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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Yesssss, it's back! And this is, of course, the last opportunity for a warm up before May's Marathon! Haha! Eurodisco is a fun one. I'll have a think, or perhaps a boogie, and see what I can come up with... 😎👍

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

April is here so energy levels are up with the sunshine. Let’s get to it! May marathon it shall be!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

I'm looking forward to it. It's amazing it's been a year already since the last one. I still haven't finished revising and posting that set yet! Haha... 😎

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

“sing along to Euro disco music:”

—Kerouac Beat Repeat 1 (Gimme Gimme Gimme)

Pump Up the Jam

Brother Louie

You're a Woman

Everlasting Love

Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Ride On Time

Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Blue (Da Ba Dee)

Self Control

Tarzan Boy

Call Me

Pump Up the Jam

—Kerouac Beat Repeat 2 (Dancing Queen)

Flashdance... What a Feeling

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Like a Prayer

Around the World

Heaven Is a Place on Earth

The Rhythm of the Night

What Is Love

Around the World

Mr. Vain

Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)

—Kerouac Beat Repeat 3 (I Will Survive)

Coco Jamboo

Brother Louie

Rhythm Is a Dancer

You're a Woman

Everlasting Love

Pump Up the Jam

Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Rhythm Is a Dancer

Self Control

Tarzan Boy

—Kerouac Beat Repeat 4 (Hot Stuff)

Call Me

Flashdance... What a Feeling

Gonna Make You Sweat

Like a Prayer

Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

Heaven Is a Place on Earth

Gonna Make You Sweat

The Rhythm of the Night

What Is Love

—Kerouac Beat Repeat 5 (It's Raining Men)

Mr. Vain

Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)

Coco Jamboo

Be My Lover

Brother Louie

You're a Woman

Everlasting Love

Be My Lover

Voyage Voyage

Ride On Time

—Donna Summer Enhanced Eurodisco Poem - "Saturday Night Fever Dream"

Voulez-Vous

Daddy Cool

Rasputin

I'm Just a Lonely Boy

Love to Love You Baby

MacArthur Park

Hot Stuff

Last Dance

Voulez-Vous

I Feel Love

On The Radio

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Bad Girls

Dim All The Lights

She Works Hard For The Money

Super Trouper

Voulez-Vous

The Winner Takes It All

Gimme Gimme Gimme

I Will Survive

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Complete Song and Artist List

* ABBA: "Voulez-Vous," "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance on Me," "Super Trouper," "The Winner Takes It All," "Gimme Gimme Gimme"

* Anita Ward: "Ring My Bell"

* ATC: "Around the World"

* Baccara: "Yes Sir I Can Boogie"

* Baltimora: "Tarzan Boy"

* Bee Gees: "Night Fever," "Tragedy"

* Belinda Carlisle: "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"

* Black Box: "Ride On Time"

* Blondie: "Call Me"

* Boney M: "Daddy Cool," "Rasputin"

* C+C Music Factory: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"

* Corona: "The Rhythm of the Night"

* Culture Beat: "Mr. Vain"

* Donna Summer: "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby," "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "MacArthur Park," "Last Dance," "On The Radio," "She Works Hard For The Money," "Dim All The Lights"

* Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand: "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"

* Eiffel 65: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"

* Eurythmics: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

* Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"

* Haddaway: "What Is Love"

* Irene Cara: "Flashdance... What a Feeling"

* La Bouche: "Be My Lover"

* Laura Branigan: "Self Control"

* Madonna: "Like a Prayer"

* Modern Talking: "Brother Louie," "You're a Woman"

* Mr. President: "Coco Jamboo"

* Paul Anka: "I'm Just a Lonely Boy"

* Samantha Fox: "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"

* Sandra: "Everlasting Love," "Voyage Voyage"

* Scatman John: "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"

* Snap!: "Rhythm Is a Dancer"

* Technotronic: "Pump Up the Jam"

* The Weather Girls: "It's Raining Men"

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

O M G! I love the repeats, just like these songs mostly repeat the same phrase over and over without getting too much. You've got so many of the songs I like here! You'll see many of them in my song title poem. Thank you and yes you're back! LOVE this!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

This prompt hit my heart. Now, I’m humming all the songs. LOL

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Humming??? What happened to belting them out?

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Ha! I would frighten the pets. I can’t sing—at all!

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Oh! 😂

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Some great song choices there! And the repetition works really well... 😎

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Thank you. It was the only way I could deal with NOT HAVING CONNECTING WORDS. ROFL

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

What a clever way to work around that.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

I am making a spreadsheet of nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, etc. that are one or more word song titles to make bridges just for this once a month extravaganza!

This is called throwing down the gauntlet, Babe!

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Spreadsheet? I love you take this seriously. No wonder you outdo us all, it’s prep prep prep! Perfecting your style.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

It’s called unhealthy obsession, Darling. 🫠

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Perfecting your art!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! It can be tricky, for sure. But that's an amazing idea to get a list of titles made up of bridging and transition words ready to go. That will be incredibly useful during the May Marathon! 😎

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

If I can compile something decent, I’ll definitely share.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

We basically stand no chance!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! 😎

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Lovely! 😎👍

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

EURODISCO (Poem)

ANGELEYES,

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU,

YOU'RE MY HEART, YOU'RE MY SOUL,

GIMME MORE,

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH,

THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL,

COME BACK & STAY... 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

This time I know is a great one! Didn’t realise it’s stock aitken waterman! Great eurodisco poem! Thank you Chris!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. That's one of the best songs Stock Aitken Waterman did, yes. She had an amazing voice, for sure. I'll probably be singing it all day now! Haha! 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Love that song! 80s!

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Gordon Schenck's avatar

Tonight

You're a Woman

You're My Love

You're My First, You're My Last

You're My Heart, You're My Soul

Lover For A Minute

Only One Night

Midnight Dancer

Touch in the Night

I've Been Thinking About You

Wonder Where You Are

Tonight

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Tonight - Ken Laszlo

You're a Woman - Bad Boys Blue

You're My Love (My Life) - Patty Ryan

You're My First, You're My Last - Linda Jo Rizzo

You're My Heart, You're My Soul - Lian Ross

Lover For A Minute - Shirley Parker

Only One Night - The Hurricanes

Midnight Dancer - Arabesque

Touch in the Night - Silent Circle

I've Been Thinking About You - Londonbeat

Wonder Where You Are- Da Buzz

Tonight - Ken Laszlo

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Takes us right back in the zone of euro disco beats! Love this. Thank you Gordon!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Fantastic! 😎👍

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

Love this, but now I have an ongoing dance mix in my head...

🪩🪩🪩

Gloria-

I've Been Thinking About You

Love & Devotion

Gloria-

All That She Wants

Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, It's Raining Men

Gonna Make You Sweat

Here We Go (Let's Rock and Roll)

Gloria-

I Love the Nightlife

Come & Get Your Love

Be My Lover

Take a Chance on Me

🪩🪩🪩

Artists:

Laura Branigan (3x)

Londonbeat

Real McCoy

Ace of Base

Donna Summer (2x)

The Weather Girls

C&C Music Factory (2x)

Alicia Bridges

Real McCoy

La Bouche

ABBA

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

The problem is that these songs get stuck like glue afterwards! Hahaha! You’ve done a great song title here for us. Thank you so much. La Bouche! Ace of Base make the song title poem too. You’ve got some gems here.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

There's no escaping this is there? I couldn't help it. It's long. So much good stuff to choose from and a little anecdote at the end.

Cheri Cheri Lady

You’re a Woman

Electric

Got to get

Wheel of Fortune

You’re my Heart, You’re my Soul

Another Night

I just wanna be with you

U Sure do

Dancing Queen

Strike it up

Rhythm is a dancer

It’s my life

Everlasting Love

Boom boom boom boom

Ecuador

Pump up the jam

Just a little bit

Baby baby

Dreamer

Tarzan boy

Tell the world

I’ll never be Maria Magdalena

Mr Vain

Samurai

Ride on time

Bailando

Gonna make you sweat

S express

In command

I don't know anybody else

Better off alone

Tarzan Boy

Dancing Queen

If You Could Read My Mind

Never ending story

Cheri Cheri Lady - Modern Talking

You’re a Woman - Bad Boy Blue

Electric - Leila K

Got to get - Rob'nRaz ft Leila K

Wheel of Fortune – Ace of base

You’re my Heart, You’re my Soul – Modern Talking

Another Night – Real McCoy

I just wanna be with you – E type

U Sure do - Strike

Dancing Queen - Abba

Strike it up - Blackbox

Rhythm is a dancer - Snap

It’s my life – Dr Alban

Everlasting Love - Sandra

Boom boom boom boom – Vengaboys

Ecuador – Sash!

Pump up the jam - Technotronic

Just a little bit - Gina G

Baby baby - Corona

Dreamer – Livin Joy

Tarzan boy - Baltimora

Tell the world - pandora

I’ll never be Maria Magdalena - sandra

Mr Vain - Culture Beat

Samurai - Michael Cretu

Ride on time - blackbox

Bailando – Paradisio ft Maria Garcia and DJ Patrick Samoy

Voyage voyage - Desireless

Gonna make you sweat - C & C music factory

Theme from S Express - S express

In command – rob n raz

I don't know anybody else - blackbox

Better off alone - alice deejay

if you could read my mind - stars on 54

Never ending story - limahl/moroder

Rob and Raz are DJs and D-flex, is one of the rappers they used. You can hear him in In Command. He is also a PT, hence the flex in the name. I bumped into D-flex on the bus one day in Stockholm and we started chatting as you do! Trying to make room for the buggies in the designated area on the bus. I was like omg this is a blast from the past, this is the Rob n 'Raz singer striking some convo. It was long after Rob n Raz were in their hay day. I never said anything about the music, I guess I was star struck but he was pretty cool and regular. That's a little anecdote that came to my mind as I was listening to this track.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

"If You Could Read My Mind, Never Ending Story", is fantastic! And that's a fun anecdote, too... 😎👍

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Thank you!

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