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Sway is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Nextmen, GuiltyBeatz, Ottawan, Marva Whitney and Amon Tobin. Those roots explain a lot about how Sway arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ozean, Fleeting Joys, Air Formation, Rumskib and Airiel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Army of Lovers and Ed Sheeran, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Sway, reaching back through The Nextmen and forward to Army of Lovers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" is a 1981 song by Ottawan. It was the band's second-biggest international hit single, after their 1979 hit "D.I.S.C.O.". The song reached the top 5 across Europe and became a number one for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand. It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.
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Sway connections
Sway grew out of The Nextmen, GuiltyBeatz, Ottawan and Marva Whitney, shares an orbit with Ozean, Fleeting Joys, Air Formation and Rumskib, went on to shape Army of Lovers and Ed Sheeran. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sway
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