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Bill Smith

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#BILLCSMusicBlog for 16 yrs (3,000+ posts), music consultant, online announcer, historian, #BILLCSTop30 chart since '98. I write about great new music. Toronto ON https://www.linktr.ee/billcs777

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · Jan 3

1/2 I’ve made a decision to post less on X and more on here and Threads.

So I want to mention to #artists and #publicists that if you want me to consider a song for a write up in my blog, please message me with the request. Then I’ll ask you to email me a press release/EPK and link to the song.

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1h

"One More Minute" also by Saint Tropez was a #8 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1979 as part of a multi-title entry.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Saint Tropez - One More Minute (single edit)

YouTube video by Αντώνης Καρατζίκος

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1h

"On a rien à perdre" by Saint Tropez was a #5 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1977 as part of a multi-title entry. The title means "we have nothing to lose".

#disco #dance #musichistory

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saint tropez - on a rien a perdre

YouTube video by Roberto

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1h

"Off Broadway" by George Benson was a DJ favourite from 1980 from his album Give Me The Night.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Off Broadway

YouTube video by George Benson - Topic

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1h

"O Ba Ba" by D. C. LaRue was a #2 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1977 as a part of his album The Tea Dance.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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D C LaRue - O Ba Ba (No Reino Da Mae Do Ouro) RARE CLIP 1977

YouTube video by Klyk

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1h

It's Day 113 of "175 Days of Disco" and 4 more DJ favourites of the era await in the posts that follow.

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 4h

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 5h

Looking forward to visiting #LasVegas for the 4th time 4 weeks from today! Hoping to catch a show or two, have some good meals, and check out the free Neon City Festival downtown!

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 6h

Hard to believe it is 10 years ago today that I saw MAX for the first time at The Mod Club. I went to see him another 3 times, last I think in 2018. He has gone on to have a Top 20 pop hit, become a go-to songwriter for KPOP artists and has released 4 albums 🎶🎶

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 7h

Last night Andy Bell of Erasure was in fine voice in his 90 min set that showcased many of my Erasure faves and songs from his new solo album Ten Crowns

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 7h

Grammy winner 😮 for Best Dance Recording of 2001

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 7h

Glad to have this only in my collection as well as a 12”
of Heartbeat 🎶🎶

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 18h

Ariel has a place reserved in my 10 worst songs of all time list!

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks me too!

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

I'm looking forward to seeing Erasure's Andy Bell in concert tonight in Toronto at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The first time I saw him perform with Erasure was in 1986 at The Copa!! @cjrey.bsky.social

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

"Now That We Found Love" by Third World was a DJ favourite from 1979. It's a discofied reggae version of a song originally recorded by The O'Jays in 1973.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Third World - Now That We Found Love (1979)• TopPop

YouTube video by TopPop

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

"No, No Joe" by Silver Convention was a #14 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1976.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Silver Convention "No, no, Joe"

YouTube video by MrLazarovfan

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

"No Romance, Keep On Dancing" by Theo Vaness was a #3 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1979 as part of his album Bad Bad Boy.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Theo Vaness - No Romance Keep On Dancing (7" Version)

YouTube video by UnexpectedDiscovery

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

"Nighttime Fantasy" by Vicki Sue Robinson was a #21 Billboard Disco Chart favourite from 1979.

In the disco world, Vicki Sue was a star with 10 charted hits on the chart before her untimely passing in 2000 only age 45.

#disco #dance #musichistory

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Vicki Sue Robinson - Night-time Fantasy

YouTube video by André Medeiros

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Day 112 of "175 Days of Disco" and I've got 4 more DJ favourites from the era for you to check out in the posts that follow.

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

Simply $$$ I think

Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

And then there’s the hospitality industry, to which governments continue to have blinders on and are therefore complicit www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

Workers in Ontario were shortchanged nearly $200 million in unpaid wages, a new report says: ‘A massive crisis happening in plain sight’

A Workers’ Action Centre report reveals the total of assessments over a decade. Government collection efforts have failed to recover tens of millions.

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

BILLCS Top 30 #729 - October 20/25 featuring songs by Conan Gray, Lady Gaga, Greyson Chance, MXTR & Tyler Garrett, Alexander Stewart & Lauren Spencer Smith and more!

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BILLCS Top 30 #729 – October 20/25 featuring songs by Conan Gray, Lady Gaga, Greyson Chance, MXTR & Tyler Garrett, Alexander Stewart & Lauren Spencer Smith and more!

Billboard’s Hot 100 methodology for identifying recurrents will finally change, and it seemed to have been conveniently planned with Taylor Swift’s anticipated sweep of the Top 12, whic…

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

I believe it was written about Jacques Cousteau's ship of the same name.

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Bill Smith @thebillcs.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Scot, still a fun listen as I remember!