Sunset Strippers

Sunset Strippers were an electronic music group from the UK. They are known for their 2005 song "Falling Stars", which sampled the 1988 hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl and was involved in a sampling battle with Cabin Crew.[1] "Falling Stars" reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2005.

Sunset Strippers
OriginBrighton, United Kingdom
GenresHouse
Years active2004–2008
Past members
  • Harry Diamond
  • Sergei Forster-Hall
  • Kieron McTernan

History

Members Sergei Forster-Hall and Kieron McTernan met in Northbrook College.[2]

In 2004, Sunset Strippers remixed the Top 25 hit "Cry Little Sister", originally written by Gerard McMahon (under the pseudonym "Gerard McMann") as the theme tune for the film The Lost Boys.[3] In 2005, they remixed Planet Funk's song "The Switch", which featured in Mitsubishi television advertisements,[3] and in 2007 they remixed Irish pop band Westlife's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" for The Love Album. The group's last release under the Sunset Strippers name was "Step Right Up" in 2008, which appears on the downloadable version of Clubbers Guide '08 by Ministry of Sound.

Forster-Hall and McTernan began releasing under the name My Digital Enemy in 2006, which continued until they renamed themselves MDE in 2017.[4] They release mostly tech house and deep house music.[5][6]

"Falling Stars" music video

The music video for "Falling Stars" features Harry Diamond (one of the group members) listening to the song in his headphones while washing his clothes in a launderette. Three attractive young women enter the launderette and begin to dance all at once while washing their clothes as well. While waiting for their clothes, the women strike poses while Harry tries to attract their attention to him. The women also dance around the launderette, until they are seen wearing white shirts and red shorts. They begin dancing with Harry while holding a microphone. An old woman and her dog arriving at the launderette see Harry singing inside with a mop as a microphone. It turns out the whole thing with the women was only his imagination. Disgusted, the old woman and the dog leave the launderette. Harry still continues to sing the song, even though he pretends nothing has happened.

References
  1. Masterton, James. Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989. James Masterton. ISBN 9780463138571.
  2. "Music Alumni Careers". 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "BBC - Wiltshire - Entertainment - Uniting Nations + Sunset Strippers @ Club Ice". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "MDE". Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "My Digital Enemy - New Tech House". www.loopmasters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. Johnson, Emma (9 February 2015). "My Digital Enemy on coming to Liverpool and leaving Sunset Strippers behind". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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