Best part of a disco song (contiuned)

[Funky Dude]

This subject has come up from time to time and I forgot I might add my part to this subject. Here are my favourite parts of disco song:



Paradise Express - Dance 1978 (I love the really funky bass riffs in this song)



Don Downing - Dream World 1974 (I love the part where just the congas, tambourines and the bass was playing)



Dennis Coffey - Scorpio 1971 (I really dig the part where the drums and percussions were playing only and then the bass kicks in and then the disco guitar and there are echoing of guys shouting in the background and this goes for about 2 minutes. I bet this song was a super dance groove on Soul Train back in 1971)



Dynamic Corvettes - Funky Music Is The Thing 1974 (I reckon the best part of this song is the synthesizer sound with the percussions, the synthesizer sound kicks arse)



Undisputed Truth - You + Me = Love 1976 (I just can't get enough of the synthesizer parts in this song)



Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Tell The World How I Feel About 'cha Baby 1975 (I love the part where just the drums and percussions were playing)



Independents - I Love You, Yes I Do 1972 (I dig the disco guitar sound)



Isley Brothers - Lay Away 1972 (I love the funky guitar wah wah bits)



Van McCoy - Disco Baby 1975 (I love those lyrics "disco baby... disco baby... the way she moves, the way she grooves she drives me crazy... that's my diiiiissssco baaaaaaaaby freakin' out the discotheque)



Paul McCartney & Wings - Goodnight Tonight 1979 (This song has great bass and a killer clapping stick percussion, I LOVE THOSE CLAPPING STICKS!!!!)



Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You 1975 (The drum beat says it all, this song has the coolest drumbeat)



Pleasure - Glide 1978 (I LOVE the bass)



Memphis Horns - Get Up & Dance 1976 (FUNKY FUNKY FUNKY bass, guitar and horns)



Carol Douglas - Doctor's Orders 1974 (My favourite part of this song is the instrumental bit, when I edited this song I made the instrumental bit go for 8 minutes)



Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track 1973 (Every part of this song is my favourite, this has to be one of the best disco songs of 1973)



Juggy Murray Jones - Inside America 1976 (I love the disco guitar rhythm and the percussions)



Carrie Lucas - Keep On Dancin' 1977 (My favourite part of this one is the bit where there was the synthesizer wah wah sound with the rock'n'roll guitar playing)



Ralph McDonald - Calypso Breakdown 1976 (The congas says it all)



Deodato - Skyscrapers 1973 (I love that synthesizer)



Joneses - Sugar Pie Guy 1974 (I dig the parts where they make some unusual bbbbb sounds and the disco wah wah sound is playing from the guitar)



Miami - Party Freaks 1974 (This song has the BEST disco guitar wah wah sound)



Fatback Band - Street Walk 1972 (I love the startup bit where Fatback band introduce themselves you hear the tambourine and bass playing in the background, and the song starts up with a really cool guitar wah wah sound)



Love & Kisses - I Found Love 1977 (I love when the tempo changes when the man sings "You're My Distant Dream......." and my very favourite part is the way the violins were playing about 9 minutes in the song (it's hard to describe but if you've heard the 16 minute version of this song you'd know what I mean)

[Fantomas]

You forgot the bass and guitar (by Dennis Coffy) on the song Devil's Gun by CJ and Company. Heeeeeeeeeeeavy!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-01-19 12:37, Fantomas wrote:

You forgot the bass and guitar (by Dennis Coffy) on the song Devil's Gun by CJ and Company. Heeeeeeeeeeeavy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right on time, Bro....!



What about Taurus - Dennis Coffey? Does that get honorable mention?

[Funky Dude]

The Lord of Flatbush wrote:



What about Taurus - Dennis Coffey? Does that get honorable mention?

That song is fantastic :grin:. I love the rock'n'roll guitar sound at the startup and through parts of the song and the percussions and the funky electric guitar wah wah bit. This song sounds like it has a combination of funk, R&B, rock and glam rock. Very cool song .

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[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-04-07 10:07, Funky Dude wrote:

That song is fantastic :grin:. I love the rock'n'roll guitar sound at the startup and through parts of the song and the percussions and the funky electric guitar wah wah bit. This song sounds like it has a combination of funk, R&B, rock and glam rock. Very cool song .



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What about Ram Jam - Black Betty? Time Bandits - Live It Up, Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime, The Police - Voices inside my head, Yoko Ono - Walking on thin ice just to name a few.....





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[Funky Dude]

The Lord of Flatbush wrote:



What about Ram Jam - Black Betty? Time Bandits - Live It Up, Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime, The Police - Voices inside my head, Yoko One - Walking on thin ice just to name a few.....

Some of these songs I haven't heard of but from the ones I've heard, commenting on them:



Ram Jam - Black Betty 1977 (Very cool song, this song to me sounds more like hard rock than disco)



Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime 1981 (This nice early 80's disco dance groove, Talking Heads use to be a punk group and did a song called "Psychio Killer")

[Fantomas]

Lord of Flatbush, I had forgotten Black Betty. I must agree, that's some heavy stuff.

I don't know if I would call that Disco, but I sure like it.

One song that I like a lot and is not Disco is Resurrection Shuffle by Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke.

[The Lord of Flatbush]

Honorable mention: Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3



The 12" single version had a nice, guitar solo at the end of the song.



Was there an extended version outside of the edited 12" version? Only once did I hear another version of Reasons to be Cheerful with an extension from the guitar solo.

[disco1999]

On 2002-04-12 18:03, The Lord of Flatbush wrote:

Honorable mention: Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3

a good 1979 hit!!

don't know why but it reminds me of 1983: IRT (Interboro rhythm Team) - Watch the closing doors

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-04-12 22:00, disco1999 wrote:

a good 1979 hit!!

don't know why but it reminds me of 1983: IRT (Interboro rhythm Team) - Watch the closing doors

Whoa! IRT - Watch the closing doors was a New York hit. You brought back a lot of memories with that one.