjoyed that song so much either watching them all doing the kung fu dance moves.

The drama is set in 1980 at a house party so all the music is from that era and before, mainly 1970s MOBO, disco, reggae etc

 

[BN9 BHA]

Never heard of them before.

Neither has anyone else on here.

 

[BN9 BHA]

They followed it (in the same party scene) with Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting". I've never enjoyed that song so much either watching them all doing the kung fu dance moves.

The drama is set in 1980 at a house party so all the music is from that era and before, mainly 1970s MOBO, disco, reggae etc

https://youtu.be/cBkq9BnxDmY

Definitely worth watching, I enjoyed this near the end.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

That’s stunning . Never heard of them before.

Same genre as Lebanon Hanover?

Glad you like.

Hard to say. Minimum number of musicians, no drummer, vocal based....not really sure what genre it is to be honest

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[Weststander]

Glad you like.

Hard to say. Minimum number of musicians, no drummer, vocal based....not really sure what genre it is to be honest

It's now going to lead down a happy YouTube 'rabbit hole', their wonderful algorithm playing similar stuff

 

[Barrow Boy]

One of my all time favourite videos, Skint, Fatboy Slim and Christopher Walken dancing his arse off, what's not to like?

 

[Icy Gull]

1978, ahead of their time, New Wave pioneers. Love this song so much.

Love Squeeze, under rated band

 

[Icy Gull]

Time for some classic Van the Man. Try and stop your head from nodding along with this one

https://youtu.be/dECPWpAlgaU

 

[Surf's Up]

The wonderful combination of John Prine and Iris DeMent....

https://youtu.be/P8tTwXv4glY

 

[Knightsworld]

 

[Is it PotG?]

The brilliant Senegalese drummer Seckou Keita creates a beautifully stripped back version of 'Rockets' on Weller's new Remixes album featuring his added vocals and sparkling delicate strings.

Here he is in sparkling form.

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/H9sx90BTh2A

 

[Super Steve Earle]

The wonderful combination of John Prine and Iris DeMent....

https://youtu.be/P8tTwXv4glY

They are just wonderful. I never saw John, so really need to catch up with Iris. Nearly posted one of hers today, perhaps tomorrow instead.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I'm tucked in to the 90's at the moment with this little gem. Marvellous bass spidering around the whole song:

 

[studio150]

 

[Trevor]

One from Marc Riley's show this evening

 

[BN9 BHA]

https://youtu.be/HKJB-S1Cex0