What's the first house song you remember?

[born2disco]

Farley Jackmaster Funk 'Love Can't Turn Around'.... 1986 I think.

[QUINNY]

House definitely started in '86 and here'e a few of the early ones for me.
RAZE - JACK THE GROOVE
RAZE - LET THE MUSIC MOVE YOU
CLEAVAGE - BARAH (one of my faves)
PRIVATE POSSESSION - THIS TIME (Garage or House, I don't think the lines of demarkation had been firmly drawn at this time?)
SADIE NINE - LET'S WORK IT OUT (not true house, but had lots of elements for me)
J M SILK - LET THE MUSIC TAKE CONTROL
HOME WRECKERS - JACKIN'
THE INCREDIBLE MR. FREEZE - BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
RAWW - DON'T YOU TRY IT - (had some elements)
WALLY JUMP JUNIOR and the CRIMINAL ELEMENT - JUMP BACK
NITRO DELUXE - THIS BRUTAL HOUSE.

There's others that I don't have to hand.

[zeca azevedo]

Hey,

what about "A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME" by Luther Vandross? :lol:


zeca azevedo, always writing silly things

[markydefad]

My first "house" song?

Well, I guess it was either Rosemary Clooney's "This Old House" or "Come-on-a My House". :lol: We're talking the 1950's here, kidz. ......

Several decades before Luther Vandross, Zeca. (But , thanks for letting me steal from your "idea")........ Actually, "A House Is Not A Home" was from a circa 1964 film of the same name starring Shelley Winters as "Madam" Polly Adler. It was about a brothel, kidz. Brook Benton actually sang the song in the film; Bacharach/David's main pet protege, Miss Dionne Warwick recorded it shortly thereafter.

Yeah, I'm an old bag of gas. :roll:

[Nano]

I don't really remember the first "house" song. Just wanted to tell you tomorrow night there's a big Creamfields feast here in Buenos Aires. Due to the crisis there's not so many & big international names, but seems pretty nice anyway (I'm not going: the ticket is pretty expensive). One of the stars is DJ Frankie Knuckles, dubbed here in the press as the starter or "father" of house music, due to his work in a Chicago club called The Warehouse, if I remember well...
Would you subscribe this statement?

[zeca azevedo]

Originally Posted by markydefad

My first "house" song?

Well, I guess it was either Rosemary Clooney's "This Old House" or "Come-on-a My House". :lol: We're talking the 1950's here, kidz. ......

Several decades before Luther Vandross, Zeca. (But , thanks for letting me steal from your "idea")........ Actually, "A House Is Not A Home" was from a circa 1964 film of the same name starring Shelley Winters as "Madam" Polly Adler. It was about a brothel, kidz. Brook Benton actually sang the song in the film; Bacharach/David's main pet protege, Miss Dionne Warwick recorded it shortly thereafter.

Yeah, I'm an old bag of gas. :roll:

Hey Marky,

ssshhhh, I'm trying to hide my age here :roll: I'm too young to remember 50's songs :lol: :lol: :lol:

zeca azevedo, ageing without grace and elegance :lol:

[BLAME-MY-PECS]

Well, my personal opinion about what made the transition between Disco/Funk/electro and what in the future was going to have a major impact in the Dance music world under the name of "house" were tracks like "Trapped" by Colonel Abrahams (1985), the use of the synth, the use of rolling snare, the incessant hi hats,and the "four to the floor" tempo, were all elements that were going to be characteristic of the future (and so-called official) chicago House track like "Jack your body" by JM Silk and "Love can't turn around" by Farley Jackmaster Funk.

[DanceMan]

As I stated on here awhile back, the first House Record that my parents bought me was Jody Miller's "Queen of The House."

Actually, I liked a few of the songs mentioned above...maybe about 4 or 5 of them total....(I'm Ready;" "Blue Mercedes" "Good Life," and "Trapped." (very Teddy P).....when I first heard the term House...i ran for the Garage...and then ran for the Basement Tapes and now I am awaiting for Attic music to hit these shores....

honestly....most of these musical styles :roll: do nothing for me and that is all I have to say on the subject.

btw, the song mentioned, "You Used To Hold Me" was that the one by Thelma Houston? or was hers' "You Used To Hold Me So Tight?" (TH one I liked.)

[BLAME-MY-PECS]

HEW!! We're running too fast!! "You used to Hold me" was a hit for Thelma Houston in 1984, the above mentioned "You used to Hold me" is a classic House Anthem by Ralphi Rosario featuring Xaviera Gold (one of the most sampled acapella EVER) originally released on the Chicago Indipendent label Hot Mix 5 in 1987.

[John365]

The first two House trax I heard were Wired-To the beat
of the drum and M.T.R-The walk. In 1985.
They were on a tape I've got from a local radio station.
At first I did'nt know it was House music,because I've
never heard of it.And it took me a while to get used to it because it was so minimal and I missed the melodies I was used to hear in my Disco and Italo records.
That ''Wired-To the beat of the drum'' is still one of my alltime favorite House trax.

[Sami M]

I was very active in buying records at the late eighties. I guess the first house songs I heard off and that made me realize there's something interesting and new going on were that bloody Jack your body and the blood seezing Love Can't Turn Around. I also liked very much Trapped by Colonel Abrahms. Those are the earliest. Hah, but soon they were followed by dozens of others :D

Pump Up The Volume by MARRS, French Kiss by Lil Louis and of course The S-Express, Beatmasters, Coldcut, Yazz, Electribe 101 stuff. Soon everything was only house. The best house songs that I still like are from that era. I think house as a genre hasn't improved since. I'm a Lover by Kym Mazelle and Respect by Adeva are still amongst the best.

Oh yeah, I too remember seeing that Love' Can't Turn Around live performance on tv (Super or Sky Channel). Hell, that was a hot performance! And he wasn't acctually a thin man nor very young!

[hoellihozb]

just to name a few...

maw and india "you should be loving me"
kerri chandler "inpiration"
todd edwards "when the music stops" _
st germain "alabama blues" edwards mix
dennis ferrer "ghetto diskothek building"
blaze "so thankful"


+i love all other stuffe from these guys

[hoellihozb]

oh, i have the read the "best" housesong. 8)

Thats quite difficult.
Marshall Jeffersons "Move your body"

[Giovanni]

Originally Posted by BLAME-MY-PECS

a major impact in the Dance music world under the name of "house" were tracks like "Trapped" by Colonel Abrahams (1985)

I absolutely agree!!!!! It was 85 and this was not called house. Enormous influence came also from many italodisco records (Klein & MBO to name the most famous)

The first time I heard about "house" was in the summer of 86, when a DJ International compilation came out titled "The House Sound of Chicago".
Pillars of that summer were: Farley JackMaster Funk "Love can't turn around", Marshal Jefferson "Move your body", Chip E. "Like this", Can't remember now "Shadows of your love".

Two of the most influential pre-house disco tracks are:

Love de luxe: Here comes that sound again (LP version)
Dan Hartman: Relight my fire (progressive instrumental remix)

[The Lord of Flatbush]

In my opinion, "The Music Got Me" - Visual was the first House Music record. It's one song which others doesn't talk about. Both versions Tony Humphries and Shep Pettibone mixes were great and should be commended for.