[Lunatic Fringe]

Man, this guy was around forever...

[Cinnamon Girl]

Hello... HE WAS FIRED.

[Revolting cat!]

Oh no, what about that long promised follow up 45 to Disco Duck?!

[SamAdams76]

Even though it has been nearly 30 years now, I will always associate Rick Dees with "Disco Duck."

[Revolting cat!]

Hint: he's running for President (on disco platform shoes!)

[nicmarlo]

Hah! I met him years ago.....when both he and I were relatively "kids," lol!

[Bud Krieger]

Disco Duck by Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots. Music and Lyrics by Rick Dees

Went to a party the other night
All the ladies were treating me right
Moving my feet to the disco beat
How in the world could I keep my seat
All of a sudden I began to change
I was on the dance floor acting strange
Flapping my arms I began to cluck
Look at me..I'm the disco duck

Disco Duck: Ah get down mama, I've got to have me a woman, ha ha ha ha ha
Chorus: Disco, disco duck
Disco Duck: Got to have me a woman
Chorus: Disco, disco duck
Disco Duck: Oh get down mama
Chorus: Try your luck, don't be a cluck, disco
Disco Duck: Disco
Chorus: Disco
Disco Duck: Disco
Chorus: Disco
Disco Duck & Chorus: Disco
Chorus: Disco disco duck
Disco Duck: All right
Chorus: Disco disco duck
Disco Duck: Ah get down mama, oh mama shake your tail feather, ha ha ha ha ha

When the music stopped I returned to my seat But there's no stoppin' a duck and his beat So I got back up to try my luck Why look

Disco Duck: Everybody's doin' the
Disco Duck & Chorus: Disco, disco duck
Disco Duck & Chorus: Disco, disco duck
Chorus: Try your luck
Disco Duck: Wave to me
Chorus: Don't be a cluck
Disco Duck: I'm so happy to be here
Chorus: Disco
Elvis Presley: Thank you duck
Chorus: Disco
Elvis Presley: For gettin' down
Chorus: Disco disco disco
Elvis Presley: Thank you so very much
Chorus: Disco duck
Disco Duck: You're welcome
Chorus: Disco Disco Duck
Chorus: Try your luck, don't be a cluck, disco, disco, disco..

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[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

I thought he did his best work on Solid Gold back in the 80s. No, wait a minute. I liked the Solid Gold dancers. Nevermind. :)

[oyez]

Dees Slease goes wayback(Leena Wayback to some) to Memphis 1976. I wonder how many people crashed their cars driving to work listening to this man.

http://www.reelradio.com/ram/beg2.ram?rdwmps75.ra~0:00.0~18:42.0

[Texas Eagle]

Rick Dees is still alive? What is he? Like a hundred?

[truthkeeper]

I listened to Rick Dees every morning of my high school years. He was one of those people you thought would just go on and on forever.
Suddenly I feel really old...

[Prime Choice]

I never listened to Dees when he was on the air. I only remember his short-lived run as a TV talk show host. Talk about a flop...

[MikeD]

There's a great story about Dees's early days as a college DJ. He was broadcasting out of Granville Towers (the "ritzy" dorm at UNC-CH) in the late sixties when a tall, lanky, long-haired kid walks in with a guitar. RD starts interviewing the kid, and the kid says he's going to London to record for the Beatles. RD says "yeah right," and kicks him out of the booth. A year later, James Taylor released his first album...

No, this story isn't an urban legend -- RD repeated it in the UNC Alumni Review a year or so ago...

MD