At #5 this week??there is what was perhaps the inevitable return to the chart of the Dead Or Alive classic 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)', as sung of course by the bizarre man/woman/beast hybrid that is Pete Burns.
One of the all-time great 80s pop records, the song was originally released at the end of 1984 and after an epic chart climb finally topped the chart in March 1985. It was famously the first ever Number One production for three producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman and they have often cited the success of the single for propelling them to stardom themselves.
Although they remained mainstays of the 80s Hi-NRG scene, 'You Spin Me Round' remains Dead Or Alive's one and only Top 10 hit. When told of the re-release, Pete Burns complained he was sick of the track - hardly surprising when you consider it was last in the charts as recently as two and half years ago, a remixed version making Number 23 in May 2003. | ??
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