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I definitely prefer the Cynthia Scott B-side posted above.
The American Remix of Light Of The World is pretty decent Britfunk, if nothing out of the ordinary.
Oh how we laughed at "a dutchie is actually a kind of earthenware cooking pot", a fig leaf justification that's right up there with "Ebenezer Goode is a typical character that you might find in the music industry".
The Jam single fell into the "just about worth taping off the radio" category, and I still have no strong feelings about it either way.
Gary Glitter's cover of "Be My Baby" is quite astonishingly inept. Self-produced, you say? Without Mike Leander, he's nothing.
The hokey Diana Ross single is also a shocker. What was she thinking of, etc.
"Dance Floor" is Zapp/Troutman at their best, while "Hard To Get" is Rick James at his worst: it not only rips off "Super Freak" from the previous year, but the lyrics betray more about him that I would rather forget, at least when I'm listening to his good stuff.
Baffled at Rimmer's slagging of Sylvester, as I thought he had an ear for this sort of thing. Worst percussion break ever? REALLY? But then he proceeds to claim that the Farmers Boys single has "completely inaudible bass", when it's actually mixed high in the track, so God knows what was up with him that week. Big Edwyn Collins influence in those Farmers Boys vocals, which is no bad thing really.
"Do You Wanna Funk" is so streets ahead of the pack, that I can't vote otherwise.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 11:04 (two years ago) link