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<a href="http://retrocity.bandcamp.com/album/totally-80s-a-cappella">Broken Wings by Retrocity</a>

Music

Music: what we do

Repertoire List, Brought To You By A Mini-FAQ:

Do you guys perform [X] song? What about [Y]? Have a peek at our entire repertoire list and find out. Some of these tunes have been retired indefinitely, and trust us, you're glad about that.

Why do you do [this song] but not [that song]? Well, a couple of reasons. Essentially, some songs just don't translate well to vocals-only. A repetitious beat can be awesome on the dance floor, but can be really boring for both singers and audience when we try it a cappella. Sometimes in those instances we rely on medleys to bring you the best bits of songs that would run out of steam after the one-minute mark! In other cases, some 80s tunes are great fun, but extremely minimalist. There's just not enough meat in the song to make an interesting four minutes of a cappella. (And yet, 'When Doves Cry' has no bassline, and it's one of our most popular tunes. Weird.) It's taken some experimenting to discover what works and what doesn't! Hopefully we've covered at least some of your faves.

RETRO REP LIST, OCT/05

AFRICA—TOTO

A-TEAM THEME

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY--QUEEN

BROKEN WINGS—MR. MISTER

CAN-CON MEDLEY

CELEBRATION—KOOL AND THE GANG

COSBY SHOW THEME

DANCE MEDLEY

DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES—PAUL SIMON

DON’T STOP BELIEVING—JOURNEY

DON’T WANT TO FALL IN LOVE—JANE CHILD

EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC—POLICE

FAMILY TIES THEME

FIGHT THE POWER—PUBLIC ENEMY

FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART—STING

GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS—PETER GABRIEL

HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN—EURYTHMICS

HUMAN NATURE—MICHAEL JACKSON

I FEEL FOR YOU—CHAKA KAHN

I WANT A NEW DRUG—HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

JANET JACKSON MEDLEY

KISS ON MY LIST—HALL & OATES

KYRIE—MR. MISTER

LEAVE IT--YES

LOVE SHACK—B52’S

LOVERBOY MEDLEY

MONSTER MEDLEY

MY GIRL—CHILLIWACK

NEW SONG—HOWARD JONES

NO ONE IS TO BLAME—HOWARD JONES

ONCE IN A LIFETIME—DAVID BYRNE

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK—MURRAY HEAD

OWNER OF A LONELY HEART—YES

THE REFLEX—DURAN DURAN

ROSANNA—TOTO

SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD--EAGLES

SEXUAL HEALING—MARVIN GAYE

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE—THOMAS DOLBY

SLOW DANCE MEDLEY

THE SEARCH IS OVER—SURVIVOR

SLEDGEHAMMER—PETER GABRIEL

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU—LEVEL 42

SQUEEZEDLEY

STEPPIN’ OUT—JOE JACKSON

(YOU’RE A) STRANGE ANIMAL—GOWAN

TIME AFTER TIME—CYNDI LAUPER

TURN IT ON AGAIN--GENESIS

UNDER PRESSURE—DAVID BOWIE, QUEEN

VALOTTE—JULIAN LENNON

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE—BON JOVI

WE BELONG—PAT BENATAR

WHAT A FEELING (FLASHDANCE)—IRENE CARA

WHEN DOVES CRY—PRINCE

WOULDN’T IT BE GOOD—NIK KERSHAW

WOULD I LIE TO YOU—EURYTHMICS

YOU CAN CALL ME AL—PAUL SIMON

WORD UP--CAMEO