Moopy's Greatest Dance Anthems: THE RESULTS SUPERTHREAD

[Tisch]

Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400
1999, Germany, No. 2 smash! Not since Heather Proud’s ‘Small’ has a song/artist name combination given me so much gip. Kernkraft 400 means ‘nuclear energy 400’ in German. This contains a sample of David Whittaker’s ‘Star Dust’, from the Commodore 64 game Lazy Jones, which looks a bit shit. Zombie Nation is actually just producer Florain Senfter.

Did you know Zombie Nation is the song title and Kernkraft 400 is the artist?! just checking in case you didn't. X

 

[Tisch]

Oh that 19 year Kylie statistic is terrifying

Buttertart is an ugly hate filled liar.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Everything feels TOO LOW!

 

[ButterTart]

TWENTY-FOUR! How many people can lay claim to a number of points that shares its name with some Kiefer Sutherland thing I never watched? This lot can!


127

Nalin & Kane – Beachball
1997, Germany, No 17 smash in 1998 with Tall Paul remix! A lovely bit of minimalist trance, woefully undermarked by a forum of evil internet trance h8rs. Their name comes from Nailing Anne Kane, a porn version of Being John Malkovich I just made up. Or it could be that their names are Andry Nalin & Harry Kane (not the footingball man).


126

Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby
1999, Australia, No 1 smash! I feel like I haven’t regaled you with any hot sample chat for a bit, so here’s some to whet your whistle: This samples Pino D’Angio’s ‘Ma Quale Idea’.
Originally a No. 30 smash! in 1999 (I bought it on single then, before it was cool), it was rereleased in 2000 and went to no. 1. It was slightly rewritten and released once more as ‘Who the Hell are You?’ a few months later.


125

Florence and the Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)
2012, UK, No 1 smash! In which a lanky, laminated twat - who’s only Scottish when he remembers to be - teamed up with Calvin Harris to produce the surprise banger we didn’t think either of them were capable of. This remains Flossy and the Mac’s biggest selling single in the UK.
If Florence was fat at school, I hope she was given the nickname Heavy Flo, otherwise what’s the point?


124
Vengaboys – Boom Boom Boom Boom
1998, Netherlands, No. 1 smash in 1999! The Dutch are back again, this time with an 11/10 barnstormer which I thought was a shoe-in for the top 50. This apparently samples ABBA’s Lay All Your Love on Me, although I’m fucked if I can hear it, and was the first time the Vengabus took a detour through the top of the UK chart. Kim and Denise, the formerly hot women who’ve since morphed into drag tributes of themselves, are the only members who’ve remained with the group since the beginning.

 

[ButterTart]

Oh that 19 year Kylie statistic is terrifying

It's vile. 1982 was well further away from 2001 than 2001 is from now. I think science has got this one wrong.

 

[ButterTart]

Did you know Zombie Nation is the song title and Kernkraft 400 is the artist?! just checking in case you didn't. X

Fuck off!

 

[straightorbroken]

Too high except the best triple penetration/double boom anthem of 1999 Boom Boom Boom, which gets more iconic by the year.

 

[ButterTart]

ButterTart: Oh, that's bad.
Sensible people: No, that's gooooooooood.

I stand by every word.

 

[straightorbroken]

I didn't know Everything You Need was a Madison Avenue song. I know it from my one and only Clubland compilation and I'm guessing the one on there is a more hectic mash-up (I loved the production and chorus, but always gritted my teeth at the horribly clunky verses that make more sense in the mellow Avenue setting).

 

[Soldi]

Thought I was the only one that liked FLORENCE

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Thought I was the only one that liked FLORENCE

What a strange thing to say. I mean she's awful, but a banger is a banger.

 

[Tisch]

Florence and the Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)
2012, UK, No 1 smash! In which a lanky, laminated twat - who’s only Scottish when he remembers to be - teamed up with Calvin Harris to produce the surprise banger we didn’t think either of them were capable of. This remains Flossy and the Mac’s biggest selling single in the UK.
If Florence was fat at school, I hope she was given the nickname Heavy Flo, otherwise what’s the point?

I have passed away at all of this

Flowers in lieu of a charitable donation x

 

[AGinAg (37)]

A bit of misgendering there.

 

[ButterTart]

Right, we're over the halfway point. There are only 74 more songs to go until our FABULOUS top 50 gala on [Date TBA], so I think I'll call it a night.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

This apparently samples ABBA’s Lay All Your Love on Me

It's literally one line, which admittedly sounds like ABBA.

 

[ButterTart]

I didn't know Everything You Need was a Madison Avenue song. I know it from my one and only Clubland compilation and I'm guessing the one on there is a more hectic mash-up (I loved the production and chorus, but always gritted my teeth at the horribly clunky verses that make more sense in the mellow Avenue setting).

Yeah, it was their 'look. we only cared about you for that one song, stop trying' moment. If it was on a Clubland album it was probably a shit cover by a band with a name like 'The Diva Playerz'.

 

[Tisch]

Right, we're over the halfway point. There are only 74 more songs to go until our FABULOUS top 50 gala on [Date TBA], so I think I'll call it a night.

You and @Jark should race to finish your rates. RATERACE.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It's literally one line, which admittedly sounds like ABBA.

If you're alone and you need a friend

I wasn't jealous before we met

I always hear that.

 

[ButterTart]

You and @Jark should race to finish your rates. RATERACE.

I'm churning out the good shit 40-50 times a night, he only had 30 to rate in total! Okay he's doing graphics and dissecting the lyrical content of the songs, whereas I'm checking Wikipedia briefly then laughing at people who are too ugly to be in their own music videos, but still.

 

[ButterTart]

If you're alone and you need a friend

I wasn't jealous before we met

I always hear that.

Holy shit, I never heard that before!

 

[Tisch]

I'm churning out the good shit 40-50 times a night, he only had 30 to rate in total! Okay he's doing graphics and dissecting the lyrical content of the songs, whereas I'm checking Wikipedia briefly then laughing at people who are too ugly to be in their own music videos, but still.

I also would expect him to have planned his all out before starting but LOL WHAT AM I SAYING.

(P.s. love you jarkie X)

 

[Tisch]

If you're alone and you need a friend

I wasn't jealous before we met

I always hear that.

Oh I never got that either!

 

[ButterTart]

What a strange thing to say. I mean she's awful, but a banger is a banger.

Yeah, I have to give credit where it's due. Just this week I've said nice things about a Madonna song and been reduced to a blubbering wreck by Avicii. When it's right, it's right.

 

[straightorbroken]

Yeah, it was their 'look. we only cared about you for that one song, stop trying' moment. If it was on a Clubland album it was probably a shit cover by a band with a name like 'The Diva Playerz'.

Worse: LMC

 

[ButterTart]

For the purposes of information and speculation, the following songs are still in the running:

2 Unlimited - No Limit
4 Strings - Take Me Away
Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
Agnes - Release Me
Alex Party - Don't Give Me Your Life
Alice Deejay - Back In My Life
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives
Armand Van Helden - My My My
Ascension - Someone
ATB - 9pm (Till I Come)
ATC - Around The World (La La La La La)
Avicii - Levels
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Beyonce - Green Light (Freemasons Remix)
Bicep - Glue
Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
Bizarre Inc Featuring Angie Brown - I'm Gonna Get You
Black Box - Ride On Time
Bloc Party - Flux
Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K-Klassik Radio Edit)
Brainbug - Nightmare
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
CeCe Peniston - Finally
Chicane ft. Moya Brennan - Saltwater
Chicane ft. Tom Jones - Stoned In Love
Corona - Baby Baby
Corona - Rhythm Of the Night
Culture Beat - Mr Vain
Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Nalin & Kane Radio Edit)
Dannii Minogue - Disremembrance
Darude - Sandstorm
David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium
Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Hex Hector mix)
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
De'Lacy - Hideaway (Deep Dish Mix)
Delerium - Silence (Airscape remix)
DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Editors - Papillon
Emmie - More Than This
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar
Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
Everything But The Girl - Missing
Faithless - Insomnia
Felix - Don't You Want Me
Fragma - Toca’s Miracle
Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
Gala - Freed From Desire
Gala - Let A Boy Cry
Gareth Emery ft. Emma Hewitt - Take Everything
Gina G - Ooh Aah…Just A Little Bit
Gloworm - Carry Me Home
Grace - Not Over Yet (Perfecto Mix)
Haddaway - What Is Love?
Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky
Ice Mc - Think About the Way
Inner City - Good Life
Jam & Spoon - Right In The Night
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
JX - Son Of A Gun
JX- There's Nothing I Won't Do
Kelly Rowland - Commander
KLF ft. Tammy Wynette - Justified & Ancient
Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
La Bouche - Be My Lover
Lasgo - Something
Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story vs Finally
Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Moving
Livin Joy - Dreamer
Loreen - Euphoria
Mariah Carey - Obsessed (Cahill Mix)
Mason vs Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)
Matt Darey's Mash Up feat. Marcella Woods - Beautiful
Modjo - Lady
Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes
New Order - Blue Monday
Nicki Minaj - Starships
Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
N-Joi - Anthem
N-Trance - Set You Free
Olive - You’re Not Alone
OT Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds like a skyscraper mix)
Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (Tiesto Mix)
Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel
Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun
Plummet - Damaged (Antillas Radio Mix)
Real McCoy - Another Night
Real McCoy - Run Away
Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Riva ft. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now
Robert Miles - Children
Robert Miles ft Maria Naylor - One And One
Robin S - Show Me Love
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Rozalla - Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)
Rui Da Silva ft. Cassandra - Touch Me
Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone
Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish mix)
Sash! - Ecuador
Sash! - Encore Une Fois
Sash! Ft. La Trec - Stay
Sash! Ft. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times
Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer
Snap! - The Power
Space Brothers - Shine
Spiller Featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Stonebridge - Put Em High
Strike - U Sure Do
Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
The Ones - Flawless
The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love
The Tamperer ft. Maya - Feel It
Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden single Mix)
Ultra Nate - Free
Underworld - Born Slippy
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret
William Orbit - Barber’s Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten mix)
XTM and DJ Chucky presents Annia - Fly On The Wings Of Love

 

[COB]

I'm STONED IN LOVE but NOT with YOU

Hoping for a hot placement for that.

 

[Jark]

You and @Jark should race to finish your rates. RATERACE.

It's not a race if the snail has withdrawn in advance of crossing the START LINE.

Then again tigers opinions shellfish sheep ETC!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I'd say there's no more than half a dozen remaining that I'm not bothered about.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

These for me are the duffers left.

Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
Beyonce - Green Light (Freemasons Remix)
Bizarre Inc Featuring Angie Brown - I'm Gonna Get You
Brainbug - Nightmare
Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Nalin & Kane Radio Edit)
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
N-Joi - Anthem
Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish mix)

 

[ButterTart]

These for me are the duffers left.

Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
Beyonce - Green Light (Freemasons Remix)
Bizarre Inc Featuring Angie Brown - I'm Gonna Get You
Brainbug - Nightmare
Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Nalin & Kane Radio Edit)
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
N-Joi - Anthem
Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish mix)

I've also never cared for Deee-Lite or that Beyonce one, there are a couple of smashers in that list.

 

[ButterTart]

I'm STONED IN LOVE but NOT with YOU

Hoping for a hot placement for that.

Oh me too. I nearly gave it my 20, but ended up giving it my 10. I still think it's my favourite song ever, but there were others I thought pipped it to the post as pure dance tracks.

 

[straightorbroken]

Some people don't deserve Deee-Lite. May they play Heather Small, Lulu and Kimberly Aloud at your funerals.

 

[straightorbroken]

ZU ZU WAH ZU WA DA DA ZU WHA ZOO ZOO WAH

 

[jyxz]

I think it’s safe to say we’re in ‘classic’ territory now. Let’s find out what absolute smashers you saw fit to lavish TWENTY-THREE points upon.

128

Kristine W – Feel What You Want (Our Tribe Vocal)
1994, USA/UK, No 33 smash! Our Tribe is just King Rollo off the Faithless, leaving his Dildo behind to branch out into the remixing game. This song was apparently featured in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. The internets are AWASH with information about Kristine W, such as that she is an LGBT advocate, and that her surname starts with W.

NOOOOOOOO. NOT MY 20!

 

[ButterTart]

NOOOOOOOO. NOT MY 20!

It came top 150, very nearly came top half. Not a bad showing, I reckon.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I had a (sort of) ex who was really into Deee Lite, so I have been exposed. I can't remember if that was a good thing or not. I just don't rate Groove.

 

[funky]

Doesn’t Pete Heller sample Sister Sledge’s Thinking Of You? Or is it just that the riff is remarkably similar to the sample you mention

I remember it being released just prior to the far superior ‘Makes Me Love You’ by Eclipse the same year, which does sample the Sledge, and they are notably similar tracks

 

[funky]

Pump Up The Jam falls under the category of smash hit house tracks I hated when they were out, partly due to being ubiquitous and partly due to be just not getting that dirtier side of dance music at the time, When I was loving all the uplifting piano house.

call it nostalgia but i absolutely love it now

 

[funky]

Honey I only discovered a few years back, I’m pretty sure thanks to Moopy. It’s sublime

and as good as the acid disco is of the Hercules/Antony ‘Blind’ track is, I hope everyone is familiar with the utter orgasm that is the Frankie Knuckles remix, which is quite possibly the greatest remix of all time. It just takes a very good track into a whole new emotional space



that baseline piano strings combo makes me want to WEEP

 

[funky]

Last one - as good as that Dreamlover remix is (I love how she re-recorded the vocal to make better use of the mix) for me the greatest Mariah remix is Fantasy Sweet Dub mix. It’s barely a remix but a completely reimagining of the song, and might be my favourite Morales moment ever.