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The nightclub was named after the then-popular recording by James Brown, "Mother Popcorn". The style is similar to Northern soul (but a slower tempo), and like Northern Soul it favoured one-hit wonders over major artists.

Popcorn oldies are a mixture of early sixties soul, calypso, latin, chachacha, highschool, rock, evergreens, doo wop, ska and rhythm-and-blues. A precursor was Freddy Cousaert, an impressario and club owner who brought Marvin Gaye over to live in Belgium and the owner of discotheque "The Groove" in Ostend. The hits in "The Groove" included "Hole In The Wall" by Billy Larkin, "Soul Cargo" by Leon Haywood, "Doctor Ring Ding" by Roland Alphonso, "Wade in the Water" by Ramsey Lewis and "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash.

"In the 1970's, while the collectors and DJ's of Northern soul were over in the USA searching for the up-tempo stompers, much loved by our dancers, spinners and back droppers, the Belgian collectors and DJ's were busy trawling through, and buying from boxes of mid tempo and ballad type music that had been cast aside as too slow by the Brits. The scenes of the two countries, ran side by side, and I would suspect, at the time, they were pretty much oblivious of each others existence."[1]

Typical songs include "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Tormé, "I've Got The Blues (What Shall I Do)" by Marvin Jenkins and the "Reggae Popcorn" by Laurel Aitken.

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Popcorn (sometimes Belgian popcorn or oldies popcorn) is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium in the 1970s and 1980s. The style includes a wide variety of mostly American and British recordings of R&B and pop music made between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, often relatively obscure, and characterised by a slow or medium, rather than fast, tempo. The style has been described by musician and writer Bob Stanley as "possibly the last truly underground music scene in Europe".

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Origins

The Popcorn music scene first developed from dances held at "The Groove" discotheque in Ostend, where mid-tempo soul and ska music played by DJ Freddy Cousaert became popular in the late 1960s. Cousaert was later responsible for Marvin Gaye's move to Belgium in the early 1980s.

In September 1969, a café, De Oude Hoeve, opened in a converted farm barn at Vrasene near Antwerp, and began holding dance competitions on Sunday afternoons. Soon up to 3,000 people began attending each week, dancing in a "slow swing" style to soul and funk records. The café was renamed the Popcorn - after the James Brown hit "The Popcorn"—and DJ Gilbert Govaert began playing more early soul and other records from the 1960s to suit the dance style. According to Stanley: "The beat was slow and slightly rickety, martial drums rolled under melancholy minor chords—the Marvelettes' 'Please Mr Postman' (1961) would have been typical."

Following the Popcorn club's popularity, other clubs sprang up playing music in a similar style. These included the Festival in Antwerp, the Gatsby in Vliermaal, and the Versailles, beside the beach at Ostend. As well as Cousaert and Govaert, other leading DJs included Jeff Callebaut, Gerry Franken and Georges Toniotti. Radio stations were set up to play the music, and rare music on obscure labels became especially prized. The scene in Belgium in many ways paralleled the Northern soul scene in Britain, but with a slower swing style of music favoured, rather than the fast dance styles characteristic of Northern soul. In some cases, DJs slowed down records, by pitch control and by playing 45 rpm discs at 33 rpm, to achieve the desired tempo and rhythm. The range of the music also broadened, to include some British and Italian pop music from the early 1960s, and eventually local bands were formed to emulate the style.

Examples

According to Bob Stanley, "the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-esque girl groups and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene". Examples of highly prized popcorn records include "Sweetheart" by Peggy Lee, "Image" by Hank Levine, "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep" by Simone Dina, "The Tingle" by Jackie Weaver, "Who's Got the Action" by Phil Colbert, "Heartless Lover" by Dick Baker, "La Tanya" by Jay Abbott, "Carmelita" by Jeff Lane, "I'm Crying in the Rain" by Major Lance, "You Beat Me to the Punch" by Mary Wells, "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Tormé, and "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash.

Continuing popularity

After a period of mainstream popularity in Belgium, and to a lesser extent in France and the Netherlands, the Popcorn dance scene retreated to smaller venues and specialist clubs, while retaining a core of aficionados. By the 1990s, the style was beginning to be known and appreciated at soul music clubs in Britain, Germany, and the US, and its level of recognition has continued to increase. At least 30 compilations of American and other R&B and pop music in the Belgian Popcorn style have been issued in Europe.

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Carol (Instrumental Version) by Neil & His Orchestra Sedaka ; Old Man River by Johnny Nash ; Old Man River by Billy Stewart ; Old Veteran by Nicodemus & Mudies All Stars ; Once Upon A Time by Sam & Cohen, Baker ; Once Upon A Time by Marvin & Wells, Gaye ; One Day I'll Show You by Radiants ; One Little Lie by Danny & The Cavaliers White ; One Night Stand by Kenny Rossi ; One Step From Heaven by Concords ; Only A Dream by Arthur Lee Maye ; Only A Fool by Jackie Edwards ; Only An Image Of You by Mark & The Tempters Alamo ; Only Fools Run Away by James Carr ; Oops There Goes Another Tear by Marci & Mates ; Our Language Of Love by Diana Trask ; Our Love Is Everywhere by The Sapphires ; Our Love Will Last by Arthur Prysock ; Over The Summer by Frankie Calen ; Ozzaboo by Charlie & Torens, Palmieri ; Pain by Mitty Collier ; Paradise Found by Billy Mishel ; Paradise Found by Vince Riccio ; Peace Of Mind by Eddie Williams ; People Will Talk by Johnny Durain ; Perfidia by Trini Lopez ; Perfidia by Andy Rose ; Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps (Quizas Quizas Quizas) by Doris Day ; Persian King by Nino Rienzi ; Play The Music Keep On Dancing by Toby Brown ; Plaza De Toros (The Lonely Bull) by Petula Clark ; Please by Frank Ifield ; Please Let Me Be The First To Know by Lou Rawls ; Please Stay With Me (I Confess) by Tony Amaro ; Pocketful Of Rainbows by Jimmy Breedlove ; Ponchinello by Fascinators ; Poquito Soul by One G Plus Three ; Possess Me by Doris Day ; Pretty Blue Eyes by Allesandro ; Pretty Little Girl by George Smith ; Pretty Little Girl Next Door by Bobby Day ; Prisonnier De L'amour by Emilhenco ; Promised Land by John Conte ; Promised Land by Buddy Lamp ; Puff by Bill Giant ; Punch And Judy by James Darren ; Puppet On A String by Billy Prophet ; Puppy Love Is Here To Stay by Billy Storm ; Pushing A Good Thing Too Far by Barbara Lewis ; Que C'est Bon by Sacha Distel ; Que C'est Bon (Welcome Home To My Heart) by Caravelli ; Quicksand by Kell Osborne ; Quicksand by Don Schroeder ; Quiero Ser Tu Primer Amor by Rudolfo Alvarado ; Quiet Girl by Don Rondo ; Rags To Riches by Morton Downey Jr. ; Rags To Riches by Bobby Milano ; Rain From The Skies by Adam Wade ; Rain From The Skies by Johnny Walker ; Rainbow Valley by Jerry Butler ; Raincoat In The River by Sammy Turner ; Raindrops by Dee Clark ; Raindrops by Billy Wade ; Raining Teardrops by Rockmasters ; Raisin' Sugar Cane by Untouchables ; Reach Out For Me by Burt Bacharach ; Reach Out For Me by Roy Hamilton ; Reach Out For Me by Nancy Wilson ; Rebecca Remember by Tommy Zee ; Red Wine For My Blues by Miss Johnnie Taylor ; Resist by Petula Clark ; Return To Rome by Alex 'Wizard' Solano ; Revenge by Brook Benton ; Rever (Dream On Little Dreamer) by Jean Cavall ; Reward by Milton Grayson ; Rhythm by Major Lance ; Ride The High Country by George Greeley ; Ring-A-Ding (Di-Gue-Ding-Ding) by Michel Legrand ; Rinky Dink by Dave 'Baby' Cortez ; Rinky Dink by Johnny Howard Band ; River Keep Movin' by Teddy Vann ; River Of Tears by Ben E. King ; Roberta by Peppino Di Capri ; Rome by Lloyd Jones ; Rosalita by Johnny Brooks ; Sabbath Prayer by Joe Quijano ; Sacred by Castells ; Sadaba by Johnny Williams ; Samba Saravah by Johnny Lytle ; Save Those Teardrops by Bobby Adams ; Say by Mel Tillis ; Say It Again by Ruth Brown ; Sayonara by Werner Muller ; School Prom by Fortune Tellers ; See What Tomorrow Brings by Cicero Blake ; See You In September by Ronnie Baker ; Serenata En Portugal by Alberto Cortez ; Sh ... Listen by Miss Cathy Brasher ; Shabby Little Hut by Reflections ; Shadago by Arty Lee ; Shadows Of Love by Lavern Baker ; She Serves A Nice Cup Of Tea by Tony Martin ; Shenandoah by Davy Jones ; She's Gone (And She Won't Be Back) by Nolan Chance ; She's Got My Name by Earther Doss Jr. ; Shoji by Cal Tjader ; Shook Up Over You by Dee Clark ; Shook Up Over You by Jimmy 'Soul' Clark ; Shy Girl by Mark Wynter ; Singing Waters by Cashmeres ; Sit By The Fire by Willows ; Sitting In The Park by Georgie Fame ; Sixteen Years In The Making by Bobby Adams ; Smokey Places by Corsairs ; So Alone by Robin Luke ; So Little Time by Duprees ; So Tenderly by Darrells ; Soft Walking by Freddie Houston ; Softly by Smoothies ; Some Enchanted Evening by Pat Boone ; Some Kinda Blue by Cleftones ; Some Of Your Lovin' by Johnny Nash ; Somebody Help Me by Donald & The Delights Jenkins ; Somebody Just Like You by Johnny O'Neill ; Somebody Said by Porgy & The Monarchs ; Someone In Heaven by Crew Cuts ; Someone Like You by Lorne Lesley ; Somethin' Cha Cha by Eddie Fontaine ; Something Inside Of Me Died by Ritchie Adams ; Somethin' Stupid by Toni & Matteo, Eden ; Son My Son by Don & Ford, Gardner ; Soon by Jeff Brooks ; Sounds And Sights by Jay Holman ; Spanish Harlem by Augie Moreno ; I Spend My Life by Ramsey Lewis ; Spring Fever by Velvets ; Stand By Me by Cassius Clay ; Standing In The Shadow by Kenny Gamble ; Standing On The Sidelines by Sam Hawkins ; Starry Eyed by Michael Holliday ; Stars Fell From The Sky by Junior Waters ; Stay by Carol Sloane ; Stay With Me by Ed Townsend ; Steady Kind by Kenny Lynch ; Still Waters Run Deep by Brook Benton ; Still Waters Run Deep by Four Dreamers ; Stolen Angel by Scott Brothers ; Stop Your Crying by Jerry Naylor ; Straighten Up Your Heart by Barbara Lewis ; Strange Is Love by Marquis ; Stranger In Paradise by Jimmy Foster ; Stranger In The World by Bobby Rydell ; Stranger On The Shore by Pat Thomas ; Sugar Lips by Nick Valo ; Summer's Over Again by Glenn Yarbrough ; Summertime by Ray Barretto ; Summertime by Barney Kessel ; Summertime by Edmundo Ros ; Sunny by Tony Louisa ; Sunny by Ray Marco ; Sure As You're Born by Kenny Rankin ; Surrender by Al Volpe ; Suspicion by Terry Stafford ; Sway by Bobby Rydell ; Sweet Is The Woman by Pathfinders ; Sweet Love by Nat Wright ; Sweet Music by Major Lance ; Sweeter Than Sweet by Wally Wiggins ; Taboo by Marty Wilson ; Tabou by Jokers ; Take All Of My Life by Carrie & The Grandeurs Grant ; Take It Easy Joe by Roy Hamilton ; Take Me In Your Arms by Sam Fletcher ; Take Me In Your Arms by Ann Warren ; Talking About My Girl by Reflections ; Tata by Clyde McPhatter ; Teach Me Tiger by April Stevens ; Tears Will Fall by Crests ; Tell Her Johnny Said Goodbye by Jerry Jackson ; Tell It To My Face by Bobby Williams ; Tell Me That You Care by Grady Chapman ; Ten Lonely Weekends by Tony Brent ; Tender Love by Tommy Jay ; Tenderly I'll Love You by Mack & The Shades Tubb ; Thanks Mr. Postman by Bobby King ; That Lucky Old Sun by Chuck Reed ; That Other Place by Wade Flemons ; That's All I Want From You by Barbara McNair ; That's All You Gotta Do by Del Price ; That's How Heartaches Are Made by Baby Washington ; That's How I Miss You by Paul Dino ; That's Not The Answer by Vi Velasco ; That's The Way I Feel by Smokey & The Miracles Robinson ; That's What Mama Say by Walter Jackson ; That's Where Lonesome Lives by Obrey Wilson ; The Angels Listened In by Crests ; The Ballad Of Bobby Dawn by Baby Washington ; The Boy From Ipanema by Ethel Ennis ; The Devil Pad by John & The Shivers Saint ; The Duke Of Kent by Pat & The Ray Ellis Orchestra Suzuki ; The Everglades by Tedd Browne ; The Golden Touch by Dick Glass ; The Grass Looked Greener by Jimmy Jordan ; The Great Magician by Bob Conrad ; The House Next Door by Lou Rawls ; The Hucklebuck by Quincy Jones ; The Hurt by Escorts ; The 'In' Crowd by Petula Clark ; The Joker by Sammy Davis ; The Joker by Anthony Newley ; The Joker by Don Spencer ; The Joke's On Me by Corvells ; The Loop by Johnny Lytle ; The Love That I Lost by Philadelphians ; The Makings Of A Man by Larry Paul ; The Man Who Don't Believe In Love by Marv Johnson ; The Matador by Major Lance ; The Monkey Time by Major Lance ; The Most Important Thing by Mike Brewer ; The Night by Dee Dee Sharp ; The Old Master Painter by Billy Hines ; The One I Left For You by Joe Dowell ; The Only Girl For Me by Intimates ; The Only Light by Harry Nilsson ; The Panic Is On by Lou Johnson ; The Power Of Love by Mary Silvers ; The Pretty One by Willis Sisters ; The Prophet (Of Love) by Chuck Jackson ; The Question by Randy Lee ; The Right Girl by Nick Charles ; The Same Kind Of Girl by Jimmy Jordan ; The Search by Del Shannon ; The Secret by Gene McDaniels ; The Shelter Of Your Arms by Clyde McPhatter ; The Soul Of Bonnie And Clyde by South Central Avenue Municipal Blues Band ; The Things I Want To Hear by Shirelles ; The Trouble With Girls (Of Today) by James Conwell ; The Turning Point by David Thorne ; The Two Of Us Together by Jerry Angelo ; The Way Of A Clown by Barry Mann ; The Way Of A Clown by Teddy Randazzo ; The Weatherman by Millie Vernon ; The Wild Wind by Danny Williams ; The Wonder Of Your Love by Bobby D'Fano ; The World Around Me by Danny Williams ; The World Is Mine by Barry Martin ; The World Of Suzie Wong by Jimmy McGriff ; Theme From Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star) by Maxine Starr ; Theme From The Pink Panther by Hollywood Studio Orchestra ; Then Only Then by Julie Grant ; Then Only Then by Walter Jackson ; Then Only Then by J. B. Love ; There He Is by Baby Washington ; There She Goes by Cleftones ; There She Goes by Bobby Skel ; There's No Other Love by Jimmy Beaumont ; There's No Other Love by Julius La Rosa ; Think It Over (And Be Sure) by Liz Verdi ; Think Nothing About It by Gene Chandler ; Think Nothing About It by Major Lance ; Think Of Me by Nancy Sinatra ; Thinking Of You by Freddy Jaye ; This Friend Of Mine by Trudy Bell ; This Is A Fine Time by Billy Stewart ; This Is It by Jay & The Americans ; This Is Our Night by Creations ; This Is Worth Fighting For by Billy Ford ; This Magic Moment by El Gran Combo ; This World Of Mine by Walter Jackson ; Three's A Crowd by Margo Treadwell ; Ti Tendo Le Bracchia by Nicola Di Bari ; Tie Me Tight by Bob Kayli ; Tiger At The Door by Kenny Lynch ; Timbale Groove by Willie Bobo ; Timber by Bobby Brooks ; Time by Leroy Bivins ; Time by Brian ; Time by Jerry Jackson ; Time Out For Tears by David Thorne ; Time Waits by Corsairs ; To Be In Love With You by Bobby Andriani ; To Be Loved by Cords ; To The One I Love by Roy Hamilton ; Tokyo Butterfly by Jerry Smith ; Tomorrow And Always by Satintones ; Tonight Is Our Last Night by Frank Gari ; Tonight You Belong To Me by Nancy Sinatra ; Too Soon by Russ Loader ; Tower Of Strength by Gene McDaniels ; Tower Tall by Jordan Christopher ; Toy Soldier by Dramatics ; Traÿme Sind Wie Der Wind by Siw Malmkwist ; Travellin' Man by Frankie Vaughan ; Treat Me Like You Love Me by Azie Mortimer ; Tree Of Love by Don Sharp ; Trop Sage Pour Aimer by Lucky Blondo ; Trouble In Mind by Seminoles ; True Love Or Misery by Barry & The Richettes ; Try Me by January Jones ; Tu M'as Devancže by Arielle ; Tu N'es Pas Venu by Nancy Holloway ; Tumbling Tumbleweeds by Howard "Howie" Beder ; Turn Around And Face Me by Charlie Rich ; Turn Away by Junior Waters ; Turn Me Loose by Royal Robins ; Turn On The Moonlight by Ray Smith ; Two Lovers Make One Fool by Serenaders ; Two Of The Chosen Few by Romeos ; Two Time Loser by Lacey Jones ; Um Um Um by Major Lance ; Untie Me by Tams ; Until You Come Back To Me by Stevie Wonder ; Untill by Billy Barnes ; Up In Smoke by Johnny Appalachian ; Uptown by Little Eva ; Venus by Fleetwoods ; Viva Tirado by El Chicano ; Voice Of The Wind by Wanderobo ; Waiting For My Baby Baby by Barbara Simpson ; Wake Up Sleeping Beauty by Jerry Fuller ; Walk On By by Helen Shapiro ; Walk Softly Away by Starglows ; Walk With Love by Dobie Gray ; Wanted by Larose Phillips ; Welcome Home To My Heart by Gary Criss ; Welcome Stranger by Wade Flemons ; Were You There by Danleers ; What A Difference A Day Makes by Ben E. King ; What Am I Gonna Do With Anna by Fred Carter ; What Are They Doing Right Now by Harold Boggs ; What Difference Does It Make by Kenny Sheppard ; What Good Are Dreams by Kenny Dino ; What Happened To The Music by Jerry Fuller ; What I Gotta Do by Jenny Lee ; What Kind Of Love Is This by Lorne Gibson ; What Makes One Fall In Love by Marty Richards ; What Now by Duffy Power ; What Now My Love by Al Martino ; What Shall I Do by Gladys & The Pips Knight ; What Side Your Bread Is Buttered On by Diane Pane ; Whatever Lola Wants by Della Reese ; Whatever You Want by Jerry Butler ; When The Wind Changes by Freddie Scott ; Where Does That Leave Me by Romance Watson ; Where Does That Leave Me by Nancy Wilson ; Where Does The Clown Go by Wayne Rooks ; Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Joe Hinton ; Where Is The Love by Glenn Miller ; Where Was I by Phil Colbert ; Which Way by Junior Lewis ; Which Way Do I Go by Len Wade ; While It Lasted by Esther Phillips ; While We Danced The Tango by Dave Howard ; Whirlwind by Corky Ray ; Who Am I Without Your Love by Royal Premiers ; Who Do You Love by The Sapphires ; Who Will Take The Place Of You by Al Collier ; Who's Gonna Mention My Name by Lonnie Sattin ; Who's Got The Action by Phil Colbert ; Who's To Say by Staccatos ; Win Your Love For Me by Sam Cooke ; Wise Like Solomon by Bobby Brooks ; Wise To You by Tony Cosmo ; Wishin' On A Rainbow by Michael Holliday ; Witchcraft (For Your Love) by Temptations ; With All My Heart by Dave & The Roland Shaw Orchestra King ; With All My Heart by Tymes ; Without You by Andy Russell ; Would You Love Me by Fabulous Carousels ; Wow by David Michael ; YGellž Tezeta (My Own Memory) by Mulatu Astatke ; Yesterday by Tyree & The Fabulous Imperials Glenn Jr. ; Yesterday by Sarah Vaughan ; Yesterday's Kisses by Dean Barlow ; Yesterday's Kisses by Maxine Brown ; You by Billy & His Dominoes Ward ; You Ain't Ready by Billy Butler ; You And The Night And The Music by Baby Washington ; You Are My First Love by Pat Hunt ; You Are My Sunshine by Ray Charles ; You Beat Me To The Punch by Mary Wells ; You Better Watch Out by Dorothy Berry ; You Can Count On Me by Five Satins ; You Can Count On Me by Roy Hamilton ; You Can't Play Games by Precisions ; You Can't Trust Your Best Friend by Donald Height ; You Deserve What You Got by Eddie Holland ; You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It by Kenny Gamble ; You Don't Wanna Hurt Me by Jerry Jackson ; You Gonna Miss Me by Benny Turner ; You Got It Made by Sarah Vaughan ; You Make Love So Well by Kenny Lynch ; You Mean Everything To Me by Bobby & The Jades Jenkins ; You Might As Well Forget Him by Jimmy Hughes ; You Might Be There With Him by Jerry Jackson ; You Threw A Lucky Punch by Gene Chandler ; You Took Advantage Of Me by Blackwells ; You Won't Forget Me by Toni Fisher ; You'd Be Crying Too by Matadors ; You'll Answer To Me by Cleo Laine ; You'll Come Back by Ronny Douglas ; You'll Never Change by Betty Lavette ; Young Days by Randy Lee ; Young Man by Alex Hassilev ; Your Fool by Baby Washington ; Your Heart Wasn't In It by Chuck Collins ; Your Hurtin' Kinda Love by Dusty Springfield ; Your Memory by Five Satins ; Your Old Stand By by Milton Grayson ; You're Always On My Mind by Ellen Wayne ; You're Faithful Anna by Al Jones ; You're Gone by Don Crawford ; You're Gonna Be Sorry by Cicero Blake ; You're Not The Guy For Me by Ernestine Anderson ; You're Not The Only One by Kenny Rossi ; You're Saying Goodnight by Juliana ; Yours by Duprees ; and Zooba by Don Ralke.



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