Eddy’s 80s Funky Christmas Grooves

Let’s dance around the tree and have yourself a funky Christmas! 😊

S.O.S. by Oliver Cheatham was co-written and produced by Mud guitarist Rob Davis. When Mud started to work with producers and songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman in the mid-seventies, after years of struggling, the group had almost immediately success all over Europe with a string of glam rock hits, like Dynamite, Tigerfeet and The Cat Crept In. However, when the the decade came to a close, they were not able to compete with new genres, like disco, punk and new wave. After the band had split up, Rob Davis tried to set up a writing and producing duo with George Stanley Alexander. They had some results, especially with the band Liquid Gold in the mid-eighties. The success of What She's Got in the U.S. was a very good reason for Davis to change his music direction to pop and dance music. In 1988 he met Paul Oakenfold and teamed with him in a successful series of dance anthems. He co-wrote Spiller's smash Groove Jet (If This Ain't Love) and Kylie Minogue's universal hit Can't Get You Out Of My Head. These days Mud is mostly known for their Christmas classic Lonely This Christmas, which has been streamed over 23 million times on YouTube.

Let’s get into this 37th episode of Eddy’s Eighties Grooves! Next up is a new Smooth Sailing trip.

Tracklist:

The Whispers – Funky Christmas (1979)
Kwick – You're The Kind Of Girl I Like (1981)
Manhattans ‎– Let Your Love Come Down (1981)
David Bendeth ‎– Love Collect (1981)
Dave Valentin – Fantasy (1980)
Congress ‎– Neptune (1983)
10dB ‎– I Burn For You (1988)
Simon & Mc Queen ‎– Let's Get Into It (1983)
Advance – Take Me To The Top (1982)
Delegation ‎– Darlin' (I Think About You) (1979)
Jewel ‎– Paradise (1981)
J. Parker Band ‎– A Live Lady (1985)
Ish ‎– Don't Stop (1979)
Tom Hooker ‎– Talk With Your Body (1982)
Fonzi Thornton ‎– Beverly (1983)
Alfreda James & Billy Ray ‎– Back To Love (1983)
Evo ‎– Din-Don (1983)
Windjammer – I Thought It Was You (1985)
Toney Lee ‎– Night Lights (1985)
Oliver Cheatham ‎– S.O.S. (1985)
Christine Lewin ‎– It's A Secret (1986)