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88. I loved early disco...

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 05:06 AM

Jan 2018

I was a kid coming up in Queens, NY during the birth of disco.. Loved it in the beginning, it was a cool sound on the streets. It was played at the barbecues and block parties. That was our "rap". When it caught fire, it got WAY too commercial for my taste. I moved on and fell in love with funk.

These were some of my favorites.

We Cha' Cha'd our asses off this one..

Couldn't play this around my parents. This was the cut.

This one brought the house down.

This was a jazz/disco favorite

Anything by Chic.. they had a funk vibe. Loved the Bee Gees, Rose Royce, Taste of Honey....

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Disco: Blessing or Abomination? 💃🏼🕺🏼 [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 OP

Both. It's kind of awful but it was fun to dance to. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1

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What does that mean? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #26

Dance, dance, dance! 💃🏼🕺🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #32

My sentiments exactly MissMillie Jan 2018 #38

The BeeGees RULE!!! nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #3

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They are one of the exemptions to the producer's medium model MissMillie Jan 2018 #39

... MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #40

When my grandson was a baby he rocked out in his carseat to "Stayin' Alive." CTyankee Jan 2018 #101

They certainly did ailsagirl Jan 2018 #134

There's some really good stuff MiltonBrown Jan 2018 #4

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Shame, shame, shame is awesome MountCleaners Jan 2018 #25

For sure. Shirley in this video is the gal that sang with Lee on 'Let the Good Times Roll' back in MiltonBrown Jan 2018 #45

That dude's a trip! MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #33

I'm really attracted to music that is full of joy and that guy and Shirley are full of joy here. MiltonBrown Jan 2018 #46

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I still have my D.R.E.A.D. card trixie2 Jan 2018 #5

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Loved loved loved the actual dancing (non-stop... Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #6

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Imagine sweating in one of those shiny shirts-- ick. dawg day Jan 2018 #53

I went for silk (heh), the guys werent so lucky! Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #71

Trivia - Gene Siskel owned John Travolta's white suit TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #136

Cheat!! Heh. Fun fact, thanks :) Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #139

Disco - Rocker war thbobby Jan 2018 #7

Saturday Night Fever is actually a good film TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #13

Blondie's thbobby Jan 2018 #18

Travolta was nominated for an Oscar for SNF TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #24

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Blondie was sort of hard-rocker-disco dawg day Jan 2018 #57

Many friends have told me Saturday Night Fever is good thbobby Jan 2018 #58

I didn't care for it -- found it quite dark RandomAccess Jan 2018 #111

It's all about the icks cocks for me jberryhill Jan 2018 #8

That is hysterical. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #10

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Oh my, this is so funny! montana_hazeleyes Jan 2018 #116

For that time, in that space, it worked. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #9

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I like to dance, so I like disco LeftInTX Jan 2018 #11

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Only fun at a club Runningdawg Jan 2018 #12

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It was so great, so much fun. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #27

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I think that the clothes made it an abomination....might have been decent without those... Thomas Hurt Jan 2018 #28

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before music denigrated women as bit***s and h*s, no calls for death to gay people, hardly any msongs Jan 2018 #31

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #36

We loved that look, was so cool. And the higher the platforms the better. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #37

I love it MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #34

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Some great dance music that's still great today. jalan48 Jan 2018 #41

I like them too MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #42

One of the best ever I think. jalan48 Jan 2018 #43

I agree MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #50

Love that one!! LeftInTX Jan 2018 #61

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I loved disco when it came out, and I STILL love it. Now, I also like Mexican taxicab Nay Jan 2018 #44

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Thank you, Floyd!! Nay Jan 2018 #90

My pleasure! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #91

blessing steve2470 Jan 2018 #47

Actually most seem to like it, myself included MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #48

I own the entire Hooked on Classics collection...... LeftInTX Jan 2018 #60

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Great to lift one's mood and dance to. applegrove Jan 2018 #51

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My opinion has changed... dawg day Jan 2018 #52

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Remember Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand singing "Enough is Enough" in a kind of CTyankee Jan 2018 #103

I LIKE FUNK! mithnanthy Jan 2018 #54

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Somewhere in between. I didn't care for most of it at the time Eugene Jan 2018 #55

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I did not like disco. I thought it was lame. At the time. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2018 #56

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3 of my absolute favorites RandomAccess Jan 2018 #110

It's Raining Men is one of my faves TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #137

That's right RandomAccess Jan 2018 #138

Love it now, hated it then. n/t LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #59

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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up LeftInTX Jan 2018 #62

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I loved disco! CTyankee Jan 2018 #64

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A blessing. (eom) CanSocDem Jan 2018 #65

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Disco Sucks HopeAgain Jan 2018 #78

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I grew up in the 80's and 90's, I've always thought disco looked kind of cool. dewsgirl Jan 2018 #79

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These guys thought it had its virtues Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #81

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Thanks for THIS! mithnanthy Jan 2018 #99

My buddies and I Soxfan58 Jan 2018 #82

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Blessing 💃💖💸👑 irisblue Jan 2018 #86

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I loved early disco... ariesgem Jan 2018 #88

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all good choices💖 irisblue Jan 2018 #92

Chic OxQQme Jan 2018 #93

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ABOMINATION! lastlib Jan 2018 #95

Yikes! 💃🏼🕺🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #96

When it was actually HAPPENING, I couldn't wait for it to GO AWAY. Miles Archer Jan 2018 #97

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In retrospect, some of it was pretty good. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2018 #100

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Last Days of Disco one of my favorite movies MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #102

That was part of the mix strong women singers gay fans with big dance bars . Could be... lunasun Jan 2018 #109

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A Disco Ball and Strawberry Letter # 23. What else is needed ? lunasun Jan 2018 #104

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blessing dlwickham Jan 2018 #105

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Blessing, it got people moving and dancing kimbutgar Jan 2018 #107

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Off to the greatest - raven mad Jan 2018 #108

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It was fun at the time but it got old. TomSlick Jan 2018 #112

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Beats the hell out of rap.... El Supremo Jan 2018 #114

That "music" is V-I-L-E ailsagirl Jan 2018 #123

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Gotta agree with you on that, but then I'm 61 n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #135

fun at the gay bars Kali Jan 2018 #115

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A few songs were good... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #122

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OP, you first have to address the ... LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #130

Feel free to do so in your own thread! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #132

My husband somehow wound up managing a disco bar LakeArenal Jan 2018 #131

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