Dusty Springfield’s Untold Story: The Rise and Fall of a Repressed Pop Icon

A New Generation of Music

Dusty’s recordings were becoming far and few between, but there was a whole new generation of musicians taking a very interesting look at the singer and her music. For one, Trevor Horn (from the Buggles, Yes, Dollar, ABC, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood) wrote a disco hit for her called Baby Blue.

'Saturday Night Live' TV at the Hippodrome Nightclub in London, Britain - 1985

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Her next album titled ‘White Heat’ came out in 1982 and was influenced by punky, new wave styles. Dusty loved the new music that was making its way in, and she wanted to be a part of it. By 1987, a dream came true for Dusty when she sang with Pet Shop Boys on the track, “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” The Pet Shop Boys were huge in the ‘80s.