Bobby Orlando is three things: a homophobe, a misogynist, and a great one-trick pony. His songs all sound the same, but his trick is an amazing one — it is an insistent, fun, driving synth beat that ties the line between disco and techno while never, never forgetting that pop is the name of the game.
Nothing gets me in the mood to dance like these songs — they are so good at what they do that even at 2AM in the middle of the week, I am gyrating inappropriately in my own bedroom while folding laundry. I long, long long long, for the chance to hear these in a bigger room, with a bigger audience, amongst my greater set of friends. I deserve a dance party after all these years going it alone.
So here’s a mini mixtape of Bobby O’s best songs. Click below to start:
- HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS LEARN 2 DANCE
- BIG ROCKS FROM YR VOLCANOOO!
- SPIES ARE OUT 2 GET YOU
- COULD A GIRL LIKE U AND A GUY LIKE ME EVER BE?
- U TOOK MY LOVE U TOOK MY LOVE U TOOK MY LOVE
- P-A-SS-I-O-N
- WHICH DO U CHOOSE A HARD OR SOFT OPTION?
actual track listings: Bobby Orlando — How To Pick Up Girls, Waterfront Home — Teenage Girl In Love, Roni Griffith — Spys, Bobby Orlando — German Girl, The Flirts — Helpless (You Took My Love), The Flirts — Passion, Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls (Original Mix)
