I don’t have much to say about this week’s mix except that it’s just fun. You’ll probably notice that a lot of the artists come from the bottom of the alphabet and that’s because I started at the end of my ginormous 80s 12″ playlist in order to build this mix. Behind the scenes — so exciting, right?

The extended mix of Peter Gabriel’s “Big Time” is one of my favorite things right now. I have a few more remixes of songs from So and they are really fantastic, so I’ll definitely be sharing those in the weeks to come.

Also, when I first acquired the Swansway track, I’d hoped it was going to wind up being some New Wave cover of the Soul Train theme song. It’s a damn shame it isn’t.

Tones on Tail – Go! (Club Mix)
Talk Talk – Today (Extended Mix)
Thompson Twins – Lies (Bigger and Better)
Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It!) (12″ Mix)
Level 42 – Lessons In Love (Extended Version)
Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life (Extended Mix)
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days (Remix)
Tears for Fears – Change (Extended Version)
Peter Gabriel – Big Time (Extended Mix)
Re-Flex – The Politics of Dancing (Extended Mix)
Yazoo – Situation (US 12″ Mix)
Swansway – Soul Train (12″ Mix)
King – Love and Pride (USA Summer Mix)
Devo – Disco Dancer (12″ Version)
INXS – Need You Tonight (Liebrand Mix)

Music, Weeknight '80s Dance Party

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Kelly Stitzel

After shutting down her own blog, Looking at Them, in mid-2008, Kelly migrated over to Popdose, bringing with her Soundtrack Saturday, the most popular column from her old site. Kelly makes a living as a fashion and marketing copywriter, which takes up a lot of her time. However, when she is able to write about things that have nothing to do with her day job, she contributes reviews and musings on music, film and a variety of other topics. In addition to Soundtrack Saturday, columns she's written include Filminism and Pulling Rank.

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