Wednesday, 10 August 2022

Ghostbusterz [2022] - Hangin' On A String [Mastermix Records]


Another producer(s) plundering the 80s, this time the 'victim' is UK trio Loose Ends' biggest hit "Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)" which reached #13 on UK pop chart and #1 US R&B chart (#43 Hot 100) in 1985. I was surprised to discover that they had another three US R&B top 10 hits with "Slow Down" (#1 1986) , "Watching you" (#2 1988) and "Don't Be A Fool" (#10 1990).

Loose Ends was formed in 1980 (as Loose End) by Steve Nichol, who also toured with The Jam (Paul Weller & co.), Jane Eugene and Carl McIntosh. They had seventeen UK pop chart entries with six reaching top 40 and three of those top 20, "Hangin' On A String" (#13 1985), "Magic Touch" (#16 1985) and "Don't Be A Fool" (#13 1990).

Unsurprisingly, as you may expect, I can find no information about Ghostbusterz, but to be honest I didn't spend much time looking as most of their other material is very 'cheesy'! There is a Japanese DJ duo from Tokyo who use the name but I'm not convinced it's the same outfit as they specialise in trance music, but it might be.

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Details
Rating: 7.6
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: NuDisco
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Mastermix Records
Cat No: None
Date: 05/08/2022
Key/BPM: 11B/116
Price: £1
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2 comments:

  1. Sadly another talentless combo riding off the back of others' previous work. Loose Ends vocalists not even credited, as is par for the course with such abominations

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  2. The vocalists wouldn't normally be credited but in this case all three are also the song's writers so should be!

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