“i wanna have some fun” peaked inside the top 20 on billboard’s Black singles chart and top 5 on the dance chart and hot 100, respectively. in the span of three years from 1986 to 1989, fox achieved three consecutive gold albums and just as many top 10 pop singles in the US.

samantha fox emerged from a page 3 model in the UK to an international pop star in 1986 with her top 5 hit “touch me.” she then scored 2 more US top 10 hits with “naughty girls” (1988) and “i wanna have some fun” (1989) - both written + produced by full force. (1) #music #80smusic #dancemusic

most people are familiar with the 1999 “reimagining” of “wanna drop a house (on that bitch)” by the tamperer featuring maya entitled “feel it.” that version prominently featured uncredited vocals by heather leigh west and masterfully sampled the jackson’s 1981 song “can you feel it.” #musichistory

“wanna drop a house (on that bitch)” was originally released in 1995. featuring uncredited vocals by heather leigh west, it was the junior vasquez remix that helped propell the tongue and cheek “wizard of oz” play on words track to number 21 on billboard dance club chart. (1) #musichistory

and finally i begin to post here. my first post should be a playlist of my song’s of 2024. i know we’re already well into the trauma of 2025, but if you are still feeling nostalgic about 2024, here ya go. #music