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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch

@thetwelveinch.bsky.social

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A disco-kid+80s music nerd & writer here to help you embrace your secret love for 70s and 80s dance music. Each week, I share the stories of artists you know and those you think you don’t. Fair warning: a dose of sarcasm, puns, and dry humor is inevitable!

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 5h

haha.. I must look it up. Will do an episode on Divine and the man behind it all : Bobby Orlando

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 5h

One of those wild 1990 dance hits that topped the club charts. Kinda like Deee-Lite’s Groove Is in the Heart. Betty Boo (no “p”) had two more hits, but Doing the Do was the big one. Loved it then — not sure it’s aged as well. What do you think? #house #music #musicsky
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Betty Boo - Doin' The Do 1990 (Official Music Video) Remastered

YouTube video by 80's 90's Music Video's Remastered @Videos80s

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 1d

Forty years ago, this gem hit the top of the Billboard Dance Chart.

1985 was such a great year for music, and this track was one of the reasons why.

Do you remember this one? 🎶✨
#synthfunk #disco #music #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndBr...

Tramaine ‎– Fall Down (Spirit Of Love) 1985

YouTube video by STUDIO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 1d

Birthdays that are sadly no birthdays — Part 2 🎂
75 years ago today, dance-music pioneer Patrick Cowley was born. He passed away in 1982, but his groundbreaking work and productions (notably for Sylvester) helped shape modern dance music.
Happy birthday, Patrick — wherever you are. 🕯️
#disco #music

Patrick Cowley featuring Paul Parker - Tech-no-logical World

YouTube video by Glamnesia Nouveaux

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 1d

Birthdays that are sadly no birthdays — part 1.

Eighty years ago today, Harris Glenn Milstead, better known as Divine, was born.

He passed away in 1988, but his birthday is well worth celebrating with this gem. 🌈🎶
#eighties #music #musicsky

Divine - Shoot Your Shot • TopPop

YouTube video by TopPop

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s why I want to fuck every man in the ass at least once. Every guy needs to be penetrated at least once. Do it yourself if you want”

Not my words, they’re Grace Jones’s, from her autobiography I’ll Never Write My Memoirs. Grace was always left of center as you read in this week's post #music

🚗💋 Grace Jones – Pull Up to the Bumper: How a Jamaican Rebel Rewired the Dancefloor

The Twelve Inch 187 : Pull Up To The Bumper (Grace Jones)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly 50 years ago today, one of my all-time favorite disco tracks reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart, Gloria Gaynor’s “How High the Moon.”

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How High The Moon

YouTube video by Gloria Gaynor - Topic

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 3d

There are songs like this 1992 gem, that send me straight to the dancefloor. It’s that infectious.

How about you? Seems I wasn’t alone that week in 1992, the whole of America agreed, as it hit number one on the Billboard Dance Chart.
#music #billboard #house #funk #musicsky

C&C Music Factory - Keep It Comin' (HQ Remaster)

YouTube video by Josi El Dj The #1

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 3d

Quincy Jones did far more than produce Michael Jackson at the start of the eighties. He also ran his own record label, and one of its brightest talents, Patti Austin, topped the Billboard Club chart with this wonderful gem (and question): Do You Love Me? Answers below please 😂
#funk #music #musicsky

Patti Austin - Do You Love Me (Soul Train)

YouTube video by VJ CCC / 80 Alternativo

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes you come across something so magical that, even if it’s a little off-topic, you just have to share it.

I bet you’ve never heard Beethoven’s Fifth played quite like this! What do you call someone like him, a prodigy, a super talent, a genius, or simply a damn good guitar player?
#music

Beethoven's 5th Symphony on One Guitar - Marcin Patrzalek

YouTube video by Marcin

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 5d

I couldn’t stop dancing to this one back in 1988! How about you? On this day 37 years ago, everyone on U.S. dancefloors seemed to agree, it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. #hiphouse #housemusic #music #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr-z...

Inner City - Big Fun

YouTube video by InnerCityVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 6d

This day in 1978, Dan Hartman scored his first No. 1 on the US Dance Chart with Instant Replay, not just the song, but the entire album.
This was part of the same album, and on this day, 46 years ago, it was lighting up dance floors across the US. 💃🪩
#disco #music #musicsky #danhartman

Dan Hartman - Love Is A Natural

YouTube video by Ozvinyljunkie

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 7d

Wasn’t a hit in europe but big in the us and they deserve an episode down the line

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 7d

🚀 Destination: Disco No. 1
Zoom back to 1979 : Destination – Move On Up / Destination’s Theme hit No. 1 on this day 46 years ago. Pure 1979 euphoria 💫
#Disco #TheTwelveInch #NowPlaying #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q0U...

Destination - Move On Up (Butterfly Records 1979)

YouTube video by DiscoSaturdayNightTV

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 8d

hahaha.. maybe that was added later. We think that today everything is doctored with. Could be that the seventies were just as bad 😁

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 8d

Some ’80s dance hits never get old, and this one’s proof. Hard to believe it’s been 40 years since Ready for the World hit No. 1 on the Billboard Club Play chart with “Oh Sheila.” #funk #eighties #music #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbL2...

Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by ReadyForTheWorldVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 8d

The moment America was introduced to Patrick Juvet. I get the makeup. I even get the chest hair. But the ice skates? 😂 Ah, the wonderful world of 1978 disco. #disco #eurodisco #music #musicsky

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 9d

Great minds... 😁

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 9d

Exactly 45 years ago today, Linx, the British funk duo of David Grant and Junior Giscombe, hit the top of the dance charts with “You’re Lying.” It kicked off a six-week run at No. 1 starting on this day in 1980. 🕺✨ #britfunk #funk #music #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tHb...

Linx - You're Lying (TOTP 1980) Original Audio

YouTube video by Top Of The Pops Redubbed

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 11d

same here CAL.

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 11d

Forty-nine years ago, a final trace of summer reached number one in the form of the Love Unlimited Orchestra’s My Sweet Summer Suite / Brazilian Love Song. On this day in 1976, it began its three-week run at the top of Billboard’s Disco Action chart. #disco #music #musicsky

Love Unlimited Orchestra - My Sweet Summer Suite (1976) - 01. My Sweet Summer Suite

YouTube video by Willuigi

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 12d

It’s October 8th, 1994, and C+C Music Factory just hit number 1 on the Billboard Club Chart with an absolute dancefloor banger. I don’t know about you, but I can’t stay seated when this one comes on. How about you? #music #house #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIx...

C+C Music Factory - Do You Wanna Get Funky?

YouTube video by CCMusicFactoryVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 12d

On this day back in 1988, one of those forgotten dance gems hit number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. Do you remember this one? #eightiesdance #music #dancepop #funk #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7j...

Good Question - Got A New Love (1988) (official video)

YouTube video by RetroCrash

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 13d

Janet. Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty. On this day back in 1989, she hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart with this absolute gem.
#funk #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVF0...

Janet Jackson - Miss You Much

YouTube video by JanetJacksonVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 13d

Cela était lié au quota de musique francophone que les radios françaises devaient diffuser. Elles ne pouvaient pas passer tous les hits internationaux, ce qui laissait de la place aux artistes français pour promouvoir leur propre version.