Jackie Robinson : MOVING LIKE A SUPERSTAR

[remicks]

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Something exciting has happened !!!

I’m getting dental work done in SF ….. and
No, that’s not the exciting part .

Going to Amoeba and scoring some 45’s there is

Including …… at last .......

currently : 22) MOVIN’ LIKE A SUPERSTAR – Jackie Robinson
(Ariola America 45/ 12" promo remix 4:25) (11 points/ F)
12 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #32 (+10) .

Which has been the most successful top ten song on Marky’s current ongoing charts that I don’t have a clue about. ( Reached # 7 ) and is still charting over a run of three months … suggesting it must have something going for it … I've been watching it bounce around on the chart .... including dropping off and now returning .... with curious interest ...

now at last I’m going to get to hear it.8):D

I haven’t played it yet ……..so I’m wondering….anyone want to describe what I‘m about to hear ? What does MOVING LIKE A SUPERSTAR sound like ?



Here’s what I know from the 45 :
Ariola 1976 time: 3:34
RECORDED IN GERMANY

How little else do I know about this record ..?
Well, I’ve been thinking that Jackie Robinson was a guy …. ( As in the baseball player of the same name ) But its now occurring to me that this could be and probably is female vocal …. ? .....

Will I be delighted or disappointed? Prepare me !! I’ll wait and stare at this record for a week !! before playing it :roll::cry:


Remicks : MOVIN’ LIKE A SUPERSTAR by Jackie Robinson
sounds like ______________ !!!
It's one of the ________ disco records ever !!
I ______ it because ____________


thanks !! ........... :D


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It'd be fun to hear your prescreening input ! :D

[Disco Funk]

If it's the Jackie Robinson I know, she was a German singer not unlike Penny MacLean. In fact, her album 'I'm Different' featured the same German musicians as the Silver Convention/Penny MacLean stuff, like Dave King and Gary Unwin.

The only track of her's I've enjoyed is Pussyfooter because of the wicked drum break that's been sampled to death. The rest of the album was pretty bad. I don't recall Moving Like A Superstar being on the album.

Here's a couple of samplings of Pussyfooter:

http://sandbox.pair.com/sound/sbr503_pfooter.ram

http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF196621-01-02-03.mp3

Disco Funk

[Mixmachine]

If it's the Jackie Robinson I know, she was a German singer not unlike Penny MacLean. In fact, her album 'I'm Different' featured the same German musicians as the Silver Convention/Penny MacLean stuff, like Dave King and Gary Unwin.

Disco Funk

If she's the same girl In this cut she sounds more like Vickie sue to me.

http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/7093_0_2_0_C/

After probably about 30 years with out a spin I raided my old 7” stash…

Heavy bass with wah wah guitars over strong drums intro, followed by short strings sets and stabs , girly chorus “There you are, you’re moving like a superstar” then Jackie (female) follows up with the first verse starting off soft but belting it out during the last line..

“Tonight I see you dancing, just before my eyes,
your body is moving like a burning flame
You’re free as an angel, Flying in Paradise
But I’m so tired, and I just come undone” (followed by acoustic Piano solo bar)

….” girly “Superstar “ chorus again followed by the second different verse performed in the same fashion as the previous

“The music all around me, keeps you out of reach
And I’m sitting here like a big poor girls,
Baby, come inside me, trust my only wish
You know I get nervous and I sure come undone” (followed by string sets)

(change up) “I don’t care what people say
I’ll change (or show?) your life, a better way..”

then a nice short break follows including congas over girly “Na-na-na-nana” chorus chants and instrumentation built up , then the “Superstar “ chorus takes over with Jackie’s strong beltings over that as the song fades out.

I don’t think I own the extended 12” but the break would have been a prime candidate for expansion and a third verse couldn’t hurt either, She has a great strong voice, that adds to this song’s strong Big club “underground” feel, I’d bet this cut was a great treat in a loud club system BITD (don’t recall if I ever experience it), not a polished standard “Disco” number at all, certainly no trace of Silver Convention style anywhere.

[JussiK]

Isn't "Moving Like A Superstar" just about the very epitome of the Euro sound? I remember it still being massive in holiday destinations thru Europe during the summer of 1976. The track is indeed included on Jackie's album. The tune got covered by Amadeo, a thinner French (?) Demis Roussos-lookalike. His 10 minute version is way faster than the original, and kicks off with an excitedly shouted intro:" ...presenting... you...you..YOU! You, The Superstar!!" The instrumentation flies madly, the girl chorus chants like they should and Amadeo rants and raves for his money's worth, and had the atrocious quality of the pressings available been better I think many djs would have spinned Amadeo along with Jackie. There was a 12" realese but most of us seemed to have been stuck with the lp. There's a third version as well, called "Dancing Like A Superstar" by White Heat which retains the original's tempo of c 130 bpm but alters the chant and the strings a bit, with the girls going: "There, there you are, dancing, dancing like a superstar". The main vocal is male, and delivers spoken lines like" Tonight I'm going dancing...it's Saturday night..."etc.

[Mixmachine]

The tune got covered by Amadeo, a thinner French (?) Demis Roussos-lookalike. His 10 minute version is way faster than the original, and kicks off with an excitedly shouted intro:" ...presenting... you...you..YOU! You, The Superstar!!" The instrumentation flies madly, the girl chorus chants like they should and Amadeo rants and raves for his money's worth, and had the atrocious quality of the pressings available been better I think many djs would have spinned Amadeo along with Jackie. There was a 12" realese but most of us seemed to have been stuck with the lp.

Aha, I think I've got this 12", I'll dig it up from the wharehouse to double check, every time I read the tittle "moving like a superstar" on Marky's charts visions of a dark skin shirtless skinny guy with a Fu-Machu (sp) kind beard in the cover Pic comes to mind, would that be this Amadeo guy?

[the disco kid]

i love this song!

you're in for a treat when you play it. it's an underground favorite of mine and a whole group of my friends. it was on the LP "i'm different" and there is a 12" as well, and is far superior to "pussyfooter", "pussyfooter" only gained acclaim because of the break, not because of the song.

"there you are..."

[Mixmachine]

i love this song!

you're in for a treat when you play it. it's an underground favorite of mine and a whole group of my friends. it was on the LP "i'm different" and there is a 12" as well, and is far superior to "pussyfooter", "pussyfooter" only gained acclaim because of the break, not because of the song.

"there you are..."

Does the Album version has another verse? I love the way she sang them..

[JussiK]

visions of a dark skin shirtless skinny guy with a Fu-Machu (sp) kind beard in the cover Pic comes to mind, would that be this Amadeo guy?

That's Your Man!!! :-)

[the disco kid]

Does the Album version has another verse? I love the way she sang them..

no extra verse, but i nice break that builds back up to the chorus and then fades out timing on the 12" is 4:25. the LP version is 3:30

[remicks]

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Thanks for the intriguing feedback so far !!

I'm really encouraged ....was prepared to hear "That song sucks big time Remicks !!! "

as is typically the case with opinions around here.... :p:lol: ..... but so far it seems to be getting a passing grade !

Discofunk had me thinking along the lines of Penny McLean or Silver Convention which I thought could be the case too... since its a German production of that era ... ...which would've been fine ....LADY BUMP is very dear to me ( hey, its got spunk !! )


But, now Mixmachine is making it sound like its something else. More full , more lyrical ... faster ....

wahs wahs and heavy bass... ;) .... hey .... don't tell me this is one from the school of Isaac Hayes !! .....???........



I'm going to wait the week out to listen .. .. so more info /opinions are welcomed. I'm not even going to listen to that PUSSYFOOTER snip DF .....because I want this to come to me totally out of left field ....



thanks
remicks

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the discokid :

you're in for a treat when you play it.

[Disco Funk]

Everyone's been giving mad props to Moving Like A Superstar, so I'm going to have to dig it out and hear it again myself. I think there was another cut on the record that sounded pretty good, but I really only liked Pussyfooter because of the hip hop break.

Here's a website with a longer, 2 1/2 min sample of Pussyfooter (the Dimitri remix) if you want to hear the track again:

http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10871.html

Disco Funk

[Mixmachine]

That's Your Man!!! :-)

Ok, I got the Amadeo 12", he's not shirtless and is pictured with 2 girls, but has the ugly fu-manchu :lol:. This version released in 1977 is completly different to Jackies Robison's version, this is definetely Eurodisco sound, similar to Boney M stuff, the original is much better..

[remicks]

If she's the same girl In this cut she sounds more like Vickie sue to me.



“Tonight I see you dancing, just before my eyes,
your body is moving like a burning flame
You’re free as an angel, Flying in Paradise
But I’m so tired, and I just come undone” :icon_question:
(followed by acoustic Piano solo bar)

….” girly “Superstar “ chorus again followed by the second different verse performed in the same fashion as the previous

“The music all around me, keeps you out of reach
And I’m sitting here like a big poor girls, ........ :icon_question:
Baby, come inside me, trust my only wish :-o
You know I get nervous and I sure come undone” :icon_question:
(followed by string sets)

(change up) “I don’t care what people say
I’ll change (or show?) your life, a better way..”

I'm still very much looking forward to hearing this tune in a few days .....


A Vickie Sue Robinson styled vocal sounds good !!!

I have to admit these lyrics have me concerned though . ( You sure these are correct MM ? )


Boy, .......... and I thought LADY BUMP was a translation's mess !!:roll:


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[Mixmachine]

I'm still very much looking forward to hearing this tune in a few days .....


A Vickie Sue Robinson styled vocal sounds good !!!

I have to admit these lyrics have me concerned though . ( You sure these are correct MM ? )


Boy, .......... and I thought LADY BUMP was a translation's mess !!:roll:


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as far as I can tell, :roll:I listened to it many times, I know they don't make sense sometimes, but I though you 'd like the sleazy slant :p

listen to the freaking record , and get it over already!!!!:evil::p:p

[remicks]

listen to the freaking record , and get it over already!!!!:evil::p:p

:lol::lol::lol:

No , not yet ...I said I'd wait a week and I am very disciplined ....
It's right here within reach though ....

.as far as I can tell, :roll:I listened to it many times, I know they don't make sense sometimes, but I thought you 'd like the sleazy slant :p

Me ??? :-o I think you've got me confused with Videoskooter ....!!! :D:lol:

[Eclipse]

I always thought that the lyrics were composed by someone who wasn't originally an English speaker and so were a bit...twisted. Here's what I always thought I heard:

Tonight I see you dancing, just before my eyes,
your body's moving like a burning flame
You’re free as an angel, flying in Paradise
But I’m so tired, and I shout, "Come on down!”

The music all around me, keeps you out of reach
And I’m sitting here like a big fool girl
Baby, come beside me, it's just my only wish
You know I get nervous and I shout, "Come on now!”

..or maybe "come on down" again?

[markydefad]

remicks, you crack me up!!!!:razz:

you finally obtain a record you've mooned over for months and yet you refuse to play it til someone describes it to you??????:???:

I thought you were without a record player or something!!!!:cry:

But no you're just disciplining yourself!!!!:D PLAY IT FER CHRIST'S SAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and then burn it and send me a copy-cuz I've never heard it either!!)

[remicks]

remicks, you crack me up!!!!:razz:

you finally obtain a record you've mooned over for months and yet you refuse to play it til someone describes it to you??????:???:

no .....not " refuse " ..... more like "resist" .....I'm heightening my long awaited experience !!!:oops::lol:




............ 'n Marky , you sour puss ,

very suspicious .... you immediately suddenly dump it from half way up your chart ....

.... just as I at last have it !!! :razz::razz::razz::razz:



DROPPED OFF: (-14)

MOVIN' LIKE A SUPERSTAR - Jackie Robinson (was #22/ 12 weeks on the chart)


......;):icon_sad:



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[markydefad]

Hey, are you into that tantric-stuff too????

Delaying the "love explosion"????:razz::razz::razz: ("I think in just a minute there's gonna be a "love explosion" / The Moments "Sexy Mama")

Not me!!! Instant gratification takes tooooo long!!!!:-P:-P:-P

Hey 12 weeks is very respectable for a record a lot of us seem to NOT EVEN KNOW!!!!:sad::-P:-x:lol:

(NYC & LA dumped it several weeks ago; Jackie's been coasting on fumes from the hinterlands: Texas, etc.)

[remicks]

Hey, are you into that tantric-stuff too????

well, I never knew to call it anything special ..... (is that where the name TANTRA comes from ?? ) ...but, ya ... the
the "love explosion" thing .... is the anti-climax :-P:lol: !!!!

(NYC & LA dumped it several weeks ago; Jackie's been coasting on fumes from the hinterlands: Texas, etc.)

Well we know NYC screwed up lots of records' chartings ......
so this is a "big in Texas " sounding tune ......:icon_neutral::icon_neutral: ...hmmmm

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[markydefad]

The last charting was from Houston, Texas --then it's gone.....only to live on if you play your 45!!!!!:lol::lol::lol:

[thommy2458]

Remicks-Have you played it yet? I heard this in the clubs and
I thought it was Roberta Kelly! It definitely has that euro/german
sound-Georgio Moroder/Silver Convention thing happening.
It was a favorite 45 of mine,so when I found the 12" a few
months later I was excited.The break is extended/edited at
only a little over 4 minutes.Still enjoy this track-and you?
Thom

[remicks]

Remicks-Have you played it yet? I heard this in the clubs and
I thought it was Roberta Kelly! It definitely has that euro/german
sound-Georgio Moroder/Silver Convention thing happening.

No, I haven't played it yet ... . I'm waiting for the time to be right .... :roll::roll:....

Roberta Kelly ..... so now I should be expecting a Giorgio sound in this ......
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[Greg Wilson]

Some info on the UK release here:
http://www.discomusic.com/forums/dis...html#post92256

[Disco Funk]

I finally checked out Moving Like A Superstar from the I'm Different album. I still don't find it anything special. For me, it's all about Pussyfooter. I'm a beat head. I like disco breakdowns, but I also like syncopated, funky beats too, so the break in Pussyfooter is right up my alley. Plus it was a popular sample back in the late 80s, and I like the rap music from that period.

Disco Funk