Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle - Your Love (1987)
Official video to this pioneering house track. The lyrics came from Jamie Principle's poem to his then-girlfriend. The track exploded when picked up by Frankie Knuckles who engineered its commercial release. #29 UK in 2014.
A 5-year-old was stabbed in the heart outside her school in Dublin.
40 minutes without oxygen.
Now 8, non-verbal, wheelchair-bound, tube-fed — she only communicates by blinking.
Her mother: “In a way she died that day. A piece of our family died too.”
The man who did it was an Algerian-born Irish citizen who lived here 25 years. He was upset about a welfare payment. He took a kitchen knife and went after children.
We shouldn’t have to live like this.
Enough is enough.
Released in 1982, Yazoo’s “Situation” first appeared in the UK as the B-side to “Only You,” before making its way across the Atlantic. It reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 🎶
Adamski at The Haçienda, 1989. Pure voltage.
Our mate Adamski lighting up The Haçienda back in ’89 raw techno, acid house energy, that unmistakable Manchester pulse ripping through the room.
🎥 @adamski
Madchester full swagger
The Soup Dragons - I'm Free (12" Mix) (1990)
Prior to its massive commercial success, the track had gained traction in underground dance and acid house clubs via this extended 12" mix. Features Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Junior Reid adding vocals and toasting.
The soundtrack of Black Caesar (1973), composed by The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, perfectly captures the tone of New York's gritty criminal underworld. "The Boss" serves as the centerpiece of the soundtrack, matching Fred Williamson's classic style. Can ya dig it?