You Spin Me Round – Top of the Poppers | Dead or Alive Classic Cover (1985)

Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" as performed by Top of the Poppers, taken from Top of the Pops Vol. 92 (Hallmark Records, 1985) — the final volume in the main series after nearly two decades and 92 albums of British budget covers. The original is one of the most significant singles in UK pop history. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there — and it was the first ever UK number one for production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. The same team would go on to define British pop for the rest of the decade with Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Bananarama. Without this record, that entire empire doesn't exist. Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" as performed by Top of the Poppers, taken from Top of the Pops Vol. 92 (Hallmark Records, 1985) — the final volume in the main series after nearly two decades and 92 albums of British budget covers. The original is one of the most significant singles in UK pop history. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there — and it was the first ever UK number one for production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. The same team would go on to define British pop for the rest of the decade with Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Bananarama. Without this record, that entire empire doesn't exist. The Top of the Poppers version captures the track at the peak of its chart run — the pulsing Hi-NRG synths, the relentless energy, the sheer audacity of it. For a generation of British listeners, this was the album version. This was how you played it at home. Images used in this video by the following: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationye... http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzimo/... 🎵 Stream: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3FkKza... Pickwick: [https://www.pickwickgroup.com/] #TopOfThePoppers #YouSpinMeRound #DeadOrAlive #DeadOrAliveCover #TopOfThePops #HallmarkRecords #Pickwick #StockAitkenWaterman #SAW #PeteBurns #1985Music #80sPop #HiNRG #SynthPop #DancePop #BritishPop #ClassicCovers #BritishNostalgia #80sMusic #CoverSongs #VintagePop #Youthquake #80sDance #ClassicDance #PWL #KylieMinogue #RickAstley #80sHits #TimelessMusic #DanceClassics