Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)OT
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Topic: Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)OT
Posted By: PopArchivist
Subject: Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)OT
Date Posted: 07 June 2023 at 4:10pm
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A 1981 European Hit, I actually heard this in the 1982-1984 period but not on the radio. It was played in my school's assembly at that time.
If anyone has any background on this (shoutout to Ron) would much appreciate it including length and the correct 45 version (which I think runs 3:29) For those unfamiliar with the song, refresh your memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pihJJpP80 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pihJJpP80 ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
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Posted By: edtop40
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 2:55am
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I actually have this 45 on an import somewhere in my
storage garage! ------------- edtop40 |
Posted By: davidclark
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 4:48am
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I recall this being played in Canada, and my version runs 3:16, and the stated
time on the UK, NZ and CA 45s is 3:17. Unfortunately, YouTube video timings are all over the place. Hope ed finds his 45 among the storage! ------------- dc1 |
Posted By: Paul C
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 5:33am
You recall the Ottawan version being played in Canada? I only recall the remake by Sway, which reached #7 in 1988. Sway was a female trio of veteran Canadian session singers assembled solely to record this song. In spite of it being a top 10 hit in Canada, it does not appear that the Sway version was ever released in the US or that Sway ever recorded another song. |
davidclark wrote:Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 6:58am
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The Ottawan version turned up on a Canadian current-hits compilation from 1989 called Hit Wave (PolyTel).
I'd always assumed it was a Canadian hit around that time, but never looked into it in detail. ------------- There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one http://www.crapfromthepast.com" rel="nofollow - Crap From The Past . |
Posted By: davidclark
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 8:00am
Now that I think of it, as per your suggestion Paul, it likely was the Sway version in 1988 I heard, as that would have been the time period where I was visiting Club Meds and the song was played in Canada! I actually MUCH prefer the Ottawan version, which I have on a 1991 VA CD "Sun Jammin'" ------------- dc1 |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 9:42am
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Looking around on YouTube, it appears that some 45 versions
run about 3:15-3:17, which is simply the original recording (and speed) faded early. However, some 45s run about 3:11- 3:12, which is the same version (early fade) sped up about 2.5%. 45cat lists times at 3:11 and 3:17 for various 45 versions of the song. So, maybe it was sped up for some countries and left at the original speed for others? ------------- Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA |
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 4:42pm
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The version on PolyTel Canada's Hit Wave (1989) runs 122.9 BPM throughout. It's a live drummer playing to a click track. It runs 3:15 here.
All the other versions I have are pretty close to 123 BPM. ------------- There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one http://www.crapfromthepast.com" rel="nofollow - Crap From The Past . |
Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 08 June 2023 at 10:01pm
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Richie,
I have the song on a Sony/Risky Business CD called "The Ultimate Party Survival Kit" ... it runs (3:14) on this disc. I always assumed that was the 45 version. I checked 45cat, and seems it was never released in the U.S. as a 45. But from other countries, I saw listed times ranging from (3:14) to (3:17) ... so it seems that's the overall 45 version for most countries. BTW, other DJ's told me back then this was a "Club Med" song. Folks in the 80s would vacation at Club Med and come home knowing how to do the dance that goes with this song. I saw it a hundred times at all the parties I DJ'd in the 90s. (Along with the classic dance "Electric Slide" that was all the rage back then. Oh and let's not forget The Chicken Dance...LOL) Does anyone still do these dances at current parties? I have no idea. MM |
Posted By: torcan
Date Posted: 09 June 2023 at 9:30pm
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The Chicken Dance still pops up fairly frequently.
Electric Slide once in a while, but now it's more of a line dance...not sure what it was back then. I've been DJ'ing for a while now and I always make sure to have those songs ready to go if need be. For the record, I remember those Club Med commercials. I prefer the 1987 Sway version of the song, but at some of the dance parties my wife and I have attended, the Ottawan version seems to be the go-to version whenever it pops up. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 11 June 2023 at 9:13am
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For a number of years, the Cupid Shuffle and The Wobble
have been big line dances along with The Cotton Eye Joe from the Rednex and the Electric Slide from Marcia Griffiths. Equally as much, I find brides will put all of those line dance songs on a do not play list. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 15 June 2023 at 5:24pm
It's a DJ staple! ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |