Shoot Me With Your Love (a Discobody dose of desire)

“I’m just an outlaw
My name is Desire”

Born in Jeutyn, Alaska, Thomas made her breakthrough as a cast member of the original Broadway mid 70's production, The Wiz. She sang backing vocals for Louis Armstrong, Dizzie Gillespsie, Stevie Wonder (Too High), B.B. King, James Brown, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Diana Ross, Grover Washington Jr., Jim Croce, Kiss etc. and was featured on numerous TV commercials, including Pepsi and Campbell's Soup, before she released her debut single, the triumphant "Shoot Me (With Your Love)" in 1978.

It was one expensive production listing 40+ musicians on the credits. The bassline is ruling, the horns section compliments the synthesized funk but it’s when the cowbells come in that the track erupts. Thomas oscillated between breathy whispering and loud-voiced vocals showing the dynamics of her sensational raw talent. Inevitably it became an international dance smash stirring up much challenging floors like the Paradise Garage. It was even nominated for “Best R&B Single of the Year” at the 1979 BMA Awards.

In 1979 she released her magnificent album “Midnight Rendezvous” but she got caught up in the disco backlash that occurred soon after… 
Sadly she fell ill and lost her battle with cancer in 1984, at the age of 33.

On this edit I fix up the track giving it an underground built up by remodeling the intro and serving up the notorious cowbells from the beginning, refashioning her erotic vocals, extending the middle break, providing extra bass+beats and recreating the frenetic housy outro. It is noticeable that the bpm aren’t keeping up a certain pace in the original and I did lots of  amendment but also tried to keep some of this sweet “inconsistency”, as it is essential in the genuine cut. 
Enjoy!

“Ready, aim, fire
My name is Desire!”

Shoot Me With Your Love (a Discobody dose of desire)

The Break (a Discobody disco delirium)

Denis Lepage & Joe La Greca of Lime were behind the Canadian disco group Kat Mandu. “The Break”, one of the heaviest disco instrumentals ever, was their first release in 1979 and it proved so popular it kept on being played well into the 1980's as it is the absolute irresistible floorfiller. Originally mixed by Steve Thompson & Michael Arato and issued in the US on T.K. Disco Records it climbed up the US disco charts peaking at #3. All NYC nightclubs were pumping to its insane spacy rhythm and the great Ron Hardy casted it as a favourite.

This track has all the glorious characteristics of disco music: handclaps, percussion, cowbells, lasers and whistles perfectly blended to create a frantic dancing euphoria. It is definitely a wild high~energy precursor, at the same time it is a furious tribal~house stormer! 

On this edit I go for a dubby percussive version. So I cut off some parts that sound dated and some rather cheesy melodies, recreate the breaks and add drumbeats, lasers, female sighs and more cowbells! 

-Shall we?

The Break (a Discobody disco delirium)

War (a Discobody better way)

Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong wrote the anti-Vietnam war protest song “War” in 1969 for the Motown artists The Temptations. But as Motown was worried about how the Temptations fans might receive such a political theme track, Whitfield re-recorded it with Edwin Starr on vocals. Starr’s intense rendition rocketed to #1 on the U.S Pop chart in 1970 and remained there for three weeks becoming his signature track and the most popular protest song ever recorded.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood revamped it on their 1984 multi-platinum debut album “Welcome To The Pleasuredome” produced by Trevor Horn. Their take is superbly electro-funk flavored though it lacks Edwin’s dramatic performance.

On this mix I reconstruct Frankies version adding Starr’s vocals and infusing it with extra rhythms and lots of twists. War’s aggressiveness and Hope’s better-way are described thru the rough bangin’ beats and the dubby groovy sound. 
Enjoy!

This mix lyrics:

“Listen to me

Ohhh, war, I despise
Because it means destruction
Of innocent lives
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way

War means tears
To thousands of mothers eyes
When their sons go to fight
And lose their lives
Ooooh, war
It's an enemy to all mankind
The point of war blows my mind

War, whoa, yeah
What is it good for
Nothing, nothing, nothing

There's got to be a better way
Yeah, better way
Yeah, nothing, nothing

War!!

Good God y’all!
Stand up & shout it
Stand up & shout it
Ooooh Lord
War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Stand up & shout it
Good God now..

Listen to me
War can't give life
War can't give life, life
War can't give life 
War, war, has shattered
Many a young mans dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean

War can't give life
War can't give life, life
War can't give life
It can only, only 
War can only, only
Take it away

Look out
It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker 
Nothing but a heartbreak 
It ain’t nothing but a heartbreak..
It ain’t nothing but a heartbreaker 
Nothing but a heartbreak 
Friend only to the undertaker

There’s got to be a better way!

Yeah, aha yeah
Say it again
What is it good for?
Nothing, nothing
Good God y’all
I say it again
Ooooh Lord
What is it good for?
God, Good God y’all
I say War!
What is it good for?
I say it again
Ooooh Lord, ooooh
I say it again
Ooooh Lord, 
What is it good for? Ooooh
Nothing

War has caused unrest
Among the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die?

War 
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing

War-huh
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again 
War-huh
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, nothing
Listen to me

It's an enemy of all mankind
No point of war
'cos you're a man
War means tears
To thousands of mothers how
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their lives

I said
War-huh
War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing

War!!

Say it again y’all
War has shattered
Many young men's dreams
They've got no place for them today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But lord, there's just got to be a better way

Peace, love and understanding, tell me
Peace, love and understanding, you tell ‘em
Peace, love and understanding, say it
Peace, love and understanding
There's got to be a better way-yeah
There's got to be a better way
Better way
Got to be a better way…
OooooLord!!”

War (a Discobody better way)

My Love Supreme (a Discobody supreme feeling)

Milton Hamilton is a mystery unsolved but the fact that he released in 1976 this immense underground classic is more than enough for me to totally respect him. “My Love Supreme” is a track where jazz-meets-disco-meets-funkybass in unexpected ways, engineered by the great disco producer Bob Blank.

On this edit I rearrange this quality floor material bringing a few new sounds, more breaks & more cowbells and double its time-length to satisfy the disco dancer. Enjoy!

My Love Supreme (a Discobody supreme feeling)

U Can Get Over (a Discobody will power)

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Stephanie Mills -a former Broadway star- is a respectful soul singer that had been married in the 1970s for a brief period, to Jeffrey Daniel from the soul group Shalamar and is rumored to be romantically involved with Michael Jackson in 1975 when she portrayed Dorothy in the original African American adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz entitled The Wiz alongside Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tasha Thomas.
 
“You Can Get Over” is THE definite disco dynamite raised from her third LP “What Cha' Gonna Do With My Lovin”, her first gold record.  Produced and written by the prolific James Mtume & Reggie Lucas, this highly energetic symphonic-disco masterpiece adopted some pretty futuristic electronic sounds that chilled the spines of every disco dancer in 1979 makin’ it a hit on the U.S. Disco charts where it climbed to #8. Mills’ performance is outstanding as she manages to dominate, screaming her heart out, on such a strong/ecstatic track. Also noted is that Gwen Guthrie was among the backing vocalists.

On this edit I reform the vocal order on the chorus and the verses, highlight the spacy bits, extend the killer rhythm guitar and add some new stuff on what I consider is one of disco’s best ever productions. 

This version’s lyrics:

“Get Up!

Get up, get down, get over
Get up, get down, get over
Ahyee-ah-yeeah

Oh, you got the power in your hand
Uh, don't you know that you got to take your stand, eee, hee
Get up!

You can get over
Everybody wants to make the rules
Got to get higher, higher
You don't wanna be nobody's fool
And I believe that somehow
We can be the things we need to be
You can get over
Don't let nobody tell you "-You can't fly"

'Cause I believe this world can be
A place of peace and harmony
Makin it better, better
You can make it if you try
Ooh'ooh

Gonna show you, get up and take your stand
'Cause I know you got the power in your hand
Gonna show you, get up and take your stand
Feel it glowin’ in any child, woman, and man!

You can get over
The best in life is free
Takin’ it higher
Open your eyes, you will surely see
'Cause I believe this world can be
A place of peace and harmony
Makin it better, better
You can make it better, if you try better

Gonna show you, get on up and take your stand
I know that you got the power in your hand
Gonna show you, get on up and take your stand
Feel it glowin’ in every child, woman, and man!

Get up, get down,
get over, get down...

Get up, Get up
Oh.you gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta take your stand
Eeehh, you, you, you, 
You can make it.
Got to take your stand
Don’t you know that you got
To take your stand

Get up, get down, get over, ahyee-ah-yeeah, 
Get down, get over, 
Get up, get down, get over, ahyee-ah-yeeah,
Get down, get over!

Get on up, get on up, get on up
Stand on up, get on up, get on up

Get on up, get on up, get on up high
Stand on up higher, get on up higher, get on up oooohh

Get on up, you know you can make it, oh, yeah, you'oh!
You! can make it, oh!
You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta take your stand

Gonna show you, get up and take your stand
I know that you got the power in your hand
Gonna show you, get on up and take your stand
Feel it glowin’ in every child, woman, and man!

Get up higher, higher, higher, higher, higher

Get up, get down, get up, ahyee-ah-yeeah, 
Get down, get up, ahyee-ah-yee, 
Get up, get down, get up, get up, ahyee-ah-yeeah,
Get down, get up!”

U Can Get Over (a Discobody will power)

Don't Stop The Funk (a Discobody funky hustle)

“Can’t you feel the groove
Gonna make your body move,
Let me funk you now
Don’t stop the funk now”

James Brown is the innovator, the creator, the originator!  He's the godfather of soul!!

“Just let the groove
Down in your soul
Keep it coming
Never grow old”

When I was a kid I wasn’t really into him (who can blame a kid :) right?) but like many younger listeners I discover him and his mighty music as I later was more seriously digging deeper into funk and going through his rich discography. His gospel scream-singing over his complex rhythms and his consistency on re-inventing funk is unparalleled.

“Tell ’em what you gonna do 
Hustle, Pump it!”

Clearly he must be the most influential artist in black music or in music generally speaking, especially when you realize the countless times his beats have been sampled in modern R&B and hip-hop! 
“Don’t Stop The Funk” -taken from his “People” LP, released in 1980-, though not one of his big hits, sums it up perfectly:

“Just let the blues
Take the control
Let it run, let it roll
Funk’s never ever let you grow old”

On this mix I give u longer rhythmic intro and outro, work on his vocals and put in numerous sound details, guitar riffs and screams from various of his tracks. 

“If it’s late at night
Funk will treat you right
Funk is Hustle!”

Don't Stop The Funk (a Discobody funky hustle)

Let’s Start The Dance (Again & Again) (a Discobody groove saga)

This version’s lyrics:

“Atlanta is red hot!
DC is red hot!
New York is red hot!
Atlanta, DC, New York come on and do it!

Bohannon, make it funky!
Bohannon, funky
All night, boom boom!

Let’s go
Don't you wanna dance?
Tang tanga boogie bang 
Let's rock the house 
Let's shock the house 
Boom boom shake the room 
Let's rock the house
Let’s shock the house 
All night, all right 
Don't stop don't stop 
Don't block the dot 
Shake a boom boom 
Shake a tang tang 
Shake a boom boom tang tang rub a tum tum 
Oh bang that thing to the beat of the drum 
Do it!

Music for the soul of man 
And the heart of woman

The deeper you go
The more you know
Go low, dig deep
Toot toot, beep beep
Shake a boom boom tang tang rub a tum tum 
Oh bang that thing to the beat of the drum

Everybody get on up and dance 
Get on up yeah, do it!
Yeah, ain't ya tired of sitting down?
Get on up and dance, well
Now the rhythm's making you 
Wanna dance and sing 
And otherwise do your thing
Come, swing to the music, do it!
The situation:
Hey now we'd like to say that 
It's not a question of getting down 
But actually how low you can go!
So here's to your health now specialist
Bohannon, make it funky

Come on and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and do it do it do it come and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and … Do it!

Don’t you wanna dance?

The message is in the music 
Now if you're ready 
The band's got the notion 
Do that rhythm and get into motion 
Shimmy shimmy coo coo bop 
You're rockin' with the Doc 

Come on and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and do it do it do it c'mon and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and do it 
Come on and do it do it do it c'mon and do it 

Well now, it looks like the big fun has just begun 
Well, I've been watching you all night 
Don't you wanna dance?
Don't you wanna dance?

Everybody get on up and dance 
Get on up yeah! Do it!
Yeah, ain't you tired of sitting down?
Get on up and dance now, well..
We’re swingin’ to the music

You can’t stop the groove
Cause it makes your body move, yeah
Good funky music
It’s good for the soul 
Don’t stop the groove, make it funky
Get the groove, make it funky
Everybody!
Good, good thing!
Do it!

Oh you! I’m talking to you!
Get up and shout!
Clap your hands and dance
Say what you wanna in the house
So shout with the music, well
Some funky, funky music
Ah yeah, stand up and funk to the groove

The whole house starts rocking 
When the drummer starts socking 
That entire wall-flower out of that chair 
Get up off the wall you all 
Kick those feet up and set them down 
Don't be shamed, don't be shy 
Come on girls, come on guys 
Everybody, well, stand up and shout
Nooooooooww, well,
That’s what you got to do, yeah
Get your body goin’
Inside and out (x2)
Inside and out, yeah (x2) 
Do it!

You can’t stop the groove (x3)
Inside and out, yeah, do it!
You can’t stop the groove (x4)
Oooohhh ohoohoo, you got to get down
The situation: you got to get down
Everybody!
Everybody, you got to get down!

Oh you! I’m talking to you!
Get up and shout!
Clap your hands and dance
Say what you wanna in the house
So shout to the music, well
Some funky, funky music
Ah yeah, stand up and funk to the groove
Eh! oh, c’mon and shout
Throw your hands up in the air
C’mon and shout

She'll be coming around the mountains 
When she comes long stroking 
She'll be smoking flame high 
Dark to the light, big moon
Said a-yum yum gimme some 
A-tang tanga a-boogie bang 
Let's rock the house 
Let's shock the house 
You got to get down, everybody!
Come on and do it!”

Let’s Start The Dance (Again & Again) (a Discobody groove saga)

Nobody’s Got Time (a Discobody & Tony Johns time loop)

Eddy Grant, born in Guyana, emigrated very soon with his parents to London. He had his first UK #1 hit “Baby Come Back” in 1968, with The Equals. 
As happened with many other reggae artists his exquisite talent was globally overshadowed by the mighty Bob Marley. Yet Grant did not produced strictly reggae music but he occasionally broke the barriers recording from garage punk and good old rock’n’roll to soulful funk, electronic disco and dance pop.

He released his first solo record in 1975 writing usually stuff about social and political issues and from his 1980 (fourth) LP “Love In Exile” comes “Nobody’s Got Time”, a massive NY underground club classic. Although it was not a single, this album track got picked up by the most influential NY DJs. It was being played in all the right venues from Loft to Paradise Garage and was adored by cosmic DJ crowds. Its gripping atmosphere benefits from the irresistibly catchy hook and the edgy reggae-funk groove which is based on some extraordinary keyboards and electro sounds.. 

On this edit, which is made with Tony Johns -our third collaboration-, everything is reformed.. Enjoy :)

Nobody’s Got Time (a Discobody & Tony Johns time loop)

(They Long To Be) Close To U (a Discobody classy smoothness)

"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is written by the fabled songwriting duo Burt Bacharach & Hal David. It was first released in 1963  by Richard Chamberlain and was also recorded that same tear as a demo by Dionne Warwick and re-recorded with a Burt Bacharach arrangement for her 1964 album "Make Way For Dionne Warwick". Bacharach released his own version in 1968. But it was Karen & Richard Carpenter in 1970 that made it a #1 hit for four weeks in the U.S. Pop charts, from their second album "Close To You". The funny thing is that it was first given to Herb Alpert as a follow up to his #1 hit, "This Guy's In Love With You" but he wasn’t exactly excited with his interpretation so he passed it to Carpenters, the new act he had then signed to his label A&M Records.
Other cover versions were performed by Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como,  Jerry Butler, Bobby Womack, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Mathis, Connie Stevens with Kermit the Frog & Fozzie Bear on The Muppet Show, Tina Arena, Paul Weller,  Harry Connick Jr., Rick Astley, The Cranberries, The Smashing Pumpkins, and also a new one by Lauryn Hill & Ronald Isley is to be released soon. This is Homer and Marge's love song on The Simpsons, played numerous times in the series, as well as in the movie.

In 1986 Gwen Guthrie scored a UK #25 hit with her adaptation, raised from the album "Good To Go Lover", which was produced by herself. The mighty Larry Levan remixed the 12inch single, so it can not be but a masterpiece! 
Guthrie’s flawless take is the best of them all in my book as she brings new vibe to the song changing a bit the lyrics in a humorous way and provides a sophisticated funky groove. I still admire the effortless way she sang as easy as one speaks. One wonders what amazing tracks she could have recorded if only she hadn’t passed away on February 3, 1999. 

On this mix I completely reconstruct the track paying my respect to the diva and the legendary Levan. Alter intro and outro, many breaks, some new beats,sounds & stuff and lots of work on the vocals is what I deliver here. Enjoy :)

More Guthrie here: http://soundcloud.com/deej-valavanis/gwen-guthrie-aint-nothin-goin


This version’s lyrics:
 
“Oh, my dear,
Now that I found you here
Come and tell me
All the things I long to hear.
Now I see
How good love can be
Closer to you…

Closer baby
Closer to your love

I wanna be
I wanna be closer
I wanna be closer baby
Closer to your love

Why do birds suddenly appear 
Every time you are near? 
Just like me, they long to be 
Closer to you. 

Why do stars fall down from the sky 
Each and every time that you walk by? 
Just like me, they long to be 
Closer to you. 

I need you baby
You’re driving me crazy!
Closer, closer to you!

On the day that you were born 
The angels got together 
And decided to make a dream come true 
They sprinkled gold dust in your hair 
But baby… your eyes ain’t blue.. 
Oh, but I love your sexy-sexy moves
You know I wanna be the one
You lay that good lovin’ on
I wanna get so close to you 
I’ll be sticking like crazy glue
I wanna be closer
Closer to your love

Oh, that’s why all the girls in town 
They love to follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be 
Closer, closer to you

On the day you were born 
The angels got together 
And decided to make a dream come true 
They sprinkled gold dust in your hair 
But baby… your eyes ain’t blue.. 
Oh, but I love you
Oh, but I love you
Oh, but I love your 
Ah-exy-sexy moves
I wanna be the one
You lay that good lovin’ on
I wanna be closer
Closer to your love

Oh, that’s why all the girls in town 
They love to follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be 
Closer to you

I need you baby
You’re driving me crazy!”

(They Long To Be) Close 2 U (a Discobody classy smoothness)

Is It In? (a Discobody killer bass)

“It’s not the lights or the music
It’s something that you’re doing to me, girl
It’s not the dance that we’re dancing
That’s making my heartbeat explode
Because you’re turning me on
And there’s no turning off my desire
Before I go any further 
There’s something that I’ve got to know

Is it in?
Is it love inside your heart, girl?
Is it in?
Do you feel it like I do?
Is it in?
Baby has the fire started?
Is it in?
Let me bring it out of you”

Jimmy “Bo” Horne released the disco monster "Is It In?" in 1980 on T.K. Records. It made a huge impact in every dancefloor but sadly the anti-disco movement didn’t let the track rise on the charts and get the recognition it deserved. Nevertheless Larry Levan played it to death on Paradise Garage and so did all the respected DJs.
Later it was sampled by Jungle Brothers for their 1989 tune "Beyond this World" and in 2006 it was featured on Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

On this mix I infuse lots of sounds, beats, bass and voices to make it even more fun (if that's possible!) and I give u  a raw funky intro, a satisfying long twisted break and a manic outro. As Horne says it’s exciting to dance 'n' party but as the night’s getting late it’s also crucial to know that:
“When the last dance is over
You’ll be coming home with me!”

Is It In? (a Discobody killer bass)

U're The One 4 Me (a Discobody loud shout)

New York based duo D-Train released their first single "You're The One For Me", mixed by François Kevorkian, in late 1981 on Prelude Records. It was an instant success, hitting #1 for three weeks on the U.S. Hot Disco/Dance chart in Jan 1982 and #13 on the U.S. Soul chart. It also entered the UK Pop top-30. Larry Levan hammered it and made it a determinant Paradise Garage anthem. 
Among those who sampled it over the years are N.W.A. for their 1988 “Something 2 Dance 2”, Heavy D & the Boyz for their 1991 “Swinging With Da Hevster”, Pete Rock for his 2001 “Take The D-Train” and Prodigy for their 2004 hit “Girls”. 

It’s one of my 10 all-time fave dance tracks. The beat is sizzling hot, the bassline rules, the synths are dominant, the lyrics are so inspiring and James "D. Train" Williams’s voice is fascinatingly rich, this track is perfection through and through. 
On this mix you get lots of different sounds, extra percussion/bass/bells, longer funky intro, more breaks & reformed bridges and spiritual outro. Enjoy the loud shout!

This version’s lyrics:

“Get up
Get up on the funky D-Train
Funky D-Train

Bustin' up on a cloud, shout out loud 
You're the one for me 
With your love by my side 
The world will be mine 
You're the one for me

With this true love I found 
Picks my feet up off the ground to fly away 
With this true love my dear 
Takes away my every fear, don't go away 

You just don't know what you did to me 
But I'm not the same 
Since you gave me 
Love that's sheltered from the rain 

You just don't know how you make me feel 
Your sweet lovin', girl, is so unreal 
I've got love, love desire 
From your lovin' my soul's on fire 

Bustin' up on a cloud, shout out loud 
You're the one for me 
With your love by my side 
The world will be mine 
You're the one for me

You're the one for me, yeah 
Ooohhh, the one for me
I got to stand on up for your love
I got to stand up
For your love
Yeaaahooo!

I'm ridin' on a cloud 
Got to shout it out loud, you're my all 
Baby, hold on tight 
For the rest of my life, don't let me fall 

You just don't know what you did to me 
But I'm not the same 
Since you gave me 
Love that's sheltered from the rain 
You just don't know, no, how you make me feel 
Your sweet lovin', girl, is so unreal 
I've got love, love desire 
From your lovin' my soul's on fire

Bustin' up on a cloud, shout out loud 
You're the one for me 
With your love by my side 
The world will be mine 
You're the one for me 

With the love I have inside of me 
We can turn this world around 
We can live through all eternity 
And we'll never touch the ground 
We'll take a chance to ride upon a star 
To a place that's far away 
The light of love will shine on us 
Forever and a day 

You're the one for me, yeah 
Ooohhh, the one for me

Get up on the funky D-Train

With the love I have inside of me 
We can turn this world around 
We can live through all eternity 
And we'll never touch the ground 
We'll take a chance to ride upon a star 
To a place that's far away 
The light of love will shine on us 
Forever and a day”

U're The One 4 Me (a Discobody loud shout)

Situation (a Discobody electric move)

The British synthpop duo Yazoo was formed in late 1981 by former Depeche Mode songwriter/keyboard player Vince Clarke and the divine Alison Moyet (Adele may be her successor but it was Alison who started the flame). Signed to Mute Records in the United Kingdom and (as Yaz) to Sire Records in the United States they released their debut single, the electronic ballad "Only You" in 1982. It proved to be huge peaking at #2 in the UK Pop charts. 
Yet it was the flip side “Situation” that did the trick in the U.S. This totally addictive futuristic jam, remixed by François Kevorkian & engineered by John Potoker, swept the dancefloors in New York (big favourite in Paradise Garage), Detroit & Chicago and topped the US Hot Disco/Dance chart for four weeks undoubtedly sowing seeds for house music. Most notable is that it also entered the US R&B chart peaking at #31, quite impressive if not utterly unusual for a white English synth band!!

“Situation”’s intoxicating hook has been sampled numerous times since then. A few examples are: “Lesson 1 (the pay-off mix)” by Double Dee & Steinski (1985), “Nude Photo” by Rhythim Is Rhythim (1987), “Traveling at the Speed of Thought (remix)” by Ultramagnetic MC's (1988), “Bass (How Low Can You Go?)” by Simon Harris, “I Wanna Have Some Fun” by Samantha Fox (1988), “Pump That Body” by Mr. Lee (1990), “Macarena” by Los Del Rio (1995), "In Da Arena (Situation)" by Flying Steps (2000), "If This Is Love" by The Saturdays (2008), "Body Language" by Heidi Montag (2009), "Boom" by Snoop Dogg feat T-Pain (2011) etc.

On this mix I intend to volume  up its intensity "messing around" with plenty electro sound twists and vocal alterations. Extra synths, beats & hi-hats, longer breaks, different intro & outro sum it up pretty much. Enjoy :)

“Blue eyed dressed for every situation
Moving through the doorway of a nation
Pick me up and shake the doubt
Baby, I can't do without

I remember only for an hour
Move right through me, can you feel the power?
I don't know what's going on
It scares me but it won't be long

Move out, don't mess around
Move out, you bring me down
Move out, how you get about
Don't make a sound, just move out

Now he's in control, he is my lover
Nations stand against him, he's your brother
Been a long time, been a long time now
I'll get to you somehow”

Situation (a Discobody electric move)

U Are In My System (a Discobody systematic boogie)

The synth R&B duo The System was founded in 1982 in N.Y. by vocalist/guitarist Mic Murphy and genious keyboardist David Frank. 
"You Are in My System", which combined hi-tech synths with emotional vocals, was their senond single that ultimately reached iconic status and peaked at #10 in the U.S. R&B charts and #14 on the U.S. Hot Disco/Dance charts in 1982. A year later Robert Palmer covered it and hit #4 on the latter charts.

On this mix I work on The System’s bass-driven recording which I slightly prefer infusing bits of Palmer’s take. Also I include parts of the System’s Spanish version “Tu Estas En Mi Systema” released in 1983. Vocal rearrangement, extra synthlines / hi-hats / percussion & bass complete the picture. Enjoy :)

This version’s lyrics:

“System,
Systema

Oh, you’re in my system
You keep my body alive baby
Oh, you are, you’re in my system
I see you day and night and night now 
Oh, you are estas en mi-my system
I just want you to know that 
Oh, you are, en mi-my system
Everything you need
Oh, you’re in my soul
You keep my body alive baby
Oh, you are, you’re in my soul
I see you day and night and night now 
Oh, you’re in my soul
You keep my body alive baby
Oh, you are, you’re in my soul
I keep on pushin’ baby

You’re in my soul
Love's got control
Just can't get enough
Of your lovin' touch

It's a romantic vision
Of me and you
Holding hands on Sunday
And Monday too
Oh baby, you are in my system 
I just want you to know that, 
Oh, you are
You're in my system, system, system 

You know my daydreams stop
My heart beats on
I can't take it anymore
It's you I live for, ho, baby

You are in my system
I just want you to know that, oh
You're in my system
Got me burnin', burnin', baby, oh
Ooh, You're in my system, oh
You're in my system
Don't you, don't you, don't you know that, baby
I see you in my mind

I will keep on pushin', pushin'
Until I get through
My main objective, baby
Is to get to you

Turn your mind around
I know it takes time
But you know I can't wait, no
You're on my mind

You are in my system
I just want you to know that
Ooh, you are in my system
Got me burnin', burnin', baby
You are in my system
I just want you to know that
Ooh, you are, you're in my system
I keep on pushin', baby

Day by day
And night by night
I see you in my mind
It happens all the time

There's no doubt in my mind
That's I've been true, baby
You know I'll take you out
And I keep love new, oh, baby

Tu estas en mi systema…” -

U Are In My System (a Discobody systematic boogie)

Love Come Down (a Discobody get~down)

Can't Fake The Feeling (Discobody's every inch)

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