Disco Songs You Love

[Sticksboi05]

What are the best disco songs? The ones that make you wanna get up and dance...

I'll start the list with

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

[Califan007]

Le Freak -Chic

[Sticksboi05]

Quote the list so we can add on.

[Califan007]

Quote the list so we can add on.
Actually, you're not supposed to quote large blocks of text, and that list might end up being a large one...

Oh, who am I kidding...it's DISCO! lol :)

[Henry]

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Le Freak -Chic


Can I add more than one?

Night Fever - Bee Gees
Disco Inferno - ... uh ... The Trammps?

[RammsteinSkins]

Super Freak - Rick James...*****!

[Califan007]

Super Freak - Rick James...*****!
That's not disco...that's just straight-up R&B/Funk.

[shuler74]

Machine Gun-The Commodores

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rrz080KooA

[Califan007]

White Horse -Laid Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8j2ej5jqQw

[Califan007]

Get Down Tonight -KC And The Sunshine Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDB8firw4BI

[ixcuincle]

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyreul5Cvsw

[Califan007]

Love To Love You, Baby -Donna Summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAD9DdtnKoQ

[Califan007]

The Hustle -Van Mccoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTGQyz9Kw0

[9_to_42_td]

Push push in the bush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhP-ClV244

[RammsteinSkins]

That's not disco...that's just straight-up R&B/Funk.But it's danceable! :silly:

[Califan007]

But it's danceable! :silly:
LoL...Very. :thumbsup:

[9_to_42_td]

What about this one Instant Replay Jonas Brother have nothing on this group

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0jTRq5rwX4

[DWinzit]

When I think disco this is the first thing that comes to mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a_hBR9YuNw

;)

[D'KanSkinFan]

Flashdance~ Irene Cara


Love Train

anything BeeGees~ Jive Talkin'

and,

the Village People~ Y M C A :silly:

:cheers:

[Sticksboi05]

Lips Inc. - Funkytown

[Califan007]

Boogie Nights -Heatwave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOe2H3tRjjM

[DeanCollins]

Maneater- Hall and Oats

[DeanCollins]

Rock the Casbah- The Clash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY

[Califan007]

^^ Maneater and Rock The Casbah...disco?

[DeanCollins]

^^ Maneater and Rock The Casbah...disco?

define disco.

[9_to_42_td]

define disco.

He is right Dean, those were more like Radio songs back in the day. Not the ones pumping in the discos. I spent enough time and money in those places to know. I have to admit, I miss those days leisure suits and all. Back when the Redskins and Eagles had something in common, no Super Bowl wins.

[Enter Apotheosis]

define disco.

Pretty sure The Clash are classified as punk rock.

[DeanCollins]

Pretty sure The Clash are classified as punk rock.

they are, but are we listing songs or bands?

[DeanCollins]

He is right Dean, those were more like Radio songs back in the day. Not the ones pumping in the discos. I have to admit, I miss those days leisure suits and all. Back when the Redskins and Eagles had something in common, no Super Bowl wins.

I hear you. Back then most bands sold out to disco some how or another. Also are songs, that were regularly played at a disco, considered disco, like the funk music people are listing. If you take away funk they'd have run out of music pretty quick.

[Enter Apotheosis]

they are, but are we listing songs or bands?

Valid... but even Rock the Casbah lacks the R&B-ish element in most disco.

[DeanCollins]

Valid... but even Rock the Casbah lacks the R&B-ish element in most disco.

alright, maybe i placed the value of punk rock right in there with disco (and therefore associated the two), but come to think of it PR came right after disco, so it was kinda like a 1,2 punch to the stomach of quality music lovers everywhere :laugh:

[9_to_42_td]

I hear you. Back then most bands sold out to disco some how or another. Also are songs, that were regularly played at a disco, considered disco, like the funk music people are listing. If you take away funk they'd have run out of music pretty quick.

True most of the Disco songs really sucked, but the funk filled in the gaps like Mafadden and White , GQ, and Instant Funk.

[DeanCollins]

earth, wind, and fire had quite a few funk/disco songs

[Califan007]

I hear you. Back then most bands sold out to disco some how or another. Also are songs, that were regularly played at a disco, considered disco, like the funk music people are listing. If you take away funk they'd have run out of music pretty quick.
Disco usually either had a repetitive beat and melody, or were pretty much designed solely for club dancing. I don't really see Rock The Casbah falling into either category lol :)

[9_to_42_td]

Disco usually either had a repetitive beat and melody, or were pretty much designed solely for club dancing. I don't really see Rock The Casbah falling into either category lol :)

Ok, he has been roasted enough

[THE OUTSIDER]

When I think of disco, two songs come to mind.

The Hustle by Van McCoy

Native New Yorker by Odyssey

[mbws]

That's like saying the Best Cold Sore.

[HighOnHendrix]

I hear you. Back then most bands sold out to disco some how or another. Also are songs, that were regularly played at a disco, considered disco, like the funk music people are listing. If you take away funk they'd have run out of music pretty quick.

Funk RULES OVER disco like the '91 Skins over the rest of the league! :2cents:

EDIT: In order to contribute to this thread and not just denigrate disco (which by and large deserves it) I'll nominate Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas.

[Zguy28]

Can I add more than one?

Night Fever - Bee Gees
Disco Inferno - ... uh ... The Trammps?Got to agree with Henry on this one.

Disco Inferno for the win.

[Rocky21]

To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn. Close Thread.

[HighOnHendrix]

To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn. Close Thread.

Good one. Watching the linked vid I was struck by the thought that she wouldn't make it nowadays. Regardless of talent or personality, her chunkiness would put her on the outside looking in.

[China]

Sorry, the thread title is an oxymoron. Best Disco Song :rotflmao:

[G-Prime]

Dunno if anyone's mentioned it yet but Kiss I was Made for loving you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnqUAbGMjLI

[Temple]

To be fair--and throw another wrench into the mix--I'd point out that the genre of "disco" didn't necessarily end when the 1970s did. As another poster already pointed out, disco is about a repetitive beat/melody to dance to in a club. This isn't to say that Lil' John and crap nowadays is technically "disco"--there are other genre-qualifying markers to consider, such as open high hat hits on the off beats, percussive, often wah-wahed guitar, or syncopated, octave-driven bass lines--but disco as a genre is still alive and well today. Pitchforkmedia.com's #1 single of 2008 ("Blind" by Hercules & Love Affair...youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8S51M2GAc) definitely qualifies as "disco".

So if we're talking all disco I'd say that song.

But if we're talking only 70's disco, I'd mention "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward.

[Mongo2365]

A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Here is my list of best disco songs...

[DeanCollins]

Ok, he has been roasted enough

roasted? for what? not knowing the difference between disco and punk rock? That just proves that I'm not ghey ;)

[DeanCollins]

Sorry, the thread title is an oxymoron. Best Disco Song :rotflmao:

:laugh::laugh:

[THE OUTSIDER]

To be fair--and throw another wrench into the mix--I'd point out that the genre of "disco" didn't necessarily end when the 1970s did. As another poster already pointed out, disco is about a repetitive beat/melody to dance to in a club. This isn't to say that Lil' John and crap nowadays is technically "disco"--there are other genre-qualifying markers to consider, such as open high hat hits on the off beats, percussive, often wah-wahed guitar, or syncopated, octave-driven bass lines--but disco as a genre is still alive and well today. Pitchforkmedia.com's #1 single of 2008 ("Blind" by Hercules & Love Affair...youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8S51M2GAc) definitely qualifies as "disco".

So if we're talking all disco I'd say that song.

But if we're talking only 70's disco, I'd mention "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward.

Disco still exist, they call it "dance" now.

[Predicto]

Jeez, some of you people hate Disco the way I hate Nashville Country Pop.

And that is some serious hate. :D


Anyway, a few other fun old disco/dance funk songs

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Get Down On IT - Kool and the Gang
Dancing Queen - Abba
YMCA - Village People
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Boogie Nights - umm dunno who did this one
Turn the Beat Around - Vicky Robinson
Thats the Way (I like it) - KC and Sunshine Band

[SkinzFoLife]

Born to be Alive by Patrick Hernandez....nuff said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3HciSe19gU

Being that I've DJ'ing in some sort of capacity for the last 15 years, I feel that Disco music was a very important phase in the history of music. Not only did it spawn house and freestyle (expose, Stevie B, Will to Power) music but also hip hop since most early hip hop tracks sampled disco songs. One of the earliest and most sampled disco records was "Good Times" by Chic.

[panel]

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyreul5Cvsw

Those things that were dancing were scary.

[SkinzFoLife]

and Heatwave sang Boogie Nights.

[ECU-ALUM]

"Fly Robin Fly" --The Silver Connection
"Macho Man" -- The Village People
"Shake your groove thing" Peaches & Herb
"More than a Woman" -- Tavares

[SkinzFoLife]

That Tavares track is a great version of that song, I like it a lot more than the Bee Gees version

[ECU-ALUM]

That Tavares track is a great version of that song, I like it a lot more than the Bee Gees version

Me too Skinz...it just has a better sound to it.

[Sticksboi05]

Can I add more than one?

Night Fever - Bee Gees
Disco Inferno - ... uh ... The Trammps?

I freakin' love that song.

Btw, this was bumped because I just watched Saturday Night Fever.

[deejaydana]

I was going to add "Love Train" by the O'Jays but I'm thinking that song is more R/B Funk category. Wherever you place it, it's still a great positive jam.

[Sticksboi05]

I was going to add "Love Train" by the O'Jays but I'm thinking that song is more R/B Funk category. Wherever you place it, it's still a great positive jam.

Yeah The O Jays are more R/B and Soul.