Disco music's most hated lyrics

[Marcio**]

:o I'm afraid of...



Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
she would merengue and do the cha-cha
and while she tried to be a star
Tony always tended bar
across the crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4
they were young and they had each other
who could ask for more?

CHORUS:

At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana)
the hottest spot north of Havana (here)
at the copa (CO!) Copacabana
music and passion were always in fashion
At the copa.... they fell in love

His name was Rico
he wore a diamond
he was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
and when she finished,he called her over
but Rico went a bit to far
Tony sailed across the bar
and then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
there was blood and a single gun shot
but just who shot who?

REPEAT CHORUS

At the copa... she lost her love

Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl,
but that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show
now it's a disco, but not for Lola,
still in the dress she used to wear,
faded feathers in her hair
she sits there so refined,and drinks herself half-blind
she lost her youth and she lost her Tony
now she's lost her mind

REPEAT CHORUS

At the copa... don't fall in love
don't fall in love

[paul]

Well, I loved and still do love those lyrics Marcio. As much as any other song, the words paint a picture in my head about Lola, Rico and his killer. 8)

[Videoskooter]

Great lyrics !!!!! An instant sing-a-long! But it doesn't excell Paul's floorbuster "Sa-sa-sa-sa-Salma, U drive me krazy". Still available on Amazon though!

[discosavvy]

I like those lyrics too, but when it comes to Barry Manilow's lyrics I prefer to hear "New York City Rhythm" (cowritten by him with Marty Panzer). That song was performed disco style a few years ago and is available on his latest live CD - it sounds great too. And don't forget his great words in "Could It Be Magic" (cowritten with Adrienne Anderson) which Donna Summer remade so well. And Barry Manilow made magic again by singing Will Jennings' lyrics on the slow song "Somewhere in the Night".

Barry Manilow has remade "Copacabana" in several more dance styles over the years, including "Copacabana 2005" through Concord Records last year!

[MixMasterMax]

My favorite is Its a Miracle. I remember this being played at the clubs. Seems the ladies loved it and would dance every time.

[Bernie]

Funny how a most hated lyrics thread turns into a best of Manilow thread :-)

[Salsoul1975]

Barry Manilow made some great music in his heyday, and nowadays many have rediscovered him. I can remember my mom playing his "Greatest Hits" album in the late '70s (the one with his white shirt and medallion). Does anyone remember when "American Idol" contestant LaToya London sang "I Made It Through The Rain" when Manilow was a judge? Sadly, the teenyboppers didn't like LaToya.

[discosavvy]

Sorry Bernie :o

I still say "Is Something Wrong With You?" by Bobby Thurston has some really bad lyrics for disco. And "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer, "First Be A Woman" by Lenore O'Malley, "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward ("put away the dishes..." and "ding dong ding oooooh"), and "D.I.S.C.O." by Ottawan (D is for this, I is for that, etc.), plus a couple of the lesser-known Village People tracks from 1978, which sound canned. The "words" to "AA AA UU AA EE" by Zack Ferguson are really lame too (I forget if he said anything real in that song).

Most disco haters seem to pounce most on "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey.

[ol'skinflint]

Originally Posted by discosavvy

Sorry Bernie :o

I still say "Is Something Wrong With You?" by Bobby Thurston has some really bad lyrics for disco. And "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer, "First Be A Woman" by Lenore O'Malley, "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward ("put away the dishes..." and "ding dong ding oooooh"), and "D.I.S.C.O." by Ottawan (D is for this, I is for that, etc.), plus a couple of the lesser-known Village People tracks from 1978, which sound canned. The "words" to "AA AA UU AA EE" by Zack Ferguson are really lame too (I forget if he said anything real in that song).

Most disco haters seem to pounce most on "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey.

if you want to talk about bad disco lyrics, none I can think of are worse than the thrown-together-at-the-last-minute, kindergarden-sounding, cringe inducers in KC and the Sunshine band songs. Couldn't stand them when they were popular and I still can't.....

[Rugger57]

MacArthur Park! Oh, say it ain't so! To me, it is an anthem, as well as Richard Harris' version in the 60's. I was mesmerized by Harris' version when it was a hit, and I only musta been 10 at the time. Both classics, in my opinion.

Has anyone heard the latest Manilow 70's comp? What dreadful DROCK! I caught him on Entertainment Tonight singing one song live, and they previewed about 5 or 6 others...all of them complete TRASH! He RUINED the Carpenters "Close To You". I actually cringed when they played a snippet of that. I think his voice is shot now. But, I did love some of his earlier classics...but "Somewhere In The Night" not being one of them. I was first turned on to this song on one of Kim Carnes early lps and adored it. Then one day I was in the car with my mother when I heard it being done by Helen Reddy. If you recall, she had a hit with it in the 70's before Manilow came along and had a hit with it all over again, leaving poor Kim out in the cold. That's okay...she had her revenge sometime later with Bette Davis Eyes!