Well, I certainly didn't expect this backlash when doing Northern Souls "TV Burp".
Like a few members on here, I was just surprised to see it so far removed from the scene as I know it. (my opinion)
The dub was only reflection of how it looked to me, and am sure it wouldn't have been long before somebody else did it.
We got allsorts of videos of non-artists dancing and dubbed onto soul tracks for a laugh, but this hit a nerve, maybe because it showed a bit closer to home and involved soulies(?)
I have never tried to pinpoint anybody to specific blame, in most instances we are all to blame. One minute we want more people on the scene and the next we are complaining because they come in their droves. Any etiquette is forgotten, drinks and whatever else before the music, violence and sliding on the floor like a kid at a wedding.
I find it disgusting that some folks try and look to blame one person, as if that person ripped the heart out of it all, we need to take a good hard look at how we ALL behave.
There is many a time when I have been out in a social gathering, weddings, birthdays etc.
There will be a DJ with his hard drive, somebody mentions "ooooh! put some Northern Soul on for they guys", a token gesture to let us enjoy ourselves too, thank you!
The DJ then plucks a tune that he knows hee-haw about, and relatives and friends expect us to dance like a dog looking for a biscuit. "Show me how you dance to Northern Soul", am sure some have been there, it's not amusing. Cringeworthy at best, and it's this kind of attitude from public that has crept onto the bandwagon also. As if it is some kind of side-show.
There are a lot of folks on the scene that do it their way and it is appreciated by many, horses for courses. This thread has shown that many people still retain a passion for whatever they get out of any side of the scene, long may it continue. There are plenty of places to choose from, it is your money and time, do as you please.
But don't forget to laugh at life, cos it laughs at us all!
H