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"Cha cha heels" - Eartha Kitt and Bronski Beat

A growly, grizzly vocal performance from Eartha Kitt, set to a generic gay disco beat. The video is more camp gay disco, set in a nightclub with Eartha wearing a feather boa.

There is merit in this song - which will be the last hit for both Kitt and Beat - but it's clear why this is number 39 and the London Boys number 2.

On my mental soundtrack for Pride Month: Jimmy Somerville's gorgeous falsetto ringing out in protest against queerphobia, set to a video that broadens the protest to call out 1980s Thatcherist economic oppression. Both of which messages, sadly, apply to current events in the US.

#BronskiBeat #JimmySomerville #synthpop #disco #1980sMusic #PrideMonth
#MentalSoundtrack #NowPlaying

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Marc Almond made a habit out of having hits with better vocalists: Little Jimmy Somerville here, Gene Pitney later.

Bronski Beat split a few weeks later, over the vexed political question of whether a socialist could ever vote for the SDP. Which is odd, always thought the Style Council would split for ideological differences.
#TOTP #MarcAlmond #BronskiBeat

"Bad Habits" is a song by English singer-songwriter #EdSheeran. It was released on 25 June 2021, through #Asylum and #AtlanticRecords, as the #leadSingle from his fourth studio album, = ("Equals"). The song marked his first solo release from an album in over four years. A limited edition CD and #cassetteSingle were also released. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who compared its sound and style to the works of #theWeeknd, as well as #BronskiBeat.
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