Year In Dance 2001 Volume 4 | Top Dance Songs of 2001 - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

Well, it looks like whatever I was supposed to get done has yet again been put off till Monday.  While the temps are pretty acceptable here in the ATL, we've had rain since Tuesday and it doesn't appear to be letting up until Sunday.  In fact, it's been raining steadily here all damn day.  Personally, I'm not a big fan of rain, but I understand that Mother Nature requires it as much as the state of Georgia.  Then again, I'm sure it never occurred to all those brainiacs in the state government to take the federal assistance money and build multiple water reserves to prevent future droughts similar to what we went through two years ago.  We've got great highways already, though the city of Atlanta constantly needs repaving and upgrades to their old water system.  Regardless, Atlanta is not all of Georgia, so I think the first suggestion makes the most sense.  Instead, they'll continue to file federal lawsuits against all the surrounding states fighting for their share of the Chattahoochee River which supplies 70% of the water for northern Georgia.  Brilliant.  I digress.

Lucky for you guys (and gals), because I've got the fourth installment ready to go for your Saturday enjoyment.  As if the first three weren't enough, it just keeps getting better.  The first part of the mix starts off pretty dark and progressive with the now classic collaboration between the Pet Shop Boys and Peter Rauhofer "Break 4 Love" running through such giants as Ben Shaw (So Strong), New Order (Crystal) and Dido's massive "Thank You".  Ultimately, it breaks into one of the all-time house classics by Kings of Tomorrow "Finally" which has since been re-worked from every possible angle since it's initial release.  Of course, we also have the gargantuan anthem by Rosabel and Jennifer Holiday "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" which she originally sang in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" and was revived on the heels of the 2006 movie by the same name starring Jennifer Hudson.  In fact, both versions were duking it out on the dance charts at the same time (not unlike this year's "Hide U" by Kosheen and Suzanne Palmer).  We also got to taste the nasty "You're the Worst Thing For Me" by Pusaka featuring Thea Austin.  A song where the protagonist keeps going back to her cheating boyfriend even though he's a piece of shit.   Vicki Shepard would one up her a year later in the potty mouth category.





 can't sleep at night, 'cause I'm losing my mind

and I'm outta my head 'cause you're fucking my friend

and I'm spending my cash, your depletin' my stash

I'm addicted to you, even though you're the worst thing for me



By the end of the year, Ceevox had pretty much taken over the floor with her massive "My Imagination".  With its serious pounding beats and gospel style vocalization this song was pretty inescapable anywhere you went.  Finally, I dropped in a personal favorite and definite floor filler by Missy Elliot "Get Ur Freak On".  While enjoying huge success at radio, her label wasn't quite up to marketing her to the "club crowd".  After this White Label bootleg came out, their tune changed by her next release.  As with all White Label bootlegs, they're generally not the best recordings in the world, namely because they are unauthorized.  I think I did a pretty decent job cleaning it up.  But I gotta tell ya, once this song was dropped, the floor just went crazy no matter how poor the quality.  It just goes to show that a good song is a good song even if it was being played back on 8-track.

That's it for today.  I haven't decided if I'm going to release the fifth and final mix for this edition yet.  It will contain a bunch of odds and ends that didn't work in any of the preceding mixes, plus a few alternate versions of songs already used.  I'll just have to wait and see how it comes out before I make up m...

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