Saturday, January 20, 2007

Maniac

As a keen collector of music and pseudo CD jockey, I am occasionally called upon to provide musical entertainment for parties and increasingly weddings. Don't ask me why as I am certainly no Sven Vath, but I seem to have developed a knack for getting the party started right and quickly. Give the people what they want is my motto. After all, who really wants to hear a nine minute Tall Paul remix of some repetitive bleep fest, when you can get down to the incredible Maniac by 80s pop rock maestro Michael Sembello. Don't try to tell me that this little number, taken from the massive selling 1983 Flashdance soundtrack, isn't an absolute classic. I know it is, and further proof was provided when I dropped it on Saturday night sending the good time crowd into, well, maniacs. If you are still doubtful, dig it out, pull on your tube socks, get the lycra on and pump up the volume, and you'll be reminded of how good this dancefloor filler is. Or is that just me with the lycra?