Name: Shoot Your Shot - The Divine Anthology
Brand: Divine

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Catalogue number

HSRXD014


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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-03

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Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929241435

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CDx2

Artist

Divine

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

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Hot Shot

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Almost 30 years on from his untimely death, Divine undoubtedly contributed to the LGBT narrative contained within pop culture in that time. His consistently fluid (and of course lewd) representation of sexuality and gender challenged the theatrics of 1980s pop music within his mainstream success. Created in collaboration with 'Pope of Trash' John Waters, Divine was a brash, confident persona who encouraged self-love within every aspect of his work, a central theme that has maintained his cult status ever since. After the success of his partnership with Waters, Divine would branch out with New York performer/producer Bobby O to launch a musical career that boasted a dizzying angle on Hi-NRG. Divine's first charting single 'Native Love Step By Step' (NL #28) remains one of his most frenetic hits. 'Shoot Your Shot' (DE #15/NL #7) is Bobby O's brassy brand of club music mock-sexualised at full tilt. 'Love Reaction' (UK #65) gloriously appropriates New Order's 'Blue Monday'. Song writing/producing trio Stock, Aitken and Waterman continued the success of hi-NRG synthpop, giving Divine one of his biggest hits in 1984's 'You Think You're a Man' (AUS #8/NL #32/UK #16) and 'I'm So Beautiful' (GER #38 / UK #52) which is perhaps most reminiscent of Divine's earlier work with John Waters. 'Walk Like A Man' and Twisting The Night Away continued the hit streak.

Shoot Your Shot - The Divine Anthology

Music GB

Discover Shoot Your Shot - The Divine Anthology by Divine on CD from Hot Shot label. Dive into Divine's iconic music journey and flamboyant persona.