Thea "Queen of Clubs" Spreads Disco Love ...and Freemasons Bring the House Down!

"Disco was too great,

and too much fun,

to be gone forever!

It's got to come back someday.

I just hope it will be

in our own lifetimes."

- THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (1998)

I'm Thea Queen aka "Speedy"

aka "Thea Queen of Clubs."

As you recall I'm Oliver Queen's kid sister
on the superhero television series Arrow.

You might remember my first rave in 2016 on Shady Dell Music & Memories.
Today I'm back to bring you a special rave featuring wall-to-wall disco.
The password to get in is Travolta, but don't be fooled. This isn't the
Saturday Night Fever stuff your granddaddy danced to. It's disco
of the 21st century - EDM - electronic dance music categorized
as Disco House. I'll be spinning a continuous mix of modern
disco ditties to keep you busy boogieing out on the floor.

READY FOR SOME DISCO LOVE ?

The English DJ duo of Russell Small and James

Wiltshire, better known as Freemasons, are

leaders of the 21st century Disco House

movement. They named their act after the

Freemasons Tavern, a favorite 19th century

Brighton pub. Freemasons produce dance

records with lead vocals by guest singers

including the ladies you are about to meet.

Let's get the disco ball rolling and begin

my rave with Brit singer Amanda Wilson

and "Love On My Mind," a retro disco

song that made a run at the UK top 10

in 2005. If the melody and some of the

lyrics sound familiar, it's because the

song samples "This Time Baby," the

1979 disco hit by Jackie Moore. Hit the 

floor as Freemasons featuring Amanda

Wilson perform-- "Love On My Mind!"

"Love On My Mind" - Freemasons ft. Amanda Wilson
(June 2005, from Shakedown, Unmixed and Shakedown 2)

Next on my turntable, The Saturdays, a five member

English-Irish girl group with a long string of electro-

pop dance hits. In the summer of 2013 the Saturdays'

retro themed single "Disco Love," written and pro-

duced by Icelandic producers StopWaitGo, peaked

at #5 on the UK chart and reached the top 10 in

Scotland, Ireland and Hungary. Any day of the

week... if you like disco... you're gonna love

The Saturdays and-- "Disco Love!"

"Disco Love" (Wideboys Remix)
 - The Saturdays (Oct. 2013 single
from album Living For the Weekend)

START VIDEO AT 1:43 MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

Let's make a seamless segue to another cool classic

by Freemasons. "When You Touch Me" is a UK

dance floor filler that also reached #3 on the

chart in Belgium. This 'Masons mix features

the vocals of English dance music diva

Katherine Ellis. As you are about to

discover, the excitement meter is

pegged-- "When You Touch Me!"

"When You Touch Me" - Freemasons
feat. Katherine Ellis (June 2008 single
from Oct. 2007 album Unmixed)

START PLAYING VIDEO
AT 52 SEC. MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

Haven't stopped dancin' yet... and now let's turn

a double play with two Freemasons singles in a row.

"Watchin'" is a remake of "It's Over Now," recorded

in 1998 by Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox.

Once again the lead vocals come from the

powerful pipes of English thrush Amanda

Wilson. Released in 2006, "Watchin'"

shot to #1 on the U.S. Dance Club

chart. Let's hit the floor like

never before as Amanda

performs-- "Watchin'!"

"Watchin" - Freemasons ft. Amanda Wilson
Feb./Mar. 2006, highest chart pos.
#1 Hot Dance Club)

START VIDEO AT 22 SEC. MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

Did I say double play? How about a Freemasons

triple play with another great disco record by the

house production duo, another track from their

second album Unmixed and another exciting

performance by guest vocalist Amanda Wilson.

Singing a song derived from Donna Summer's

smash hit "I Feel Love," Amanda gives us--

"I Feel Like!"

"I Feel Like" - Freemasons
featuring Amanda Wilson

Factor23 Remix Redux Ver.
(from Oct. 2007 album Unmixed)

START VIDEO AT 3:26 MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

Holy cow - it's a Freemasons quadruple play! In 2007

UK singer Bailey Tzuke sang lead on a reworking of

"Univited," a 1998 hit for Canadian rocker Alanis

Morissette. Moody, mysterious and hauntingly

beautiful, "Uninvited" gets under your skin.

Set to a driving beat by Freemasons, the

updated single was a dance club hit in

the UK and across Europe. You are

cordially uninvited to click at the

22 sec. mark and be swept away

by-- Bailey Tzuke!

"Uninvited" - Freemasons ft. Bailey Tzuke

(Oct. 2007, highest chart pos. #8 UK,
 #5 Netherlands,#2 Belgium, from
Oct. 2007 album Unmixed and
June 2009 album Shakedown 2)

START VIDEO AT 22 SEC. MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

Last call for alcohol and the last dance of my Disco Love

rave party. In the 1990s this Brit bird fronted an indie

rock band. In the 2000s, as a solo artist, she became

popular for her dance-pop, disco and nu-disco record.

"Murder On the Dancefloor," a single from her 2001

debut album Read My Lips, was an international hit,

the most played song in Europe the following year.

Jump to the 50 sec. mark of the vid and celebrate

the endless summer of eternal youth with--

Miss Sophie Ellis-Bextor!

"Murder On the Dancefloor" (Remix)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Dec. 2001 single,
unreleased in U.S., highest chart pos.

#1 Poland, #2 UK, New Zealand, Ireland,
Norway, Hungary, from Aug. 2001
album Read My Lips)

START VIDEO AT 50 SEC. MARK!
(Thea's Crossfade/Mix Point)

"Disco will never be over.

It will always live

in our minds and hearts."

- THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (1998)

I hope you enjoyed the Disco Love I spread at

Thea's Rave No. 2.

This is Thea "Queen of Clubs"

saying goodbye for now.

Be sure to catch me on Arrow

now playing on The CW and Netflix,

and I'll be back soon with more def dance ditties

here at Shady's Place Music & Memories.

See ya!