Disco Songs That Don't End In Fade-outs

**Disco Funk** · January 13th, 2006, 06:43 AM

I figure about 95% of all disco songs had fade-out endings. So I thought I'd start a thread devoted to those songs that end suddenly. Here are a few I recall off the top of my head:

I Can't Turn You Loose/Block Party - Anthony White
Last Dance - Donna Summer

That's all I can think of. Others?

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**QUINNY** · January 13th, 2006, 07:02 AM

Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
Jupiter Beyond - The River Drive
T Connection - Saturday Night
Eddie Harris - Is It In
Hi Tension - Hi Tension
Baby O - In The Forest

That's all that come to mind right now, but there must be quite a few. I loved cold endings.....they could be sooo dramatic in a mix.

**mrbmarco** · January 13th, 2006, 08:05 AM

Its called A COLD ENDING and we DJ's used to utilize it, to get into the next song, that was a bitch to get into.

**Boogie Child** · January 13th, 2006, 09:18 AM

More from Donna Summer:

"MacArthur Park"
"Bad Girls"
"No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"
"On the Radio"

France Joli "Gonna Get Over You"

Grace Jones "I Need a Man", "Do or Die"

**neonlights** · January 13th, 2006, 09:28 AM

a few that I've listened to lately..

Munich Machine - Get On The Funk Train
Bettye Lavette - Doin' The Best That I Can (Walter Gibbons Mix)
Loleatta Holloway - Hit And Run (Walter Gibbons 12" Mix)
Empress - Dyin' To Be Dancin'

**RetroRuss** · January 13th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Two come to mind -

The River Drive - Jupiter Beyond
Let The Music Play - Charles Earland

**needlefingers** · January 13th, 2006, 10:43 AM

Destination......."Move On Up"

Peter Brown......"Dance With Me"

KC......................"Boogie Shoes"

Many of the Boney M songs.

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**remicks** · January 13th, 2006, 11:08 AM

Originally Written by mrbmarco

Its called A COLD ENDING and we DJ's used to utilize it, to get into the next song, that was a bitch to get into.

......or to switch out (finally) BPMs .

One of my all-time favorite songs ... and probably largely because of the way it builds and builds and then wham ... suddenly ends :

DANCE by Paul Jabara

Paul really understood the dramatic impact of such an ending and used it wonderfully on tunes like LAST DANCE and ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 8)

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**Boogie Child** · January 13th, 2006, 02:37 PM

Linda Clifford "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Red Light".

**NickNack** · January 13th, 2006, 06:46 PM

Let Them Dance - D.C. LaRue
Moonshadow - Labelle
Don't Bring Back Memories - Passion (12")
Give Me a Break - Vivien Vee (Remix)
Lady of The Night - Ray Martinez & Friends
Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Look Me Up - Blue Magic (Original lp mix)
Give Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield
Fascinated - Company B

...toooo many to mention :)

Marcio** · January 13th, 2006, 07:14 PM

Elton John-Spotlight :)

**Disco Funk** · January 13th, 2006, 09:51 PM

Originally Written by mrbmarco

Its called A COLD ENDING and we DJ's used to utilize it, to get into the next song, that was a bitch to get into.

Yeah, I knew about the 'cold end'. I've also seen records with 'cold intro' listed on them. I wasn't sure if everyone would be familiar with that description.

I could be wrong, but doesn't the 12" mix of 'Let's Go All The Way Down' by Brenda & The Tabulations have a cold ending? Shep Pettibone's remix of First Choice's 'Let No Man Put Asunder' kind of does, with those echoed/reverbed vocals.

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**NickNack** · January 14th, 2006, 06:42 PM

A few more:

Dancin' The Night Away - Voggue
Glass House - Temptations
How Can I Forget - Realistics (I think :-? )
Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Bonnie Bramlett
You Can Get Over - Stephanie Mills

**efunk_adelic** · January 16th, 2006, 09:50 AM

AM/FM - You Are The One (Brunswick '82)

**Disco Funk** · January 16th, 2006, 11:24 AM

Originally Written by efunk_adelic

AM/FM - You Are The One (Brunswick '82)

Is this track an example of Go Go Music? I love the instrumental version with the swooshy phase (or is it flange) distortion, which isn't on the vocal mix.

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**efunk_adelic** · January 16th, 2006, 11:58 AM

Originally Written by Disco Funk

Originally Written by efunk_adelic

AM/FM - You Are The One (Brunswick '82)

Is this track an example of Go Go Music? I love the instrumental version with the swooshy phase (or is it flange) distortion, which isn't on the vocal mix.

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actually kinda.... very close.... If it had more percussion probably. The vocals with the background vocals throughout make it at least 50%. I guess I never thought of it as one. I just love the tune. I even was gonna bring up the track to ask if it's a male or female singing lead. Might as well discuss it now.

i'll start another thread.

**remicks** · January 18th, 2006, 10:44 AM

*****

A couple of crash endings now on Marky's DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS for

April 24, 1976 :

46) A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN --– Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
(Private Stock 45)

and the coldest of the cold :

7) THIS IS IT –-- Melba Moore
(Buddah 45/LP/ 12” promo)

*****

**QUINNY** · January 18th, 2006, 05:15 PM

A few more I listened to today, whilst transfering to digital formats.

Aurra - In The Mood To Groove
Village People - YMCA (remix)
AKB - Stand Up Sit Down

and one I forgot before, that I really liked.
Zulema - Change

**darrens** · January 19th, 2006, 04:52 AM

Narada Michael Walden - Tonight I'm alright
Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie - Cream (always rises to the top)
Two man sound - Que tal America (1979 9:20 Pete Waterman remix)

Marcio** · January 19th, 2006, 06:29 PM

Brainstorm-Wake Up And Be Somebody
Marvin Hamlisch-Bond '77/The James Bond Theme

**mike31phil** · January 20th, 2006, 04:01 AM

Rasputin of Boney M...

by the way newbie here :)

**Boogie Child** · January 20th, 2006, 07:48 AM

"Best Part of Breaking Up" by Roni Griffith.

**QUINNY** · January 20th, 2006, 11:20 AM

A few more:

Miroslav Vitous - New York City
Onward International - Foot In The Door
both with slightly unnecessary Jazz/Rock/Big Band ends.

Marcio** · January 22nd, 2006, 01:49 PM

GQ-Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
Chi-Lites feat. Eugene Record- Try My Side (of Love)

**Disco Funk** · January 23rd, 2006, 11:06 PM

I had a brainstorm and remembered a whole bunch of tunes with cold endings:

Rio De Jianero - Gary Chris (I don't remember if both LP and 12" mix end cold or if it's just the LP mix)

Frisco Disco - Eastside Connection

Savage Lover - The Ring

Miami Disco Band - I Wanna Go Home With You

Blackwater Gold - The Sunshine Band

Phenomena Theme - In Search of Orchestra

Gotta Get Out of Here - Lucy Hawkins

Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band

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