Hi all,
After a most enjoyable couple of weeks listening to The Rolling Stones, I wanted a bit of a change for my next theme – 70’s Disco.
Instead of just listening to a compilation of disco hits, I’m particularly interested in albums (not just ‘Best Ofs) by artists that had those big disco hits (for instance, what else has Heatwave done apart from Boogie Nights?) I’m also on the look out for artists who jumped on the bandwagon and ‘turned disco’. One of my favourite bands ELO did with their Discovery album (Disco Very). Some of these artists pulled it off (The BeeGees for instance) and some didn’t.
So, let’s have your recommendations (don’t be embarrassed, you’re among friends here) and I’ll do my best to track them down.
Cheers, Paul
“MISS YOU” BY THE STONES (1978). YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE STONES!!!!!!
“DO YA THINK I’M SEXY” BY ROD STEWART.
“SUPERMAN” BY THE KINKS (YES, THE KINKS) 1980.
Gary took mine!
Heart of Glass – Blondie
“Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass”
Since disco was mostly about the dancing, here’s a list of my favorite dance styles from the seventies with the songs to go with them.
SLOW DANCES:
Beth by Kiss
Babe by Styx
ROLLER DISCO:
Good Times by Chic
Let’s All Chant by Michael Zager Band
THE BUMP:
Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band
THE ROCK:
I Do the Rock by Tim Curry
THE BUS STOP:
Walk This Way by Aerosmith
My friends and I made up dance routines to go with these songs:
Turn the Beat Around by Vicki Sue Robinson (One boy in my 5th grade class used to call me Becki Sue Robinson. He didn’t hear too well.)
Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest
Top of the World by The Carpenters
I need to put my thinking cap on
from 1977 Marvin Gaye: Got to Give It Up Pt.1
The song, written by Gaye, is about a man who was too shy to get on the floor and dance. But the groove allows him to lose himself in the music and dance. That what it said on Wikipedia. I never could tell what was going on, as the song has no beginning middle or end. The unedited version is 11 plus minutes. The hit single seemed about 24 hours long, but it my fave song from the era because it is happy for no apparent reason.
Excellent choice, Chris. THAT is a great dance song.
I’ve been a bit quiet this past week, but this doesn’t mean I haven’t been listening to some great disco hits from 30-odd years ago. Still looking for recommendations.
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The Love I Lost by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
This has a great pop arrangement. Harold doesn’t come in until a third of the way. Disco did expand how songs were couched, you could build up to the tune and take your time being done with it… Look how many like they sing, I lost it, Sorry I lost it.”
DONNA SUMMER’S GREATEST HITS ALBUM!