Was wondering if there were more to 70's funk / soul band and Brixton natives Hot Chocolate than your cave-dwelling ancenstor's done-to-death disco hits of the 70's compilations on CD and that irrepressible disco-era theme party mix-tape staple "You Sexy Thing". I got more curious after that earth-quaking Revenge re-edit of "Heaven Is In the Back Seat Of My Cadillac" came out, as well as when I heard the Hot Chocolate version of "Don't Turn It Off", recently remade by 40 Thieves and enjoying some popularity lately, so I went cruising around on YouTube to see what I could see and I came across . . . this. Look at it.
"Put Your Love In Me", released as a single in 1977, was written by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown and produced by legendary producer, Mickie Most for the 1978 Hot Chocolate LP 'EVERY 1's A WINNER'. The song is one sexy, tripped-out groove. It's amazing, and the video is simply mesmerizing, yet vaguely . . . alarming. Who directed it, Joe Gage ? It's all in lurid 70's porn colors, like some kind of porno-disco fantasy, which actually wouldn't be such a bad thing, really. I'd probably go, just to check it out. So what is it about this video that I find so compelling ? Is it the way Errol shimmies gently to his music while the drummer pounds out that beat that disturbs, yet beckons me ? When Errol sings, "Give me more and more and take and take," I want to give him more and more, and I want to take and take, too. Could it be the way he effortlessly obliterates those high notes like a champion and never once looks back ? And what does he mean, exactly, by "Put Your Love In Me" ? Should I put my love in him ? So many questions were raised, and yet I couldn't turn away. I'm not sure I even want to.
Hot Chocolate - Put Your Love In Me (Album Version) [zsh]
Great edit of "Put Your Love In Me" by Loud Minority Radio, extending the album version and thankfully practicing a cool restraint over the temptation to muck with what's already brilliant with burdensome effects. Plus, it's at 320K. Loud Minority Radio, Go say hi !
Hot Chocolate - Put Your Love In Me (LMR Edit) [zsh]
Did a little digging and lucked into a few more choice nuggets from the Hot Chocolate catalog. Sweet.
Hot Chocolate - Living On A Shoe String [zsh] from 'MAN TO MAN' (1976)
Hot Chocolate - Don't Turn It Off [zsh] from the 'MINDLESS BOOGIE / DON'T TURN IT OFF' 12" (1979)
"Mindless Boogie" is a stomping piece of disco / funk. I wonder if it's where Dirk De Ruyck of Eskimo Recordings and Tonic (Wiebe Loccufier) got the title for their series of venerable edits, Mindless Boogie ? It's an excellent choice. "Music is the drug we're searching for."
Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie [zsh] from 'GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS' (1979)
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Yes the link to the "mindless Boogie Edits" must be right 'cause they did one great re-edit of that very song as one of their first 12inch releases. Plus a stompin' version of Hot Chocolates' "Nightride", released as "Faster Faster (Skinny Joey Edit)". Both 12inches well worth checking !!!
Thanks for your amazing blog, by the way. Fantastic snippets from where one can start a journey into space.
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