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Blame It on the Boogie is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Stevie Wonder. Those roots explain a lot about how Blame It on the Boogie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Boogie Wonderland, Hot Stuff, I'm Every Woman, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and We Are Family, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jermaine Jackson, Luis Miguel, Tina Charles and Big Fun, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Blame It on the Boogie, reaching back through Stevie Wonder and forward to Jermaine Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Blame It on the Boogie" is a song written by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson and Elmar Krohn. While the song was recorded by Mick Jackson, the best-known version was recorded by the American group the Jacksons, and is the first single from their thirteenth album Destiny. It has also been covered by Clock, Big Fun and Luis Miguel.
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Blame It on the Boogie connections
Blame It on the Boogie grew out of Stevie Wonder, shares an orbit with Boogie Wonderland, Hot Stuff, I'm Every Woman and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, went on to shape Jermaine Jackson, Luis Miguel, Tina Charles and Big Fun. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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