“Madonna’s first video, for her superb, drivingly lascivious disco hit “Burning Up”, did not make much of an impression. The platinum blonde girl kneeling and emoting in the middle of a midnight highway just seemed to be a band member’s floozie. In retrospect, the video, with its rapid, cryptic surrealism, prefigures Madonna’s signature themes and contains moments of eerie erotic poetry.”
/ From “Madonna II: Venus of the Radio Waves” by Camille Paglia, The Independent Sunday Review, 1991 /
“Don't put me off 'cause I'm on fire / And I can't quench my desire …”
/ From the lyrics to “Burning Up” by Madonna /
Released on this day (9 March 1983): double-sided single “Physical Attraction” / “Burning Up” by a hungry young up-and-coming pop starlet called Madonna. Of the two songs, I infinitely prefer the urgent, punky siren call of “Burning Up.” Like all her best tunes, the lyrics cast Madonna as the romantic aggressor / pursuer, wailing sentiments like “You're always closing your door / Well, that only makes me want you more” and – even better! - “Unlike the others, I'd do anything / I'm not the same, I have no shame / I'm on fire!” The haunting video directed by Steve Barron – with cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof Madonna writhing, flailing and thrashing around in a sexual frenzy on an abandoned stretch of road – cemented her provocative bad girl persona. (Fun fact: the guy in the video (Ken Compton) was Madonna’s then-boyfriend). Note that there are multiple mixes of “Burning Up” circulating. The only version you need is the one with biting nasty New Wave guitar. Portrait of Madonna by Gary Heery, 1983.
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French Girl Pre-Fall 2023: Top Current French Songs/Playlist
Alors la zone by Jul
POPOPOP by Gambi
Moulaga by Heuss L'enfoiré et Jul
Wati House by Sexion d'Assaut
Je pense à toi by Hornet La Frappe
Pas l'time by L.E.J.
Ça fait pas mal by Squeezie
Fais-les danser by Mac Tyer et KeBlack
Basique by Orelsan
Game Over by Vitaa et GIMS
Catchu Catchu by Lartiste
Ce soir ne sors pas by Lacrim
La Favorite by Ogee
Saiyan by Heuss L'enfoiré
Gramme 2 Peuf by Hornet La Frappe
Chuis Bo! by Pzk
Et alors! by Shy'm
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NYE Party playlist
Firework - Katy Perry
Party - Beyonce
Everybody- Nicki Minaj
Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
Flashy -City Girls ft. Kim Petras
Just Wanna Rock - Lil Uzi Vert
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Link Up Remix - Ne-Yo ft. Fabolous
Better Place - NSYNC
Standing Next to You Remix - Jungkook, Usher
Sensational - Chris Brown ft. Davido, Lojay
Saturday/Sunday - Jason Derulo, David Guetta
Exes - Tate McRae
Mmm Yeah - Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull
RITMO - Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin
Money Come - Iggy Azalea
OMG - Usher ft. will.i.am
Booty - Jennifer Lopez ft. Iggy Azalea
Treat Me - Chloe
Like That _ Doja Cat ft. Gucci Mane
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Clubs that play this specific music are guaranteed to be cool
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Now Updated: Halcyon Highways 1-7 Audio Downloads for Energy Fuel Tier
recently unlocked the 1st half of my Halcyon Highways mix series now for the Energy Fuel supporters on Patreon! reminder that although I have the video uploads on youtube they are all severely cut down because of copyright but here you can hear them all in their original form (for just $2!). I will be premiering a vidmix for HH12 tonight on YT and got just two more to make videos for, then it's all brand new HH content from here on out. it's been a wild ride so far and in some ways feels this is just the beginning, so keep it on lock here and thanks for the support as always.
[HH1]
[HH2]
[HH3]
[HH4]
[HH5]
[HH6]
[HH7]
Q: "What is Halcyon Highways?"
A: a series of recorded live event DJ Mute City mixes I started in 2016 that I felt should be present on the net with (eventual) video mixes to each with an emphasis on futuristic / cyberspace themes or a better alternate reality we could have had...
Genres: house, techno, trance, breaks, DNB, VGM, vaporwave
now that I know how to test which tracks get triggered on youtube's CC system prior to using them, all my future mixes should be copyright free to give myself and channel less hassle. I'd also like to feature more modern projects that I've been digging for awhile now 😎
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Bootcut Jeans, salmon shirt
I have a skin routine and my elbows hurt
I don't give blood because I won't give blood
Bought a tarantula from a Swedish guy
He helped me out in Stockholm with a DUI
And I stalk Ian Brown when he comes to town
I stole cocaine off my nephews friend
I did it with the fellas at the A.G.M
And Eleanor from A&R refused me again
So I did that thing at the Holiday Inn
My wife sells cheese on the Internet
I think about her sister when we're intimate
Her family and friends, they don't like me anymore
'Cause I threatened all her brothers with an antique sword
I'm your dad's best friend, your dad's best friend
We're taking him to Holland for the long weekend
He never had a stag, he never had a stag
We're taking him to Amsterdam and making him a man
Your dad's best friend, your dad's best friend
We're doing ketamine up in the Netherlands
He never had a stag, he never had a stag
I'm taking him to Amsterdam and buying him a bag
I watch gay porn in my garden shed
I lie to everybody that my father's dead
I smell like Joop, my son has croup
Picking up the hooker that I like the best
Crying on her toilet cause my life's a mess
I'm sleeping in the office cause my wife's depressed
I'm heating streaky bacon in a trouser press
I am your dad's best friend, your dad's best friend
I'm taking him to Holland for the long weekend
He never had a stag, he never had a stag
I'm taking him to Amsterdam and making him a man
Your dad's best friend, your dad's best friend
We're doing ketamine up in the Netherlands
And maybe when you've children of your own
You'll be praying for a best friend just like me
Dads Best Friend by The Rubberbandits
@luna-zylum @derflaneur @boanerges20 😂☢️
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