What to play at around 1pm/2pm on NYE - my 80s pick
I know, I know, it’s a little gay. Personally what people do behind closed doors is their business 
I think this is a great gear shifter of tune, people just sway etc for the intro then blam…
what song?
Eh? The youtube link not work?
Works for me.
If that song’s considered gay, I’m willing to come over to the dark side. Awesome tune!
Youtube is blocked at worked.
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 12" Version
thats a great song. its not gay, its 80s synth pop.
well yeah, but it’s a gay anthem… the lyrics are all about a gay boy leaving a small town… to go get bummed in the big city… sung by jimmy somerville… who’s as gay as they come (no pun intended)
nothing against gays and that
I want this shirt.
i know the lyrics by hard, i played the vinyl not to long ago..i think your are confusing the lyrics with Tell Me Why.
I’ve heard that Small Town Boy being a gay anthem thing before. I can see the parallels and how some gay people might pick up on it and relate to the lyrics. As a side note my dad was gay and from a small town. I lived with him since I was about 10 and never heard him play that song.
Hmmm, my dad wasnt gay, and all I remember hearing as a child was Disco! Born to be Alive, Funky Town, Le Freak, Disco Inferno…and the list goes on.
Hey rock the song, if you want gay disco, I have this set I made for 80s disco, high energy stuff, look on my mixcloud page on the sig below.
I thought there was no debate…
check the official video, 2 minutes in, watches a man getting out the swimming pool.
@jojo, re your dad not listening to it, maybe it was uk thing when it was released? didn’t think you yanks got much of our music in the 80s 
Great tune - ‘gay’ or not. I mean he DID collaborate with Marc Almond (not exactly ‘straight’) and then went on to the Communards. I’m not sure it’s anthemic enough for a NYE peak. What about FGTH (oooooops - ‘gay’ again!) - “Two Tribes” (not “Relax”). Or something from Propaganda like “Dr. Mabuse”. Could be a Trevor Horn tribute
We’ve had so many bombs this year - why 80’s?
I just love the impact this tune makes when the beat drops, so crisp.
I’m playing for 5 hours NYE… I got plenty new tunes to drop
Awesome:eek: - that’s going to need some tunes. I agree on the ‘crisp’ - reminds me of FYC’s ‘Johnny Come Home’ - both have anthemic vox. Don’t you find some 80’s stuff a little ‘thin’ compared with current electronica? Are you dropping in any loops/samples to ‘fill them out’? Can you hint at some of the newer stuff you are dropping…
Love that song!! I remember when it came out, lol.
My only comment on Trevor Horn:
its a great tune… why wouldnt you wana play it??? just because it has references to homosexuality doesnt make u gay as well…
nothing wrong with that tune, just look at the crowd before you drop it.
i never pick music before gigs, prefer to read the crowd, i dont always get it right.