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I LOVE the strings on this track.

Chic - I Want Your Love (1978).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWcCl-EhRVE

My mum got this for me from the UK. May her soul rest in peace.

Abba - Chiquitita (1979).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QqMKe3rwY

The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love (1977).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpqmGx7meQw

Chic - Everybody Dance (1978).


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

Abba - Voulez-Vous (1979).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za05HBtGsgU

The Bee Gees - Night Fever (Saturday Night Fever soundtrack) (1978).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67YwZ9OSZcE

I played this album until I wore out the grooves and scratched it repeatedly. Then I got another one and did the same to it.

Aaaaaagh, FREAK OUT!

Chic - Le Freak (1978).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qQ1SKNlgY

This. Is. Music!


Abba - Dancing Queen (1976)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s

This is the second most perfect song or joint most perfect song and what a song it is.


The Bee Gees - Staying Alive (Saturday Night Fever soundtrack) (1977).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQwNN-0AgWc

I have committed a cardinal sin! How can I do a thread about disco music and omit these three acts? I must correct that error immediately.

Ishilove:
Don't even use this line of argument because it won't wash.

'Oliver twist' was a massive hit when it was first released, 'Banana fall on you' is making waves, and Idris Abdulkareem was once one of Nigeria's 'top rappers'. Now will you say Nigerians are 'insane'?

1) What's wrong with Oliver Twist?

2) Eedris was never one of Nigeria's top rappers. He achieved success as part of the group Remedies (and people criticised his style when he was with Remedies) and he didn't achieve much success when he went solo (apart from Mr Lecturer which was appreciated for its theme, rather than his prowess at rapping).

Ishilove:
Darling, i've head several billboard hits and I am puzzled how this one managed to make it. Seriously, it makes me doubt people's judgement.

You still haven't understood. There's an old saying that if it appears to you that everybody else is mad and you are the only sane one, then you need to check yourself. You don't know good music.

Someone used that song as his theme song on RN2. I think it was Willy Brunch, but I'm not sure.

Ishilove:
If Dr Hook makes you a connoisseur of fine music then I think will stick to my own brand of music. I don't trust your judgement

That's what I'm saying. It's not just my judgement. That song got to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, it was number 1 in the UK for three weeks, it was played over and over on Radio Nigeria 2 and NTA 2 Channel 5 and it got to the top of the charts in several other countries. It has also been covered by numerous acts and it's on the soundtracks of several movies and videogames. You don't know good music.

Ishilove:
I just prefer the ones don't lull me to sleep

You sleeping because you don't know good music, so you can't understand it.

Osibisa - Sunshine Day (1975)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeH3OdgGHso

Osibisa - Celebration (1980)


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

Ok. It's time for African boogie.

Words can't describe how wonderful this song is. You need to listen to it yourself.


Bunny Mack - Let Me Love You (1981)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_8Jj2rkcv4

Ishilove:
Young man, mind yaself. I say mind yaself!! Which kind of dry song is this, bikonu?

You don't know music.

My dad went to Moscow for the Olympics in 1980 and there were two fantastic things about that. First, I was free for almost a whole month! Secondly, he came back with many amazing gifts.

One of the things he came back with was an album of Russian rock songs and one of the songs on that album was a cover of this song (in Russian).

So here's the original and then the Russian version.


Boney M - Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night (1978).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxnvqrI6q_o

naptu2:
Yes! Yes! Yes! I've found it!


Or, I'm closer to finding it.



A few months ago (or was it a year ago? )I posted about some songs that I've been trying to find since forever and how I thought that I might never find them again. Well, I underestimated myself.

Old Man attended the 1980 Olympics in Moscow and came back with a lot of souvenirs. One of the souvenirs was what I assumed was the official album of the games. It had a lot of delightful russian songs and there was one rock n roll song in particular, that I really liked. I've been searching for it forever. It's been difficult because all the writing on the album sleeve was in cyrillic script, so I didn't know the name of the songs, album and band.

Well, I was listening to the radio a few minutes ago and I heard a song that reminded me of Bonny M's Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night. As you know, Bonny M was one of my favourite groups in the 1970s and we had all of their albums.

Then I remembered that the 1980 Russian album had a cover of that song. So I went to Google and searched for Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night 1980 Moscow and I found it!

The name of the group is Vesyolye Rebyata and the title of the album is We Should Be Friends.

I haven't yet found the particular rock n roll song that I'm looking for, but here is their cover of Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night. Someone took the original Boney M video (from 1978) and added the audio from Vesyolye Rebyata (1980 in russian).

Vesyolye Rebyata - Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMf46mvOM6M

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (1979).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MFbhwfEXU

I couldn't get a studio quality recording, but this live performance should suffice.

This song was covered by the Plantashun Boyz in the early 2000s.

Boney M - Plantation Boy. (1977)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5-ufGFW9lg

This song is absolutely perfect. There is not a single flaw in it. It is the most perfect song that I know. Everything was perfect. From the arrangement (Quincy Jones is a genius!) to the video, the tuxedo (I wanted that tuxedo), basically everything was perfect.

This song was my introduction to Michael Jackson (the solo artist). Yeah, I had heard ABC and all the other songs, but this was my proper introduction to Michael Jackson.

This song was released during the disco era and I absolutely love disco music. The strings were out of this world.

Mary J Blige's Alright video was inspired by this video.

You know, I was,
I was wondering, you know
If you could keep on,
Because the force,
It's got a lot of power,
And it make me feel like (ah),
It make me feel like. . .
Ooh!

Keep on,
With the force, don't stop.
Don't stop til you get enough.

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (1979).


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

Boney M - Sunny (1976)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD8DcgpLp_w

These next two acts were my favourite acts of that era. In fact, there was a debate in my house over which was better. I won't tell you what side I was on.

The strings on this thing are simply heavenly!

Brothers Johnson - Stomp (1980).


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

This. Is. Music!

Down, we can boogie down, upon boogie down

Earth, Wind And Fire - Let's Groove (1981).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrle0x_DHBM

Now let's boogie!

Dr Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (1979).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCJpzpd-8us

Wooooooooman, take me in your arms, rock your baby.


George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (1974)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arxhW1RgDDo

Well I'd like to know if, you got the motion.

Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat (1973)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2r59-Xmge4

Up next are three of the biggest disco songs (these are the songs that pop into my mind when you say the word disco) and three of the biggest and sweetest boogie songs.