"Nightclubbing", the proto-Industrial song by Iggy Pop, grew out of his times with David Bowie in the late-'70s Berlin scene.
Electronic and progressive German musicians like Kraftwerk, Neu!, Faust, Kluster, and Can were rethinking the soundscape of modern music. Pop, Bowie, and Brian Eno were among the first to recognize and expand on this profoundly influential movement.
IGGY POP -"Nightclubbing" (1977)
It's been noted that the riff has a sly similarity to "Rock and Roll" by Gary Glitter. Human League must have noticed because they recorded a "Rock'n'Roll/ Nightclubbing" medley.
HUMAN LEAGUE -"Rock'n' Roll/ Nightclubbing" (1980)
Grace Jones was so taken by this song that it became the title track of her breakthrough album.
GRACE JONES -"Nightclubbing" (1981)
Nine Inch Nails used a sample of the kick drum in their big hit.
NINE INCH NAILS -"Closer" (1994)
And Oasis also sampled the drums for this song.
OASIS -"Force of Nature" (2002)
Because you're bound to run into someone you know when you go out, here's Iggy and Grace together bringing the party with them!
IGGY POP and GRACE JONES -"Nightclubbing" (2009)
"We walk like a ghost
We learn dances brand new dances
Like the nuclear bomb
When we're nightclubbing"
Today, an "A + B = C" song chain, featuring the Doctor Who theme.
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One cool thing added to another another cool thing gives you a third cool thing. It's like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, the color spectrum, and babies.
Ron Grainger may have composed the theme for "Doctor Who" on paper, but everyone knows it was Delia Derbyshire who performed her sonic wizardry in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to make this Electronic classic what it is.
The true wielder of the sonic screwdriver is Delia.
DELIA DERBYSHIRE -"Doctor Who Theme" (1963)
As a flipside to his Glam Rock single "Rock'n'Roll", Gary Glitter did this epic instrumental. Long before it was massacred by your local sports event. (Gary made a handful of cool songs, but Gary himself...well, that's a sad story.)
GARY GLITTER -"Rock'n'Roll, Part 2" (1972)
And The KLF, under the alias The Timelords, combined the two in this dance club hit.
THE TIMELORDS/ KLF -"Doctorin' the Tardis" (12" version) (1988)
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The youth entranced in the '60s and '70s by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC radiophonic Workshop's eerie textural soundtracks grew up to become New Wave, EDM, and Industrial pioneers. Here's proof in what could have been an alternate theme for DOCTOR WHO, named after the Fourth Doctor himself.
"Liberation for all. Everything must be rethought." ______________
Two great things hybrid a third great thing. ROCK SEX is a metaphor for the creative connections that link our shared culture together. This Pop Culture hub explores the roots and branches of Music, Film, Art, Comics, and more. _______________
Rock'n'Soul music is a baton relayed by everyone. Learn the holistic history with the most advanced Music Playlists online!:
BLUES, MAMBO, JAZZ, ROCKABILLY, SURF, BEAT, SOUL, GARAGE, PSYCHEDELIA, FUNK, GLAM, PUNK, NEW WAVE, HIPHOP, POSTPUNK, GRUNGE, RIOT GRRRL, ELECTRO, next! _______________
This is our party and everyone is invited!
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