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Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese exposes her raver roots, picks the perfect striptease song and gives us a new appreciation for Brigitte Bardot in her Guest DJ set. Her glamorous retro pin up look is heavily influenced by the 1940’s, but her song picks reflect her love for both the past and the present, as well as her new home in Paris.
For more: http://www.dita.net
Tracks
1. Stormy Blues (Single) - Billie Holiday
2. Une histoire de plage - Brigitte Bardot
3. In for the Kill - (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix) La Roux
4. Girl And The Sea - The Presets
5. Strip Tease - Juliette Greco
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Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese exposes her raver roots, picks the perfect striptease song and gives us a new appreciation for Brigitte Bardot in her Guest DJ set. Her glamorous retro pin up look is heavily influenced by the 1940’s, but her song picks reflect her love for both the past and the present, as well as her new home in Paris.
For more: http://www.dita.net
Tracks
1. Stormy Blues (Single) - Billie Holiday
2. Une histoire de plage - Brigitte Bardot
3. In for the Kill - (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix) La Roux
4. Girl And The Sea - The Presets
5. Strip Tease - Juliette Greco
Transcript
Liza Richardson: I’m Liza Richardson from KCRW and I’m here with burlesque artist Dita Von Teese. Today, we’re going to be talking about songs that have inspired her over the years, as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. Welcome, Dita!
Dita Von Teese: Hi!
LR: Thanks for coming. Tell me what you brought.
DVT: I am a huge Billie Holiday fan. I can play hours of her music and never get tired of it and I love all the outtakes of her. There are a lot of albums with really interesting outtakes where you hear her speaking and swearing (laughs) and it’s really fun to listen to. I’m a big admirer of her, so I tried to bring you my sexiest song -- what I think is her at her most sexy. And it’s a great song to striptease to (laughter.) I wanted to choose some songs because people always ask me, “what’s a good song that’s sexy that I can do a striptease to for my boyfriend of girlfriend or whate...
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Host: Liza Richardson
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