Saturday, April 17, 2010

Afternoon Dance Break - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day


The Palladium, which was sadly torn down in 1998 to make way for N.Y.U. dorms, was one of the best clubs in NYC. Originally built as a movie/concert venue in 1927 - it was bought by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager in 1985 (after they lost Studio 54) and they turned the space into a mega-nightclub.


The picture above is the view from the stage, looking over the dance floor and "into" the vast club. There were multible bars, side rooms, and places to find trouble - including the old balcony theater seats which remained when the Palladium was transformed into a club (not visible in the picture). As you can imagine, ALL KINDS of shenanigans went on in those dimly-lit seats.

According to the Palladium Facebook Tribute Page, this 1992 song - by DJ's Clivilles & Cole (under the name "S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.") became the "Palladium House Anthem"...
In 1992, C+C Music Factory recorded a song under the moniker S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. for the Soundtrack to the movie The Bodyguard (starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner). The song, "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day", was the only song on the soundtrack performed by an artist other than Whitney Houston to be released as a single in the US. The remixes of the song, which were released via Arista Records on CD single, cassette single, and Double-12" Vinyl single, were titled "The Palladium House Anthem I" and "The Palladium House Anthem II". At that time, C+C Music Factory member Robert Clivillés was the resident DJ at The Palladium.

1 comment:

Mistress Maddie said...

Maaaaame- now you know I enjoyed myself a little of the Palladium!!!! And this song, and both at the same time! I think I was enjoying the song so much, I almost plunged to the crowd below!!! And Michelle Visage had some excellent vocals on this song. She was later part of the girl band Seduction, and the Rupauls side kick on her VH1 talk show. And was this ever our dearly departed Sherman's song! Every time I hear it I think of him.

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