Nightclubs are like all entertainment venues featuring music, as the music scene transforms, so does the human response. By the early 1980s a number of changes came together that lengthened the meaning of "a full night out" on the dancefloor. New musical styles and the appearance of multiple mixes of almost any dance track enabled a good DeeJay to sculpt the dance experience into distinct segments; not unlike the acts in a play. DeeJays were crafting more sophisticated and extended musical journeys. There was a lengthy "uptrip" consisting of multiple peaks and valleys - each successive peak a little higher and each successive valley not quite so low. This all rose up to a Grande Finale (or two), followed by a gradual simmering down which hopefully concluded with a smooth landing. One of the plateaus visited on the way down was Morning Music.
Morning Music of this era was big and spatial. It created a beautiful holding pattern filled with songs of love, gossip, soul searching and interpersonal ultimatums - underscored by an easygoing beat. And yes, if you could take a peek outside at the real world, it was indeed sometime after daybreak. The metaphor of a "new day" was not lost on the writers and creators of Morning Music; helping it develop a following always prepared for the la-la land it evoked. |