Neil Prince & Anna Greenwood

06-03-13

Next week sees Neil Prince team up with Anna Greenwood to take us on a distinctly unapologetic journey through pop with the launch of their new night The Hitman & Her. To find out exactly what musical highs and lows they’ll be mining, we caught up with them for a YouTube-based chat about what tracks they’ll be rolling out for every dancefloor occasion… 

What’s your fave track to get up and go to…

Pointer Sisters – Jump (For My Love)

Anna: It’s default for most things to be honest.
Neil: You can never go wrong with some uplifting Pointer pop.

What do you play to get some dancefloor snogging going on…

Divinyls – I Touch Myself

Neil: And who doesn’t?
Anna: I don’t. I am a nun. Pop nun. 

What track always gets people doing the choreographed dance that goes with it…

Tina Turner – Proud Mary

Neil: Guaranteed to get some interesting interpretations of Tina’s turns.
Anna: Thighs. It’s about colossal thighs and SWOOSHING of mane. Like a sex horse.

What’s your best slowdance classic…

R Kelly – Bump N Grind

Anna: Aaahh yeaahh. R’n’b dancefloor dry hump o’clock.
Neil: My miiiind’s telling me no!

What’s your ultimate ’80s singalong…

Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Neil: No contest.
Anna: Look at how young and enthused she is! So spritely. Curse you Bobby Brown.

Sheryl Lee Ralph – In The Evening

Neil: I WANT to be Sheryl Lee Ralph in this video! Does everything an ’80s New York video should.
Anna: I don’t want to be in this video. Can I be in Girls Aloud instead please?

What’s the most unashamed pop track you’ll play out…

Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe

Anna: Took a while for me but it is relentless in its majesty.
Neil: It’s just perfectly produced. I could do much worse than this but everybody knows that.

Best boy/girl duet…

Boy Meets Girl – Waiting For A Star To Fall

Anna: Obvs.
Neil: Magical.

Pick one track that IS “the hitman”…

Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel

Anna: Quincy produced Jacko, ergo, he is the hitman.
Neil: Best musical meeting of minds of a generation.

And pick one track that IS “her”…

Beyonce- Crazy In Love

Neil: Our modern day undisputed queen.
Anna: I like it when girls try to do the dance in a sexy way at boys. None of us are Beyonce, but booze gives us the powers to think we are. 

Join Neil Prince and Anna Greenwood for The Hitman & Her on Thursday 14th March from 9pm – 2:30am.