Not Including Donna .... Your Top Ten Casablanca DISCO Songs:

[remicks]

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OK .... while some of us continue to mull over our Top Ten favorite Motown disco songs ......(& hey it took me months !!)

let's the rest of us move on to :

CASABLANCA !!!

To broaden the canvas .... no Donna Summer songs are to be included ..
Subsidiaries are OK --- ( I chose to exclude them on mine )


---- If you thought Motown was hard ...........
BUT- give it a shot ...... in order... if you please


here are mine :
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MY TOP TEN CASABLANCA DISCO SONGS (minus Donna)

1) - DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - Santa Esmeralda
2) - IN HOLLYWOOD (EVERYBODY IS A STAR) - Village People
3) - AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU - Terri DeSario
4) - SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME- Space
5) - LOVE IS IN YOU - Nightlife Unlimited
6) - EVOLUTION - Giorgio
7) - AFTER DARK -Pattie Brooks
8) - TOUCH ME BABY - Ultimate
9) - GETTIN' THE SPIRIT -Roberta Kelly
10) - I FOUND LOVE -Love & Kisses
10) - (tie) I LOVE AMERICA - Patrick Juvet

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OK ------your turn!!!!


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because of Marky's list,

I traded FROM HERE TO ETERNITY out for EVOLUION - it just always made me "feel" something ..... and if I were at a TROC reunion party between the two .... I'd moreso disintegrate over the latter ....

[markydefad]

OK, off the top of my head---without any research...

1) EVOLUTION - Giorgio Moroder
2) SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME - Space
3) FROM HERE TO ETERNITY - Giorgio Moroder
4) AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP ME FROM YOU - Teri DeSario
5) LOVE IS IN YOU - Nightlife Unlimited (the definitive version is the #2 remix but that was on Unidisc, wasn't it?)
6) PLEASURE ISLAND - Paul Jabara
7) LIKE AN EAGLE - Dennis Parker
8) WALK THE NIGHT - Skatt Brothers
9) {tie} A WHITER SHADE OF PALE- Munich Machine featuring Chris Bennett
9) {tie) TAKE ME HOME - Cher
10) (tie) SAN FRANCISCO (You've Got Me)/ IN HOLLYWOOD (Everybody Is A Star) - Village People
10) {tie) PILOT ERROR - Stephanie Mills

Yes I used the {tie} option this time.

[remicks]

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yes, ties are always optional attire around here .

you are so fast ............it's almost scary.

great list though .... I see many of my second tier choices there .

EVOLUTION .......hmmmm ..... I do love it .....


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OK you win on that one ....

[markydefad]

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yes, ties are always optional attire around here .

you are so fast ............it's almost scary.

great list though .... I see many of my second tier choices there .

EVOLUTION .......hmmmm ..... I do love it .....


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HA! I've made these lists here so many times! My faves never seem to change...so it's getting to be a habit.
I just think of my list and start typing...I do have some runner-up choices but I won't mention them now.
let the others have a chance to mention them.

Good topic, remmy. People like making the lists and will participate.

[remicks]

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Thank you. I hope so. --- It interests me!! .



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hmm ........ a WHITER SHADE OF PALE .....................

[drlove]

whew ....after much deliberating, here's my picks:

10. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Kiss)
9. New York Groove (Ace Frehley)
8. Take Me Home (Cher)
7. From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder)
6. Romeo & Juliet (Alec R. Costandinos & the Synchophonic Orchestra)
5. Magic Night (Village People)
4. How Much, How Much I Love You (Love & Kisses)
3. Aint Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You (Teri DeSario feat. Barry Gibb)
2. Go West (Village People)
1. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmeralda feat. Leroy Gomez)

[paul]

remicks you devil. this is more troubling than the motown picks. I'm sorry but I'm gonna think and research my picks before I list 'em in order.

[markydefad]

drlove---good picks with the Kiss ["I Was Made For Lovin' You'] & the Ace Frehley ["New York Groove"]
.....couldn't make them Top 10 myself--but probably somewhere in the #11-20 slots....especially "I Was Made For Lovin' You"

[BrunoRepublic]

Things get more complicated outside of the USA. In Canada, many Casablanca titles appeared on other labels, either because they were licensed by Casablanca only for the US market (e.g. Santa Esmeralda) or were licensed to other labels outside of the US (for example, The Ritchie Family and Dennis Parker were released in Canada by Able). And if you really want to get pedantic, you could add a whole bunch of stuff originally on the 20th Century label, because when PolyGram reissued those titles in the 80s, they put them under the Casablanca banner.

Yes, I just love making things more complicated. That's something I do.

[hotdiscomix]

Here my Casablanca Top Ten:

1. Lightning - DISCO SYMPHONY
2. D.C. LaRue - HOT JUNGLE DRUMS AND VOODOO RHYTHM
3. Cher - TAKE ME HOME
4. Lipps, Inc. - FUNKYTOWN
5. Liquid Gold - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
6. Village People - IN THE NAVY
7. Ritchie Family - GIVE ME A BREAK
8. Pattie Brooks - AFTER DARK
9. T.J.M. - PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE
10. Patrick Juvet - GOT A FEELING

[Scientist]

Two tunes which spring to mind

The Philadelphia Flyers - Run And Hide
Cameo - Find my way (either version)

[DonaldCleveland]

This one handcuffs me a bit (well, of course it does- let me explain). If the Motown list could be done without artist omission (and if you were going to omit- the likely candidate would have been Diana Ross) then why not this one?

Personally thinking off the top of my head- my top ten Casablanca list would have 2 Donna songs. Wasn't omitting Donna Summer more a personal elective rather than something which would have affected everybody? Except for the pinhead who would undoubtedly write in "Donna is my top ten without her there is no disco"?- but even they would count as we know there would only be one....? On a general subject board I think your rules would be wise as there is less specific expertise the more you get into open water- but this is the shallow pool. We are focused here. There are people here who reallyreallyreally know their stuff. I think those people could be given the benefit of their hard earned knowledge- whether alcohol, sex or popper fueled nights, days behind a couunter or a mixing board, evenings researching or remixing or any combination of the above (plus more!).

I dunno....jus' askin. I know I'll eventually play along to get along....but you know....I just wanted clarification of intent.

[paul]

Bwaa, this is so hard.

1 - Find My Way: Cameo
2 - Take Me Home: Cher
3 - San Francisco/In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star): Village People
4 - Never Can Find A Way: Vernon Burch
5 - P-Funk: Parliament
6 - Rigor Mortis: Cameo
7 - My Baby's Baby: Liquid Gold
8 - In The Navy: Village People
9 - Music Rhythm & Harmony: Brooklyn Dreams
10 - Thank God It's Friday: Love & Kisses

[remicks]

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nice lists drlove, paul, hotdiscomix, markydefad.
thanks for giving it a go !!

NEXT !!

[remicks]

brunorepublic:

Things get more complicated outside of the USA. In Canada, many Casablanca titles appeared on other labels, either because they were licensed by Casablanca only for the US market (e.g. Santa Esmeralda) or were licensed to other labels outside of the US (for example, The Ritchie Family and Dennis Parker were released in Canada by Able). And if you really want to get pedantic, you could add a whole bunch of stuff originally on the 20th Century label, because when PolyGram reissued those titles in the 80s, they put them under the Casablanca banner.

Yes, I just love making things more complicated. That's something I do.

This one handcuffs me a bit (well, of course it does- let me explain). If the Motown list could be done without artist omission (and if you were going to omit- the likely candidate would have been Diana Ross) then why not this one?

Personally thinking off the top of my head- my top ten Casablanca list would have 2 Donna songs. Wasn't omitting Donna Summer more a personal elective rather than something which would have affected everybody? Except for the pinhead who would undoubtedly write in "Donna is my top ten without her there is no disco"?- but even they would count as we know there would only be one....? On a general subject board I think your rules would be wise as there is less specific expertise the more you get into open water- but this is the shallow pool. We are focused here. There are people here who reallyreallyreally know their stuff. I think those people could be given the benefit of their hard earned knowledge- whether alcohol, sex or popper fueled nights, days behind a couunter or a mixing board, evenings researching or remixing or any combination of the above (plus more!).

I dunno....jus' askin. I know I'll eventually play along to get along....but you know....I just wanted clarification of intent.

Gosh I had no idea such a simple thread concept , could wind up being so complicated !!!

As for Bruce's observations about global variables ..... he's got a point - so wherever you are in the world ... the disco songs you associate with the Casablanca label : ......go for it!!

And Donald ..... I don't know .... you don't like limiting it to Ten, you don't like putting them in order, and now you don't like leaving out Donna!

But this is the way it works around here ... whoever creates the thread - gets to create its rules ! Now if someone wants to just blow them off .....there's no disco internet police that's gonna come offer-up a well-deserved spanking ..... so anyone can answer any way they like ....without repercussions. BUT ! if you want to answer in the spirit of the thread's intentions ..............then YEP ... them are the rules.

Your asking , why leave out Donna?
Nothing covert here. The reason it occurred to me to leave Donna out was simply because of her wealth of material .... just sorting through her songs is a an assignment in of itself (and we did it already) and I just think she winds up overshadowing so much else from the label. I thought it'd be interesting to learn the other Casablanca music members here treasure when we venture beyond Donna.

I didn't do that with Diana over at Motown because I didn't feel Diana Ross carried the same kind of disco weight . Her disco output was pretty spotty. One album of Donna's material alone ( i.e ONCE UPON A TIME ) has probably double the number of all of Diana Ross's disco songs.


So anyway, that's the way this thread was ingeniously set up, but if anyone just HAS to include Donna ... . hey .... (eyes rolling and cool shades on ) .... in some ways - its still a free country!

or better yet !

create your own thread to suit yourself: call-it something like:

YOUR TOP TEN (TWENTY -THIRTY) CASABLANCA SONGS INCLUDING DONNA'S.

That'd be an interesting thread too.... and I wouldn't be surprised if for some , their top ten Casablanca songs are indeed all Donna Summer songs !

I wouldn't be offended by the creation of such a thread, .... in fact if one turns up :
I promise to summit my list to it .

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[SandraDee]

You'll never believe it but I nearly started this thread after finding your Motown one fun (sorry, I was gonna nick your idea!), but i had the same reservations as Bruno 'cos most Casablanca stuff came out on other labels in the UK & the same applied to other disco labels like Prelude, Salsoul & WestEnd. However, now I see that you have a relaxed approach to things I will go ahead with my 10!


1. From Here To Eternity - Giorgio
2. Touch Me Baby medley - Ultimate
3 My Love Is Music - Space
4. I Love America - Patrick Juvet
5. Romeo & Juliet - Costandinos
6. If You Weren't Afraid - Giorgio
7. Disco Choo Choo - Nightlife Unlimited
8. Swiss Kiss - Patrick Juvet
9. Like An Eagle - Dennis Parker
10. Bring Your Sweet Loving Back - Starpoint
10. tie Aint Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You - Teri Desario

[BrunoRepublic]

Okay then... not in order, but...

Dennis Parker: Like An Eagle
Alec R. Costandinos: Trocadero Suite
KISS: Detroit Rock City (close second: the bizarre, untitled loop that ends Destroyer)
Skatt Bros: Walk The Night
Giorgio Moroder: Chase
Giorgio Moroder: From Here To Eternity
Giorgio Moroder: I Wanna Rock You
Village People: San Francisco (You've Got Me)
Paris Connection: Eloise
The Alan Parsons Project: The Fall of the House of Usher/To One In Paradise (okay, Tales of Mystery and Imagination was originally on 20th Century, but PolyGram reissued it on the Casablanca imprint in the 80s... I know that's cheating, but I really do think it's incredibly brilliant)

[Zef]

I don’t need no music-TJM
Take me home-Cher
E=MC2-Giorgio Moroder
On the one-Cameo
You can’t run from my love-Stephanie Mills
Fire Island-Village People
All night dancing-Lipps Inc
Give me a break-Ritchie Family
Walk the night-Skatt Brothers
So much for LA-D.C. LaRue

[FranceJoliFan]

This is a fun one. (And forgot about Stephanie Mills' time at Casablanca.)

1. Dance, Freak & Boogie - Nightlife Unlimited
2. I Wanna Funk With You Tonight - Giorgio
3. Put Your Feet To The Beat - Ritchie Family
4. I Don't Need No Music - TJM
5. Disco Symphony - Lightning
6. Last Night - Stephanie Mills
7. Baby Blue - Giorgio
8. Love Now, Hurt Later - Giorgio & Chris
9. Hot Cop - Village People
10. Hell On Wheels - Cher

[DonaldCleveland]

Paul Jabara- Pleasure Island
Pattie Brooks- Come Fly With Me/Lets Do It Again
Ultimate- Love Is The Ultimate/Touch Me Baby (licensed)
Brooklyn Dreams- Music, Harmony & Rhythm
Giorgio Moroder- Evolution
Pattie Brooks- After Dark
Sumeria- Cosmic Traveller
Alec R. Costandinos- Romeo & Juliet
Karen Pree- Make Love Last Forever
Cameo- It's Serious


WAAAAAH~!! (still crying)

DC

[tmob]

Here's my 10, in no particular order...

After Dark -- Pattie Brooks
Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You -- Teri DeSario
Do You Want the Real Thing -- D.C. LaRue
Find My Way -- Cameo
Just As Long As We're Together -- Gloria Scott
Knights in White Satin -- Giorgio
Pleasure Island -- Paul Jabara
San Francisco/In Hollywood -- Village People
Skywriter -- Wright Brothers Flying Machine
Where is the Love -- Margaret Singana

[remicks]

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great lists tmob , DonaldCleveland, FranceJoliFan, Zef, BrunoRepublic, SandraDee . You're real troopers: each and every one!!

Yep
its hard ....but .... NO DISCO PAIN = NO DISCO GAIN!!!


So go ahead members .... give it the collegiate try .....you'll be better for it ....



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[kdavid13]

My top 10 would be :
1- ALEC COSTANDINOS Romeo & Juliet
2- CHER Bad love
3- PAUL JABARA Pleasure island
4- DENNIS PARKER Like an eagle
5- SKATT BROTHERS Walk the night
6- GIORGIO MORODER If you weren't afraid
7- JOEL DIAMOND Music machine (In & out)
8- ALMA FAYE Don't fall in love
9- PATTIE BROOKS After dark
10- PATTIE BROOKS Got tu go disco

[FranceJoliFan]

10- PATTIE BROOKS Got tu go disco

I was hoping someone would include that.