Eurodisco

'Brother Louie Louie Louie....' I remember those early eurodisco days of the mid-eighties. Modern Talking, C.C.Catch, Lou Sern, Blue System, Michael Fortunati, Gazebo, Bad Boys Blue, Silent Circle, and lots lots more. Those were the days when Far East Plaza were filled with shops and stalls selling cassette compilations of these artistes. (Before the copyright laws were in place and thus, they were not 'illegal' then.) Those were the days of the tea-dances at the Warehouse at Havelock Road. The days of bengs in rainbow-coloured shirts and baggy pants and lians in furry tube tops (remember those?). I am certainly curious as I have not had the opportunity to venture into the dark confines of the discotheques of that era.

Of course, those pre-dates the 'eurodance' of the early nineties where you have 2Unlimited, Haddaway, Captain Hollywood Project, Culture Beat, Ace of Base and others. This time, the trendy spot was Fire disco at the seedy Orchard Plaza. It was, of course, the place where NS boys congregate during the weekends.

How swiftly time flies. It's 2005 and now there is another set of fresh-faced Eurodance artistes. 'Atlantis is calling, SOS for love...'

Addendum

Actually, that image of bengs is not too accurate. There were two types in the eighties. The first would be the type who spots a mullet, wears a sports jacket with upturned collar and shoulder pads, baggy pants and leather shoes. The second would be one who has a hair band with his mullet, tight sleeveless T-shirt, tight Levi's jeans, rolled at the bottom to expose the white socks and a pair of Nike sneakers. Yes, they would have the gold bracelet and chain. The long fingernail on the small finger only came with the bengs in the nineties.

For bengs, I think the version in the seventies would be the sum-sengs with their John Travolta look. Permed hair, large collars, unbuttoned shirt, gold chain and bracelet, Rolex, bellbottoms, platform shoes. A different world altogether.

Well, maybe, I will draw all three types mentioned here in the near future. Heheheh.