What could the 1990 dance hit “Groove Is in the Heart” possibly have to do with video games? It’s kind of a weird story, involving the Sega series Space Channel 5 and — in the context of this episode — diversions into Herbie Hancock and the Edgar Winter Group. The fifth installment of my series on VGM and mainstream pop looks at how Sega imposed a major game over on the cult pulp icon Lady Miss Kier.
Listen to all VGM+POP episodes: https://s...
What could the 1990 dance hit “Groove Is in the Heart” possibly have to do with video games? It’s kind of a weird story, involving the Sega series Space Channel 5 and — in the context of this episode — diversions into Herbie Hancock and the Edgar Winter Group. The fifth installment of my series on VGM and mainstream pop looks at how Sega imposed a major game over on the cult pulp icon Lady Miss Kier.
Listen to all VGM+POP episodes: https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/playlist-vgm-pop-music-singing-mountain
An excellent, comprehensive article about the Miss Kier-Space Channel 5 lawsuit: http://www.sega-16.com/2018/04/sega-firsts-ulala-goes-to-court/
Track listing:
0:18: Groove Is in the Heart / Edwin van Santen
3:26: Groove Is in the Heart / Deee-Lite
5:56: Bring Down the Birds / Herbie Hancock
6:37: Blank TV (Ulala Support Chant) / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
8:04: Mexican Flyer / Ken Woodman and His Picadilly Brass
10:40: Pala Paya (Lounge Music) / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
13:17: Pussycat Meow / Deee-Lite
13:52: Ulala’s Dance 100 / Space Channel 5: Part Two / Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi and Tomoya Ohtani
14:13: Mororian’s Base (Strange Path) / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
15:38: Spaceship Trapped in the Galaxy / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
16:25: Mororina the Elegant Crowd / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
19:23: Coco Tapioca, the Huge Dancer / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
23:03: Evila: Attack of the Perfect Reporter / Space Channel 5 / Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
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