50+ Music · @50years
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"" is a 1933 written by and . first sang it at night club in in 1933 and recorded it that year, and in the same year it was sung in London by and recorded by . Also in 1933, for the first time the entire floor revue from Harlem's Cotton Club went on tour, playing theatres in principal cities.
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Oren Levine · @ohljazz
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It's the first of , February Album-Writing Month, a global community of songwriters. It's a chance to write music to other peoples' lyrics, as in this example "Bullet In The Night," which turned into a torch song about love and betrayal.
More info: ohljazz.com/2023/02/07/tunes-o

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jeremy ꩜ nothingistrue · @nothingistrue
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The DJ Mr P · @DJMRP
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More Vinyl Friday classic vinyl. Up now, 1984's Wish Thing from . For those not familiar with Torch Song they were a William Orbit's mid-80s band. At the time, it was a step forward in club music. You can hear the elements of future EDM, especially in the opening 6:47 minute track "Don't Look Now". Samples, gated drums, drop the bass, it's all here but in 1984!

#torchsong #nowplaying

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Jyoti Mishra · @JyotiMishra
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@ricmac Two of my fave ‘80s synthy albums: Sex by and Wish Thing by .

Even now, I listen to the production / lyrics on those albums and I’m flummoxed. Just glorious!

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