The Communards are Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat) and Richard Coles - a duo who released a few covers of disco classics in the 80’s high energy mode. Their 1986 cover of Thelma Houston’s big disco hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way” is one of the most incredible undertakings in the dance arena. Produced by Mike Thorne this piece is a hard hitting transformation of the soulful disco classic to the incredible performance by Jimmy Sommerville who takes each segment of the track and plays out the drama in his own style. This one was huge on dance floors and reminded those who know the song how wonderful the song was and those new listeners an advantage to experience such a masterful song.
I have taken the 12” version of The Communards “Don’t Leave Me This Way” and have given it a touch of a ReStructure Mix. A new bubbling and thumping beat are added to give it a new form in parts and the original arrangement is broken down into a new segmentation.
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