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Kevin's enjoyment-themed Desert Island Disco

"All of these songs are about enjoyment.â€

Kevin is from Rowley Regis, near Birmingham.

He told us:

“I love music and always tap to the beat of any song, I think I fidget to a rhythm. I played keyboards in a covers band for almost 30 years. We played mostly in social clubs but also parties and weddings. I pretty much arranged all the songs we did. I was always listening to any song to see if we could cover it. However, sometimes I can be too analytical rather than just enjoying music for what it is. All of these songs are about enjoyment.â€

Featuring:
• The Players Association – Turn The Music Up
• Fingerprintz – The Beat Escape
• Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String
• Incognito feat. Jocelyn Brown – Always There
• The Ones – Flawless
• Daft Punk – Get Lucky

The Players Association – Turn The Music Up: “A disco record with a difference. I loved the rhythm guitar track and the brass on this song, the brass seems more South American than the usual disco songs of that time.â€

Fingerprintz – The Beat Escape: “I picked up on this from a compilation cassette from a music magazine back in the day.â€

Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String: “From about 1982 to 1986, soul and dance music filled a big chunk of my musical tastes. This was my clubbing era when me and some friends would go to Christopher's American 2 in Kingswinford and hear British Soul and Pop and some new US records which weren't being played elsewhere. It was great to have a British soul band like Loose Ends making great music. I loved the Nick Martinelli production. This was also a golden era for Jam and Lewis productions, the sound that became even more well-known later on Janet Jackson albums.â€

The Ones – Flawless: “I heard Sara Cox play this on a Radio 1 show and immediately fell in love with it."

Incognito – Always There: "I can't say I'm a massive jazz fan but I always give it a listen. This has a fantastic feel good vibe and guaranteed to make me smile no matter what.â€

Daft Punk – Get Lucky: “It's just one if the best pop songs of the decade. I'm a massive fan of Nile Rodgers, his guitar work is second to none.â€

FULL LIST:
• The Ones – Flawless
• Was (Not Was) – Out Come The Freaks
• Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove
• Donna Summer – I Feel Love
• The Players Association – Turn The Music Up
• Spiller/Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Groovejet
• Daft Punk/Pharrell – Get Lucky
• Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String
• Maze – Twilight
• Simple Minds – I Travel
• The B-52s – Love Shack
• Fingerprintz – The Beat Escape
• Change – The Glow Of Love
• Incognito – Always There
• Scritti Politti – Absolute
• Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground (Metro Mix)
• Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At?
• Shapeshifters – Lola’s Theme

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