Deee-Lite in 1990

May 2024 · 11 minute read

OMG, I'd forgotten all about them. Tell us what you remember! I always thought the guy in the middle was very sexy.

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by Anonymousreply 78August 6, 2021 4:13 AM

I relived the 1960s through their look and the help of LSD.

by Anonymousreply 2August 2, 2021 6:32 PM

Too bad Lady Miss Kier went off the deep end.

by Anonymousreply 3August 2, 2021 6:33 PM

R3 - did she? I read her Wikipedia article and didn't see anything like that in it.

by Anonymousreply 4August 3, 2021 12:41 AM

She supported Jill Stein in 2016. Dumbass.

by Anonymousreply 6August 3, 2021 12:47 AM

I think I get them confused with the Divinyls. Whatever, that was a happier time. The 80s had run into a ditch style-wise and everything seemed fresh and creative in the early 90s.

by Anonymousreply 7August 3, 2021 12:48 AM

Isn’t Lady Miss Keir in Exene Cervenka level of conspiracy nuttiness?

by Anonymousreply 10August 3, 2021 12:52 AM

She's from my hometown. I enjoyed Deee-Lite, specifically World Clique and Dewdrops In The Garden. I also loved that they collaborated with Q-Tip. I've never seen them or her live exclusively, but by the late 90's/early aughts, friends of mine who did see her live - specifically DJ'ing, mentioned she was a hot mess during those engagements.

by Anonymousreply 11August 3, 2021 1:05 AM

Meh. This group was no Real McCoy, that's for sure!

by Anonymousreply 12August 3, 2021 1:07 AM

[quote] Isn’t Lady Miss Keir in Exene Cervenka level of conspiracy nuttiness?

Last year, she was retweeting Trump and Paul Joseph Watson. So, yes, the QAnon level of crazy. Now, she's basically disappeared from social media (the last tweets and updates on her other social media are from 2020 or older and her Twitter account is gone) and, hopefully, getting the mental health help she desperately needs.

by Anonymousreply 13August 3, 2021 2:41 AM

Cancel this Trumper bitch!

by Anonymousreply 15August 3, 2021 3:13 AM

Lady Kier is a Trumper. I tossed all my CDs into the fire.

by Anonymousreply 16August 3, 2021 3:18 AM

She was a cunt even back in the day, so no surprise she’s even worse now.

by Anonymousreply 17August 3, 2021 3:50 AM

Everybody jumped up to dance at the clubs to this one. "Groove is in the heaaaaaaaart." Bursting bubble sound.

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by Anonymousreply 19August 3, 2021 5:04 AM

Her Twitter account was actually suspended.

by Anonymousreply 20August 3, 2021 9:18 AM

Their whole first album is great, the rest no so much.

They were robbed of the number 1 in the UK though up against Steve Miller (!)

by Anonymousreply 21August 3, 2021 9:23 AM

Back in 1990, Groove Is In The Heart and Steve Miller's The Joker sold the exact same number of records in one week.

So the bigwigs at the official charts people decided to give the number 1 spot to Steve Miller, because he had had a bigger increase in sales. Deee-Lite spent 2 weeks at number 2.

by Anonymousreply 22August 3, 2021 9:24 AM

Considered lame back then and un-listenable today.

by Anonymousreply 23August 3, 2021 9:27 AM

Their music defined a shiny moment in the early 90’s where we moved on from 80’s music and club kids ruled the scene.

She’s not a pretty woman.

by Anonymousreply 24August 3, 2021 9:38 AM

There are so many more interesting and memorable "one-hit-wonder" artists and songs but for some reasons the gays really like this one.

by Anonymousreply 25August 3, 2021 1:09 PM

Saw her at Wigstock and around pyramid cafe.. those were the days. We loved her.

by Anonymousreply 26August 3, 2021 3:18 PM

I think I was more enthralled with her look, R25, than her music. “Groove” was catchy at the time because it captured the club vibe at the time. The look did too. But yeah, I cringe today at the song.

by Anonymousreply 27August 3, 2021 3:24 PM

I thought she had died of cancer…who am I getting her mixed up with?

by Anonymousreply 28August 3, 2021 3:28 PM

Lady Miss Kier was a fantastic mover.

by Anonymousreply 30August 3, 2021 3:32 PM

She sued Sega for copying her image onto a computer game and LOST. She had to pay hundreds of thousands in their lawyer fees.

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by Anonymousreply 31August 3, 2021 3:34 PM

I was into Cathy Dennis that year.

by Anonymousreply 32August 3, 2021 3:34 PM

The Divinyls woman died of cancer.

by Anonymousreply 34August 3, 2021 3:41 PM

I partied with them a few times in my DJ days. Towa Tei was the real talent. "Future Listening" and "Sound Museum" are both fun albums (love the song with Kylie!). She's a nutjob now and Demitry was a cutie but rarely spoke. It was his thing I guess.

by Anonymousreply 35August 3, 2021 3:42 PM

Isn't she a right wing Trumpster now? Lady Miss Kier I think her name was?

by Anonymousreply 36August 3, 2021 4:17 PM

I loved the way DJ Dimitri moved.

by Anonymousreply 37August 3, 2021 4:46 PM

I had a friend from my small town childhood who moved to New York and ran in those circles. Performed at Wigstock, known club kid, even got a “thank you” on World Clique and a few other albums. Dead now, of course.

I liked the club scene of the early 90s but I watched it from afar. The hedonistic vibe had no flair — it was just exhausting. Sad to hear that she has become so unsympathetic.

by Anonymousreply 38August 3, 2021 8:21 PM

Lady Miss Kier and DJ Dimitri's moves in that "Groove Is In the Heart" video are amazing - I love it! Not so crazy about the actual song itself.

by Anonymousreply 39August 4, 2021 12:41 AM

I definitely wanted to have Dmitri in me quite deeply.

Kirby Kier was fabulous, but like so many artists of her era, she mishandled money, alienated everyone around her, got too up her own ass, and then everything went to shit. She blames the world for her troubles.

by Anonymousreply 40August 4, 2021 12:46 AM

Groove is in the Heart sounds so painfully dated now. Obviously everything "dates" but there is a difference between aging well and aging like milk. The song aged like milk!

by Anonymousreply 41August 4, 2021 1:00 AM

I remember seeing them at Wigstock. They were a lot of fun.

by Anonymousreply 43August 4, 2021 1:15 AM

I like Deee-Lite, and I’ve always thought Lady Kier was stunning. She reminded me of a cross between Natalie Wood and a background character on Star Trek.

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by Anonymousreply 44August 4, 2021 2:51 AM

Weren't there some rumors about Miss Kier and Cindy Crawford hooking up?

by Anonymousreply 45August 4, 2021 3:01 AM

I looked up Dimitri a few years ago and he looked so basic

by Anonymousreply 47August 4, 2021 5:41 AM

I think the song sounds just as groovy today as it did back then. “Dated” how?

by Anonymousreply 48August 4, 2021 5:47 AM

It is 31 years old...of course it sounds dated.

by Anonymousreply 49August 4, 2021 8:15 AM

This song makes me feel nostalgic.

by Anonymousreply 50August 4, 2021 11:55 AM

They were iconicized for all eternity by Pierre et Gilles.

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by Anonymousreply 51August 4, 2021 12:04 PM

I saw Lady Miss Kier crossing 3rd Ave from Cooper Union to St.Mark’s in 1991-2, she was in a fabulous jumpsuit. Very striking in the daylight.

by Anonymousreply 52August 4, 2021 12:18 PM

Christ. There's enough going on in this world. I didn't need to know how fucking insane one of my college songstresses has turned out.

*Cries in Tired Old Queen*

by Anonymousreply 53August 4, 2021 12:32 PM

"Groove is in My Ass" was in heavy rotation for me in the 90s. I miss Groove.

by Anonymousreply 54August 4, 2021 12:50 PM

She's NOT a Trump supporter.

by Anonymousreply 55August 4, 2021 2:14 PM

No, she's a Jill Stein/Berner/Tear It All Down supporter, which is only nominally better.

by Anonymousreply 56August 4, 2021 2:15 PM

Dmitry's basket suggests a huge Ukrainian horsedick stuffed inside.

by Anonymousreply 57August 4, 2021 2:17 PM

R53 I love you, and I read your comment in Coco Peru's voice.

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by Anonymousreply 58August 4, 2021 8:08 PM

I loved Deee-Lite, bought all of their albums. I was about 16 years old when they came out and was longing to go to college in NYC. So they were everything I loved at the time. I remember them and a group called Soho Chicks or something came out around the same time. Anyway, I saw delight in concert probably around 1991 my sophomore year in hight school. It was my first concert with just me and some friends. I think I was close enough to touch her vinyl boot. I was in heaven. I still put on Love is Everything when I am in a certain mood, and it takes me back and to where I need to be.

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by Anonymousreply 59August 4, 2021 8:25 PM

[quote] She's NOT a Trump supporter.

How do you define political affiliation of someone who shares opinions (by retweeting them and agreeing with them) of the following people:

1. Donald Trump

2. Paul Joseph Watson

3. Stefan Molyneux

4. Candace Owens?

by Anonymousreply 60August 4, 2021 8:55 PM

Lady Kier looks like a transvestite.

by Anonymousreply 61August 4, 2021 11:00 PM

Lady Kier's attempt to be groovy and retro came off as tired and stupid. The B-52s did a much better job of it back in '79.

by Anonymousreply 62August 4, 2021 11:11 PM

I think that Berners were the OG qanon nuts. I think they are also the only ones who have come back to reality. Maybe she is getting help.

Whatever… I did like Groove is in the Heart when I was a kid.

by Anonymousreply 63August 4, 2021 11:16 PM

R59 I believe you mean Soho, whose one and only song of note was "Hippychick."

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by Anonymousreply 64August 4, 2021 11:41 PM

I always found them annoying.

by Anonymousreply 65August 5, 2021 12:09 AM

I like Soho. I have the group's first (and only?) album. "Hippychick" samples The Smith's "How Soon is Now". LOVE!

by Anonymousreply 66August 5, 2021 12:44 AM

I always thought Lady Miss Keir was attractive. But then I’m weird.

by Anonymousreply 67August 5, 2021 2:49 AM

That tiny epoch — when Dee-Light reigned the club-kid universe. Just before Michael Alig ruined it all. How much did Parker Posey emulate Lady M. Keir in Party Girl?

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by Anonymousreply 68August 5, 2021 10:34 AM

R68, she looks ridiculous in thoaw pictures

by Anonymousreply 69August 5, 2021 11:10 AM

She has one of those faces that’s sort of slippery and morphing, so I would never recognize her if I saw her. If that makes sense. But it was fun music and I still listen to it.

by Anonymousreply 70August 5, 2021 11:28 AM

I shoplifted one of those pop magazines just read a Q&A interview of them, and I remember they all refused to give their age when asked and the magazine put "old" in brackets next to "Age". 😂

by Anonymousreply 72August 5, 2021 12:20 PM

R41 is a moron. Anything 30 years old sounds "dated." I wouldn't want it to sound current because today's music is absolute shit.

by Anonymousreply 73August 5, 2021 12:30 PM

I am paying more and more attention to people's dilated eyes. I am sober now for a couple of good months. I did coke for years. Loved it. I moved to a place where I don't know where to get it and I am not looking for it. I was more of a situational cokehead anyway. If I knew I could get it, I had to have it - morning, at work, at night when I was bored, at night when I was out with friends. Anyway, I wonder if my eyes were always as dilated as Todd Oldham's are in R68's link. Compare his to Lady M. Kier's. His are like dime size and it's a bright room. What's he on?

by Anonymousreply 75August 5, 2021 10:13 PM

[quote] is a moron. Anything 30 years old sounds "dated."

You're the idiot, you didn't even read what I typed in full. I clearly stated that yes, everything that is years old sounds "dated" but there is a huge difference between songs that age well and songs that age like milk. Groove is the latter.

by Anonymousreply 76August 5, 2021 11:41 PM

Lady Kier's Alicia Bridges-style nasal growls when she sings sound affected and are extremely grating. She is a one-hit wonder who will never go down as a musician of talent.

by Anonymousreply 77August 6, 2021 3:25 AM

LOVE THEM!!!! I love all of Deee-Lite's albums. My favorite tracks:

Good Beat

Power of Love

Thank You Everyday

Bring Me Your Love

River of Freedom

I Won't Give Up

Bittersweet Loving

Love Is Everything

Picnic In The Summertime

Runaway

by Anonymousreply 78August 6, 2021 4:13 AM

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