Favorite 80's Dance Songs #9 - "American - Soviets"
@teamfreak16 (43612)
Denver, Colorado
April 13, 2017 4:18pm CST
I put this one together to get back to the decade with which I am most expert: the 80's, when alternative dance music ran rampant. We are at #9 in my Favorite 80's Dance Songs, "American - Soviets" by CCCP.
Led by Rasputin Stoy (vocalist Frank Schendler is currently the only other band member,) CCCP formed in Frankfurt, Germany as a synthpop act with aggressive industrial leanings (the band now classifies itself as industrial/EBM/electro/experimental, or "Depeche Mode meets Nitzer Ebb.")
1986's "American - Soviets" remains the group's most famous song, a Billboard hit (more than likely the Club chart,) and Top 75 in Germany.
But oh man, could this one pack a dancefloor! And it's still fun to this day. So much fun, in fact, that it remains the band's favorite song to play live.
And why not? This was pretty intense stuff in the 80's, and has held up quite nicely over time. I still enjoy giving it a listen every now and then.
(Info verified by Wikipedia, CCCP website)
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@FourWalls (86755)
• United States
15 Apr 17
Quite cool.
Something like this (title wise) reminds me of that Jerry Harrison/Bootsy Collins "Five Minutes" single. Of course, that was a dance song too.
"Five Minutes" by Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads), Bootsy Collins and producer Daniel Lazerus, released as Bonzo Goes to Washington. It was released on Sle...
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@FourWalls (86755)
• United States
15 Apr 17
@teamfreak16 -- that's what rabid fans are for: to pull out these little hidden nuggets. 
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@teamfreak16 (43612)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Apr 17
That's awesome. I remember the incident, but I've never heard that before.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 17
Old school industrial house. The group must be more underground cult because they didn't make it on alternative radio here. I never heard of them. You have a knack for knowing these groups.
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@teamfreak16 (43612)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Apr 17
In this case, I stormed the DJ booth and asked who it was. Big club hit.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Apr 17
Wow, I didn't know this song! How did that happen? Thanks for the introduction.
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