The last disco song?

[Nano]

Some weeks ago there was much (interesting) debate about the first disco song, so I propose now to do the same thing on the other end.
My pick:

"Flashdance (what a feeling)" (1983)
Sung by Irene Cara - Produced by Giorgio Moroder

This is a disco song still, but with some elements of what would come next (call it HiNRG, or tecno pop, etc.).
Was probably the last real disco smash... I remember EVERYBODY had the soundtrack album, and friends of mine went to see the movie over and over. The thing was so big that John Travolta tried to do a comeback with the Staying alive movie (poor thing).
So, what do you think?

[Videoskooter]

Nano, I'm very sorry :oops: but "Flashdance" wasn't very disco to me. I hated the song, the movie and when records like that one appeared in the clubs, I thought "There goes the neighbourhood".

Just like Mr. Moroder broke my heart when he worked on things like "Take my breath away" and stuff like that.

Those were hard times, man. I almost didn't survive them and then.....DISASTER STRUCK!!! Stock, Aitken and Waterman landed on earth and destroyed the dancescene. Luckely the brave Belgian people stood up against that tiranny and saved the world by releasing the New Beat. And all creatures great and small laughed and danced again!

And now for something completely different...

[Noman]

"the last disco song?"

Hasn't been released yet... Or... Is disco dead? :-?

[DJ Jimmy M]

I agree totaly with the last 2 posters..Flashdance was not disco what so ever and disco is not dead and never died, it just got its name changed and matter of fact in diff countries true disco is still being made...not this sample house rampage shit either. But for the 80s with the traditional disco sound that could easaly pass for 1979/80 it woulda had to have been in 1983 with 2 Pattie Brooks tracks "You Are The One" and "Get It On And Have A Party"
on the Doctor Detroit soundtrack LP (unfortunatly the soundtrack is long extinct and the movie as well...both movie and soundtrack were solid!)

[DiscoMan]

Hasn't been written yet.
Check out R. Kelly's "Happy People" or Cerrone's "Hysteria" CD.
This year's "Lola's Theme"...

Disco lives on :D

[DJ Jimmy M]

R Kelly and disco????????? This shit I gotta hear!

[K-Bee]

I've heard rumours of Kenny Dope doing a R. Kelly remix but have't had a chance to listen to it yet. Is "Happy People" the one?

[DiscoMan]

"Happy People" was released in August so I don't think so.
I said the same thing about R. Kelly!
Catch the video if you can - a group of Hustle dancers in a huge hall.

[buckaroo]

Originally Posted by Videoskooter

Just like Mr. Moroder broke my heart when he worked on things like "Take my breath away" and stuff like that.
...

You're forgetting "Electric Dreams" :roll:

[DJ Jimmy M]

Originally Posted by DiscoMan

"Happy People" was released in August so I don't think so.
I said the same thing about R. Kelly!
Catch the video if you can - a group of Hustle dancers in a huge hall.

Holly shit you are right! I checked it out and there are actualy 2 versions of the track. The album version and yes..an extended mix done in the style 12''rs used to be done! This track is a basic mellow classic disco/soul track. Kinda like George Mcreae stuff or on that order of disco. Coulda easily seen this on TK back in the day. Cant belive id see the day where id say I like an R. Kelly track! Brilliant and good to see someone is tryin to make real music still!

[judydoggie]

Not at all yet; but Disco's days will certainly be numbered if you limit the definition of "Disco" to a song of a certain style written during a certain time period.

I belong to a Jazz website filled with poor souls who're hanging on to "Great American Standards" and then they piss and moan when I suggest that maybe, just maybe a really nice R&B song that's been covered by their beloved singers should be considered by them as a "Great American Standard." It might add a little excitement to the genre and make it easier to sell tickets in what is a down market for them.

It is certainly a down market for "Disco." So why not be kind to the more creative voices out there in hip-hop and dance music, and even R&B. By year's end, my good friend Kelly Mittleman's album, produced by Nile Rodgers, will have hit the stores and there's a danceable funk-jazz tune on that album that I plan to include in mixes offered by my entertainment division for holiday party dancing, etc.

Anyone care to define "Disco" for me so we can put a timeline on this? My preferred right hand limit is "infinity."

[DJ Jimmy M]

Hip Hip is by all means NOT disco! It's pure crap if ya ask me. Jazz on the other hand I love and I do agree that alot of the disco sound is within today's jazz. Disco would be defined as what it is, not a certain period in time. Self explanitory really. There was all forms of disco. The form that seems to have survived through the 80s, 90s and today is the soul/disco based stuff and some of the eurodisco sound. Disco is not gone..never will be..end of story LOL.

[DiscoMan]

I have to agree Hip Hop is shit and makes my ears hurt.
Even my 20 year old son and his pals are getting away from it - they're getting into Classic Rock and they always liked my Disco collection so... Is Hip Hop running it's course?
It's 30 years old and tired, what's next?

About R. Kelly and "Happy People"; I have friend who put me on to it. Then in the middle of one night around the time of it's release I was watching music videos on MTV and they played the video of "Happy People" and I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing!!!! And since then I've had the DJ spin it at a Friday night dance I go to and the dancers love it.

R. Kelly, who would have guessed!

[Nano]

Just out of curiosity: what song do you guys consider was the last of Giorgio Moroder "disco" output? Maybe "Heaven knows"? :-?

[DJ Jimmy M]

For the last of Moroder's disco stuff id say it would be the great stuff he produced on the "Foxes" soundtrack (1980). After that I belive it was pop and rock Moroder all the way up till the late 90s when he redid "Chase"..was more rave style but still had the Giorgio classic hints in there.