Inner City ‘Good Life’

byDavid Pollock
September 10, 2020

Kevin Saunderson tells us why Inner City’s 1988 chart monster ‘Good Life’ was the right song for the right time

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

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Inner City ‘Good Life’

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David Pollock

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine ‘Sheriff Fatman’

Laurie Anderson ‘O Superman’

Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

Ozric Tentacles ‘Sploosh’

Dominatrix ‘The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight’

23 Skidoo ‘Coup’

Thomas Leer

Irmin Schmidt ‘SPOON’

The Flying Lizards ‘Money’

Aho Ssan: Root Cause

cumgirl8: Riot Grrrls

Cate Le Bon: Bon Voyage

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Inner City ‘Good Life’

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