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K.D. Lang is Canadian pop and country singer known for hits such as "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine" from her Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum album "Ingénue ."  She came on my radar in 1989 riding high on the "cowpunk" trend of the late 80s that included BoDeans and Lone Justice.  For me, that label wasn't fitting for her style as she was a classic country crooner. But, like Maria McKee of Lone Star fame — there was something unique about her and lordy that voice.

While already receiving praise for her first two albums "Shadowland" and "A Truly Western Experience," and "Angel with a Lariat" (the latter two with the Reclines), it was her album (also with the Reclines) "Absolute Torch and Twang," that blew me away. The comparisons between K.D. Lang and Patsy Cline were well deserved and "Pullin' Back the Reins" remains one of my all-time favorites.

By 1992, she moved in a more pop-centric direction that still retained elements of her folk roots and released "Ingénue." This album and the lead single "Constant Craving" brought her not only acclaim but the worldwide recognition she rightfully deserved.

Her performance of the Leonard Cohen classic "Hallelujah" at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Colombia is only bested by Whitney Houston's "Star Spangled Banner" in live event vocal performances. Her rendition was not only stirring but heartfelt, which mesmerized me at the same time. If there ever was any doubt about this woman's talent — this performance was proof of the contrary.

It wasn't until a year later that Abigail covered "Constant Craving" and made the song an underground Eurodance hit. Her label subsequently commissioned remixes for several of her new releases going forward. You know how us gay folk operate. If we latch onto someone — we're gonna remix it and put it on the dancefloor.

K.D. Lang's induction into the Diva Hall of Fame represents all the singles that were remixed by her label in various iterations (save "Constant Craving," which is an edit of the original).  It is with great pleasure to include one of our own in the Diva Hall of Fame as Miss K.D. Lang takes her rightful place among the many talented women that have filled up this ever-expanding series. I don't know how K.D. feels about her music being remixed but we adore this woman and it's our way of showing our gratitude for sharing her talent with the rest of the world. I cannot think of a better person to represent the LGBTQ+ community. We love you.

Album: K.D. Lang  | The Diva Series

Genre: House Music, Circuit Tribal House

Year: 2020

Total Time: 01:29:14

1. Constant Craving (Jay-K's Extended Club Mix)

2. Miss Chatelaine (St. Tropez Mix)

3. Lifted By Love (Elevate Your Love Mix)

4. If I Were You (Junior Vasquez Main Mix)

Well, folks, after climbing out of the pandemic only to be hit by high inflation with rising costs in gas, food, and housing, you name it — I'd say 2022 has been an uneven year at best. Our household capped the year off with flooding of our unit from the 4th floor down. It reeks to high heaven of mildew in here and the complex is moving us into a hotel later today because our home is in complete disrepair. We managed to save our furniture and my workstation but the smell is so bad it's messing with my sinuses and I need to leave before my right eye starts bulging out of the socket. I have previous experience in this area and mold and mildew are not something you want to mess around with.

While the Blow Your Own Horn series is typically meant to be created as a giant end-of-year celebration that's created in one sitting to give it a live feel — I had to piece this together over a few days just to finish it. I haven't had a chance to preview most of it yet so, fingers crossed.

I want to thank every one of you that has stuck with Party Favorz through thick and thin. The future of my baby is still up in the air and those decisions will be finalized by the spring. Until then, I hope everyone has a fabulous New Year. Stay safe, party hard, and play this mother fucker LOUD! ENJOY!!!

Album: Blow Your Own Horn 2023

Genre: EDM, Tech House, Future House, Big Room

Year: 2022

Total Time: 02:55:59

1. Pitbull feat. Anthony Watts & DJWS - I Feel Good (R3hab New Years Remix)

2. Block & Crown x Lissat - Her Name Is Billie Jean (Original Mix)

3. Sharam Jey - Move Out (Original Mix)

4. Rihanna vs. Jake Tarry - What's My Name (Pat C's 'The Music' Edit)

5. Danzel - Pump It Up Zombie Nation (SOUNDCHECK Mash Up)

6. Oliver Heldens feat. Nile Rodgers & House Gospel Choir - I Was Made For Lovin' You (James Hype Extended Remix)

7. Punjabi MC vs. Will K - Mundian to Bach Ke (Pat C's 'The Way' Bootleg)

8. Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (LUSSO Remix)

9. Journey x Avicii x PBH & Jack - Don't Stop Believin (Cream 'Levels' 2022 Edit)

10. Tiesto x Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Louder (Extended Mix)

11. Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer - No Beef (Steve Aokis 11 Years Later Remix Clean Extended)

12. Queen - We Will Rock You (Division 4 Remix)

13. Marten Horger & BIJOU - I Know (Extended Mix)

14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us (Angelo The Kid x Vandal On Da Track Remix)

15. Tiesto & Ava Max x Endor - Pump The Motto Up (Rudeejay & Da Brozz Mashup)

16. Imanbek & BYOR - Belly Dancer (LUM!X Remix)

17. Pussy Cat Dolls - Buttons (Gallardo Remix)

18. Ownboss & SEVEK vs. Kesha - Move Your Tik Tok (Luke DB Mash Up Mix)

19. James Hype vs. Reel 2 Real vs. NOME - Ferrari vs. I Like To Move It (J-Kerz Mashup)

20. Saucy Santana feat. Latto - Booty (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

21. Case Ace vs. Gin & Sonic - Freaky Drugs in Amsterdam (Case Ace vs. Gin & Sonic Bootleg)

22. ACRAZE feat. Cherish - Do It To It (Joe Maz Remix)

23. Tiesto & Charli XCX - Hot In It (Tiesto's Hotter Mix)

24. Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto (Tiesto VIP Mix)

25. Robin Schulz & Dennis Lloyd - Young Right Now (Roberto Ferrari Club Mix)

26. Jax Jones feat.

Party Favorz is back with Volume 2 of the Top Dance Songs of 2022. I'm going to be honest about this year's entries for Top Dance Songs. 2022 has been less than a stellar year for club music. It's not that there weren't any great songs this year because there were but new releases appear to be dominated by a handful of artists who put their signature on their productions (remixes), which all have a familiar style that's becoming stale. Without naming names, much of it is dark, rather depressing in a seedy kinda way, and frankly... tired.

New releases have been few in between and those BIG hits have been even further apart. By the end of every year, it's not untypical for there to be at minimum three massive breakout hits that carry over well into spring the following year. I'm telling you now, they don't exist. Even the resurgence of NuDisco has gotten tired. You can only get away with the same plodding beats set to different lyrics over and over before people get bored. Disco was so much more than this singular style and what's out there now doesn't come close to representing the genre.

Much of the juice and originality (even if sampling an older song) isn't there. Is 2023 going to be the year that new music by Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Rihanna accompanied by tours resurrects a stale industry? Their tours definitely will but it's hard to say what these leading ladies will be able to accomplish on the dance floor. I've been screaming for Madonna to revisit her early output with a modern twist but from the looks of it — she isn't taking my advice. If she did, she could have that elusive middle-aged global #1 hit that brought Cher back from the grave in 1998 but hey, what do I know? Hopefully, she'll surprise us.

Then there's Rihanna who delivered the theme song for Wakanda Forever, which was her Beyonce Lion King delivery (forgettable). She's performing at the Super Bowl Half Time this year which can only mean new music. Hopefully nothing like "Lift Me Up" on her forthcoming album.

As far as Janet is concerned, most of the buzz is around her tour. She did say that new music is on the way and I'd like to be pleasantly surprised but sadly doubtful.

2023 has been a big year for Latino music. Whether it's from the Caribbean, South, or North America — there's an abundance of artists that are breaking barriers and having major crossover success. This wave is even bigger than 1999 - 2001 when Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Shakira shattered records and airplay with massive hits. The difference is that most of them are doing this while still singing in their native language which is another major milestone. Most of these songs are natural fits for remixes from Big Room to House Music. Party Favorz is looking forward to hearing more from these artists assuming they can keep up with major label demands and stay fresh.

With everything in my life having gone to shit for the past couple of months — maybe it's forcing me to look through a cynical lens as 2022 comes to an end but I've been skittish all year long so I don't think so. Even the year got off to a slow start with our first releases dropping in February because there was a shortage of new quality dance music. Thankfully, I've got the next round of Millennial Dance Classics to fill in the inevitable gap while we wait for new releases.

Since 2020, Billboard has eliminated its coveted Top Dance Club Songs chart and its Top Dance Electronic Dance Songs chart has dwindled into a state of irrelevance as the reporting methods used for rankings are rigged in favor of full album releases giving preference to full albums as opposed to individual songs. Another chart regularly visited was MusicVF whose charts for the U.S. and the U.K. were of significant importance has dropped their Top Dance Songs of the Year chart. This has left a void where Spotify or even to a lesser extent — Beatport would pick up the fragments but they too have abandoned their year-end charts with Beatport favoring editorial lists and Spotify leaving it up to amateur accounts to create their own, which leaves a lot to be desired. Individual YouTube accounts have posted consolidated mixes of the biggest dance songs of the year but once again — they're subjective and generally rush the songs to get them squeezed into a single mix.

Most of this shift is due to the pandemic and various smaller clubs and venues closed for 2 years and didn't have the cash flow to pay rent or re-open once the economy improved. That and music festivals were canceled (unless you live in a dumbass state like Florida where they pander to the least informed of their population). All of these factors had a ripple effect throughout the music industry hitting dance music the hardest.

For the past 15 years, Party Favorz has been offering the most comprehensive picture of the biggest dance songs of any given year that date back to 1999. We've also compiled "ultimate" collections of various decades that dig deeper than year-end charts for those dance gems that were underground hits and never charted or had a low position on the charts despite an overwhelming fan base. Our year-end offerings also contain bootleg remixes of popular songs that were never intended for the dance floor but were so big at radio or streaming that a series of fanmade remixes would appear and gain traction in clubs.

Long gone are the days when most record labels felt the need to pay professional DJs to remix their artist's pop releases allowing bedroom DJs and up-and-coming DJs/producers/remixers to do the work for them. You can't put a price on that type of publicity and it's all for free. Then there are the independent releases and partnerships with professional remix outlets like Tiesto and top artists to create dance hits. Even David Guetta has supplanted Dave Aude and remained relevant as more artists seek his expertise in crafting dance hits that crossover to radio and streaming with full support from their major labels.

Rest assured, Party Favorz is the defacto source for your club adventures by capturing the highest moments in dance music throughout 2022. I dare say, you won't find anything near as comprehensive and on the mark as our year-end Top Dance Songs series. Call us arrogant, but we spend countless hours going through all the past year's releases and matching them up with views, streams, ranking, and overall popularity from various sources to create this series. Comparing them to the sets we released throughout the year — we're pretty consistent in picking the hits. There are three songs we missed this year (included here), but that was only because we generally don't use electronic dance music (which can be anything except dance floor ready) unless there are accompanying remixes for the song, which usually doesn't happen until they've exploded in popularity. Sometimes those remixes don't show up until later and by the time they do — we've moved on. So,

The mismatched beats between "Work" by Hugo Sanchez and "Gurl" by Alex Ramos & Alan T have been fixed.

Party Favorz is racing toward the end of the year to ensure we meet all of our obligations. Consequently, the 2022 Holiday Edition is dropping earlier than promised. I'm certain that won't be an issue for anyone so I'll just leave it here. We'll start our Top Dance Songs of the Year shortly. Until then...ENJOY!

Album: Holiday Edition 2022 

Genre: Circuit, Tribal, Progressive House

Year: 2022

Total Time: 03:19:18

1. Filipe Guerra & D'Layna - We Got the Power (Intro Mix)

2. Beyoncé - Cuff It (Guy Scheiman Remix)

3. Bent Collective feat. Nina Flowers - Arriba Maricones (Steven Redant Big Mix)

4. Siege - Waiting (Nick Harvey Extended Mix)

5. Todrick Hall - Pre Madonna (Alan Capetillo Remix)

6. Russ Rich & Debby Holiday - I Can't Stand The Rain (Stephen Jusko Club Mix)

7. Lizzo - About Damn Time (Nick Harvey Remix)

8. Klaas × Matthew Tasa - Take on Me (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix)

9. France Joli - Let Me Love You (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Pure Love House Remix)

10. Nacho Chapado & Ivan Gomez - U Wanna Get Up (Original Mix)

11. David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 2k23 (HenriqMoraes Mix)

12. Dave Matthias - Stay With Me Tonight (Elof de Neve VIP Festival Remix)

13. Edson Pride & Junior Senna - Good Vibrations (Original Mix)

14. Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (Nick Stracener Remix)

15. Bouvier & Barona feat. Tony Moran - Ordinary World (Tony Moran & Erick Ibiza Vocal Mix)

16. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (Jace M & Toy Armada Remix)

17. Lisette Melendez - Hot Shot (Tony Moran & Mike Lorello's Bomba Mix)

18. Jaguar Grace - Destination Unknown (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

19. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

20. Years & Years - 100% Pure Love (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix)

21. Kristine W - Can't Look Back (Tony Moran & Erick Ibiza Drama Club)

22. Pink vs. Guy Scheiman & Rafael Barretto - U + Ur Odyssey (Dom de Sousa Mash)

23. Offer Nissim - I Want Muscles (Original Mix)

24. Eliza Rose - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) (Jace M & Toy Armada Remix)

25. Andrea Casta - Horizon, Rise Up (Extended Violin Mashup)

26. GSP & Brett Oosterhaus feat. Audrey Callahan - My Heart Is Refusing Me (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Mainroom Remix)

27. Davis Reimberg & Dani Brasil feat. Samille Joker - Illusions On A Dance Floor (Ultimate Mix)

28. Erasure - Always (Yerko Molina Private Mix)

29. Nacho Chapado & Antoine Clamaran - Let You Down (Original Mix)

30. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) (Taylor Cruz Remix)

31. J.Velarde & Luque & Vitti feat. Giovanna - Sundays At Heaven (Dan Slater Remix)

32. Jr Loppez & Junior Senna feat. Joe Welch - Live (Edson Pride & Diego Santander Remix)

33. Madonna - Die Another Day (Leanh 2k22 Mix)

34. Hugo Sanchez - Work (Superdrums Mix)

35. Alex Ramos feat. Alan T - Gurl (Original Mix)

36. Meduza & Vintage Culture - Under Pressure (Hector Fonseca Thiago Dukky Remix)

37. Guy Scheiman - Don't Leave Me All Alone (Club Mix)

Party Favorz is back with our annual Jingle Electric and this set is one smoking hot set ready to burn down the house!

2022 has been a transitional year for dance music with a lot of variety in styles making their way onto many playlists. Granted, that variance pulls from a variety of throwback sounds from the 80s and the 90s but to newbies — it's all fresh.

There does seem to be a darker element that's been trending lately as opposed to the sunnier NuDisco tracks that got us through the pandemic. Still, I see a major shift coming soon which I'll get more into in the upcoming Top Dance Songs of the Year.

Since October, I've been pulled in different directions from a seemingly endless list of outside mini-emergencies that have drained me physically and mentally. I'm surprised I've been able to get any work done but somehow, I manage. I want to apologize to anyone I was late responding to in our support section. It appears all issues have been resolved.

I also want to apologize to Taylor Swift for the brain-scattered write-up I created for her induction. I've gone back and cleaned up my writing. That's what happens when I'm too tired to even proofread my work. After re-reading it yesterday, I was facepalming myself out of sheer embarrassment.

In other news, I've already compiled the track list for the upcoming Holiday Edition, which features the latest big room tribal house tracks. You can expect that to drop next weekend. Afterward, we'll be dropping the annual Top Dance Songs of the Year featuring the year's biggest dance and club tunes along with our final sendoff of 2021 Blow Your Own Horn to help you bring in the New Year. Until the next time...ENJOY!

Album: Jingle Electric 2022

Genre: House Music, Tech House, Future House, Progressive House, NuDisco

Year: 2022

Total Time: 03:36:51

1. Gorillaz feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown - New Gold (Dom Dolla Extended Remix

2. DJ Snake - Nightbird (DJ Snake Club Mix)

3. Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex (Greg Lopez Dirty Remix)

4. Sunday Scaries x PiCKUPLiNES - Chill Like That (Extended Mix)

5. Gryffin & Tinashe - Scandalous (Roberto Ferrari Club Remix)

6. Dom Dolla x TAZI x Galantis - Miracle Maker Runaway (YuB & Keys & Fraxz & Cants Mash-Edit)

7. Anton Powers, James Hurr & Tasty Lopez - That's It (Extended Mix)

8. Fatboy Slim vs. CamelPhat - Right Here x Stop Trippin' (Sam Collins Mashup)

9. Chapter & Verse - Beat Goes On (Extended Mix)

10. Romy feat. Fred Again.. - Strong (Club Edit)

11. The Blessed Madonna - Serotonin Moonbeams (Original Mix)

12. Schak & Kim English - Moving All Around (Jumpin') (Original Mix)

13. Alex Metric, DJ Tennis & Carlita - Cinecitta (Original Version)

14. Qubiko - Over U (Extended Mix)

15. Kryder feat. Sarah de Warren - Lights Out (Extended Mix)

16. Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (Disclosure Extended Mix)

17. Benson - How I Like It (Extended Mix)

18. Tommy MC - Turn Me (Extended Mix)

19. Loud Luxury & Hook N Sling - Afterparty (Extended Mix)

20.

There's not much Party Favorz can contribute to the Taylor Swift canon other than she's one the world's greatest all-time songwriters and the voice of the millennial generation that's sold over 200 million records worldwide. Frankly, this achievement doesn't even begin to define her contributions to the music industry and the power and stature she's built allowing her to call the shots in an industry dominated by men.

While there are several inductees into our Diva Hall of Fame that have the same gifts and business instincts like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Madonna to name a few — none have accelerated so far, so fast as this very young prodigy who moved to Nashville at age 14 to start her career.

She is also one of the rare artists that have successfully bridged the gap between the CD era and streaming while maintaining her ability to top the Billboard charts with their new convoluted ranking system. Considering how flawed their methodology is and how easily it's manipulated — that's no easy feat.

Much like the women mentioned above, Taylor Swift has built a massive and loyal gay following. That's no surprise because gay men have always gravitated toward strong women.  Write songs about loss, love, and heartache and we're right there with you.

For the uninitiated, the Diva Hall of Fame consists of women that have made generally (not always) massive contributions to the place we gay men live — the dance floor. Over the years, there have been official remixes for several of Taylor's biggest hits but it was only recently that she began stepping up her remix credentials upon re-recording her back catalog from Big Machine records after losing the master rights to her former manager.

Volume I of this induction focuses heavily on these releases along with some previous official remixes that were aimed at her gay fans. The second volume consists of some official remixes but also many stellar bootleg remixes showcasing how well her music translates into other genres like Dubstep, EDM, Trap, Future House, House, and NuDisco. It's like her songs were built to be festival anthems even if not intended.

It's with great pleasure that Party Favorz recognizes the talent and artistry of the fabulous Taylor Swift and finally inducts her into the Diva Hall of Fame. I realize it was long overdue but the wait was worth it. ENJOY!

Album: Club Taylor Volume II

Genre: EDM, Dubstep, Trap, Future House, House, NuDisco

Year: 2022

Total Time: 02:09:56

I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix) [with Zayn Malik]

Out Of The Woods (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix)

Willow (Liam Pfeifer Remix)

Mine (Jerry Kay 'Never Change' x 'The Best' Edit)

Look What You Made Me Do (Alphalove Remix)

All Too Well (Andrew Marks Breathe Again Edit) [Taylor Swift vs. Blasterjaxx & Blackcode]

Shake It Off (Jad Desenchanntee vs. Dave Audé Remix Extended)

Love Story vs. Feel My Love (Gin and Sonic Mashup) [Taylor Swift x Lucas & Steve x DubVision x Joe Taylor]

Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie - Me! (Division 4 Remix)

Bad Blood (DJ Scooter Remix)

Message In A Bottle (Fat Max G Remix)

Both Of Us (It's The DJ Kue Remix!) [with B.O.B]

This set has been expanded to include the Russ Rich & Andy Allder Remix of "This Love."

There's not much Party Favorz can contribute to the Taylor Swift canon other than she's one the world's greatest all-time songwriters and the voice of the millennial generation that's sold over 200 million records worldwide. Frankly, this achievement doesn't even begin to define her contributions to the music industry and the power and stature she's built allowing her to call the shots in an industry dominated by men.

While there are several inductees into our Diva Hall of Fame that have the same gifts and business instincts like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Madonna to name a few — none have accelerated so far, so fast as this very young prodigy who moved to Nashville at age 14 to start her career.

She is also one of the rare artists that have successfully bridged the gap between the CD era and streaming while maintaining her ability to top the Billboard charts with their new convoluted ranking system. Considering how flawed their methodology is and how easily it's manipulated — that's no easy feat.

Much like the women mentioned above, Taylor Swift has built a massive and loyal gay following. That's no surprise because gay men have always gravitated toward strong women.  Write songs about loss, love, and heartache and we're right there with you.

For the uninitiated, the Diva Hall of Fame consists of women that have made generally (not always) massive contributions to the place we gay men live — the dance floor. Over the years, there have been official remixes for several of Taylor's biggest hits but it was only recently that she began stepping up her remix credentials upon re-recording her back catalog from Big Machine records after losing the master rights to her former manager.

Volume I of this induction focuses heavily on these releases along with some previous official remixes that were aimed at her gay fans. The second volume consists of some official remixes but also many stellar bootleg remixes showcasing how well her music translates into other genres like Dubstep, EDM, Trap, Future House, House, and NuDisco. It's like her songs were built to be festival anthems even if not intended.

It's with great pleasure that Party Favorz recognizes the talent and artistry of the fabulous Taylor Swift and finally inducts her into the Diva Hall of Fame. I realize it was long overdue but the wait was worth it. ENJOY!

Album: Club Taylor Volume I

Genre: House, Tribal, Progressive House

Year: 2022

Total Time: 02:13:42

1. Wildest Dreams (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

2. You Belong With Me (Chris Thomas Club Mix)

3. Shake It Off (Barry Harris Extended Tribal House Remix)

4. I Knew You Were Trouble (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

5. The Man (Guy Scheiman Remix)

6. Fearless (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

7. Cardigan (Alex Simmons Remix)

8. The Archer (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Combat Club Remix)

9. Message In A Bottle (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix)

10. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

11. Out Of The Woods (Toy Armada & DJ Grind Anthem Mix)

12. Me!

We have reached the end of the Thank God It's Disco series and volume 8 packs a lot into this 4-hour set. While there is a bounty of familiar freshness here — there are equally some golden treasures here.

"She Can't Love" by Chemise is an underground gem that was originally released in 1982. If the riff sounds familiar, it's because it has been sampled a multitude of times. Here, Purple Disco Machine dusts off the original masters and re-works it in his own disco-funk signature style, while retaining all the elements of the original that make it special.

Another lesser-known track is "New York Moving" by Ahzz, which had an official remix by I-Robots but that version was an edit of the instrumental version with some minor male vocals. Even then, the vocals lasted maybe 30 seconds in total. If you weren't familiar with the song (which most aren't) you wouldn't what you were listening to. DJ Disco Cat recently dropped some edits that included the vocal version of the song but I couldn't recognize where he did anything with it other than improving the sound quality. So, I took that version and punched it up a bit, and then flipped it using the mix out in the middle as the intro that leads into the song. Oddly, it's the way the instrumental version builds and I'm uncertain as to why there was such a difference in the structure for the vocal and non-vocal versions. Maybe the instrumental was a demo before the vocals were added. I can't say for certain.

Then there is "D.I.S.C.O." by the French band Ottawan. The song was written by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. Though the song was originally recorded in French in 1979, an English version was released in 1980 where it found greater success and went to #2 in the U.K. Since then, the song has been sampled a multitude of times and even covered by N-Trance and The Young Professionals. Interestingly, Daniel Vangarde's wife was Sheila of Sheila B. Devotion who worked extensively with Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards. Her biggest hit "Spacer" was featured on volume 7 of this series. Vangarde also wrote the Disco hit "Cuba" by the Gibson Brothers (also featured on volume 7). Even more interesting is Vangarde is the father of Thomas Bangalter who is one-half of the French house duo Daft Punk.

The release of volume 8 for the TGID series coincides with the death of Irene Cara who rose to fame in the early 1980s with the theme songs to "Fame" the movie in which she starred, "Out Here On My Own" also from the same soundtrack and the massive "Flashdance...What A Feeling" produced by Giorgio Moroder for the film by the same title. Ms. Cara died of unknown causes in her home at age 63. Party Favorz would like to dedicate this final volume to this phenomonal singer and actress. May she rest in peace. Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022)

Party Favorz has a brand-spanking-new entry into the Diva Hall of Fame scheduled to drop next week. This artists induction is long overdue but with a bevy of her back catalog recently remixed by Dirty Disco and the release of a new #1 album and song — I decided it was time to pay her proper respect.

Until the next time...ENJOY!

Album: Thank God It’s Disco Vol. 8

Artists: Various

Genre: Disco

Length: 04:07:31

1. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer (Dimitri From Paris Remix)

2. Freeez - I.O.U. (Dr Packer Extended Remix)

3. Chemise - She Can't Love You (Purple Disco Machine Extended Mix)

4.

It's been a hot minute since volume 6 of Thank God It's Disco was released. Party Favorz has been compiling new updated Disco classics for a year now and we've got not one release scheduled but two.

For the newly initiated, the Thank God It's Disco series is a compilation of Disco classics from the 70s and 80s that have been remixed, reimagined, or simply updated to today's standards with slight embellishments while staying true to the original song. It's not uncommon for the use of the same song reworked by a different DJ/producer to appear across this series because it's a different point of view. Though, there are a few instances of duplicates by the same artist, which is not intentional. Sometimes, songs get re-released and show up in my DJ Pool without my realizing I had already used it previously but there aren't that many.

This first volume is crammed with a lot of buried classics that many of you diehard disco fans may have never heard before. However, in many cases, the beat was sampled and used in a different song from the 90s or even today. While I'm fairly well-versed in this arena — I do occasionally get surprised when I hear one of these re-works was sampled in a more recent song that I thought was original. A good example of that is "She Can't Love You" by Chemise which shows up in volume 8 of this series. The song is an underground house classic from the early 80s that I had never heard before until Sean Biddle's "Get Up and Dance" sampled it in the early millennium. Here, Purple Disco Machine updates the original making it shine basking in its 80s synth glory. There is a multitude of these examples that are a hit upside the head. You know these DJs have been seriously digging through the crates to come up with these gems. Either that or they were club kids during the era while I was in high school.

The age of the original songs shouldn't prevent anyone from enjoying these songs because many make up the framework of today's hits (look no further than Beyonce's "Renaissance". Besides, all these songs have been updated and maximized for today's listening environments.

Without further ado, get your D-I-S-C-O on and ENJOY!

Album: Thank God It’s Disco Vol. 7

Artists: Various

Genre: Disco

Length: 04:07:38

1. Bohannon - Let's Start To Dance Again (Dimitri From Paris Extended Mix)

2. First Choice - Doctor Love (Barry Harris 2022 Club Remix)

3. Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait (Dr Packer & Michael Gray Remix)

4. Chas Jankel - Glad To Know You (Barry Harris 2022 Remix)

5. LaBelle - Lady Marmalade (Jay-K's Rework)

6. Peter Brown - Dance With Me (Andy Buchan Extended Mix)

7. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner (Boogie Hill Faders Remix)

8. The Spinners - The Rubberband Man (Block & Crown x Paul Parsons Clubmix)

9. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Disco Gurls Extended Mix)

10. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown (GhostMasters Extended Mix)

11. Kano - It's A War (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Remix)

12. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening (Dr Packer Remix)

13. Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove (Danny Darko Extended Mix)

14. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Barry Harris 2022 Alt Intro Remix)

15. Bionic Boogie - Risky Changes (Re-Tide & Steff Extended Mix)

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