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Pat and I and our roommate Tom were in grad school together. We threw some epic parties, three each year. We could take weeks to assemble the dance tapes, each of us nominating songs, each with the right to *veto* a song he hated. It was great because we introduced each other to a lot of good music -- and the tapes we put together kept the dancing going (almost always -- I was the only one dancing to Holiday in Cambodia LOL).

This collection includes as many of those songs as I could remember -- plus some others that are more favorites of mine than Pat's or Tom's, because I'll listen to this collection a lot, like I used to play our collaborative dance tapes over and over. Art of Noise and Dead or Alive are over-represented.

I made a point of getting true 320 kbps MP3s. Nearly all of them are converted from FLACs (using the *truly excellent* MediaHuman Audio Converter (I have no association with them)). I prefer MP3s because none of my audio players can handle FLACs -- and I can't hear the difference, perhaps because I was in the mosh pit at 5 Ramones concerts.

If you *really* prefer FLACs, let me know in a comment and I'll take that into consideration, the next time I put together a music collection. It's easy for me to acquire FLACs for a torrent, and convert them to MP3s for my own use.

Help me improve the quality of the collection, please!

If you know any great dance songs from that era (plus or minus X years) that are NOT in the collection, please post them as a comment to this torrent.

Also, if you think that some songs in this collection are *not* dance music, I will be grateful if you comment, identifying those songs. I'm planning on throwing my first house party in a couple decades, this month.

If I get good feedback, I'll post an updated torrent.

Enjoy!

Edit: The songs in this collection (the order of the songs is random, set by software):

001 New Order - Blue Monday (12' Version).mp3
002 A-Ha - Take On Me.mp3
003 Michael Jackson - Thriller.mp3
004 Devo - Girl U Want.mp3
005 Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better.mp3
006 Squeeze - Tempted.mp3
007 Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang).mp3
008 Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalised.mp3
009 Pete Shelley - Homosapien.mp3
010 The Human League - Don't You Want Me.mp3
011 Joan Jett - Wooly Bully.mp3
012 The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died.mp3
013 The Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn (feat. Duane Eddy).mp3
014 Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform.mp3
015 Devo - Freedom of Choice.mp3
016 The Police - Message In A Bottle.mp3
017 The B-52's - Planet Claire.mp3
018 Erasure - Oh L'amour.mp3
019 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart.mp3
020 The Knack - My Sharona.mp3
021 Go Go's - Vacation.mp3
022 David Bowie - Let's Dance.mp3
023 Devo - Whip It.mp3
024 Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.mp3
025 Split Enz - I Got You.mp3
026 Blondie - Rapture.mp3
027 Billy Idol - White Wedding (Pt.1).mp3
028 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll.mp3
029 Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio.mp3
030 The Clash - Clampdown.mp3
031 Weather Girls - It's Raining Men.mp3
032 Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels.mp3
033 Squeeze - Cool For Cats.mp3
034 Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love.mp3
035 The Police - Synchronicity II.mp3
036 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe.mp3
037 The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom.mp3
038 Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like.mp3
039 Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy.mp3
040 Ramones - Rockaway Beach.mp3
041 The Cars - You Might Think (I’m Crazy).mp3
042 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon.mp3
043 Talk Talk - Talk Talk.mp3
044 The Cars - Shake It Up.mp3
045 Go Go's - We got the beat.mp3
046 Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Stones Cover Song).mp3
047 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen.mp3
048 Duran Duran - Girls On Film.mp3
049 Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing.mp3
050 Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).mp3
051 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World.mp3
052 The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian.mp3
053 Black Flag - T.V. Party.mp3
054 Blondie - One Way or Another.mp3
055 Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life.mp3
056 Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (I'm Special).mp3
057 The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink.mp3
058 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax.mp3
059 The Flying Lizards - Money (That's What I Want).mp3
060 The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go.mp3
061 XTC - Generals and Majors.mp3
062 The Art Of Noise - Paranoimia.mp3
063 Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles.mp3
064 The Cure - The Lovecats.mp3
065 Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated.mp3
066 Buzzcocks - What Do I Get.mp3
067 The Dickies - Nights In White Satin.mp3
068 Love And Rockets - Ball of Confusion (USA mix).mp3
069 New Order - The Perfect Kiss.mp3
070 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer.mp3
071 The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited.mp3
072 The Art Of Noise - Dragnet.mp3
073 Men At Work - Down Under.mp3
074 Toni Basil - Mickey.mp3
075 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi.mp3
076 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy.mp3
077 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity.mp3
078 Kool & The Gang - Celebration.mp3
079 Nena - 99 Luftballons.mp3
080 Blondie - Atomic.mp3
081 Dead or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang.mp3
082 Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not.mp3
083 The English Beat - Twist & Crawl.mp3
084 Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine.mp3
085 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (US Mix).mp3
086 Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17.mp3
087 Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf.mp3
088 The Art Of Noise - Beat Box.mp3
089 Dead or Alive - D.J. Hit That Button.mp3
090 Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride.mp3
091 ABC - The Look Of Love Pt. 1.mp3
092 Lene Lovich - New Toy.mp3
093 The Romantics - What I Like About You.mp3
094 Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself.mp3
095 Haircut One Hundred - Love Plus One.mp3
096 Gary Numan - Cars.mp3
097 New Order - Regret.mp3
098 Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone.mp3
099 OMD - Enola Gay.mp3
100 The B-52's - Love Shack.mp3
101 Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days.mp3
102 Ramones - Let's Dance.mp3
103 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This).mp3
104 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon.mp3
105 Ramones - Rock 'n' Roll High School.mp3
106 The B-52's - Rock Lobster.mp3
107 Trio - Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha.mp3
108 The B-52's - Private Idaho.mp3
109 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter.mp3
110 The English Beat - Tears of a Clown.mp3
111 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell.mp3
112 Talking Heads - Burning Down The House.mp3
113 Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love.mp3
114 Cyndi Lauper - She Bop.mp3
115 The Art Of Noise - Yebo!.mp3
116 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust.mp3
117 The Runaways - Cherry Bomb.mp3
118 Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime.mp3
119 Romeo Void - Never Say Never.mp3
120 The English Beat - I Confess.mp3
121 Dead or Alive - I Wanna Be A Toy.mp3
122 The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp.mp3
123 Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right.mp3
124 Soft Cell - Tainted Love.mp3
125 Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues.mp3
126 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11.mp3
127 Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds.mp3
128 UB40 - Red Red Wine.mp3
129 Joan Jett - Bad Reputation.mp3
130 The Police - Can't Stand Losing You.mp3
131 Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me.mp3
132 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number.mp3
133 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach.mp3
134 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio, Radio (2021 Remaster).mp3
135 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible.mp3
136 Bananarama - Venus.mp3
137 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.mp3
138 Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.mp3
139 Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia.mp3
140 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up (2021 Remaster).mp3
141 Men Without Hats - Safety Dance.mp3
142 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave.mp3
143 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love).mp3
144 The Cure - A Forest.mp3
145 ABC - Poison Arrow.mp3
146 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star.mp3
147 Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed.mp3
148 Yazoo - Don't Go.mp3
149 Men at Work - Who Can It Be Now.mp3
150 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen.mp3
151 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About me).mp3
152 Michael Jackson - Beat It.mp3
153 Talking Heads - Take Me to the River.mp3
154 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination.mp3
155 The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit).mp3
156 Go Go's - Our lips are sealed.mp3
157 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out.mp3
158 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down.mp3
159 The Clash - Rock the Casbah.mp3
160 Blondie - Call Me.mp3
161 Depeche Mode - People Are People.mp3
162 The Police - So Lonely.mp3
163 The Art Of Noise - Kiss (feat. Tom Jones).mp3
164 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love.mp3
165 Duran Duran - Rio.mp3
166 Talking Heads - And She Was.mp3
167 George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone.mp3
168 Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough.mp3
169 Quarterflash - Harden My Heart.mp3
170 David Bowie - Modern Love.mp3
171 New Order - Blue Monday 1988.mp3
172 Billy Idol - Mony, Mony.mp3
174 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing.mp3
175 Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus.mp3
176 Madness - Our House.mp3
177 Kim Wilde - Kids In America.mp3
178 The Police - Roxanne.mp3
179 The English Beat - Save It for Later.mp3
180 New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle.mp3
181 The Cars - Just What I Needed.mp3
182 The Vapors - Turning Japanese.mp3
183 New Order - Age of Consent.mp3
184 The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me.mp3
185 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun.mp3
186 The Clash - I Fought the Law.mp3
187 Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away).mp3
188 Talking Heads - Life During Wartime.mp3
189 The Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women.mp3
190 The Clash - London Calling.mp3
191 Modern English - I Melt with You.mp3
192 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean.mp3
193 The Clash - This Is Radio Clash.mp3
194 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop.mp3

The songs you suggest may show up in a future torrent. Thanks for feedback.

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by Guest-2628
    on 2023-10-06 11:42:39
avatarIggy Pop - lust for life the Stranglers - No more heroes Sex Pistols - God save the queen
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by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-06 19:18:28
avatar:_help:_help:_help:_helpI know the Iggy Pop song, never knew it was his. Thank-you.

I'm 98% confident that he played drums at my junior high school dance, circa 1964. :_:D

God Save The Queen is in the collection. I remember being *stunned* when I first heard it. *Still* love it! MUST BE PLAYED LOUD!: _love
by Dividual
    on 2023-10-07 06:11:53
avatarA few more -->
Big Country - Big Country
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
Public Image Ltd - Public Image
New Model Army - No Rest

A bit more speedy. :_:)

That'll do, I probably could find more as this was my childhood era but then you'd need torrent part 2. :_:D

Best of luck with the house party, have a good one. :_:)
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by Dividual
    on 2023-10-06 02:04:02
avatarI'd say that's pretty much water-tight, just missing "Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven". :_:)
Oo and Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling. :_:D
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by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-06 19:14:54
avatarThanks for the Blancmange! I never heard "Living on the Ceiling" before. On first listen, I *like* it!

It reminded me a bit of Yashar by Cabaret Voltaire, which I didn't put in the collection because I think it's too obscure.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1fQZg2oVno

The Fiction Factory song is too slow, IMO.
by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-05 13:06:36
avatarThanks VERY much for the suggestions!

I found "The Magician" on youtube. It is spot on, perfect for my taste. Excellent!

I found "Change Your Mind" too. It didn't immediately appeal -- but it usually takes me a few listens to form a good opinion, and I'll do that.

I didn't find "Brilliant" *yet*.

Thank-you - hoytster

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by Guest-1823
    on 2023-10-25 17:19:32
avatarThe boytronic track is spelled weird - "Bryllyant" - https://youtu.be/OSyX6JQBs8Q. Thanks for the awesome collection
by yermawsbaws
    on 2023-10-10 18:52:34
avatarAppreciate the upload. Would be useful to see a track list in advance of downloading though. Cheers :_B)
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by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-11 18:50:38
avatarI prepared one, didn't include it because I thought that just seeing the list of files in the client files list would suffice. I'll include it next time, thanks for the suggestion.
by Guest-3659
    on 2023-10-04 23:42:23
avatarSharpe and Numan - "Change your Mind" Boy Tronic - "Brillant" Secession - "The Magician"
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by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-09 21:06:33
avatarI can't find BoyTronic "Brillant". Can you help me out with a link?
by Guest-3232
    on 2023-11-19 18:47:39
avatarYou can most likely find any song to expand this collectiom using Soulseek. :_B)
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by Eikott
    on 2023-10-13 16:56:16
avatarFLAC would be awesome and have a 🤘 house party!
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by Guest-2613
    on 2023-10-09 06:57:06
avatarDefinitely flac is the favourite format for music.
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by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-09 21:03:26
avatarCan you hear the difference? I have seen lots of mentions on the web that people CANNOT hear a difference -- but you can find anything on the web.

Googling "flac sounds better than mp3" turns up a large consensus favoring FLAC.

I'll keep the FLACs next time. :_:D
by hoytster:_verified_uploader::_male::_kitty::_turtle:
    on 2023-10-09 21:05:25
avatarI'm preparing an audiobook torrent where the source files are (almost) all M4Bs. I don't have *any* audio players that can handle that format, so I converted everything to MP3s.

I'm going to include the M4Bs in the download, though -- influenced by your comment.

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