THE NIGHT FEVER

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An original Danceteria drink ticket, early 1980s
Danceteria drink ticket, early 1980s - Gallery 98 ↗

A NIGHT AT

Danceteria

SOUNDED LIKE THIS

From documented accounts of Danceteria (1980–1986): interviews with resident DJs Mark Kamins and Johnny Dynell, Tim Lawrence's history Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983, and the bands who played its stages - plus the songs YouTube recognises in footage filmed inside the club. Some songs were named as played or born there, some are by acts who performed there live, and some stand in for artists the DJs are known to have mixed. Not one exact night.

Danceteria on A–Z →
♫ Spotify playlist33 ↗▶ YouTube playlist ↗

The songs 33 · in the order they came out

  1. EverybodyMadonna · 1982 · Played thereMark Kamins played her demo at the club; she first performed it there on 18 Dec 1982 · sources WK
  2. Planet RockAfrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force · 1982 · Played thereKamins names it among his Danceteria records; Bambaataa DJed there in March 1982 · sources KF
  3. Taj MahalJorge Ben · 1972 · Played thereKamins: "I'm famous for playing 'Taj Mahal'" · source K
  4. Ashes to AshesDavid Bowie · 1980 · Played thereIts video premiered at the club in summer 1980 · source L
  5. Jam HotJohnny Dynell · 1983 · Played thereDynell DJed there and says it was born at Danceteria · source J · Night Fever guest: Johnny Dynell →
  6. Smooth OperatorSade · 1984 · Performed there liveSade played their first US show there in 1983 · source S
  7. This Charming ManThe Smiths · 1983 · Performed there liveTheir US debut, New Year's Eve 1983 · source T
  8. CavernLiquid Liquid · 1983 · Performed there livesource K
  9. Konk PartyKonk · 1981 · Performed there livesource K
  10. Cool as Ice52nd Street · 1982 · Performed there liveThe band played two nights there to launch it · source N
  11. Annie, I'm Not Your DaddyKid Creole and the Coconuts · 1981 · Performed there livesource M
  12. It's Like ThatRun-DMC · 1983 · Performed there livesource M
  13. I Can't Live Without My RadioLL Cool J · 1985 · Performed there livesource M
  14. Girls Just Want to Have FunCyndi Lauper · 1983 · Performed there livesource M
  15. Whip ItDevo · 1980 · Performed there livesource L
  16. We Got the BeatThe Go-Go's · 1981 · Performed there livesource L
  17. To Hell with PovertyGang of Four · 1981 · Performed there livesource L
  18. CoolPylon · 1979 · Performed there livesources LK
  19. Fa Cé-LaThe Feelies · 1980 · Performed there livesource L
  20. Jukebox BabeAlan Vega · 1980 · Performed there livesource L
  21. Cold LifeMinistry · 1981 · Performed there livesource L
  22. Oye Como VaTito Puente · 1962 · Performed there livesource L
  23. Death DiscoPublic Image Ltd · 1979 · An artist the DJs playedsources LK
  24. Let's Start the DanceBohannon · 1978 · An artist the DJs playedsources LK
  25. WardanceKilling Joke · 1980 · An artist the DJs playedsource L
  26. I Feel Love (12")Donna Summer · 1977 · An artist the DJs playedsource L
  27. Rock LobsterThe B-52's · 1979 · An artist the DJs playedKamins: "I would play B-52's" · source K
  28. Blue MondayNew Order · 1983 · Played therePlays on New York Dance Stand, filmed at the club in 1983 (YouTube's song recognition) · source D
  29. Haunted House of RockWhodini · 1983 · Played therePlays on both New York Dance Stand shows filmed at the club in 1983 (YouTube's song recognition) · sources DE
  30. I Love YouYello · 1983 · Played therePlays on New York Dance Stand, filmed at the club in 1983 (YouTube's song recognition) · source D
  31. Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)The Flirts · 1982 · Played therePlays at Natasha's fashion show at the club in 1984 (YouTube's song recognition) · source X
  32. White WeddingBilly Idol · 1982 · Played therePlays at Natasha's fashion show at the club in 1984 (YouTube's song recognition) · source X
  33. Funkbox PartyThe Masterdon Committee · 1982 · Played thereA viewer identifies it in Nelson Sullivan's footage from inside the club · source V

On film 20 · inside the club, and songs named after it

  1. Rudolf Piper - Danceteria - 1983 Nickelodeon InterviewDanceteria on film
  2. New York Dance Stand from Danceteria (1983)Danceteria on film
  3. New York Dance Stand 1983 complete Danceteria episodeDanceteria on film
  4. Madonna - Everybody - Live at the DanceteriaDanceteria on film
  5. Danceteria - New York in the 80'sDanceteria on film
  6. Jim Fouratt Danceteria 1982Danceteria on film
  7. Danceteria, 1980s New York Clubbing | Kinolibrary x Nelson SullivanDanceteria on film
  8. Outside Danceteria, 1985 | Kinolibrary x Nelson SullivanDanceteria on film
  9. Queueing for Danceteria, 1980s home movie | KinolibraryDanceteria on film
  10. Danceteria by day, 1980s | KinolibraryDanceteria on film
  11. Christina's Show at DanceteriaDanceteria on film
  12. Christina & Andy Anderson Get Caricatures at DanceteriaDanceteria on film
  13. Natasha's fashion show at Danceteria, 1984Danceteria on film
  14. Danceteria and Pyramid Club 1984 backstage NYCDanceteria on film
  15. Of a Mesh: Live at Danceteria NYC 1980sDanceteria on film
  16. Danceteria television commercial 1984Danceteria on film
  17. Mark Kamins the legend (Danceteria)Danceteria on film
  18. Danceteria: The 1980s NYC Club That Made MadonnaDanceteria on film
  19. Madonna - DanceteriaDanceteria on film
  20. Soft Cell - DanceteriaDanceteria on film

Sources 13

▶ plays the video on the jukebox screen - or the song from Spotify when there’s no video · the pink letters open the source that puts the song in the club.
Take it with you: the Jukebox on Spotify ↗ and on YouTube ↗

Every song, record, band and sound that comes up in the interviews - the playlist of the night, Afterparty by Afterparty. The screen shows a different video every day. The jukebox fills itself from my episode indexes, so every new Afterparty adds its songs. Nothing is hosted here: Spotify and YouTube only load when you press play, and timestamps play the show’s own podcast feed. Take the whole lot with you as the Night Fever Afterparty Jukebox playlist on Spotify.