80s Electro Track ID

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It's a US mid to late eighties black US electro track.
Has a (group of) male vocal(s) singing something like:
"Hangin On The Beat
Living For The Beat..."
Has a break with wild rock guitar sounds, where I think they go "hhhmmm.... yeah etc" between sounds.

Would much appreciate if anyone can ID.

Have been trying to find this track for almost 20 years!

― Telegram Sam, Friday, 4 November 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

Do you have anything else to describe the song?

― Jacobs (LolVStein), Friday, 4 November 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

If it's a group of male vocalists singing, could it be something by Planet Patrol? I have their debut LP at home, I could try to check if any track sounds like the one you described.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 4 November 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I listened through the Planet Patrol LP, the only song in it that has wild rock guitar breaks is their cover of Gary Glitter's "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll)". It sounds kinda like the song you describe, but it doesn't have any lyrics that go "hanging on the beat" or "living for the beat". I could still YSI it, though, if you want to hear it.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 6 November 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)

??? -
http://www.electroempire.com/cgi-bin/artists/index.cgi?action=details&ID=53

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 6 November 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Bobby Broom - Living For The Beat LP, song: "Beat Freak"
described as 'electro anthem', based on google search
good candidate?

― Paul (scifisoul), Sunday, 6 November 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! I'll track down the Bobby Broom track in case that's it.

― Telegram Sam, Sunday, 6 November 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

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