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 Music They Will Love - Great 40th Birthday Music Gifts

I think we can all remember sitting in the lounge in front of the TV watching Top Of The Pops and it being ruined by parents constantly telling you it was not 'proper' music. I still can remember my old man's face the first time Boy George appeared on the screen, it was a picture, although it wasnt much better for most of the new romantics such as Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and Haircut 100.

Well it may be a sign of getting on a little because when I listen to what it left of the singles chart today, I seem to like anything that has a sample from the 80s in it and wonder how music has got so bad!!

That said there are still some brilliant albums out there from older artists and new acts alike plus a large number of compilations from the 80s etc. that are even more noticable around Christmas, Mothers Day and Fathers Day.

So I went on to Play.com today to se what is about and I just had to make sure you had seen this offering.
 		If there was one thing that came out of the 80s better than any other type of music, (other than U2, Meatloaf and Bon Jovi but thats just me) it has to be some of the groove and soul songs on this album.

Just reading through the play list brought the sounds and beats to my head with the classics Aint Nobody from Rufus and Chaka Khan and Somebody Elses Guy from Jocelyn Brown standing out as the first two tracks. What a way to start an album!! Just the first of the three discs has other classics such as Whos Zooming Who, I Found Lovin, Can You Feel It, Aint No Stopping Us Now and one of my all time (Oh god Im dancing in my chair) numbers Love Come Down from Evelyn "Champagne" King. With two more discs to go!!!

Moving on to Disc 2 the groove extrazaganza carries on with such tunes as I.O.U. , Roadblock and It's Like That plus another all time classic floor stomper Let The Music Play from Shannon. These may have been easy targets for your parents and were definately not going to win awards for song writing but no night out was complete without at least one play of the above from the DJ! - Not forgetting the mandatory kebab on the way home.
Disc Three carries on with such greats as Sexual Heeling, Just An Illusion, Shake You Down and is finished with the brilliant Lovely Day from Bill Withers. This is a fantastic album that anybody that ever danced in the 80s will want to have. Buy it now for them at just £10.99 including free delivery.

The playlist for 80sGroove is:
Disc 1
  1. Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan
  2. Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
  3. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
  4. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
  5. Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge
  6. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
  7. I Want Your Love - Chic
  8. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
  9. Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
  10. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
  11. Who's Zoomin' Who? - Aretha Franklin
  12. Sisters Automatic - The Pointer
  13. Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King
  14. Rising To The Top - Keni Burke
  15. Looking Up To You - Michael Wycoff
  16. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays
  17. I Found Lovin' - The Fatback Band
Disc 2
  1. Got To Have Your Love Club Edit - Mantronix
  2. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep
  3. You're The One For Me - D Train
  4. I.O.U. - Freeez
  5. Let The Music Play - Shannon
  6. I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
  7. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
  8. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
  9. Funkin' For Jamaica - Tom Browne
  10. Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel
  11. Don't Let Love Get You Down - Archie Bell & The Drells
  12. (You Are My) All And All - Joyce Sims
  13. Roadblock - Stock Aitken Waterman
  14. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
  15. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
  16. It's Like That - RUN-DMC
  17. Can I Kick It? Boilerhouse Mix - A Tribe Called Quest
Disc 3
  1. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
  2. Just An Illusion - Imagination
  3. Juicy Fruit - Mtume
  4. Between The Sheets - The Isley Brothers
  5. Don't Let It Go To Your Head - Jean Carn
  6. Nights Over Egypt - The Jones Girls
  7. Fantasy - Earth, Wind & Fire
  8. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
  9. Native New Yorker - Odyssey
  10. You Know How To Love Me - Phyllis Hyman
  11. Give Me The Reason - Luther Vandross
  12. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean
  13. Happy - Surface
  14. Roses - Haywoode
  15. How Do You Stop - James Brown
  16. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
  17. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Below are four more albums that the birthday boy or girl might like as their 40th birthday present. Remember, although they may use an ipod or mp3 player most people still have CDs for the car.
Coldplay - X&Y - £8.99
Oasis - Stop The Clocks £11.99
U2 - U218 Singles - £7.99
Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite - £12.99

We hope that the above goes some way to helping you choose a great CD for a special 40th birthday present. If you have not found what you are looking for please carry on browsing the website as we are sure there will be something that you, and more importantly the birthday girl or boy will love. Thanks

 
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