![]() ![]() Reached only #53 on its initial August 1982 release, but was an incredibly influential track.ĭedicated to Miss Walford, Mr Hall, Mr Richards, Miss Patrick, Tony Gourvish, Phil Hambridge and all the B-boys and girls at E.S.P.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force: ‘Planet Rock’ Co-produced by future New Order/Pet Shep Boys helmer Stephen Hague.ġ. Old-style Breaking remained popular until about 1977, when the Freak took over, based on the hit record Freak Out by the Shieks. Rock Steady Crew: ‘(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew’ It was just massive in the UK, hitting #7 in July ’84 and staying in the top 40 for 17 weeks.Ģ. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel: ‘White Lines (Don’t Do It)’ Has a jazz musician ever ‘crossed over’ more successfully?ģ. This mind-blowing performance on ‘The Tube’ opened the floodgates for a lot of kids of my generation. Only reached #42 in the charts but reverberated widely. Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five: ‘Beat Street Breakdown’ Reached #5 in June 1984 and spent 11 weeks in the UK chart. Ollie & Jerry: ‘Breakin’ (There’s No Stopping Us)’ Reached UK #3 in January 1984, and spent 16 weeks in the charts.Ħ. Sfida a colpi di break-dance nellunderground di una metropoli americana degli anni 80. Sure, they’re at the commercial end of the burgeoning electronic scene but they all deliver an instant nostalgia rush. Breakdance/electro was a short-lived musical relation to early hip-hop and digital funk, but some genuine pop classics emerged from era. ![]() When our playground wasn’t being used for tennis-ball soccer, British Bulldog or kiss chase (all probably outlawed now…), the cooler kids were dragging an old piece of tarpaulin over from the sports hall and having a go at breaking – to various degrees of success. Round my way, if the summer of 1983 was all about Thriller, Let’s Dance and The Kids From Fame, summer ’84 was breakdance and electro. Funny how a brief spell of good weather stirs happy musical memories (that’s England for you).
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