La musica si muove appena: The ILM ITALO Poll (Results Thread)

I'm off to a meeting now. See you in a couple of hours.

Love for hire...is dangerouse.

Nothing I voted for has turned up yet but still <3 everything so far. Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.

'Eyes' is great but yeah I voted for 'Faces' instead.

I remember seeking 'I Like Chopin' out after reading the Pet Shop Boys saying it inspired the sound of 'Rent'.

excited for this poll!

never heard this dhuo track before, 'snice - i'm a fan of lower-bpm italo (under the ice, comanchero, etc)

<3 dancing therapy but i didn't vote for it

Spotify playlist (compiled in the UK, so maybe some "territory" issues to contend with): http://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/05H7bAFsbEJdhz6Uc0tVNu - inevitably, this will be far from complete!

this is my favorite song title in the poll

Thank you, mike t-diva!

http://i.imgur.com/QpiBa8q.jpg

45 DOCTOR'S CAT "Watch Out" [105 points, 3 votes]
http://youtu.be/hMVW8E5O3uA

I have a feeling a lot of amazing tunes are going to shafted, but roll on the results!

Watch Out & Dancing Therapy are *super* classic. As are both Clio A-sides (no surprise that they involve the same guy who did the Pineapples record). I prefer the dub/instrumental version of "Hey Hey Guy," though. Walkin' is just alright, and I've never gotten into that Gazebo track.

'Watch Out' another one of my votes. So good.

my introduction to the Dhuo track was on this mix, which is in my top 5 mixes of all time, ive probably played 50 times and have never gotten sick of it (not really italo, natch)

http://tommyboymixes.tumblr.com/post/25014679244/tommyboy-frame-of-mind-mix-tracklist-coati

not the doctor's cat i voted for but yeah such a jam

such an awesome riff in "Hey Hey Guy".

Thanks gr80 for reminding me of that tommyboy mix. if there's a better one-two punch than the closing tracks I'm yet to hear it.

http://i.imgur.com/Y5ni4Jd.jpg

43 (TIE) RAGGIO DI LUNA "Comanchero" [105 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/hFMLJnWMnUs

Becoming more and more apparent that the top 20 is going to exactly mirror my own.

Comanchero is pretty awesome, and also fits in with the slo-mo/cosmic disco scene. The "Special Disco Version" also has some early Freestyle/House vocal cut ups.

http://i.imgur.com/KnJ6NAr.jpg

43 (TIE) TRANS-X "Living On Video" [105 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/b9xBAtCsCTQ

too low!

these tunes have all been awesome so far ("comanchero" is the only one im familiar with)

Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.

woah, you weren't kidding

I love "Living On Video" even if it seems more Hi-NRG than Italo to me. Have never heard another Tran-X record though.

amazing music video

speaking of amazing music videos...

http://i.imgur.com/4AmDURG.jpg

41 (TIE) MODERN TALKING "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" [108 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/4kHl4FoK1Ys

ModerTalkingVEVO

"Americans will never understand"

I Like Chopin is way too low. I've loved that song for a few years but had never heard any other Gazebo songs until I started going through the nominations. I liked the other songs so much I ordered his album. It's great all the way through.

I think I'll do five more today, and then 15 tomorrow, 10 more on Wednesday, top 10 on Thursday.

I meant 6 more today.

That Modern Talking video still has me in stitches.

also too low!!

http://i.imgur.com/4ttp9vb.jpg

41 (TIE) M&G "When I Let You Down" [108 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/5cNia_e7_RU

xpost I love the fact that thomas anders' wife was so jealous she made him wear a necklace with her name on it

Antonio Banderas & Gordon Ramsey

this video is even funnier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5C8AC6V2KQ

I love that, as far as I can't tell, there's NO guitar in most of these songs, yet Dieter Bohlen is ALWAYS playing guitar. The same goes for a lot of "live" performances/videos from other acts of the time.

Oof, destroy Modern Talking.

On the other hand, M&G's "When I Let You Down / Boogie Tonight" might be one of the best 12" in the genre. The only two songs they recorded. Fred Ventura did a cover of WILYD in 2007, and it's ok.

the 12" mix of "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" is worth a listen for those skeptical about its placing

this one

I can fully recommend the full length animated movie about Modern Talking: "Dieter - Der Film". It is batshit insane.

There *is* plenty of faux-Nile Rodgers guitar in You're My Heart You're My Soul though, but it bears no relation to what Dieter or Thomas are doing with their instruments in the videos. But yes, badly synced videos not limited in any way to MT.

I've got nothing but love for "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" and I'm glad it placed. I might have even voted for "Brother Louie" had it been nominated.

Back when I was still DJing Italo I always threw in a Modern Talking instrumental somewhere along the line (Cheri Cheri Lady for example has an awesome bassline), always got great response as people invariably recognise the tune but can't identify it without the vocals.

http://i.imgur.com/GADSgQ8.jpg

40 IVAN "Fotonovela" [117 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/3XNscCzSL6s

^pleasantly surprised that this placed!

that YT is blocked

heres another link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L5YJRtvebE

Great great tune.

12" version of Fotonovela is ALL TIME. Definitely the best Spanish Italo Disco song ever, if you are keeping track. Best use of strings in an Italo record? May also be the only Italo track with xylophones and accordion (which you can hear more on the 12").

Absolutely astonished that "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" has had over 44 million YouTube views...

Azoto's Anytime or Place may be my most played 12" in disco sets.

One of the absolute best.

One of the quirkier ones is this one which my DJ buddy HP Sorcery plays a lot, so good:

Celso Valli – Pasta & Fagioli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZURimBlkVI

omg that is fantastic

put it on a mix with Stopp's I'm Hungry. Italo lyrics are really from a different plane of existence.

Rest In Peace.

Love those Lama and Blue Has tracks, must check out the others. RIP.

I just realised that he also had a hand in this rather singular new-wave-esque italo track, yet another banger:

Future State - Future State
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06AWiTXAs4