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

"bow and arrow" is the other valerie dore song i really like

Xps, I'd always had the impression that Hey Hey Guy was a fairly canonical Italo hit but I think my perception of a lot of this is skewed by my window on the genre being primarily Eastern European. About 75% of the comments on the YouTube videos of Laszlo's songs are from people with Russian, Polish, etc names. I heard it played over the store radio in a supermarket in Armenia last year and didn't find that surprising. I love the fact that there seems to be an overlapping, but not entirely overlapping, Italo / Eurodance canon between Western and Eastern Europe. The Dutch group Digital Emotion was another that was huge in Russia, having been featured extensively in an episode of the Soviet rip off of Tom and Jerry, but are largely unknown here.

Last one for the day...

Fancy: "I'm like a cake that wants to be baked"

So classic

Well I guess the Italians managed to bundle their vast riches of cheesy dance songs along with the cutting edge automotive technology they sold to the USSR.

http://i.imgur.com/lg2ZQu1.jpg

36 KATY GRAY "Hold Me Tight" [131 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/O0v_jTHHFKU

Recap:

50 DHUO "Walkin'" [96 points, 3 votes]
49 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SYSTEM "Dancing Therapy" [97 points, 3 votes]
47 (TIE) GAZEBO "I Like Chopin" [98 points, 3 votes]
47 (TIE) CLIO "Eyes" [98 points, 3 votes]
46 KEN LASZLO "Hey Hey Guy" [101 points, 3 votes]
45 DOCTOR'S CAT "Watch Out" [105 points, 3 votes]
43 (TIE) RAGGIO DI LUNA "Comanchero" [105 points, 4 votes]
43 (TIE) TRANS-X "Living On Video" [105 points, 4 votes]
41 (TIE) MODERN TALKING "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" [108 points, 4 votes]
41 (TIE) M&G "When I Let You Down" [108 points, 4 votes]
40 IVAN "Fotonovela" [117 points, 4 votes]
39 LOUI$ "Pink Footpath" [122 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote]
38 VALERIE DORE "Get Closer" [123 points, 4 votes]
37 FANCY "Slice Me Nice" [129 points, 4 votes]
36 KATY GRAY "Hold Me Tight" [131 points, 4 votes]

… 15 more tomorrow

I would probably like "Slice Me Nice" more if I hadn't heard "Passion" by The Flirts first, as well as other Bobby O productions. It's alright, but it makes me want to hear "Passion" instead.

"Hold Me Tight" is superb. Amazing production and basically the blueprint you hear on every Sally Shapiro record.

"hold me tight" is spectacular, i think i ranked it pretty high

"How many young people in Italy (or France or Spain) in the 80s have heard e.g. "When I Let You Down" or "Hey Hey Guy"?"

I have been harangued before by Italians before while playing at an Italo night, "Just play one Italian track".

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/HansHolbein/moderntalking_zps5c488a56.jpg

I've know so little in this poll so far, but quite a lot of it sounds vaguely familiar. Great stuff so far though. I especially like the Clio track.

Today we begin with...

http://i.imgur.com/1191Ckd.jpg

35 SABRINA "Boys (Summertime Love)" [134 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/JgBu54wvm1Y

lol! I have mixed feelings about this one.

Don't wanna come over all italo rockstars but this beating Get Closer and Pink Footpath is a bit o_O

*Italo rockist obv.

video for this is one of the strangest in pop music history

also there are two new-ish covers by euro pop stars, one which filmed a more sfw video in what appears to be the same pool as the original

xxpost I agree, this type of stuff is usually right up my alley. But "Boys" sounds like a second rate Bananarama track.

The extended version is great. The single version is a little slight.

Too low!!! Just kidding! But this is an alltime great dancefloor banger. Extended version is where it's at, rap and all. Check out Via Verdi - Diamond for another thumper from the same producer.

http://i.imgur.com/vVg4cfb.jpg

34 VALERIE DORE "The Night" [137 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/80ssUKt76-c

Step this way for the extended version of "Boys": http://youtu.be/AiZUdYan430

another notable distinction between "The Night" and "Get Closer" is that they have different vocalists (Dora Carofiglio and Monica Stucchi, respectively)

wow, thanks for pointing that out.

I can't tell the difference.

Thought "The Night" would be higher given its place in the canon.

http://i.imgur.com/IZVO94T.jpg

33 CYBER PEOPLE "Void Vision" [139 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/cKjsTlxf80k

???

oh I have heard this somewhere - it's fine but I don't really see the attraction of instrumental Italo

whoa this poll rules

'walkin' is my favorite so far of the ones i hadnt heard before

Awesome videogamey banger (re: Cyber People) Very memorable riffage! Great sleeve too.

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000013057139-7hudgd-t500x500.jpg

This one's new on me, too. HELL yeah! Every button pressed!

I like how this poll covers all strands of Italo.

Me too! The Cyber People tune "Doctor Faustu's" is pretty good too.

http://i.imgur.com/I0amk4O.jpg

32 TAFFY "I Love My Radio" [151 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/D_YBLpaLqb8

YESSSS. This was around for months before charting in the UK - at which point they altered the lyrics from "midnight radio" to "DJ's radio", as Radio One didn't broadcast at midnight!

WHOA-OH MY GUY, THE DJ AFTER MIDNIGHT <3333

my second one to place so far

that is really damn catchy

oh I have heard this somewhere - it's fine but I don't really see the attraction of instrumental Italo

Void Vision totally has vocodered vocals though! I love this track, might love the "slow version" b-side on the 12" slightly more, even.

Sorry guys. It's really slow today, I've been busy. I think I can only do 10. Anyway...

http://i.imgur.com/ihSHUl8.jpg

31 MACHO "I'm A Man" [154 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/c_wEO4GXj1Q

Would be my votes one through to twenty in the epics poll.

http://i.imgur.com/qJyOq2Z.jpg

30 RYAN PARIS "Dolce Vita" [155 points, 5 votes]
http://youtu.be/0yoBAZXSN98

This one is probably the most popular Italo track that I remember from when I was growing up in Mexico. They played it constantly on the radio.

Love 'Dolce Vita', pretty sure it's the only Italo song I've ever heard played on Radio 2.