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  1. June 18th, 2009, 08:27 AM #1
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    Question Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I always HATED songs like Born To be Alive by Patrick Hernandez or I'm A Man by Macho..
    I thought they were too butch sounding..lol as I write in pink font.
    In you're opinion is there such a thing as Butch Disco?
    If so Name some candidates?
    I guess the have you ever been denied access to a club thread by Remicks got me thinking about this.:icon_lol::icon_lol:

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  2. June 18th, 2009, 08:57 AM #2
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I wouldn't have picked the two you mentioned.

    But I would say these two..





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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    The other version of "I'm a man", by Star City, is even butchier than Macho's. So is the picture on the sleeve.

    Revanche and the first Village People album too could be in that "butch disco" niche too.

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    It's been mentioned here before, but take the back of the cover of the Macho album and turn it upside down.

    It looks a little different.
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I forgot "Sleazy" by the Village People:
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I always thought of "Macho Man" as way too camp to be considered butch.
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  7. June 18th, 2009, 11:56 AM #7
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Quote Originally Written by the disco kid View Post
    I always thought of "Macho Man" as way too camp to be considered butch.
    I couldn't agree more~!!
    Even the twinks and cha cha queens LIVED for the Village People..AS did I.

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I would add this one:

    "Lost inside adorable illusion...."
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I can't find a video but Giorgio Moroder's "EVOLUTION" would be another candidate. Discussed elsewhere this week in another thread.....
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Call me crazy--- but I think this one has a butch feel--(even though lyrically Black Jack's momma is callin' him & missin' him"!!! )---love this track: the chord structure and moody tone of this Moroder-esque, hard-to-find gem!

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Butch disco? Hmm, I guess that anything with male chanting or grunting in it may fit the bill. There are loads but I'm struggling to think of many. Off the top of my head I can come up with 'Stomp' by Brothers Johnson, 'So You Want To Be a Star' by Mtume, 'Jingo' by Candido, 'Movin' by Brass Construction & 'Im OK, Youre OK' by American Gypsy. Also those more 'electronic' & less symphonic records of the late 70s such as 'Moskow Diskow' by Telex & 'Beyond The Clouds' by Quartz have more 'male' appeal in a way.:icon_confused:
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Another one for the "BUTCH" column--always helps if it was a rock record first, doesn't it?

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Definitely this one:

    "Lost inside adorable illusion...."
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    'We're Gonna Rock' by Sabu. Pure 100% butch!:icon_razz:

    YouTube - Paul Sabu - We're Gonna Rock (Disco 1979).
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I think "Down To Love Town" (by the Originals) is pretty butch with its demanding, assertive lyrics. I surely wouldn't want to tell the lead singer "No."
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Can we count some females, or their songs, as butch?




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    How about Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? I quess he's more of a "mimbo."
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    And of course.....








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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Quote Originally Written by needlefingers View Post
    YouTube - MATERIAL & NONA HENDRYX -"Busting Out" (1980)


    Oh yes, good choice nf! I love that track (well, until it gets to the rock guitar bit) so I must be more butch than I thought!
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Nona Hendryx was/is very BUTCH.

    The Grace Jones track "Bullshit" fits nicely too.

    But, Divine is way too camp for "BUTCH" categorization, IMHO. :icon_question:
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    It will always be "Walk the Night" the Skatt Bros.-it smells like sweaty leather and poppers! Or the first
    whiff of the Spike on Santa Monica.
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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    Quote Originally Written by markydefad View Post
    Nona Hendryx was/is very BUTCH.

    The Grace Jones track "Bullshit" fits nicely too.

    But, Divine is way too camp for "BUTCH" categorization, IMHO. :icon_question:
    lol...
    I totally agree..What could be nellier than a 300 pound drag queen?:icon_eek::icon_lol::icon_lol:But the other 2 are great..You aint lyin when u say Ms Nona is butch:icon_eek:..

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I'll add Teddy Pendergrass – Only You.

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?

    I always thought this was butch and hard-hitting...

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    Re: Butch Disco...is there such a thing?


     

     

    I'm excavating the March, 1977 charts and this one caught my eye as a "BUTCH" candidate:

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