1986's T. Houston's remake for smash-hit "Don't Leave Me This Way" By The Communards. Better than the original?...you're choose! Review.- Communards were a British pop duo formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit "It Ain't Necessarily So." Also with Dave Renwick, bass player, who also played with Bronski Beat. Jimmy was well-known for his falsetto singing style, and the fact that he was openly gay. The band had their first UK Top 30 hit in 1985 with the piano-based single "You Are My World." The following year they had their biggest hit with an energetic cover version of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' soul classic "Don't Leave Me This Way" (in a version inspired by Thelma Houston's cover) which spent four weeks at number one and became the UK's biggest selling single of 1986 and also, that one song was a really success on Club/Dance charts around the world (reached number one on US Dance charts and number fourty at Hot 100 singles on early 1987). It featured Sarah Jane Morris as a co-vocalist. Later that year The Communards had another UK Top 10 hit with the single "So Cold the Night." In 1987 they released an album called Red, which featured a cover version of the Jackson 5's hit "Never Can Say Goodbye" (in a version inspired by Gloria Gaynor's cover), which the Communards took to Number 4. They split in 1988 and Somerville began a solo career. Coles followed his christian leanings and, after spells as a journalist for the Times Literary Supplement and Catholic Herald, is now the vicar at St Botolph's (The Stump) in Boston, Lincolnshire.

don't leave me this way

The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye (1987, COMPLETE WITHOUT PUBLICITY)

The Communards - Disenchanted - Uno de los grupos preferidos de mi yaya, cuando yo era crio. One of the favorite bands of my grandma , when I was a child

The Communards - For a Friend 1987

do you remember summer of 87?

The Communards - Dancing Queen 1988

Sigo con mi política de colgar videos inéditos de uno u otro modo en este tinglado. En 1985 Jimmy Sommerville abandonó Bronski Beat para crear Communards, un dúo que a pesar de su efímera trayectoria (2 LPs en 3 años de existencia) dejó huella en las radiofórmulas y en los clónicos recopilatorios ochentosos para los restos de los restos. Tras disolver el grupo emprendió una discreta carrera en solitario más preocupado por sus diversas causas militantes que por el éxito comercial.

1986) The whirlwind success Bronski Beat experienced during its mid-'80s beginnings took a major toll on singer Jimmy Somerville, who surprised a lot of people with his decision to leave the group after only one full-length album. Thanks to the popularity of singles like "Smalltown Boy" and a cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," both of which showcased Somerville's singular falsetto, Bronski Beat found itself at the forefront of several countries' pop scenes. Though Somerville's departure from the group left many wondering what would become of one of the gay community's most prominent figures, the singer and songwriter didn't take long to resurface with classically trained pianist and longtime friend Richard Coles. Initially named the Committee, Somerville and Coles eventually changed names to avoid confusion with another similarly named outfit. They opted to become the Communards, in tribute to a sect of 19th century French Republicans. Stylistically, the duo balanced celebratory and sophisticated dance-pop with more subdued material that played to Coles' strengths while allowing the versatility of Somerville's voice to come to light. Covers of two disco classics, Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way" and Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye," hit the Top Five of the club chart in the U.S. At the other end of the spectrum, "Reprise" was one of the sharpest attacks on Margaret Thatcher; "For a Friend" was a powerful song written for a close friend of the duo whose life was taken by AIDS. Both 1987's Communards and the following year's Red performed well commercially, spawning a number of minor hits in addition to those mentioned above. In 1988, Coles opted to leave music to be a religious commentator. Somerville responded by going solo; by 1989, he already had Read My Lips, his first album, out in the shops. He recorded sporadically throughout the following decade. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

A very nice video with chrissie hynde.

80's Euro Disco Dance NRG

There´s more to love when boy meets girl

The Communards-For A Friend

Discomania

The Communards (featuring Jimmy Somerville): "Never Can Say Goodbye"; from the out-of-print LP 'Red' (1987). TRIVIA: "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a disco cover of Gloria Gaynor's version of the Jackson 5 song. All copyrights respected and acknowledged.

Another assignment for the students. What were the names of the singers? Who hit the high notes in the duet? What harmonization did the male singer prefer (tertz, quint) from the prime in this song? Where was it recorded and what organization officed the emission?

Orquesta Dominó en Navia

Isn't Sarah Jane Morris brilliant in this, or is it just me? TOTPs

80's Disco Dance NRG

Rare extended version of the 80s classic

never can say goodbye

HQ-LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deCHABMhOis&fmt=18 Recorded 1986 - 7" Single Edition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communards_(band)

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Song written by Bertholt Brecht and Hans Eisler in honour of the Paris Commune of March-April 1871 which was suppressed with the slaughter of at least 30,000 people by the mercenaries of the ruling class.

Improv, having fun.