Take the Journey Back on the Energy Express for the 'Stock, Aitken & Waterman' Ultimate Chart Countdown Special (23.03.23)

NO SPOILERS - but expect 25 of the BIGGEST SAW classics, as voted for by the passengers onboard the Energy Express. 

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Bazz's Energy Express: Stock, Aitken & Waterman Special (23/03/23)

“Everybody Changes”   If absence makes you fond at heart, This cliché is flawed right from the start; ‘Cos people change, it’s nature’s way— The hatred hits you if you stay. Life can change the way you think And relationships are pushed right to the very brink  And I don’t need this anymore.
You shouldn’t be so insecure. I'll not be made to feel so low. I'll not bow down to friend or foe. 
I knew you’d try again some day You’re as incessant as tooth decay Just like before, it’s all the same You try to play some stupid game.
But I see you for what you are: Just an ever fading memory of a fallen star.    And I don’t need this anymore.
You shouldn’t be so insecure. I'll not be made to feel so low. I'll not bow down to friend or foe. 
And I don’t need this anymore.
You shouldn’t be so insecure. I'll not be made to feel so low. I'll not bow down to friend or foe. 
Everybody changes, everybody changes
Life can change the way you think
Everybody changes, everybody changes
You try to push me to the brink
Everybody changes, everybody changes
I really think you should give in
Everybody changes, everybody changes
Age is something you can't win

© Vacant Joy 2024

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Vacant Joy is the solo project of Leeds-born British singer/songwriter Roy Barrow. 

Originally formed as a band in 2018, Vacant Joy’s original four-piece line-up was more a kitchen sink drama meets indie rock affair. For “Everybody Changes”, incidentally Roy’s first solo release, he has kept the usual lyrical witticisms to which the loyal fan base has become accustomed, but this time they are now sung over a synth-pop style with more than just a passing nod to the decade of decadence, the Eighties.

Everybody Changes (Radio Edit) teaser

A funky house remix of one of my all time fave Kylie/Stock, Aitken & Waterman songs.

Dwayne Minard vs. Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself 2024

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Dwayne Minard jokes that he owes his career to Rick Astley. When the popular nightclub Studebaker’s held an lip-sync contest in the early 90s, they found their winner wasn’t simply a strong, strong man but someone with a stage presence of his own and a deep love for classic soul and 70s music. Studebaker’s hired Dwayne as a DJ and what began for him as a fun part-time gig playing retro tunes every weekend became an ongoing education in reading a crowd and learning how to mix with classic Motown and disco.

In 2000, Dwayne met songwriter Gavin Bradley and they formed the production duo Righteous, a teaming that would lead to a string of club hits. “Stay Together” was an early success and as a nod to Dwayne’s roots, they sampled some Rick Astley vocals in “The DJ Plays.” In 2005, Righteous were signed to UK label Refunkt with the disco anthem “Soul Clappin’” their first single and “Love is Love” (featuring MJ White) its massive follow-up. The song was later featured on “Disco Heaven 2006,” a compilation from the influential UK dance label Hed Kandi, while the Righteous remix of Nelly Furtado’s “Try” became a mainstream radio hit on Chum FM in Toronto.

Dwayne’s signature sound of funky, uplifting house led to DJ sets in Vancouver, at Miami’s White Party and in famed London UK clubs Pacha and The End. Meanwhile, he became a mainstay of Toronto’s gay scene through regular residencies at Fly nightclub, lüb lounge and his current stint at Pitbull.

Expanding on their Righteous success, Dwayne and Gavin created White Punks on Dope, a new side project for performing and for developing their musical palette into tougher electro sounds. After debuting with “Destination House,” the White Punks on Dope remix of “Good Look” for Mic Boogie became a cross-Canada chart hit. In a bigger step, Dwayne took the mic himself as lead vocalist on their original song “Chemicals,” a duet with Fritz Helder (Azari & III).

Dwayne then approached Canadian soul veteran Billy Newton-Davis to write and perform the vocals on his first solo production, “When You’re This Big,” released on Daddy Funk Records, while Fritz Helder and artists like Amanda Morra sought him out for remixes. While he continues to be the  resident DJ at a number of venues, Dwayne also spins at the club nights he now promotes himself, as the creator of popular parties Mr. Big and Daddy Next Door. His career may have been launched almost by accident but, in venues big and small, Dwayne’s infectious love of house music has made him a favourite of club-goers.

- bio by Scott Dagostino


Vacant Joy is the solo project of Leeds-born British singer/songwriter Roy Barrow. 

Originally formed as a band in 2018, Vacant Joy’s original four-piece line-up was more a kitchen sink drama meets indie rock affair. For “Everybody Changes”, incidentally Roy’s first solo release, he has kept the usual lyrical witticisms to which the loyal fan base has become accustomed, but this time they are now sung over a synth-pop style with more than just a passing nod to the decade of decadence, the Eighties.

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