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Dead or Alive is an influential New Wave band from Liverpool that rose to popularity during the 1980s and gained a cult following in Japan during that time. They are best known for the hit singles

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) and

Brand New Lover.

Before Pete Burns founded Dead Or Alive he was involved with a Liverpool based band named Nightmares In Wax (no relation to Nightmares on Wax). The band centred around alternative music and released their only notable record, Black Leather in 1979 or 1980.

Members

Upon founding the band, Burns hired friend Steve Coy as drummer. Over the next four years, Burns would hire and fire dozens of musicians including alternative British punk rocker Wayne Hussey. Eventually, Burns settled on a four piece made up of himself, Steve Coy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever.

Pete Burns (1981-Present) vocalist of the band and songwriter. His voice was once described as “a light which fills the darkness”. Burns did not play any instruments but mimed with an electric guitar in some music videos.

Steve Coy (1982-Present) Drummer, birth name Stephen McCoy. The youngest member of the band, Coy wrote music for the band but did not delve into the world of lyrics. As of 1996, Coy took over the job of producing Dead Or Alive’s videos starting with the David Bowie cover “Rebel Rebel” from the album Nukleopatra.

Timothy Lever (1983-1990) Keyboards, Saxophone, Guitars. The prematurely bald musician from Liverpool appeared older than he actually was. He and guitarist Mike Percy were responsible for most of the actual songwriting for the band.

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1	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) full track	2,088
2	You Spin Me Right Round	471
3	You Spin Me Round	345
4	Brand New Lover full track	245
5	You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)	158
6	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Metro 7" Edit	145
7	In Too Deep full track	135
8	That's The Way (I Like It) full track	118
9	Something in My House full track	111
10	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Original 7" Mix) full track	81
11	I'll Save You All My Kisses full track	76
12	Hooked on Love full track	73
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marryss wrote:
10 days ago

I hate danzel and flo rida version. :P

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lucascu wrote:
12 days ago

you spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round

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Don_Pinoy wrote:
13 days ago

i like this version and Flo Rida's version [1]

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InSorrowWeTrust wrote:
15 days ago

You spin me round is probably the best dance song ever.

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DurianClock wrote:
16 days ago

<3 Pete Burns

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lella1310 wrote:
17 days ago

Whooo hooooooo watch out, here I come jeee

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Shaggy_Hoppus wrote:
18 days ago

I hate the Flo Rida version [12]

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love_and_caring wrote:
23 days ago

<3 http://www.last.fm/group/Stripper+Stilettos

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Chris_Gnosis wrote:
December 2009

I looked at KoolAid86's thing Poor Pete Burns

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KoolAid86 wrote:
November 2009

http://acidcow.com/pics/5715-transformation-of-pete-burns-11-pics.html lol

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November 2009

I hate the Flo Rida version [11]

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November 2009

I hate the Flo Rida version [10]

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MalaMartinez wrote:
November 2009

♥.♥ !

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Nernena wrote:
November 2009

<3 <3 <3

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asugoi wrote:
November 2009

..you spin me right round, baby, right round ..you spin me right round, baby, right round ^^

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November 2009

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November 2009

I hate the Flo Rida version [9]

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November 2009

I hate the Flo Rida version [8]

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October 2009

like a record baby

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