Kevin's enjoyment-themed Desert Island Disco
"All of these songs are about enjoyment.鈥
Kevin is from Rowley Regis, near Birmingham.
He told us:
鈥淚 love music and always tap to the beat of any song, I think I fidget to a rhythm. I played keyboards in a covers band for almost 30 years. We played mostly in social clubs but also parties and weddings. I pretty much arranged all the songs we did. I was always listening to any song to see if we could cover it. However, sometimes I can be too analytical rather than just enjoying music for what it is. All of these songs are about enjoyment.鈥
Featuring:
鈥 The Players Association 鈥 Turn The Music Up
鈥 Fingerprintz 鈥 The Beat Escape
鈥 Loose Ends 鈥 Hangin鈥 On A String
鈥 Incognito feat. Jocelyn Brown 鈥 Always There
鈥 The Ones 鈥 Flawless
鈥 Daft Punk 鈥 Get Lucky
The Players Association 鈥 Turn The Music Up: 鈥淎 disco record with a difference. I loved the rhythm guitar track and the brass on this song, the brass seems more South American than the usual disco songs of that time.鈥
Fingerprintz 鈥 The Beat Escape: 鈥淚 picked up on this from a compilation cassette from a music magazine back in the day.鈥
Loose Ends 鈥 Hangin鈥 On A String: 鈥淔rom about 1982 to 1986, soul and dance music filled a big chunk of my musical tastes. This was my clubbing era when me and some friends would go to Christopher's American 2 in Kingswinford and hear British Soul and Pop and some new US records which weren't being played elsewhere. It was great to have a British soul band like Loose Ends making great music. I loved the Nick Martinelli production. This was also a golden era for Jam and Lewis productions, the sound that became even more well-known later on Janet Jackson albums.鈥
The Ones 鈥 Flawless: 鈥淚 heard Sara Cox play this on a Radio 1 show and immediately fell in love with it."
Incognito 鈥 Always There: "I can't say I'm a massive jazz fan but I always give it a listen. This has a fantastic feel good vibe and guaranteed to make me smile no matter what.鈥
Daft Punk 鈥 Get Lucky: 鈥淚t's just one if the best pop songs of the decade. I'm a massive fan of Nile Rodgers, his guitar work is second to none.鈥
FULL LIST:
鈥 The Ones 鈥 Flawless
鈥 Was (Not Was) 鈥 Out Come The Freaks
鈥 Funkadelic 鈥 One Nation Under A Groove
鈥 Donna Summer 鈥 I Feel Love
鈥 The Players Association 鈥 Turn The Music Up
鈥 Spiller/Sophie Ellis-Bextor 鈥 Groovejet
鈥 Daft Punk/Pharrell 鈥 Get Lucky
鈥 Loose Ends 鈥 Hangin鈥 On A String
鈥 Maze 鈥 Twilight
鈥 Simple Minds 鈥 I Travel
鈥 The B-52s 鈥 Love Shack
鈥 Fingerprintz 鈥 The Beat Escape
鈥 Change 鈥 The Glow Of Love
鈥 Incognito 鈥 Always There
鈥 Scritti Politti 鈥 Absolute
鈥 Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground (Metro Mix)
鈥 Basement Jaxx 鈥 Where鈥檚 Your Head At?
鈥 Shapeshifters 鈥 Lola鈥檚 Theme
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