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Not counting Moroder or Robotnick.

― Wyndham Earl, Sunday, 28 December 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

"Numero Uno", Starlight

― dave q, Sunday, 28 December 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Double Dee's 'You' & 'Shining'.

― Paul R (paul R), Sunday, 28 December 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Gino Soccio's gotta be Italian, right? Then search: Dancer

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 29 December 2003 08:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Gino's canadian, no?

― nick.K (nick.K), Monday, 29 December 2003 08:55 (twenty-two years ago)

The 49'ers - Girl to Girl

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Monday, 29 December 2003 08:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Search: Casco "Cybernetic love"
Ken Laszlo "Tonight" / "Hey hey go"
Fancy "Bolero"
various stuff by Radiorama

― Rudolf (Rudolf), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 07:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I most certainly second those two great Ken Laszlo singles. Also add some more Fancy, except he is from Germany not Italy.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, geir, didn't know that. I must say the Fancy and Ken Laszlo singles are great, but naff (Ken Laszlo's english is so bad it becomes funny).

― Rudolf (Rudolf), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Fun Fun 's 'Happy Station','Living in Japan'& 'Colour my Love'.

― Paul R (paul R), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

what about charlie - spacer woman , pluton & the humanoids - world invaders or helen - witch ? those are all dynamite tracks

― niall, Wednesday, 2 June 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Capricorn - I Need Love

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"Der Da Da Da" by Domino (Medley of Da Da Da by Trio and Der Kommissar by Falco)

"Disco Project" by Domino (Medley of Mammagamma/Sirius by Alan Parsons and Another Brick In The Wall Part 3 by Pink Floyd)

(Both 1982 - Baby Records)

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Just a word to the wise, and maybe I'm preaching to the choir here, but if you don't own The Double Album by Tantra then please rectify the situation immediately. (Importe-1980)

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Come to think of it, those two Domino songs aren't really medleys, but mash-ups or bootlegs 1982 italadisco-style.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Pluton and the Humanoids is french-canadian. Same guy as Purple Flash.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Anything by Double You, especially "Dancing With An Angel."

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"Mr Game" by Klapto
"We Just" by Moses

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

hihi!

http://guardian.planet-d.net/grouh/fabounio_no1_forever.mpeg

― (Jon L), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Mito - "droid"

― snowballing, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Milton, eres un genioooo!

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm just telling the truth

http://eurokdj.free.fr/misc/koto_interview.htm
http://www.kotomusic.com/

― (Jon L), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

wow.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"I'm Ready" by Kano? I think that one counts, and that's a super fun song.

― Softly Weeping at the Oki Dog (Ben Boyer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Kano's I'm Ready is a big jam, a total club classic.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

one of the best songs ever.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

not a single one of these artists sounds Italian or names their songs in their native language. What would Mussolini say?

― Thea (Thea), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Tito Valdez - "Tumbe" is actually Italian too.

Also, Sueno Latino!!!!!!!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

there's another thread on Italo-Disco, which mentions the stupendous:
Pino d'Angio - Ma quale idea

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I love this thread in all its incarnations, 'cause I've heard virtually none of these!

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

SpencerChow finally an Italian-sounding Italian song-title

― Thea (Thea), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

back to non-Italian sounding Italian classics!

Klein & MBO - "Dirty Talk"!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Gazebo "Wrap the Rock"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 29 July 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"not a single one of these artists sounds Italian or names their songs in their native language. What would Mussolini say?"

Mussolini would be disgusted: a sad end of the line for the offspring of the imperial Roma eagle etc etc.
About foreign pseudonyms, there are two possible explanations: 1) Italians think that other languages are cooler than ours; 2) Italians think pop music in all its incarnations is basically trash and/or easy money so prefer the comfortable anonymity of an English/ Spanish sounding name.
After all Sergio Leone directed his first movie under the alias of Bob Robertson.

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Why are none of these songs on S0u1seek? Surely there's some worthwhile Italo Disco comp. out there somewhere?

― Softly Weeping at the Oki Dog (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

CAPRICORN 'I NEED LOVE'

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Mylo cover it live - so great

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I-Robot on Irma is as close to a good italo-disco comp as you'll find, but it focuses on mostly one aspect, the early 80s hip electro style italo, i.e. no Easy Going-Fear or Taffy-My Radio and it unfortunately uses some instrumental mixes instead of more fun vocal mixes.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Pino D'Angio, anyone? Ma Quale Idea. Balla!

― Guymauve (Guymauve), Thursday, 29 July 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

psst, upthread!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 29 July 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Search search search: "Set it Off" by Strafe!!

"Magic Carillon" by Rose is nice twee and dramatic. "Fear" by Easy Going is awesome too. Nice and dark.

― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 29 July 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Strafe isn't italian!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

GiGi D'Agostino, anyone?

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 30 July 2004 06:20 (twenty-one years ago)

katy gray - "hold me tight"

― fizzcaraldo (Justin M), Friday, 30 July 2004 07:05 (twenty-one years ago)

fifteen years pass...

Heard this in a takeaway pizza shop (of all places) and had to Shazam immediately. It's since become a major earworm

Rino Gaetano - Solo Con Io

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMmCdIzGW-4

― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 10 January 2020 09:51 (six years ago)

Haphazardly, I heard Pino d'Angio - Una Notte Da Impazzire around the same time. Almost as catchy -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8_bzts6eMc

Any more fun Italian pop a bit like these?

― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 10 January 2020 09:54 (six years ago)

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