Reply With QuoteGreat topic Boogienights. Let's see what others add to your list...
Underground Hit [Level 5]
One of the things I like so much about disco are the chants that feature in so many of its songs.I would like to know your favourite chants. Here are five of mine:
5.YOU CAN DO IT:Al Hudson & One Way..."dance,shake your body down, you know you can do it, get UP, shake your body down, theres really nothin to it.." repeat..
4.KING TIM III(PERSONALITY JOCK):Fatback Band..."do it to me,and I'll do it to you.."
3.HOLLER: John Davis & The Monster Orchestra.."you really do your best, when you put it to the test,..so holler for me baby cos I never get enough"...(I can't work out all the words)
2.STOMP:Brothers Johnson..."Stomp, step down again,put your feet..stomp you don't wanna quit, put ya ear when you're feelin it, take it to the top.." (again,don't know the lyrics for sure)
1.CONTACT:Edwin Starr..."I sure like what you got, you sho nuff looking hot (dance),I sure like what you got, you sho nuff looking hot, (dance)...come on and dance..."
Join D I S C O M A D N E S S on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/303583563027591/
DiscoMusic.com Owner / Administrator
Great topic Boogienights. Let's see what others add to your list...
Bernie (Bernard Lopez)
Owner/publisher of DiscoMusic.com - on the web since 1996.
DiscoMusic.com on Facebook and MySpace
Chart Hit [Level 6]
hey, boogienights .....how would you define a "chant" .........(just so that I know how to respond).
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
Yes, same question. Does it have to be repeated more than once? Otherwise, it would seem that any early "rap" sections could qualify. "Stomp" is the only one of those songs I know well and I can't place where the "chant" happens. This thread will go out of control if someone doesn't establsih a fairly firm "criterion" of what constitutes a "chant".Originally Written by drlove
Acetate [Level 1]
Guess the most obvious would be the Michael Zagar Band, "Let's All Chant." He got everyone making the oo-ee, oo-ee sound on the dance floor. And then there's "Le Freak," by Chic. That got everyone chanting. And what about "Que Sera Mi Vida" by the Gibson Brothers? We always sang the "ignition go!" part at the top of our lungs...does that count as a chant??
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I really like the butch title chant on this late-70s New York classic. It's also got the 'freak-freak' high-pitched disco chant that 'Lets All Chant' popularized & spawned a zillion 'ooey-ooey' imitators.
...ya gotta beat the street......
Indie Release [Level 4]
Like when we all sing.....Get Down Tonight, Get Down Tonight...do a little dance. Get......?
Disco Lives in L.A!!!
Acetate [Level 1]
PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... :o)
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Push push in the bush, push push in the bush.
and
Are you ready? Are you ready for this? Do you like it? Do you like it like this?
Disco chants are a tribal frenzy.
"Because there's music in the air."
Gold Record [Level 7]
"gotta get away, gotta get away, gotta get a, gotta get away, gotta get away, gotta get a, gotta get away, gotta get away, gotta get a, gotta get away, gotta get away, gotta get a..."
"chicky chicky, ahh ahh - chicky chicky, ahh ahh..."
"ooh la la, chicky chicky, ooh la la - ooh la la, chicky chicky, ooh, la la..."
"where'd you learn to funk like that? c'est bon! - where'd you learn to funk like that? c'est bon!..."
"do it, do it, do it to me, do it to me - do it, do it, do it to me, do it to me..."
and, of course, there's always flipping the mixer's input switch, on and off, so the crowd can scream:
"One Two, Three!" (shake your body down)
"One Two, Three!" (shake your body down, to me)
"One Two, Three!" (shake your body down)
"One Two, Three awwww Shake!"
"MUSIC IS AN EMOTION, SEARCHING FOR IT'S VOICE"
...come with me, "BACK TO MUSIC", on DISCOTERIA
http://www.live365.com/stations/cdnbob2
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Well the dictionary defines it as a monotonous singsong voice, but I guess I would also add that it is a repeated phrase, one that is talked over and over again.
The chant happens at the end of "Stomp".Its hot! I am only interested in disco chants, as I hate rap.
[QUOTE=Kimlyle;177654]Guess the most obvious would be the Michael Zagar Band, "Let's All Chant." He got everyone making the oo-ee, oo-ee sound on the dance floor. And then there's "Le Freak," by Chic. That got everyone chanting. And what about "Que Sera Mi Vida" by the Gibson Brothers? We always sang the "ignition go!" part at the top of our lungs...does that count as a chant??[
Yes, Michael Zager qualifies with "ooh ooh" and Chic with "le freak, c'est Chic". Not so sure about your Gibson Brothers ad=lib...I guess!
Sandra Dee, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kleeer's "Keep Your Body Working"!
Yes...
[QUOTE=dnoid;177657]PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE... PARADISE, IT'S VERY NICE
Lemon? A-Freak-A? sure.
France Joli, yes a classic chant in "Are you ready, are you ready for this...".Perfect example.
And Stephen Freeman PERFECT! Geez I love the Poussez girls..
thanks for getting in on this everyone.
I'll add one more:
FIVE SPECIAL:You Can Do It...if you really want to, we can some fun,say if you wanna party,the night has just begun...do it, do it ,do it...there was a lot of people saying do it in disco records weren't there?
Join D I S C O M A D N E S S on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/303583563027591/
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I remember reading an article around 1986/7 time saying that 'do it' in disco music generally implied sex but 'post-aids' the chant changed to 'jack your body' in house music which implied more, shall we say, solitary (& safe) pastimes!
...ya gotta beat the street......
Chart Hit [Level 6]
thanks, Boogienights, for the added info on what "disco chants" are !
I'd have to say my favorite -- and I hope it meets your def --- is:
"You sexy thing you turn me on. Keep rockin' steady all night long"
(oft repeated in 1977's sultry instrumental "Quiet Village")
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Of course Dr Love! And sultry is the word!...Sandra Dee, I think I prefer someone urging me to "do it, do it" rather than jack my body! I could believe that though...
Join D I S C O M A D N E S S on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/303583563027591/
Gold Record [Level 7]
Here, for some reason this one has been playing in my head for days now...
Dance and shake your tambourine, your funky tambourine, tambourine, tambourine....
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/2093_0_2_0_C/
By the way, that Dancing Lady on Youtube (tengobaila, artemisbell) is amazing, she must've been a riot at the Discos back in the days.. have you seen the Mandolay video ?, the first one out of her three different interpretations/entries is the best IMO.
Last edited by Mixmachine; April 2nd, 2011 at 03:10 PM.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Not quite disco, but definitely chanting:
"Because there's music in the air."
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
Hmmmm....Plenty of WEST END RECORDS....aswell as high doses of Larry Levan:
Taana Gardner - Work that Body
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
Raw Silk - Do It To The Music
NYC Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait
Gold Record [Level 7]
SLAM BAM WHAM JAM - GET ON UP AND BOOGIE !! Freddie James Everybody get up and boogie.
KRIS
Gold Record [Level 7]
we're gonna fly, fly away
we're gonna fly, fly away
we're gonna fly, fly away
we're gonna flyyyyyyy...
(Cloud One/Patrick Adams)
spaced out, whoa-a-ho whoa-ooh-whoa-ah
spaced out, whoa-a-ho whoa-ooh-whoa-ah
spaced out, whoa-a-ho whoa-ooh-whoa-ah
spaced out...
(Cloud One/Patrick Adams)
Last edited by STEPHEN L FREEMAN; April 18th, 2011 at 11:39 AM.
"MUSIC IS AN EMOTION, SEARCHING FOR IT'S VOICE"
...come with me, "BACK TO MUSIC", on DISCOTERIA
http://www.live365.com/stations/cdnbob2
Underground Hit [Level 5]
I could never get into that Peech Boys song, Nrgroove.I'm not aware of the chanting in there? Of course KDavid I love that slam bam chant in "Get Up and Boogie" very funky..such a great song..Stephan yes, a very laid back chant by one of the masters..FranceJoli fan yes I remember that song from high school..unfortunately..and Mix Machine yes, I love that song too, although I have it by Inner City Express..
Join D I S C O M A D N E S S on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/303583563027591/
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Oh me neither. If ever there was an over-rated track it's that IMO. Whenever I see a tribute to Larry Levan or Paradise Garage they always go on about the Peech Boys & I just can't see what all the fuss was about, & i totally love that early 80s 'boogie' funkier electronic disco sound generally.
...ya gotta beat the street......
Underground Hit [Level 5]
oh glad its not just me SandraDee. I have it on a West End compilation and I think that came out in 1983 the same year as another track on there did by Shirley Lites called "Heat You Up"...now that I like...that should get more credit I think.
Join D I S C O M A D N E S S on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/303583563027591/
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Yes you're right, they were both '83 & I also totally love 'Heat You Up...' by Shirley Lites which was quite 'hi-nrg' for West End at the time, & a very good example of hi-nrg at that. I got the impression at the time that many DJs didn't play it because they weren't sure how it would fit in with their other stuff as it was too hi-nrg for funky clubs & too soulful for hi-nrg clubs. The 80s was so tiresome with all the disco sub-genres that sprung up just so that people didn't have use the word 'disco'!
...ya gotta beat the street......
Permissions
Bookmarks