I was 16 when New Years eve 1979 turned to 1980 and I walked
through the steamy glass doors of my first gay dance bar. Great music drove hundreds of men to dance and take their shirts off as they worked up a sweat. I started collecting those
songs. Here are 22 favorites from 1977-1982 that collectively capture
that unbridled, ecstatic, exuberant energy.
May you dance.
Officer Wes
CD 1
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1
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Peter Brown
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Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me (Twelve Inch)
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2
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Grace Jones
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Pull up to My Bumper
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3
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Blondie
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Rapture (Special Disco Mix)
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4
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Kelly Marie
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Feels Like I’m
in Love (Twelve Inch)
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5
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Bohannon
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Let’s Start the Dance
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6
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Lime
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You’re My
Magician (Remix)
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7
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Suzi Lane
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Harmony
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8
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Paul Parker
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Right on Target (Twelve Inch)
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9
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Patrick Cowley
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Menergy
(Twelve Inch)
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10
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Odyssey
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Use It Up Wear It Out (Twelve Inch)
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11
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Carol Jiani
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Mercy (Twelve
Inch)
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CD 2
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1
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Sparks
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Beat the Clock (Twelve Inch)
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2
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Foxy
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Party Boys (Twelve Inch)
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3
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Kraftwerk
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Numbers / Computer World
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4
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Magnifique
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Magnifique Part ii
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5
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Divine
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Native Love (TC Chapman remix)
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6
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Man Parrish
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Street Clap / Heatstroke
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7
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ABBA
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Lay All Your Love
on Me (Disconet)
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8
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Isaac Hayes
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Don’t Let Go
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9
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Lipps
Inc
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Power
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10
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Claudja
Barry
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Boogie Woogie Dancin Shoes
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11
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Dan Hartman
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I Still Remember
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