Episode #125: Shake & Pop

There hasn't been an all-'80s episode of Star Time since last December. I wouldn't say my avoiding the decade has been 100% intentional, but I have happily defaulted on the option to make it a priority. That ends with this "80's Atonement" special, which is basically a series of four dance mini-mixes. It's heavily edited to simulate beat-matching and seamless segues as much as possible, and you can hear my self-congratulations for doing with editing software what actual DJs can do with their bare hands. Don't blow the mystique.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Jonzun Crew	Space Cowboy	1983	Tommy Boy
Nona Hendryx	Transformation	1983	RCA
T-Connection	Everything Is Cool	1981	Capitol
Klymaxx	Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman	1981	Solar
Mtume	Would You Like To (Fool Around)	1983	Epic
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan	Ain't Nobody	1983	Warner Bros.
Set 2
Cameron	Funkdown	1980	Salsoul
Indeep	Buffalo Bill	1983	Sound of New York
Aurra	Are You Single?	1981	Salsoul
George Benson	Give Me the Night	1980	Warner Bros.
Junior	Mama Used to Say	1982	Mercury
Slave	Watching You	1980	Cotillion
Skyy	Skyyzoo	1980	Salsoul
Set 3
Rick James	Call Me Up	1981	Gordy
George Clinton	Last Dance	1983	Capitol
Shotgun	Shake & Pop	1982	Montage
Sun	Reaction Satisfaction (Jam Ya'll: Funk It Up)	1981	Capitol
Evelyn King	I'm In Love	1981	RCA Victor
The Gap Band	Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)	1980	Mercury
Stephanie Mills	Never Knew Love Like This Before	1980	20th Century
Set 4/Outro
Shalamar	Make That Move	1980	Solar
Zapp feat. Roger Troutman	I Heard It Through the Grapevine	1981	Warner Bros.
Twennynine feat. Lenny White	Peanut Butter	1980	Elektra
Frankie Smith	Double Dutch Bus	1980	WMOT
Attitude	We Got the Juice	1983	Atlantic
Mass Production	Turn Up the Music	1981	Cotillion
Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers	Just the Two of Us	1980	Elektra