Grace Jones ~ Slave To The Rhythm 1985 Funky Purrfection Version

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The Big80's theme carries on with 1985 and Grace Jones! Back in the late 90's I was in Detroit and Grace Jones came to town playing a large local club. It was a great show cut short because Grace got into this liplock with another woman and it was like we all disappeared except those two. Anyway, it was a good show and I left happy. Grace has been a slave to the rhythm of dance music since disco embraced her "I Need A Man" and followed that trend throughout her career with various producers and varying degrees of success. One of her finest moments is this one the Trevor Horn produced "Slave To The Rhythm" from the album of the same title, becoming her second disco chart topper. Supported by a visually stunning video and edgy artwork, it is no wonder it became as popular as it did. Trevor Horn produced the crystal clear funk tune which was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Horn. The concept album featured radically different versions of the same song. Little known fact, "Slave To The Rhythm" was conceived as a follow up for Frankie Goes To Hollywood, but Horn thought that Jones would be better suited and gave it to her. It is Grace Jones most popular pop single over "La Vie En Rose", "I Need A Man" and "Pull Up To The Bumper". Her acting accomplishments cannot be ignored and they made her a larger than life figure that fed her recording image as a tough, I'm gonna kick your ass if you screw with me attitude, with a sly and incisive humor. There are David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) guitar samples throughout, and Luis, the husband of singer Linda Jardim (Video Killed The Radio Star) and Ian McShane providing banter between songs. Looks like Horn developed a family from day one when he and Wooley completed "Video Killed The Radio Star".
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Funky