RUMOURS (Dance Hits Of The 80s)

In 2004, an 80s/ITALO Philippine Compilation CD was released by EMI Philippines Inc. which contains 15 great tracks for time travelling and dancing. YUP!! Let's blast off to the past again as I feature this CD entitled "RUMOURS: Dance Hits Of The 80s" which I find very cool for sound tripping and if you really like ITALO and 80s Music then this would be very good on your collection. Definitely, I love the simple CD Cover which features the MIRROR BALL which is very ICONIC if you talk about remembering those PARTY DAYS back then. Wheeew!! I still remember attending a soiree party wherein the motor of the Mirror Ball just stopped working so what the guys did was to spin it manually. Ha Ha Ha!! Good thing It started spinning again. He He He!! So what kind of rumours do you hear? Would it be the famous PINOY TERM "Tsismis" (Gossip in English)? Nope!! It's just plain rumours in the form of music just for listening pleasure.


Well, It's locally pressed but that's not important to me when I saw this CD because I considered the CD content since I still don't have a good quality copy of these songs back in 2004 which was the year this was released so I considered it as a good buy. Definitely, good vibes music that would activate your memory banks again and recall the good old days. There was also the famous and Legendary "RUMORS DISCO" Club in MAKATI which was also the place for party animals. He He He!! I just visited the place only once and I really enjoyed dancing the night away with my friends. Hmmmp!! MEMORIES INDEED!! I love the choices of the songs included here which includes "LIFEDANCE", "SAHARA NIGHTS", and "LANCA PERFUME" just to name a few.

The title of the CD also reminded me of this 80s PINOY SHOWBIZ TALK SHOW entitled "RUMORS, FACTS, AND HUMOR" hosted by ALFIE LORENZO which became controversial when Actress Miss Divina Valencia hit the microphone on the head of Reporter Rey Dela Cruz. YUP!! I was able to watch that back then and I was really laughing and shocked because It was LIVE on Television.Wheeew!! Talking about heated argument. He He He!!

Here's a Video Clip of that 80s SHOWBIZ Talk Show "RUMORS, FACTS, AND HUMOR" courtesy of VSPRODUCTION but It's not the controversial Valencia-Dela Cruz scene.This Video Clip featured VILMA SANTOS promoting her 1988 movie "Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos" in English "Whisper It To GOD". Tama ba KABAYANS? Ha Ha Ha!! Baduy ba? Well, It's SMORGASBOARD time here on "The Doctor Is In". He He He!!



I uploaded my CD if you're just interested to download all the songs from this great compilation.



RUMOURS: Dance Hits Of The 80s
TRACKLIST:
1) Sahara Nights- F. R. DAVID
2) Liberte- GILBERT MONTAGNE
3) Lanca Perfume- RITA LEE
4) Life Dance- SONIA BELOLO
5) Give It Up- MICHAEL FORTUNATI
6) Around My Dream- SILVER POZZOLI
7) Tonight- KEN LASZLO
8) Rumors- TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
9) I Just Don't Have A Heart- CLIFF RICHARD
10) Stay With Me- INDIA
11) Dolce Vita- RYAN PARIS
12) Wait Until Tonight(My Love)- GALAXY
13) Heaven Give Me Words- PROPAGANDA
14) Do It Again Medly With Billie Jean- CLUB HOUSE
15) High Energy- EVELYN THOMAS

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I uploaded the "LIFE DANCE" track for you to listen to. One of my favorites in this CD. This INSTRUMENTAL TRACK became a massive hit here in MANILA back in the 80s especially in a lot of parties. I also included FIVE MUSIC VIDEOS for you to watch to add some spice in this blogpost of mine. ENJOY THE RIDE!! Like DAVID BOWIE would sing "LET'S DANCE!!"

Listen to "LIFEDANCE" here:


For the first MTV, I will give you this song which is another PHILIPPINE 80s HIT:

SAHARA NIGHTS- F.R. DAVID


Here are some added INFOS in the CD sleeve that I wanna include here in my blogpost.

Executive Producer: Chris Sy
Produced And Compiled by: Matt Fernandez
Artwork Direction: Willie Monzon
Artwork Layout And Design: Kerwin Kaiser Yu

Let's continue watching more MUSIC VIDEOS from the songs included on the compilation:

DOLCE VITA- RYAN PARIS

LANCA PERFUME- RITA LEE



AROUND MY DREAM- SILVER POZZOLI


Well, last but not the least!! The MUSIC VIDEO of TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB where the name of the CD compilation was actually taken but with a different spelling.

RUMORS-TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB


I first heard the song "RUMORS" by TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB on 99.5RT back in 1986 and the song was really a big hit here in MANILA back then. MASSIVE HIT!! You can hear the song in a lot of Radio Stations and even TV shows during those times. The MTV of the song was also all over the MUSIC VIDEO Shows on Philippine Television too."Rumors" was from Timex Social Club's debut album Vicious Rumors which was released back in 1986 and it was big on both the U.S and U.K. CHARTS. I hope you liked and enjoyed my RUMOURS blogpost. THANKS for dropping by again!!


Let's LISTEN to these
RUMOURS!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

ITALO DISCO

ITALO DISCO MUSIC!!

During the 80s, NEW WAVE was very much the flavor for PINOY Youngsters and as I've mentioned it a lot here in my little blog. Definitely WXB 102, POWER 105, and NU 107 became the haven for PINOY WAVERS. Although, other stations like 99.5RT also plays this kind of musical genre but if PINOYS would talk about NEW WAVE then Its XB,BM,and NU. While these three radio station were doing their thing ITALO DISCO was also a part of MANILA's airwaves. In fact even XB and BM had some ITALO on their playlist but not those really "out of their kind" music that don't match the station's concept. He He He!!

So what's ITALO DISCO for PINOYS? Hmmmp!! SCOTCH, DEN HARROW, MARX AND SPENCER and a lot more. So how about the songs? WOW!! KABAYAN, who would forget the songs "Dumio", "Swiss Boy", "Touch By Touch", "Take Me Up", at ang walang kamatayan na "Brother Louie". Ha Ha Ha!! Very popular played in JUKEBOX!! Hmmp!! I haven't seen one for a long time. It got extinct I may say.

ITALO DISCO was a style of electronic dance music during the 80s. As the name implies, the term refers to music coming from ITALIAN ARTISTS back on those days but sometimes It was also used for groups in other European countries in conjunction with the so-called euro disco movement. This musical genre had a more synth pop/electro feel to it than American disco, which had funk and soul roots. I guess a lot of definitions or interpretations can be made on what ITALO DISCO means. In short, It's really difficult to classify and distinguish this genre. YUP!! It's like the definition of NEW WAVE which definitely differs from each part of the world perspectives.

For trivia purposes, according to BENJIE of THE VAULT the first ITALO DISCO played on POWER105 was Marx and Spencer's "STAY".

GREAT GENRE!!

-DR. STIRRING RHOD-