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Club song

Posted:
Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:10 am
by Dave
Nothing better than hearing an old favorite after many years. Yesterday I heard "I Beg Your Pardon" from Kon Kan, but now it's got me thinking of another club song from around the same time. This is embarrassing because I don't know what they're saying. Something like:
da-da-da-da jestro(?)
da-da-da-da jestro
get it on
I bet it's cream puff for some of you mavens. Thanks.
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And the man at the back said "everyone attack" and it turned into a ballroom blitz

Posted:
Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:42 am
by Dave
Nothing yet? Come on you mavens. It was a relatively popular song in the clubs. If it helps, I remember hearing Ledernacken "AMOK" and Afrika Bambaata/Johnny Lydon "World Destruction" during roughly the same time.
However, this song may have been mo

Posted:
Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:28 am
by Dave
So I spent hours last night trying to find this song stuck in my head. I scoured this site and AMG. Thought I had it with Grandmaster Flash but no, wide left. Thought I had it with Din Daa Daa but no, wide right.
I know what I gave was not much to g

Posted:
Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:30 pm
by Vital22
I think it was "on the left Joe"
I heard in a club in NYC Spring 1984.
I don't know who or proper title.

Posted:
Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:58 am
by Dave
Thanks Vital! So that's it - "on the left Joe".
But despite additional reseach, I'm still coming up empty handed on the songname and artist. Oh well.
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And the man at the back said "everyone attack"

Posted:
Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:15 am
by thefxc
I think I have it!
The song you're looking for is "Set It Off" by Strafe.
"Let's get this party started...quickly!"
--fxc

Posted:
Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:15 am
by Vital22
That's It!!!
I have been trying to figure this one out for a long time.
Thank You
Between the three of us we got it.
It's pretty funny what we thought the lyrics were.
I like Pesto particularly. I think "left" is the only word I got Right
Any

Posted:
Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:36 am
by retroman
I thought it was "on the left, ya'll".

Posted:
Tue Dec 09, 2003 9:59 am
by Dave
Ha ha ha... I knew my clues were crap.
Maven award goes to thefxc with an assist to Vital22! Thanks - I can now sleep again.
Strafe – Set it Off (1984)
Y’all want this party started, right? (sounds like Queen Latifah)
Y’all want this party star