Discofied City Anthems

[The Boogie Doctor]

Hey -

I thought it would be cool to discuss the phenomenon of disco tracks dedicated to cities.

A couple off the top of my head that are juicy are:

The Larry McGee Revolution - The Burgh' (dedicated to Pittsburgh, PA)
Roy Ayers - Chicago (twisted ode to Chi-town)

Look forward to seeing ones that you guys know...

The Boogie Doctor

[zeca azevedo]

RIO DE JANEIRO - GARY CRISS
NEW YORK YOU GOT ME DANCING - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION
SAN FRANCISCO - VILLAGE PEOPLE
ELTON JOHN/MFSB - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM



LONDON CALLING - THE CLASH :icon_lol:

[ol'skinflint]

RIO DE JANEIRO - GARY CRISS
NEW YORK YOU GOT ME DANCING - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION
SAN FRANCISCO - VILLAGE PEOPLE
ELTON JOHN/MFSB - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM



LONDON CALLING - THE CLASH :icon_lol:

for those of us here in Northern California, the Village People's "San Francisco" and Toni Tone Tony's (or Tower of Power's, can't quite remember) "Oakland Stoke" probably strike a chord. But I've always wondered why "Native New Yorker" is not that particular city's theme song. Though I've never visited, the lyric " what are you waiting for? nobody opens the door for a native New Yorker!" and "did you still believe love could really be like a broadway show?" seem to reflect pretty much all I've seen and read about the city....

[QUINNY]

I Love Noo Yawk - Metropolis
Johannesburg (tell me what's the word) - Gil Scott Heron ( was played in some discos in '74/'75)
Superbowl Shuffle - Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew (in a round about sort of way)
YouTube - Super Bowl Shuffle

London Town - Light of The World
Sevilla Nights - Santa Esmeralda

[JussiK]

"Copenhagen" by Tommy Seebach, the man behind the best Danish disco version of "Apache". "Munich" by The SARR Band, famed for their 2 epic cuts "Mephisto" and "Magic Mandrake". "Arrivederci Roma" by Crystal Grass, included in their traveloque album starring Cristi. "Frisco" by Harlow, from their "Take Off" album - but one is not supposed to shorten the name like that?

[Dayna]

Miami Heatwave-Seventh Avenue
Honeymoon in Puerto Rico-Paul Jabara
New York City Woman-Sunburst Band
Hollywood Swingin-Kool and the Gang
Hollywood-Chaka Khan
Brazil-The Ritchie Family

[zeca azevedo]

Oh well, BRAZIL is not a city, but a country, and a BIG one, :icon_lol:

[the disco kid]

Hubert Laws "The Chicago Theme" an early disco jazz classic

[Dayna]

Oh well, BRAZIL is not a city, but a country, and a BIG one, :icon_lol:

What can I say, I'm Blonde..

[K-Bee]

"Copenhagen" by Tommy Seebach

I was gonna mention that. I'm surprised anyone outside Denmark knows this :icon_eek: