Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Crying At The Discotheque

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If this catchy, tuneful disco tune from 2020 sounds oddly familiar, it's because it samples Spacer from 1979, below. Check out the video description for why it was filmed in lots of empty venues.

Also, this song is a cover of another by Alcazar, released in 2000 which also sampled Spacer. I think Sophie's is the better version, much smoother sounding.

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And now for Spacer, the original and best version, in my opinion. There's not much bass in it though, which leaves it rather lacking in punch. Here's two versions, a remastered version of the original video and a slightly longer version with a static picture. Finally, if this and the covers sound oddly Chic-ish, it's because Spacer was produced by Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, which I think really works. I liked a lot of their songs.

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And one from the offiicial Sheila & B. Devotion channel with pretty good sound quality.
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And now for Spacer, the original and best version, in my opinion. There's not much bass in it though, which leaves it rather lacking in punch.

At the moment I can't really tell the difference in bass because I'm on my phone (on which all songs lack in bass 😅) but what I can tell is how the melody and vocals in the original sound so delightfully 70s, a sound that could best be described as groovy. It's not that I don't like the more modern interpretations, but it's just hard to beat authentic disco tunes. There's just something to it. Very cool find, and once my cats are done sleeping on my lap and I can get up to fire up my sound system, I'll have a more proper listen to it. 😸
 
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