Reply With QuoteI never understood the "disco" version "What A Fool Believes" being played in clubs.
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I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I found myself wondering the other day if there were any surprise disco hits of songs that were actually not disco. That is, songs that got heavy rotation in the clubs but were not disco/funk music at all.
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I never understood the "disco" version "What A Fool Believes" being played in clubs.
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I would add "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones on that list as well..There was also a 6 minutes plus version of Cliff Richard "We Don't Talk AnyMore" pressed on a 12" that I'm guessing got plays in the clubs..Allthough it does'nt show up on the Billboard Dance Chart, I would bet that because of it's mainstream success that the record would find it's way in under the disco lights...Can anyone confirm this? Sorry, I was too young back then to confirm it myself..hee hee
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Originally Written by Boodikka
I actually don't think I've ever heard that version before. It's possible that I heard it at some point back in '79 on the radio and just don't remember. It's something I'd be curious to hear.
Brian
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I can't confirm it either (also too young), but it wouldn't surpise me. "We Don't Talk Anymore" was total pop, with a hint of mild disco, so it definitely would have been dancable blasted over a club's speakers with the bass really kicking.
I had a similar experience about 8 or so years ago when I went with some friends to a retro '70s/'80s club and heard Leo Sayers' "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing". I had never considered it to be a disco song (more of a "let's make a song about the disco craze" type of thing), but it's got some decent bottom end and a nice groove when you get it turned up loud enough on some big enough speakers. :icon_lol:
Brian
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Boodi probably refers to the Disco-RMX by Jim Burgess:
Doobie Brothers What A Fool Believes (12") Disco Music.com
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Just like things such as "Xanadu" this tune was a massive success in commercial clubs yet it was never seen in any top picks lists djs gave to magazines.
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I have the remix promo 12"s of Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore" and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street". And I've seen the remix promo 12" of Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".
Lots of Top-40 stuff getting Disco-fied in the studio back then.
No additional production, or anything over-the-top. Just a reworking of the track, with instrumental sections spliced-in and a heavier bottom-end in the mix, targeting the Dance-club audiences.
(Moultonesque remixes)
And I've found there weren't many copies pressed of the earlier Disco-versions of Pop tunes. It was about widening the sales market of the song. Not about promoting the sale of an alternate version. That concept became an industry standard around 1979.
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I remember reading a Doobie Brothers' biography back then and they really didn't want a "disco" version of What a fool believes to be released.Warner Bros thought it was a good idea but it did surfaced way too late in the game.
Jim Burgess' version offers a very subtle dance feel but you have to really pay attention.It's also a little longer. It also features a "non-showy" break...
The rockers wanted to get their share of the disco pie but never wanted to be perceived as simply jumping on the bandwagon...
KRIS
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^^^^^^^^At least I know that the records I've uploaded on youtube are being enjoyed by the folks on the web...Thats mine!!!I have the promo 12" of Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street" on UA #sp-171..It has the single (edit version) on one side, and the LP version on the other...Is there a cool remix 12" promo out there that I'm not aware of?
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"You've Brought The Sunshine" by The Clark Sisters got a lot of play in the NYC Metro Area. Although it's considered a Gospel Song, people got up and danced their butts off to it anyway!!!:icon_razz:
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To me . . .one of the biggest "surprise" disco hits was when Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" crossed over from its #1 positions on the pop chart and the R&B chart and danced its way to the top of the disco chart as well. The reason why it surprises me is that I always considered it a "slow groover", with lower BPMs than many of its 1976-77 counterparts.
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It was fun back then [77/78/79] because all types of records could become a dance hit. From funk to eurodisco to pure orchestral disco or a slower R&B number ; it was not as "cookie-cutter" as it is now....where you can virtually interchange the vocalists and very few would notice.
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KRIS
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One of the worst disco remix choices of all time, as far as I'm concerned. I don't know if it was Burgess or the producer who made the call to overdub a four-on-the-floor drum over the whole thing, it just totally ruined the song. Plus, it's not a disco song! It's barely even a dance song!
Looks like someone on Youtube has also attempted a dance remix of the song, a recent one, LOL! It actually sounds a little better than that Burgess version.
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