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Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip

I was searching the world wide web for pictures of Kate Bush the other day and stumbled into photos of this spacey lady:

To my surprise, it turned out to be Sarah Brightman, one of my dad’s fave divas. She played the lead role in Phantom of the Opera - her husband Andrew Lloyd Webber was the composer and creator, and the role was written specifically for her. These days she enjoys success as a soprano siren-diva blending classical and pop influences. I guess when you look into the range of styles she has experimented with in her career, it should come as no surprise that she first met with success as a disco dancer - still, it kinda made me chuckle.

Sarah debuted as a member of Hot Gossip, a British dance troupe that was led and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. Their performances were super glittery disco numbers with a sci-fi tilt that were bursting with sexual energy. Hot Gossip was showcased on the Kenny Everett Video Show in the late 70s and the troupe released a few singles with Sarah as their songstress - see I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper below. I’m also including their video for Supernature by Cerrone.

See early-sarah-brightman.com for more info about Hot Gossip.

I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper

Supernature (includes a bit of footage of Kenny Everett at the end)

More Public Access Gold

This video is an unidentified cable access clip from Pittsfield (assuming Pittsfield, MA, but perhaps not) dubbed “What’s Your Problem?”
for reasons that will become clear whence you begin your viewing experience. Truly a tasty absurdist nugget that surprisingly does not get old. Brought to my attention by youtube (and real) friend Sophia Peer who had favorited it.