Post by tozion on Apr 1, 2006 16:47:51 GMT -5
This was basically their redux of "Big Fun" which was a hugely innovative piece of dance music. They had better luck the second time around though because this was a bigger hit than "Big Fun". Both are excellent songs and way ahead of anything else they ever did.
"Good Life" was ranked #55 on Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
"Good Life" was ranked #55 on Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
Before techno was "techno" (thanks to Juan Atkins's sci-fi theorizing and subsequent dubbing), it was known as Detroit house, and before house was house, it was disco. But if distinctions were made to be blurred, consider Kevin Saunderson a supreme smear on the dance music landscape. 1988's "Good Life" clanked like techno, pumped like house, and featured disco diva vocals from his partner in Inner City, Paris Grey. "Let me take you to a place you know you wanna go/It's a good life," she belts, creating the clearest picture of dance floor halcyon since Chic sang about 54 and its roller skates, roller skates. The good times emanating from the track landed it on Top 40 stations around the country, giving all involved a tangible taste of the real live good life.
