from the LP For You, Full Time Records, 1982Italy has always been a hotbed of sleek & sexy trends, be that within fashion, film, or music, and the early ‘80s was certainly no exception; musically speaking, the records coming out of Italy back then mainly fell into two camps, (1) italo records, and (2) a revamped post-disco-funk sound that made you question whether disco had ever died in the first place---in fact, apart from the racist and homophobic reaction against it here in the US, disco-type music continued to enjoy wild popularity throughout Europe right up until the rave scene started. ‘Ago’ was short for Agostino Presta, a well-known Italian DJ that crossed over into production and who also looked something like a thinner version of Fabio. Comical accent aside, this kinky number leaves nothing lost in translation, “…is there anything I can do?...there isn’t anything I won’t do…”
