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Electric Light Orchestra
Now here's one that totally works... Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O.) was no dummy. He said this Disco stuff is cool with strings, guitars and keyboards. Hey I can do this, and he did... and very well i may add.
Listen to "Shine A Little Love." The chorus with the handclaps and funky disco bass line and the strings. Ahh this really takes me back!
The other song on the same CD is "Last Train To London." Listen to the Clavinet (Funky Keyboard used by every keyboard player in the 70's especially for Disco songs) and listen to the bass with the octave thing goin on. Both of these songs are on the "Discovery" CD. Check it out... And the year 1979.
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