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BigSexyLand #8:
18th March 2006 at Low (downstairs at The Albany), London

The evening began like any other at BSL. Early arrivals sipped drinks in the booths while John D played an early set of genre-straddling, explosion-in-a-record-shop brilliance. So you can imagine his bemusement when, while noting with satisfaction what a great idea playing Paul McCartney and the Sisters of Mercy back to back was, he was approached by a man with a heavy German accent who inquired “WHEN DO ZE STRIPPERS START?”

Upon being asked what on earth he was talking about, the man pointed at the BSL flyer (which contains line drawings of cybermen dancing in a field of lasers) and insisted, “ZE GURLS, ZE STRIPPERS!”

This led to speculation that there may well have simultaneously been a group of intense young men in skinny ties in a Spearmint Rhino, pestering the management to hurry up and get the post-punk bands on stage.

Ironically, after the gentleman had left and the club had filled up, one of the more enthusiastic couples on the dancefloor were narrowly prevented by the bouncers from having sex right there and then. Clearly, playing The Fall and Sir Mix-A-Lot in the same club has some libidinous effect of which we were previously unaware.

Here’s the setlist. And we know it gives us the horn just reading it.

* indicates exclusive BSL remixes, edits and bootlegs

John D:
Tubeway Army – We Have A Technical
Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug
John Spencer Blues Explosion – Mars Arizona
Ultravox! – Slow Motion
Big Black – The Model
Nitzer Ebb – Lightning Man
Siouxsie And The Banshees – Cities In Dust 12”
Broken Social Scene – Fire Eyed Boy
Interpol – Evil
Editors – Munich
Lloyd Cole – My Bag
The Modern – Industry
The Fall – High Tension Line
Icicle Works – Seven Horses
Arcade Fire – Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)
Supersystem – Miracle
Paul McCartney – Temporary Secretary
Sisters Of Mercy – Floorshow
Futureheads – Decent Days And Nights
Can – White Label Re–Eidt
Joy Division – Isolation
Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator
The Jaun Maclean – Give Me Every Little Thing
Bauhaus – Spirit
OMD – Red Frame / White Light
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
The Chalets – No Style
Simple Minds – The Changeling
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
Kaos – Boogie Boy
Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
Human League – Fascination
Siouxsie And The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
Echo And The Bunnymen – The Cutter
Kraftwerk – Tour De France
Pet Shop Boys – What Have I Done To Deserve This
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short

John T:
Prince – My Name Is Prince
Kylie Minogue – Slow
Britney Spears – I'm A Slave 4 U
Nine Inch Nails – Only
Shriekback – My Spine Is The Bassline
Prince – Black Sweat

John D:
Jackson 5 Feat. Mick Jagger – State Of Shock
Public Enemy – Fight The Power
Shapemod Feat. Snax And Jamie Liddel – Love’s Too Much

John T:
Blondie / Tiga – Louder Than A Rapture *
LCD Soudsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Duran Duran – Planet Earth (Night Version – BSL Edit) *
Breeders – Afrika Bambaata – Cannonball / Just Get Up And Dance *
Rick James – Superfreak (12 Inch Version)
Happy Mondays / Eric B And Rakim – Wrote For Luck / I Know You Got Soul *
Madonna / LFO – Like A Prayer / Freak *
Princess Superstar – Sex, Drugs & Drugs

John D:
Killing Joke – Change
Hot Chip – Over And Over
The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!!

John T:
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
Sir Mix–A–Lot / Gary Numan – Baby Got Back / Cars *
Baxendale – I Built This City
N*E*R*D – She Want To Move
Gorillaz – Dare (DFA Mix)
New Young Pony Club – Ice Cream
Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood (12" Version)
Princess Superstar – Perfect
Prince / Yes – When Doves Cry / Owner Of A Lonely Heart *
Bowie – Let’s Dance
Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
Sugababes – Red Dress
Mcalmont & Butler – Yes
Prince – I Wish U Heaven

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