Sunset Strippers were an electronic music group from the UK. They are best-known for their 2005 song "Falling Stars", which samples the 1988 hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl and was involved in a sampling battle with Cabin Crew.[1] "Falling Stars" reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2005.
Sunset Strippers | |
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| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | House |
| Years active | 2004–2008 |
| Past members |
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History
editMembers Sergei Forster-Hall and Kieron McTernan met in Northbrook College.[2]
In 2004, Sunset Strippers remixed the top 25 hit "Cry Little Sister", originally written by Gerard McMahon (under the pseudonym "Gerard McMann") as the theme tune for the film The Lost Boys.[3] In 2005, they remixed Planet Funk's song "The Switch", which featured in Mitsubishi television advertisements,[3] and in 2007 they remixed Irish pop band Westlife's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" for The Love Album. The group's last release under the Sunset Strippers name was "Step Right Up" in 2008, which appears on the downloadable version of Clubbers Guide '08 by Ministry of Sound.
Forster-Hall and McTernan began releasing remixes under the name My Digital Enemy in 2006, which continued until they renamed themselves MDE in 2017.[4] They release mostly tech house and deep house music.[5][6]
"Falling Stars" music video
editThe music video for "Falling Stars" features choreographer Benji Weeratunge listening to the song in his headphones whilst washing his clothes in a launderette. Three attractive young women enter the launderette and begin to dance all at once whilst washing their clothes as well. As they wait for their clothes, the women strike poses that they coordinate with the music while Harry tries to attract their attention. The women also dance around the launderette, until they are seen wearing white shirts and red shorts. They begin dancing with Benji while he sings into a microphone. An old woman and her dog arriving at the launderette see Benji singing (in lip-sync form) inside with a mop as a microphone. It turns out that the women are only a vision from his imagination. Unimpressed, the old woman and the dog leave the launderette. Benji still continues to sing the song (in lip-sync form), even though he pretends nothing has happened.
References
edit- ^ Masterton, James. Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989. James Masterton. ISBN 9780463138571.
- ^ "Music Alumni Careers". 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "BBC - Wiltshire - Entertainment - Uniting Nations + Sunset Strippers @ Club Ice". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "MDE". Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "My Digital Enemy - New Tech House". www.loopmasters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Emma (9 February 2015). "My Digital Enemy on coming to Liverpool and leaving Sunset Strippers behind". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
External links
edit- Sunset Strippers discography at Discogs
- Sunset Strippers discography at MusicBrainz
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