Stop By B.W.H.

Stop is an Italo disco track that was released in 1983 by Italian husband and wife duo B.W.H. The track has a driving rhythm and unusual emotional range. It was a staple of house culture in the early 1980s.

The structure of this track is like a looping hero's journey. The driving instrumental verse section is the call to adventure and crossing the threshold. The doomy pre-chorus is the ordeal and dark night of the soul. The dreamy chorus is an apotheosis and boon. The post chorus is the refusal of return and then magic flight. A new hero's journey begins straight away because the whole structure is looping. Putting the journey on a conveyor belt creates a continuous heroic emotion, which is very surprising and unusual for a dance track.