Alright, it's been a while since I've uploaded something, but private and work life sometimes gets pretty busy. Nevertheless, I managed to upload this today, on a Friday, which was club night at BlueTiek-in!
BlueTiek-in was a discotheque in the 80s in Rotterdam. I've already told a bit about it in the Hithouse thread. It wasn't long after that when I felt compelled to make a song about this legendary place. Despite me being only a kid when BlueTiek-in was around, through stories from my older sister who worked there, and through the records and pictures she brought back home I think I've captured the spirit of it.
For the music I've chosen to have a more general disco styled theme, since BlueTiek-in was a venue of versatility. Yes, there were club nights with some resident DJs who would play acidhouse, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. BlueTiek-in was also home of many other styles such as R&B, soul, pop, and more. And last but not least it was the home venue of a Dutch music television program called Popsjop (pronounced as: Pop Shop). It's through footage of this program that I was able to make a videoclip out of it, 80% of what I have used are of Popsjop broadcasts. Unfortunately there isn't really a lot of footage of the DJ clubnights, this was of course a time way before smartphones, and home video cameras were expensive, and also chunky (not very handy when your goal is to go out and dance).
My sister is at work right now, I cannot wait to share this video with her, she will be thrilled, I'm sure of it.
And I'm also glad to share it here with you all, BlueTiek-in is a unique piece of 80s nostalgia, whether or not you have been there.
In my music section I'll post some of the Popshop videos at some point. Some of the artists that have performed on this program were MAJOR names, such as Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson. That goes to show that BlueTiek-in wasn't just any old local disco.

Enjoy the 80s overload!



Edit: it seems that YouTube doesn't pick up the thumbnail everywhere. A bit annoying. Should be this:

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