Cheesy gay club cult classic?

**phrankie** · July 30th, 2005, 01:45 PM

Me again...

I don't know about the rest of you, but in my clubbing days there was always a cheesy/novelty pop track (usually a 7")that the DJ would stick on towards the end of the night, and so by default became a bit of a cult classic...some examples spring to mind for me...

"Let It Swing" by Bobbysocks
"The Chosen Few" and "Wanted" by The Dooleys
"I'm In The Mood For Dancing" by The Nolans

etc, etc....

Any of you have examples, or was it just a Birmingham thing, lol? :D

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 02:31 PM

Love Unlimited - It May Be Winter Outside
Nina Simone - My baby Just Cares For Me (Suddenly that one charted again in the 80s)

**phrankie** · July 30th, 2005, 04:52 PM

Good grief, those two are too cool to be cheesy! lol :D

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 05:55 PM

My old local gay club in Stoke used to play 'Round The Old Camp Fire' by Foo Foo Lamarr at the end of the night & the bouncer Cynthia (a man!) did a little dance to it & everyone would join in (is it any wonder I moved to manchester? :-?

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**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 05:57 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

My old local gay club in Stoke used to play 'Round The Old Camp Fire' by Foo Foo Lamarr at the end of the night & the bouncer Cynthia (a man!) did a little dance to it & everyone would join in (is it any wonder I moved to manchester? :-?

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Would that be The Excalibur by any chance?

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:01 PM

Yes that's the one Bolly. It had different names over the years but it was best when it was the excalibur & owned by Bob & Ray. They used Roy Stanier as DJ & he was brilliant IMO.

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:02 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

Yes that's the one Bolly. It had different names over the years but it was best when it was the excalibur & owned by Bob & Ray. They used Roy Stanier as DJ & he was brilliant IMO.

I only went the once - we used to stick a pin in a map on a saturday night and find the nearest gay club. Ended up in Bristol on night!

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:05 PM

I used to be like that; in the late 80s & early 90s I'd travel miles to different clubs but these days I don't even go down the road to Manchester, let alone anywhere else! (it's either my age or just that clubs are useless these days! :lol: )

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:07 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

I used to be like that; in the late 80s & early 90s I'd travel miles to different clubs but these days I don't even go down the road to Manchester, let alone anywhere else! (it's either my age or just that clubs are useless these days! :lol: )

It's definitely the clubs - I don't go into 'Disneyland Manchester' unless forced

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:08 PM

Originally Written by Bolly

'Disneyland Manchester'

:lol:

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:10 PM

I always used to laugh at Silk n Steel - Don't Talk To Strangers the line 'Don't ever fool around and get caught with your knickers down...' used to crease me

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:19 PM

That's really spooky 'cos I've just been listening to that Silk & Steel track tonight. Have we entered the twilight zone? :-?

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:20 PM

Originally Written by SandraDee

That's really spooky 'cos I've just been listening to that Silk & Steel track tonight. Have we entered the twilight zone? :-?

trippy very trippy - we could be long lost twins - i guess we'll find out when we meet up later in the week

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:24 PM

Seperated at birth!? :-? When we meet it'll be just like 'Surprise,Surprise' where those long-lost relatives meet for the 1st time in years.

Neil can be Cilla.(now that will be a shock to him!) :o

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:26 PM

the other reason is you could be the guy who robbed my entire collection out of my car in bradford in 1989.... lol

**SandraDee** · July 30th, 2005, 06:28 PM

Never been to Bradford, honest guv. :(

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 06:29 PM

twins is the only other option then!

**Davicillo** · July 31st, 2005, 10:47 AM

Here's a few which various clubs i've been to played;

Theme from Stingray
Theme from 'Stop the pigeon' Love that one! LOL
Lonely goatherd! (SOM)
O superman - Laurie Anderson. That got rid of people!!!

**Energyguy** · July 31st, 2005, 10:59 AM

Originally Written by SandraDee

That's really spooky 'cos I've just been listening to that Silk & Steel track tonight. Have we entered the twilight zone? :-?

:lol: :lol: Love it !! Love it !!!

**marmite7** · July 31st, 2005, 01:55 PM

Surely no-one can beat The Broads - Sing Sing Sing as pure unadulterated cheese! ;)

**phrankie** · July 31st, 2005, 02:58 PM

do do, wah wah, everybody sing!!! lol :D

**westernplumber** · October 9th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Well I still go to the former Excalibur in Stoke, it's now called The Club, still a gay club of sorts but Saturdays sees a straight DJ who likes to play 'Children of the Night" by Happy Hardcore as a last song. No gay anthems at all, mainly R&B for the str8 girls who dance round their handbags in their fab 'gay theme' bar....Nice to know us gays are there to be stared at....

**SandraDee** · October 10th, 2005, 06:05 PM

Originally Written by westernplumber

Nice to know us gays are there to be stared at....

Oh tell me about it. It's the same in the Manchester 'gay' village. You feel like you're there to provide entertainment for the straight couples & hen parties. :evil:

**totoman** · October 14th, 2005, 07:44 AM

[My old local gay club in Stoke used to play 'Round The Old Camp Fire' by Foo Foo Lamarr at the end of the night & the bouncer Cynthia (a man!) did a little dance to it & everyone would join in (is it any wonder I moved to manchester? ]

That brought back a lot of memories. I bet if they put the record on you could do all the movements too, even though you fled to Manchester. I'm pretty sure I could.

Yes Excalibur was good but I also liked it when they moved to that big shed across the road. Cynthia still did the record at the end for years. I got dragged up on stage once to do it because I was moving away to college the next day (I was set up).

I can't remember wher it was done (if it was Stoke or Manchester) but where did they do the Court of King Caracticus (is that how it was spelt)? That was all hand movements that had everbody going.

toto

PS - do you remember when they used to sell cassettes with the latest tunes mixed. I think they originated from Birmingham and they would be sold at the Excalibur at a little record bar (I recall a quick trawl through the reocrds whilst holding a vodka in one hand was compulsory for me). I found a load of those cassettes a couple of weeks ago when I was sorting out my flood. They seem to be late 80s. lots of SAW etc.