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XANADU 45th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL includes interview with John Farrar MAGIC Olivia Newton-John FOOL COUNTRY Olivia Newton-John SUDDENLY Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard DANCIN’ Olivia Newton-John and The Tubes SUSPENDED IN TIME Olivia Newton-John YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta WHENEVER YOU’RE AWAY FROM ME Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly YOU MA...

Friday night on TTBA, we played tribute to the late Billy April—aka Billy Freeman—of ‘90s Acid Jazz trio Driza Bone, who passed in July. We covered the hits, the remixes and productions that defined his sound. DRIZABONE SPECIAL CATCH THE FIRE Driza Bone 1991 I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Curiosity Killed The Cat 1992 REMINISCE (Driza Radio Mix) Mary J. Blige 1992 BRIGHTEST STAR (Morales Classic Radio M...

BACK TO THE 80s FLICKS WEEK 3 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS David Bowie 1986 taken from Absolute Beginners TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John 1984 taken from Two Of A Kind REVENGE OF THE NERDS The Rubinoos 1984 taken from Revenge Of The Nerds JUST ONE KISS Maria Vidal 1985 taken from Once Bitten RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge 1985 taken from The Last Dragon FEEL THE HEAT Jean Beauvoir 1986 taken from Cobra TOP GU...

JOYsters, if you missed Friday night’s live show, we kicked off the Queen of Pop’s 67th birthday with a full hour of Madonna vs. Calderone! I copy and pasted 9 Victor Calderone remixes into a seamless disco journey that travels at an average of 126BPM. See below for the full tracklist. MADONNA vs. CALDERONE MUSIC (Calderone Anthem Mix) 2000 RAY OF LIGHT (Calderone Club Mix) 1998 AMERICAN PIE (Vict...

BACK TO THE 80s FLICKS WEEK 2 BIT BY BIT Stephanie Mills 1985 taken from Fletch LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart 1986 taken from Legal Eagles INVINCIBLE Pat Benatar 1985 taken from The Legend of Billie Jean CRY LITTLE SISTER Gerard McMann 1987 taken from The Lost Boys I SWEAT (GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS) Nona Hendryx 1985 taken from Perfect DRIVE MY CAR Breakfast Club 1989 taken from License To Drive ROCK ON...

rick james superfreakquency YOU AND I 1978 MARY JANE 1978 IN MY HOUSE Mary Jane Girls 1985 GIVE IT TO ME BABY 1981 COLD BLOODED 1983 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy 1985 MOONCHILD 1985 LOVE GUN 1979 ALL NIGHT LONG Mary Jane Girls 1983 IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE LONELY Val Young 1985 SUPER FREAK 1981 GLOW 1985 The post TTBA Replay 8AUG2025 Pt. 2 appeared first on Turn the Beat Around .

WHITNEY 90s HOUSTON I’M EVERY WOMAN 1993 I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT 1990 MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN (LaFace Remix featuring Monie Love) 1991 IT’S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT’S OK (KCC’s Release The Love Groove Mix) 1999 STEP BY STEP 1997 IF I TOLD YOU THAT (duet with George Michael) 2000 HIGHER LOVE  1990 MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE (Wyclef Remix feat. Dyme) 1999 ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED 1990 EXH...

BACK  TO THE 80s FLICKS COME ON SHOUT Alex Brown 1985 taken from Girls Just Want To Have Fun BELIEVE IN THE BEAT Carol Lynne Townes 1984 taken from Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo BOOGIE DOWN Al Jarreau 1983 taken from Breakdance NEW ATTITUDE Patti LaBelle 1984 taken from Beverly Hills Cop BODY ROCK Maria Vidal 1984 taken from Body Rock THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Night Ranger 1987 taken f...

MALCOLM McLAREN SPECIAL MADAM BUTTERFLY Malcolm McLaren feat. Deborah Cole & Betty Ann White 1984 DEEP IN VOGUE Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra 1989 DOUBLE DUTCH Malcolm McLaren 1983 OPERAA HOUSE World Famous Supreme Team Show 1990 PARIS PARIS Malcolm McLaren feat. Catherine Deneuve 1994 ABOUT HER Malcolm McLaren 2004 REVENGE OF THE FLOWERS Malcolm McLaren feat. Francoise Hardy 1...

DISCO BANDITOS DON’T LET ME MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda & Leroy Gomez 1977 IS IT LOVE YOU’RE AFTER Rose Royce 1979 DISCO QUEEN Hot Chocolate 1974 TRAGEDY Bee Gees 1979 LOVIN’ IS REALLY MY GAME Brainstorm 1977 HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzales 1978 AND LOVE GOES ON Earth, Wind & Fire 1980 TOO HOT Kool & The Gang 1979 EVERYBODY DANCE Chic 1978 SHAKE YOUR PANT...

METROphonic SPECIAL BELIEVE Cher 1998 WHEN THE HEARTACHE IS OVER Tina Turner 1999 NOT OVER YOU YET (Metro Radio Edit) Diana Ross 1999 ANGEL (Metro Mix) Lionel Richie 2000 LIVIN’ FOR LOVE Natalie Cole 2000 SYMPHONY OF LIFE (Metro Mix 7″) Tina Arena 2002 IF YOU’RE NOT THE ONE (Metro Mix) Daniel Bedingfield 2002 BAILAMOS Enrique Iglesias 1999 COULD I HAVE THIS KISS FOREVER (Metro Mi...

METROphonic SPECIAL HAMMER TO THE HEART (Metro 7″ Mix) The Tamperer feat. Maya 1999 FRESH Gina G 1996 LIFT ME UP (Metro Edit) Geri Halliwell 1999 SMILE N SHINE (UK Radio Mix) Pandora 1997 I NEED YOU (Metro Radio Edit) Marc Anthony 2002 HOLDING ON (Metro Mix) Heather Small 2000 EVERYTHING I WANTED Dannii 1997 SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE (Metro 7″ Remix) Shanks & Bigfoot 1999 BROKEN STRINGS...

DISCO FEMME FATALE ’78 WHERE THE BOYS ARE (1978 Disco Version) Connie Francis DANCE Paradise Express IN THE BUSH Musique SINNER MAN Sarah Dash FEED THE FLAME Lorraine Johnson GIVING UP, GIVING IN The Three Degrees BABY I’M BURNING Dolly Parton DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT Olivia Newton-John I DON’T KNOW (IF IT’S RIGHT) Evelyn “Champagne” King BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE A Taste...

KATEceberano POP ART! THAT’S WHAT I CALL LOVE (smASH Mix) LOVE DIMENSION (Hyper Mix) DO YOU WANNA BE I’m Talking LOVE IS ALIVE (Sunshine Xpress Mix) EVERY LITTLE THING (The Essence Mix) BEDROOM EYES Kate Ceberano HOW CAN IT BE I’m Talking EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix) LOVE & AFFECTION (GT vs. Damc Drum & Bass Excursion) LEAD THE WAY (New York 7&#8...

DISCO CHICKS SEVENTY6 MORE, MORE, MORE Andrea True Connection GET UP AND BOOGIE Silver Convention DANCING QUEEN ABBA I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Marcia Hines I’M GOING DOWN Rose Royce CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SE SI BON Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE Candi Staton LOVE IS YOU Carol Williams DADDY COOL Boney M SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL Aretha Franklin...

GOOD GOIN’ STRANGER The unofficial Soundtrack to Desperately Seeking Susan – 40 Years later ONE FINE DAY The Chiffons 1963 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Betty Everett 1964 MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp 1962 RESPECT Aretha Franklin 1967 LUST FOR LIFE Iggy Pop 1977 YOU BELONG TO ME Carly Simon 1978 URGENT Jr. Walker & The All Stars 1983 SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Marshall Cr...

THE P.M. DAWN EFFECT REALITY USED TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE (CJ Macintosh 7″ Mix) P.M. Dawn 1992 LOOKING THROUGH PATIENT EYES P.M. Dawn 1993 RUNNING SONG Ambersunshower 1997 MORE THAN LIKELY P.M. Dawn feat. Boy George 1993 FALLING (The P.M. Dawn Version) Cathy Dennis 1993 DOWNTOWN VENUS P.M. Dawn 1995 YOU GOT ME FLOATIN’ P.M. Dawn 1993 STARS (Comprende Mix) Simply Red 1991 HEAL (THE SEPAR...

LUTHER VANDROSS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH (Joe ‘The Butcher’ Nicolo Remix) Luther Vandross 1994 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson feat. BBD & RT 1992 I REALLY DIDN’T MEAN IT Luther Vandross 1987 POWER OF LOVE/LOVE POWER (Frankie Knuckles Dance Radio Mix) Luther Vandross 1991 SHINE (Freemasons Remix) Luther Vandross 2...

DEBBIE HARRY & MONIE LOVE JOINT BIRTHDAY HEART OF GLASS Blondie 1978 FRENCH KISSIN’ IN THE USA Debbie Harry 1986 HEART’S A LIAR Andy Bell & Debbie Harry 2025 RUSH RUSH Debbie Harry 1983 ATOMIC Blondie 1980 RING MY BELL Adeva & Monie Love 1991 BORN 2 B.R.E.E.D . Monie Love 1993 IT’S A SHAME (MY SISTER) Monie Love feat. True Image 1990 SLICE OF DA PIE (Mousse T’s...

PRIDE MONTH END 2025 DIOR (Extended) MK feat. Crystal 2025 SHE’S MINE Yuksek feat. Isaac Delusion 2025 CATCHING FEELINGS Cerrone & Christine and the Queens 2025 WALK OF FAME Miley Cyrus feat. Brittany Howard 2025 FAITHLESS (Horse Meat Disco Club Mix) Tom Rasmussen 2025 WONDERFUL LIFE ’25 (Purple Disco Machine Remix) Hurts  2025 BOYS & GIRLS (Extended) James Alexandr & Auton...

PRIDE MONTH END 2025 WHERE LOVE LIVES (COME ON IN) (Classic Mix) Alison Limerick 1990 LOVE TRAIN Holly Johnson 1989 ONE ON ONE The Knocks & Soft Tukker 2023 DANCE (DISCO HEAT) (Louie Vega Remix) Sylvester 2018 (1978) HOLLER (MAW Tribal Remix) Spice Girls  2000 RUNNING UP THAT HILL Placebo 2003 BOOTYLICIOUS Destiny’s Child 2001 SOMEDAY (Studio 54 Revival Mix) Alcazar 2003 IN ALTO MARE (Di...

PRIDE MONTH END 2025 I WROTE THE BOOK Beth Ditto 2011 NEW YORK CITY BOY Pet Shop Boys 1999 FREE (Mood II Swing Radio Edit) Ultra Nate 1997 SUPERMODEL (YOU BETTER WORK) RuPaul 1993 TRAPPED Colonel Abrams 1985 EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY (Love Unlimited Mix) Black Box 1990 THE BOSS Diana Ross 1979 IT’S ONLY LOVE DOING IT’S THING Barry White 1978 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Remix) Rufus Wainwright 2001...

THE EVOLUTION OF FUNK ’68-’91 – A TRIBUTE TO SLY STONE DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly & The Family Stone 1968 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone 1969 IT’S YOUR THING The Isley Brothers 1969 RESPECT YOURSELF The Staple Singers 1971 PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE The Temptations 1972 YES WE CAN CAN The Pointer Sisters 1973 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME Sly & The Family Stone 1...

THE EVOLUTION OF FUNK ’68-’91 – A TRIBUTE TO SLY STONE WHEN WILL YOU BE MINE Average White Band 1979 STOMP Brothers Johnson 1980 I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) Hall & Oates 1981 I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER Sly & The Family Stone 1970 LET IT WHIP Dazz Band 1982 FREAKSHOW ON THE DANCE FLOOR The Bar-Kays 1984 OH SHIELA Ready for The World 1985 KISS Prince & the Revo...

ARTFUL DODGER RE-REMIX SPECIAL MOVING TOO FAST Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson 1999 FILL ME IN Craig David 2000 PLAY Jennifer Lopez 2001 (Artful Dodger Mix) WOMAN TROUBLE Artful Dodger Presents Robbie Craig & feat. Craig David 1999 RISE Gabrielle 1999 (Artful Dodger Above Board Vox Mix) APPARENTLY NOTHING Brand New Heavies 2000 (Artful Dodger Main Mix) TWENTYFOURSEVEN Artful Dodger feat. Me...