Flirts - Passion

What this video is

Released in 1982, 'Passion' by The Flirts sits at a precise cultural inflection point: the dawn of MTV (launched August 1981), the explosion of the 12-inch dance single as a club format, and the crystallisation of Hi-NRG as a genre distinct from post-disco. The Flirts were a concept group designed by Bobby 'O' Orlando — a one-man production entity widely credited as a founding father of Hi-NRG — featuring a…

Why it matters

A landmark artefact of the Hi-NRG genre at its commercial emergence, 'Passion' exemplifies Bobby Orlando's signature production formula: dense layered synthesizers, rolling bass lines, driving percussion, and a fabricated vocal group front. The track directly connects the New York underground…