Forum: Music discussion - Topic: Favourite 70s Disco songs ..

I know there isn't much discussion here on the forum
about 70s Disco/Funk but i just love it myself.

Here is a few of my favourites. Please add yours.

- C.J. & Co - Devil's Gun
- Hamilton Bohannon - Let's start To Dance again,
- Carte Blanhce - Get Up, Get up On your feet
- Stretch - Why did you do it
- People's Choice - Do it Any Way You Wanna
- The O'Jays - Back Stabbers
- Azoto - San Salvador (12")
- Jimmy 'Bo' Horne - Dance Across the Floor
- Lola, Wax The Van
- Lime - Your Love
- Expose - Point of no return
- Logg - Dancing In The Stars
- Raydio - It's time to party now
- Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
- Cerrone - Love In C Minor
- Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) [12" Version]
- Jessica Williams - Queen Of Fools
- Shannon - Let The Music Play
- The Brothers Johnson - Stomp
- Carol Jiani - Hit 'n' run Lover
- Colonel Abrams - Music is the Answer
- Janice McClain - Smack Dub In The Middle
- Willie Hutch - In And Out (12")

Nice List.

Lime-Babe We're Gonna Love Tonight
The Machine-There Before the Grace of God
La Flavour - Mandolay
Colonel Abrams - Trapped (although music is the answer is my favorite of his)
D-Train - M.U.S.I.C., You're the One for Me, Keep On,
Xena-On the Upside
Hazell Dean-Searching
Pamela Stanley-Coming out of Hiding
Earth, Wind and Fire-Let's Groove
Whispers - Love Thing, And The Beat Goes on
BBQE - On the Beat
Evelyn King - Shame

Here is a good link that covers that period. We had a debate on VDJ radio the other night about when the disco period actually ended. It's funny to me that I'm actually a fan of alot of the music that came out in 82-85...the period Disco was taking it's last breath lol.

http://www.wtv-zone.com/moe/moesboomerabilia/page24.html

Well, for me the DISCO sound died in 1981... some people still doing some Disco at 1982, but for me in 1981 starts more dance music that looks for a cool dance tunes without the classic disco sound. For me classic Disco Tunes are like the Tramps - Disco Inferno or Gonzalez - I haven't stop dancin'... and the dance music I'm taking about is like BBQE, DTrain and other like that not really classic disco sound. Boys Town Gang - Can't take my eyes off you is the last song that could be more like disco.

I like this disco songs from the 70's:

The Tramps - Disco Inferno (1978)
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (1978)
Carrie Lucas - Keep Smilin' (1977)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Extended Version) (1977)
Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) (1979)
Voyage - Souvenirs (1978)
Dan Hartman - Vertigo-Relight My Fire (1979)
Cameo - Find My Way (1978)
Bryan Adams - Late Me Take You Dancing (1979)

Also Village People and many others...

I agree with you ACW...but what would you call something like D-Train..and the others on my list. I had a debate with someone. They were calling it Disco and I didn't have a name to come back with. Freestyle was the next big genre (house and rap too). Stuff like the Cover Girls-Show me, TKA-One Way Love, Stevie B.-Spring Love. It seems the D-Train, BBQE and others don't really have a name. They are from the 83-85 type time period....

djej,

BBQE was from late 82 and I called dance music that genre in that days. I know that many music is "dance" music, but it's the way to change the DISCO name. I remember that in the radio also that's the way to refer to them. Disco Music left a big hole in the dance floor, but the sound goes to his ends and many groups want to have a different sound. D-Train was a transition (some funk in there), that music (begin of 1982) really don't have success and by September of 1982 music style like BBQE was the way to go. In that days really don't be a defined style (dance music, break music, rock, rap) Some producers like Boby Orlando and Patrick Cowley change that dance and begin with High Energy style which is the "dance music" from 83 to 86, but the "dance music" style defined as the sounds hear in BBQE, Carol Jiani, and others were the sounds in the dance floor for many years.

Typically Disco Music go from 120 to 144 BPM but the classic sound of Disco are from 132 to 136, in the same way "Dance music" is in 120-130 BPM, High Energy from 133 to 140 (I remember songs in 150BPMs).

well hi all i like disco plus all other good music i would like to add my list this is just of a few good one i like and think everyone will toooooooooo


Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
You Make Me Feel Mighty Real - Sylveste
Dance Dance Dance - Chic
Spank - Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
I Love Music - O'Jays
Disco Duck - Rick Dees
I Love the Nightlife - Alicia Bridges
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Get Dancin' - Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
Disco Nights Rock Freak - GQ
Get Off - Foxy
Ain't Gonna' Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) - Joe TexFly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
Shake Your Booty - K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
kung fu fighting - carl douglas
Love to Love you Baby - Donna Summer
knock on woo amy stewart
ring my bell - anite ward
popcorn - hot butter
brick house - commodores
flashlight - parliament
funky town - lipps inc

Well bigtonyt, I think you summed it up pretty good. But what ever happened to

Patrick Hernandez - Born to be Alive 12'
Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes 12'
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy - 12'
Bananarama - Venus - 12'
Billy Ocean - Loverboy - 12'
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth - 12'
Divine - You Think Your A Man - 12'
Dead or Alive - You spin me Round - 12'
Dead or Alive - Lover come back to me - 12
Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover - 12'
Dead or Alive - Lover Come Back to Me - 12'
Miami Sound Machine - Conga - 12'
Michael Jackson - Billy Jean - 12'
Michael Jackson - Dont Stop Till You Get Enough - 12'
Michael Jackson - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - 12'
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 12' RMX
Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant - 12'
Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets (Extended)
Shannon - Let the Music Play - 12'
Sister Sledge - We Are Family - 12'
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight - 12'
Sylvester - Mighty Real - 12'
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody [Flip 'N' Fill Mix] - 12'
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Extended Mix)
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days - 12'

Now I know a lot of these do not fit the "Disco" thing but they always seemed to keep the floor moving, and or brought more people to the floor. "Disco" has never died, it just went underground. Anything with a strong dance beat is disco in my opinion.

Bottom line here for me is that one heck of a lot of good dance tunes are mentioned in this post, and if we ever have to do a disco dance we will know where to come to get out song list. LOL

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Cheque's in the post!

Thanks

A little more funk than Disco, but with the right crowd...

One Way – Cutie Pie
Gap Band – Shake
George Clinton – Atomic Dog
Fuzzy Haskin – Which Way Do I Disco
Bootsy Collins – Play On, Playboy
Cameo – Keep It Hot
The Bar-Kays – Let’s Have Some Fun
Parliament – Flash Light
Funkadelic – Loose Booty
Fatback Band – Master Booty
Rick James – Give It to Me Baby
The Reddings – Remote Control
Graham Central Station – Water
George Clinton – Get Dressed
Gap Band – Bumpin’ Gum People
Foxy – Get Off
Brick – Dazz
Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Psychoticbumpschool
Cameo – C on the Funk
Cameo – I Just Want to Be
Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb on Me
L.T.D. – Back In Love Again
The Bar-Kays – Shake Your Rump to the Funk
Mandrill – Can You Get It
Funkadelic – Freak of the Week

Skyy -First time Around
Loleatta Holloway-Hit And Run
Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil - The Real Thing
Peter Brown- Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me
Roy Ayers Ubiquity- Running Away
Runaway Love-Linda Clifford
Peace Pipe- B.T. Express
Keep On Truckin- Eddie Kendricks
Think-Lyn Collins
I Like Girls Fatback
Found A Cure-Ashford&Simpson
Stuff Like That-Quincy Jones
I could think about tons more but even when i was a little bitty kid and being from Chicago
these @ an old school function just for jams or a deep house vibe just pack the floor most definitely!

I have created a MusicGroup for everyone that loves Old School Disco, it's much easier to share great tracks this way.


http://www.virtualdj.com/musicgroup/Old_School_Disco/index.html