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Fifty Years Ago, This Irresistible Disco Song and Dance Craze Swept the Nation and Changed the Music Landscape
Smithsonian Magazine ^ | April 18, 2025 | Alice George

Posted on 04/19/2025 5:53:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: Fungi

Ever watch The Derry Girls?

Turns out ‘Rock the Boat’ is always played at weddings.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/do-irish-weddings-include-rock-LgQmmLhLSdS47zLxX3izOA

The Derry Girls

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/do-irish-weddings-include-rock-LgQmmLhLSdS47zLxX3izOA


21 posted on 04/19/2025 6:19:35 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: nickcarraway

As friends of mine have said, “Disco is dead. Let us not mourn its passing.”


22 posted on 04/19/2025 6:21:27 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Hail Trump! Trump won! By a lot!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Can’t get anywhere on the link. You sure you don’t work for Goggle?


23 posted on 04/19/2025 6:22:21 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Larry Lucido

Beat me to it…


24 posted on 04/19/2025 6:23:18 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Fungi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WcSNshEkOC0&t=68s


25 posted on 04/19/2025 6:24:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: nickcarraway
Disco died July 12th 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago,

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26 posted on 04/19/2025 6:27:51 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: nickcarraway

“Disco still sucks.” - From an OMNI Magazine piece on graffiti 50 years in the future.


27 posted on 04/19/2025 6:29:59 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: nickcarraway

50 yrs....
I still Hate Disco.


28 posted on 04/19/2025 6:34:59 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: nickcarraway
"The Bump" was more fun.

You had to be careful, though, or you'd end up with a bruised hip.


29 posted on 04/19/2025 6:35:01 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: nickcarraway

Our rugby team in Cincinnati had T Shirts made up with the saying “Disco Sucks” for the summer 7 a side tournaments. Great way to play.


30 posted on 04/19/2025 6:38:52 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: nickcarraway

well since I dont like Disco I’ll drop this Bomb in here and fly away!!

Some young Japanese Babes who know how to handle an Instrument!! Band-Maid Turn it UP!!

https://youtu.be/Uds7g3M-4lQ


31 posted on 04/19/2025 6:43:28 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

I prefer this version:

The Hustle / VAN McCOY / Dance / Perfume

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frCnHr1CmDg


32 posted on 04/19/2025 7:04:22 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: sit-rep

The best disco song of all time was a Japanese duo
Smile (group) Butterfly
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SbROFJzWNpc&si=IaQNUY-837mrlYjD


33 posted on 04/19/2025 7:04:28 PM PDT by Fai Mao ( All Democrats are pedophiles )
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To: DallasBiff
Thanks, now I’m going to have that insipid tune in my head for hours.

It could be worse....

🎼Shake, shake, shake...

Shake, shake, shake....

Shake your booty...shake your booty....

See?

34 posted on 04/19/2025 7:04:57 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: nickcarraway

Doodahussoh.


35 posted on 04/19/2025 7:07:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: simpson96

Three nights ago, I was at a disco
Man, I wanted to bump, I was rarin’ to go
And this big fat woman, bumped me on the floor
She was rarin’ to go, that chick was rarin’ to go
Man she did a dip, almost broke my hip
She was gettin’ down, that chick was gettin’ down
She wanted to bump some more, but I told her no
You done knocked me down once
You done knocked me down once
Said if you wanna dance
Find you a big fat man
Ya’ll both can get on down
Ya’ll both can get on down, huh

I ain’t gonna bump no more with no big fat woman


36 posted on 04/19/2025 7:10:43 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Fai Mao

when did that come out? first 3 notes(I can name that tune with the best of them!) first 3 notes I called it ! Immediately recalled this!!

https://youtu.be/PGNiXGX2nLU?list=RDPGNiXGX2nLU


37 posted on 04/19/2025 7:12:14 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

The unusually good drum fills are due to none other than Steve Gadd, who was at the time thirty years old.


38 posted on 04/19/2025 7:17:53 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: nickcarraway

I’m glad that left. I enjoyed punk like Blondie more. Parallel Lines was pop punk but much better than disco, although knock on wood and Donna Summer Hot Stuff were good. Someone noteworthy played guitar on that but I can’t remember who. Then there was The Plasmatics. I’ve never seen anything like that live again. Probably for the better.


39 posted on 04/19/2025 7:19:37 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( )
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To: nickcarraway

I love the clothes of the era...most of them


40 posted on 04/19/2025 7:20:32 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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