Dead or Alive
Led by the flamboyant Pete Burns, Dead or Alive brought Hi-NRG to the pop charts with the worldwide smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Their Stock Aitken Waterman-produced sound was pure dancefloor energy.
Origin: Liverpool, England · Years active: 1980–2016
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Biography
Led by the flamboyant Pete Burns, Dead or Alive brought Hi-NRG to the pop charts with the worldwide smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Their Stock Aitken Waterman-produced sound was pure dancefloor energy.
Key 1980s albums
- Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Youthquake (1985) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (1985) — 80s songs
- Brand New Lover (1986) — 80s songs
- Lover Come Back to Me (1985) — 80s songs
- Something in My House (1987) — 80s songs
- Turn Around and Count 2 Ten (1988) — 80s songs
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Dead or Alive — quick answers
- Who are Dead or Alive?
- Dead or Alive — Liverpool, England, active 1980–2016. Led by the flamboyant Pete Burns, Dead or Alive brought Hi-NRG to the pop charts with the worldwide smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Their Stock Aitken Waterman-produced sound was pure dancefloor energy.
- What did Dead or Alive release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 3 albums and 5 essential songs for Dead or Alive, covering 1984–1988.
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