‘Hit the Hague, hit the bong!’ Hear Gregg Alexander’s original demo of Murder on the Dancefloor | Sophie Ellis-Bextor
If it weren’t for a busted car, Murder on the Dancefloor might never have existed, songwriter Gregg Alexander – formerly of the New Radicals – told Dave Simpson today, in a very rare interview detailing the creation of a song experiencing a huge renaissance thanks to its spot in the film Saltburn. Unable to head out for a night in Detroit, he grabbed the acoustic guitar on the back seat and started singing “it’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove”.That’s one of the lyrics that made it into…