Vanessa - Upside Down (1982)

What this video is

Released in 1982 on the Dutch Dureco label, 'Upside Down (Dizzy Does It Make Me)' emerged from the Netherlands' vibrant Eurodisco and Hi-NRG scene that fed both domestic Nederpop charts and international gay club circuits. The video is strongly associated with TopPop, AVRO's pioneering Dutch music television programme that ran weekly from 1970 to 1988 and served as the primary visual promotion channel for domestic…

Why it matters

A representative specimen of early-1980s Dutch Hi-NRG and Eurodisco, the track sits at the intersection of Euro-Disco and Europop as categorised across major discographic databases. Its production — driven by synthesiser rhythms, danceable BPM, and a female fronted vocal — typifies the formula…