Disco Beatles

**BrunoRepublic** · November 7th, 2002, 09:10 PM

Specifically, "Music of The Beatles Goes Disco" by The Average Disco Band. Man oh man, is this ever FUCKING BAD!! :P

First of all, the overall performance is mediocre at best. "Average" is too nice a term to use on even the best moments. Second, the original melodies and chord progressions are gone -- they've only kept the lyrics, and written new stuff to go underneath. Oh, and these new melodies and arrangements suck harder than an army of leeches on E. Third, ... oh jeez, I just can't go on. I'm listening to some horrid third-rate disco-muzak that's supposed to be a cover of Michelle, but it just ain't!! :evil:

(yanks tonearm off record, and contempletes tossing turntable out window)

Seriously, I couldn't even get through side 1. It's that wretched. On the upside, I think I've discovered what Cartman called "the brown noise"...

**DeepBeat** · November 8th, 2002, 01:55 AM

Wasn't there a Beatles disco medley by Stars on 45 or something? It was so amusingly awful.

I'm not a Beatles fan in any way but this one was REALLY bad.

I can only tolerate Beatles song when they are being covered by soul artists. If I were a Beatle I would be devastated at how much better my songs sounded when done by people who can actually sing.

**JussiK** · November 8th, 2002, 01:57 AM

I know this record and do believe it may cause heart disease and complicate pregnancies. The Cafe Creme album full of the same horrible tunes is nearly as difficult to endure. I would still listen to either of the discofications rather than suffer through the actual Beatles tracks though - when I was around 19 and itching to move I had to attend a "party" where all they did was sit on the floor smiling gently, talking with quiet voices and emoting to stuff like Hey Jude. Hell On Earth.

**DeepBeat** · November 8th, 2002, 02:37 AM

You poor thing...I sympathize. :lol:

By the way, I read your book this summer and enjoyed it very much. I have a friend who actually translated the whole thing in Greek so he could convince some of his non-anglophile friends to read it. He has the whole thing on his PC complete with scans, photos and covers he added himself.

**zeca azevedo** · November 8th, 2002, 07:17 AM

Hey,

Here's the look on my face when I hear a silly thing like a disco version of a Beatle song: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Discofied Beatles? NO FU**ING WAY!

zeca azevedo, taking a sad song and making it much better :lol:

**zeca azevedo** · November 8th, 2002, 07:25 AM

1 more thing...

You can say whatever you want, but THE BEATLES' music is universally recognized as some of the best music of the whole 20th century! Enough said about it!

I'M A HUGE BEATLE FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zeca azevedo, "But when you talk about destruction/don't you know that you can count me out/in"

**BrunoRepublic** · November 8th, 2002, 08:10 AM

Originally Written by DeepBeat

Wasn't there a Beatles disco medley by Stars on 45 or something? It was so amusingly awful.

I remember that one from my childhood. Yeah, it was bad, but nowhere near as bad as this.

As for the Beatles... I can't stand their early stuff which is really just formulated pop tunes, and fairly unremarkable ones at that.

However, I do like most of their later stuff, with the exception of the so-called "White Album"... which goes down as one of the most self-indulgent recordings released in history.

**Nano** · November 8th, 2002, 09:49 PM

Hey guys: the Stars on 45 disco medley was a legal reproduction of the bootleg mix record "Bits & Pieces III: Let's do it", a 12' released in 1980 and probably the most know of all mix bootleg editions.
The middle section of that record contained like 10-15 Beatles songs mixed to a steady clap beat. It was so big a hit someone thought of doing a "legal" version (i.e. put a band playing the songs instead of mixing real Beatles records) and so that horrible "Stars on 45" was born.
Remember "Hooked on Classics"? YEEEEAAACCHHHHH!!!!!! :o :o :o :roll: :roll: :roll:

**BrunoRepublic** · November 8th, 2002, 11:06 PM

Originally Written by Nano

Remember "Hooked on Classics"? YEEEEAAACCHHHHH!!!!!!

Oh

My

GOD!!!!

The horror... :o THE HORROR!!!

Somehow... I had managed to black it all out... riding around in my dad's car... it was my stepmom's favourite... my dad tolerated it because it had classical music in it... the cheesy drum machine... the horrid handclaps... the music all stretched or squashed to the same tempo.... hearing it over and over and OVER AND OVER!! And there were SO MANY OF THEM!! Sequels, spin-offs, and of course... a FUCKING "HOOKED ON" CHRISTMAS ALBUM!!! AIEEEEE!!! :evil:

Now, would you like to hear something really scary? The album is still in print. Just imagine it on CD, without even the mercy of a break between side 1 and 2.

Oh gawd... I think I would rather sit through a dusk-to-dawn Pauly Shore film festival. :P Funny, this disco beatles album doesn't seem so bad now...

**SandraDee** · November 9th, 2002, 02:43 PM

Everything's relative Graham!

Marcio** · November 9th, 2002, 06:35 PM

I think Paul Mauriat :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: did a great job with some Beatles' songs :P , The Salsoul Orchestra did the impossible thing covering just Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band :o (2:50) and Stella McCartney (32), daugther of Paul McCartney (60) loves the disco style :P .

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**JussiK** · November 10th, 2002, 08:24 AM

Stop slagging off Paul Mauriat right now! :-) Injustly known only for his admittedly sickly sweet reworkings of mouldy standards like Beatles tunes, Paul also produced a fistful of dynamite in his day such as Freedom Come Freedom Go and other groovy lounge faves. His disco output isn't bad either.

**JussiK** · November 10th, 2002, 09:16 AM

Originally Written by DeepBeat

You poor thing...I sympathize. :lol:

By the way, I read your book this summer and enjoyed it very much. I have a friend who actually translated the whole thing in Greek so he could convince some of his non-anglophile friends to read it. He has the whole thing on his PC complete with scans, photos and covers he added himself.

What!? Covers he added himself? As if the layout of the said volume or the fabulous choice of images would not be dazzling enough as they are? Now how about sending me royalities and make it thousands! Only joking :-) Glad you like the text and it would be great to see the covers your friend added. The book could indeed have used a bit more of, well... everything, including info and indeed lots more stills and cover images. Only the publishers did not let us have our way. The thing is also out in Italian as "Love Train" on Arcana Libri, would that have helped?

**DeepBeat** · November 11th, 2002, 02:57 AM

Originally Written by JussiK

What!? Covers he added himself? As if the layout of the said volume or the fabulous choice of images would not be dazzling enough as they are? Now how about sending me royalities and make it thousands! Only joking :-) Glad you like the text and it would be great to see the covers your friend added. The book could indeed have used a bit more of, well... everything, including info and indeed lots more stills and cover images. Only the publishers did not let us have our way. The thing is also out in Italian as "Love Train" on Arcana Libri, would that have helped?

The sad thing is that if it were ever published in Greece it would sell something like 7 copies (and I would be the one to buy them all since Christmas is coming up...)

**jim** · November 12th, 2002, 09:24 PM

Originally Written by DeepBeat

Wasn't there a Beatles disco medley by Stars on 45 or something? It was so amusingly awful.

I'm not a Beatles fan in any way but this one was REALLY bad.
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AWFUL? I LOVED it,AND I'm a Beatle fan as well! I got a copy for a friend who was a BIGGER Beatle fan then I and he liked it as well.

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I can only tolerate Beatles song when they are being covered by soul artists. If I were a Beatle I would be devastated at how much better my songs sounded when done by people who can actually sing.

Paul McCartney said he liked Boys II Men's cover of Yesterday better then EVEN the original!

**rjosk** · November 13th, 2002, 07:52 AM

on the subject of beatles covers, the brazilian maestro sergio mendes (of "mais que nada" fame) did a few very groovy samba versions, the best being "with a little help from my friends"...

**JussiK** · November 14th, 2002, 05:23 AM

You're right, the lounge/samba/bossa reworkings are great actually! The cd/double vinyl "Espresso Espresso" complied by the masterful Karminsky Bros contains a couple of quite irresistible pianodriven boogie versions. With those, all is forgiven.

**Outsider** · November 14th, 2002, 10:41 AM

I'm a big Beatles fan, and while I've heard some good remakes of some of their songs (most notably Earth, Wind & Fire's version of "Got To Get You Into My Life"), I still prefer the originals. Nobody can perform them like the Beatles. By the way, I've heard that "Stars On 45" Beatles disco medley, and I think it's somewhat amusing. :evil:

Marcio** · November 15th, 2002, 09:31 PM

Jussik, I love Paul Mauriat, he is a perfectionist and works with the best musicians. Mamy Blueis a disco music in the most pure form, only in my mind.

Beatles Trivia: What's the name of the female singer who covered in the 70's "The Long And Winding Road" ??? Answer:
Miss Olivia Newton-John :P .

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**BrunoRepublic** · November 15th, 2002, 10:10 PM

Originally Written by Marcio

Beatles Trivia: What's the name of the female singer who covered in the 70's "The Long And Winding Road" ??? Answer:
Miss Olivia Newton-John :P .

What about Melba Moore?

**remicks** · December 7th, 2011, 01:32 AM

*****

Just discovered this :

Penned by George Harrison, one of my favorite Beatles songs, , done disco :

SOMETHING

Something in this understated version I like.

I give it a thumb's up.

*****