Looking for a disco song from 1979 .... I'm at my wits end .... :-)

[luvdisko]

Hi everybody,

Once again I need your help to identify a song from 70's. This track is from 1979 (or maybe 1980) but definitely not later. It`s a disco song, no idea if it's a band or a solo artist, but the Vocal is female (or a few female vocals).

I'm not really sure but I think the song was called something like "Wap Til A Wap" or "Wop Til A Wop" or "Woap Til A Woap". What I'm sure about is that you hear these words 8 or 9 times in a raw shortly after the song begins. It's a fast song, a little bit similar to the song "Trouble Maker" from "Munich Machine" (I'm only comparing the speed). The song itself sounded rather a little bit like a combination of "Dance it Free Style Rhythm" and "Fire", both from "Mantus". In the song "Dance it Free Style Rhythm" from "Mantus" you hear on and on something like a laser beam (I mean an electronic sound effect) and in the song I'm looking for, you hear the same instrument (or sound effect) right at the beginning and then after 3 seconds you hear a kind of Conga (Tumba) and then after 10 or 12 seconds or so you hear the vocal singing "Wop til a wop ..............". I remember that this track was a hit because I had it on an orginal tape with the title "Best of Disco Hits".

Does anyone have any idea. I have no doubt that some of you music experts have this record in your vinyl archive.
Any idea or suggestion is most welcome. Thanks you very much in advance.

Armin

[Cory Ander]

out of curiosity, how can you know the year the song was released but not have any other information about it? Just wondering.

[luvdisko]

out of curiosity, how can you know the year the song was released but not have any other information about it? Just wondering.

@Cory Ander
Well, the cassette I had (which contained this song) had the title "Smash Hits of 1979 & 1980) and other songs on that tape were also from 1979 or 1980 such as "D.I.S.C.O" from "Ottawan". So I'm pretty sure that the song I'm looking for is either from 1979 or 1980. If you have any idea, let me know. Thanks!
Armin

[Cory Ander]

well, since you have the title and artist of another song on the same compilation, maybe try a google search of the compilations from that year that have that song on it and it may lead you to the song you're looking for. You may also try looking at Billboard's year end disco charts from that year.

[SandraDee]

Could it be this other Mantus track luvdisko?

[luvdisko]

out of curiosity, how can you know the year the song was released but not have any other information about it? Just wondering.

@Cory Ander
Believe me, I've done all these before .... for hours and hours and hours .... that's why I finally decided to ask my question here ..... well, I'm not gonna give up easily :-)

Cheers

[luvdisko]

SandraDee: Could it be this other Mantus track luvdisko?

@SandraDee
Hi, unfortunately this is not the one I'm searching for but I'm quite surprised how good you have interpreted my description because the Mantus song you have suggested is really close to what I'm searching for.

After reading you message I checked other Mantus songs as well and noticed that also the song "I'm so in love with you" is at some parts similar to the song I'm looking for.
I would not be surprised if I heard that the makers of "Mantus tracks" are the same guys who made the the song I'm looking for (or it's just an accident?). I hear the same "laser beam" sound in Mantus tracks very often.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your answer and I'd appreciate any other assumption of you and others who read this thread. Cheers!

Armin

[fabbathanabba]

Hi Luvdisko, as your thread seems to be pointing out simularities in Mantus tracks could it possible be this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzUhC...eature=related

[luvdisko]

fabbathanabba:Hi Luvdisko, as your thread seems to be pointing out simularities in Mantus tracks could it possible be this one?

@fabbathanabba
Hi and thanks a lot for your answer. Unfortunately this is not the one I'm looking for (that's faster than this one from Mantus and not necessarily so groovy & funky) ;-)
Should you have any other idea please let me know. Cheers!

Armin

[__Pulse__]

Armin,
You're a bit inconsistent:
Album title: "Best of Disco Hits" And later: "Smash Hits of 1979 & 1980"

Next, you say that "Ottawan" was also on it 'so it must be '79 or '80' Well, you find Ottawan on 2011 compilations to, so that fact don't make it a '79 / '80 release....
What more was on that release?
Also, about the vocals: it was ONLY female?

PS Smash Hits was a pop magazine until 1984, so they popped in a free cassette??? (or something like that)

[luvdisko]

Armin,
You're a bit inconsistent:
Album title: "Best of Disco Hits" And later: "Smash Hits of 1979 & 1980"

Next, you say that "Ottawan" was also on it 'so it must be '79 or '80' Well, you find Ottawan on 2011 compilations to, so that fact don't make it a '79 / '80 release....
What more was on that release?
Also, about the vocals: it was ONLY female?

PS Smash Hits was a pop magazine until 1984, so they popped in a free cassette??? (or something like that)

@__Pulse__
Hi and thanks for your attention to this thread. You are absolutely right. What I’ve written is confusing. Sorry about that. Here some more details: my brother bought the Tape with the title ”Smash Hits of 1979 & 1980” in Spring 1980 and later he gave it to me.
That cassette was published by a lable named “Melody Musico” and they released those years a raw of compilation tapes with the title “Smash Hits of …..”. The song I’m searching for was the first title on the A Side of that cassette, the second song was D.I.S.C.O from “Ottawan”, the first song on the B side was “Morning Music” by “Siren” and I only remember one more song on that tape which was “Midnight Dancing” by “Flower” from the LP “Heat”.

In the same month a cousin of mine stopped collecting Tapes and records and gave all his music related stuffs to me including 100 original tapes from different lables and I found (at that time) a cassette with the Logo of a regional record shop named “NORA” and the first song on the A side of that tape was (again) the song I’m looking for here, but the rest was from other artists like “Donna Summer” Hot Stuff and “Showman” from “New Paradise”. This Cassette had the title “Best of Disco Hits“ and it was Spring 1980 as I got that from my cousin) so these all indicate that the song can’t be older than 1980. Unfortunately I don’t remember the rest of the songs on that 2 tapes but I hope this information can be a little bit helpful.

To answer your other question, yes I believe it was all a female voice, actually a few females singing together at the beginning and at some parts you hear one female singing.

So, I hope I could answer your questions. Thanks again for your attention. Cheers!

Armin

[SandraDee]

Hi again. If this track has a 'laser' sound, by which I assume you mean a syndrum 'ping', check out the 'ping' thread as there are loads of tracks featuring that sound from '79/'80.

[luvdisko]

Hi again. If this track has a 'laser' sound, by which I assume you mean a syndrum 'ping', check out the 'ping' thread as there are loads of tracks featuring that sound from '79/'80.

@SandraDee
Oh this was a really great idea. I didn't know that there's a thread for "ping" (now I know the correct word for that sound). Unfortunately most of the links in that thread refer to videos that are either removed from the owner or the related YouTube account is closed/removed or the videos are blocked because of copy right matters and unfortunately in many cases the users who have located those links in that thread have not mentioned the title of the song or the artist’s name in the text which means if the video is not available anymore there is no way to know whom they are talking about so that I could search the Web for the video or the song ….. it’s a pity 
Anyway I checked those videos/links which still are not “death” or deleted but the song I'm looking for was not among them (I admit I was pretty frustrated). There are also some songs mentioned in that thread (without a video link) which I’m trying to find on YouTube and other websites now, hopefully with success.
Anyway thanks again for your valuable advice. Any other suggestion or advice is most welcome. Cheers!
Armin

[Bernie]

Armin,
That's an excellent point you made regarding typing out the artist's name and song title above the video so that if YouTube deletes the video, one still has the text reference to the song. I'll see if I can add this suggestion somewhere prominent so that other members may consider adding the text in their posts.

[luvdisko]

Armin,
That's an excellent point you made regarding typing out the artist's name and song title above the video so that if YouTube deletes the video, one still has the text reference to the song. I'll see if I can add this suggestion somewhere prominent so that other members may consider adding the text in their posts.

Thank you, Bernie!
That’s a very good idea! I appreciate that! Cheers!
Armin

[__Pulse__]

Good point Armin.

@Bernie: how 'bout a check in the repliers posting? "IF reply is one line and line starts with <video THEN error

[alighapoo]

Hi Dear

Let's try the :
Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) by Debbie Jacobs

[remicks]

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Armin,

looking at the titles from it .....that BEST OF DISCO HITS tape you had .....was it like ....VOL. XXXII ????

this list from the PING thread is of all the laser-ping songs members have come up with SO FAR , whether the youtube connection to them still works or not.

Depending upon how badly you want to find this song , you could start at the top , determine the ones you don't know - listen to them one-by-one on youtube until you hopefully hit pay dirt.


202 Machine
--- ROCK YOUR BODY
Action
--- NEW ROLLER DISCO DIP
Area Code 212
---DADDY
Aneka
---JAPANESE BOY (#15)
Arpeggio
--- LOVE AND DESIRE (#4)
Ashford & Simpson
--- NOBODY KNOWS
Atlantic Starr
--- LOVE ME DOWN
Roy Ayers
---NO STRANGER TO LOVE
Azymuth
--- JAZZ CARNIVAL

Claudja Barry
--- BOOGIE WOOGIE DANCIN' SHOES (#7)
Claudja Barry & Ronnie Jones
--- THE TWO OF US (#39)
Peter Batah
--- ROCK ME NOW
Richard T Bear
---SUNSHINE HOTEL (#41)
B.T. Express
--- GIVE UP THE FUNK ( LET'S DANCE) (#22)
--- STAR CHILD (SPIRIT OF THE NIGHT)
Celi Bee
---FLY ME ON THE WINGS OF LOVE (#16)
George Benson
--- MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR
Bianca Bonelli
--- JE VEUX L'MOUR
Candy Bowman
--- I WANNA FEEL YOUR LOVE
Alicia Bridges
--- BODY HEAT

Rafael Cameron
--- ALL THAT'S GOOD TO ME
Jean Carne
--- WAS THAT ALL IT WAS (#22)
Cerrone
--- CERRONE'S PARADISE ( 1979 Live LP version Only)
--- IN THE SMOKE
Champaign
--- HOW 'BOUT US
Chilly
---COME TO L.A.
Citizen Band
--- SPIRIT IN THE SKY
Cognac
--- HOW HIGH (some versions) (#21)
Coffee
---I WANNA BE WITH YOU
Conway Bros.
--- TURN IT UP
Creme D' Coccoa
--- DOIN' THE DOG
Dan-I
--- MONKEY CHOP
The Dells
--- YOUR SONG
Depeche Mode
--- BIG MUFF

Discotheque
--- DISCO SPECIAL
--- INTRO DISCO

Disco Circus
--- OVER AND OVER (#24)
Carol Douglas
--- BURNIN' (#11)
Dynamic Seven
--- SHAME SHAME SHAME
Easy Going
--- A GAY TIME LATIN LOVE
--- DAY BY DAY
El Coco
----DANCE MAN
Elaine & Ellen
--- ALL I NEED IS ME



Fat Larry's Band
--- LOOKING FOR LOVE (#27)
Lisa Fernadez
---DEAD END STREET
French Kiss
--- PANIC (#23)
Frisky
--- YOU GOT ME DANCING IN MY SLEEP (#97)

Patsy Gallant
--- O MICHELE
Gap Band , The
--- BABY BABA BOOGIE (#48)
Ganymed
--- IT TAKES ME HIGHER

Goblin & Asha Puthli
--- MY WHIP
Gordon's War
--- THE ROCK IS GONNA GET YOU
Gotham Flasher
--- LOVE THE LOVE
Larry Graham
--- SOONER OR LATER (#17)
Graham Central Station
--- STAR WALK
Haathkadi
--- DISCO STATION
Herbie Hancock
---TELL EVERYBODY (#47)
Harlow
---TAKE OFF (some versions)
Rahni Harris & F.L.O.
--- SIX MILLION STEPS
Pat Hodges
--- FLY BY NIGHT (#69)
Edna Holt & Starluv
---PEOPLE COME DANCE (#78)
Hot Pepper
--- CANCION RITUAL
Hott City
--- FEELIN' LOVE (#29)
--- PEAKS AND VALLEYS
Ian Hunter
--- SHORT BACK AND SIDES
Phil Hurtt
--- BOOGIE CITY ( ROCK AND BOOGIE DOWN )(#61)
Leroy Hutson
--- UNFORGETTABLE
Phyllis Hyman
--- HOLD ON
Julio Iglesias
--- BEGIN THE BEGUINE
--- OU EST PASSEE MA BOHEME
Iron Horse ---
--- SWEET LUI LOUISE

Charles Jackson
--- I'M GONNA GET YOUR LOVE
Jacksons
---SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND) (some versions) (#20)
Debbie Jacobs
--- HOT HOT GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT
Peter Jacques Band
--- MIGHTY FINE (#57)
Jazzy Three
--- THE RAPPIN SPREE

Lorraine Johnson
--- NOBODY'S WRONG
France Joli
--- COME TO ME
--- LET'S GO
Grace Jones
--- SUFFER

Tomiko Jones
---CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (#23)
Jumbo
--- SEXY THING
Jump
---DOES IT FEEL GOOD

Kano
---IT'S A WAR (#2)
Katmandu
--- THE BREAK (#3)
--- DJAGA BOOGIE WOOGIE
--- I WANNA DANCE
K.I.D.
--- DON'T STOP (#4)
Evelyn King
--- WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
Kleeer
--- KLEER SAILIN'

Ronnie Laws
--- LOVE IS HERE
T Life
--- SOMETHIN' THAT YOU DO TO ME (#66)
LOGAN'S RUN TV THEME
Love And Kisses
---BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (#5) (from 1977: the first pinger??)
Love De-luxe
--- HERE COMES THAT SOUND AGAIN
Lowrell
--- MELLOW MELLOW RIGHT ON

Madonna
--- THINK OF ME
MA.GI.C.
--- SHAMPOO
Mantus
--- (DANCE IT) FREESTYLE (#34)
--- ROCK IT TO THE TOP (#19)
Ann Margret
--- LOVE RUSH (#8)
Marital Aids
---MY DISCO TOWN
Marshall And Hain
--- DANCING IN THE CITY
McFadden & Whitehead
--- AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW (#10)
Bob McGilpin
--- SUPERSTAR (#9)
Sergio Mendes I"LL TELL YOU (#9)
Stephanie Mills
--- YOU CAN GET OVER (#8)
Billy Moore
--- GO DANCE(some versions) (#27)
Len Moore
---REACHIN' OUT
Mickey Mouse (!)
--- MICKEY MOUSE DISCO
Giorgio Moroder
---BABY BLUE (#4)
Ali Mustafa
---AMINA
David Naughton
--- MAKIN' IT (#11)

New Paradise
---IN THE LAZER BEAMS
Nono
---La Chanson De Nono


Okay Temiz
--- PENGUIN
Orlanda Riva Sound
--- INDIAN RESERVATION
Oxygen
--- PARTY LET'S PARTY
Paradise Express (#17)
--- POINCIANA
Dolly Parton
--- BABY I'M BURNIN' (#15)
Freda Payne
--- LOVE MAGNET (#18) ( the first PINGER ???? 1977)
Teddy Pendergrass
--- WHERE DID ALL THE LOVING GO
Pet Shop Boys
---HEART
Pierre Perpall
---THEM CHANGES
Pino D'Angio
---MA QUALE IDEA
Playback
---SPACE INVADERS (#43)
Player's Association
---THE GET DOWN MELLOW SOUND (#18)
Poussez
--- YOU'RE ALL I NEED (#15)
Gerry Rafferty
---BAKER STREET
Nancy Ramos
--- YOU'RE ALL I HAVE

Reggae Band Black Slate
---STICK MAN
Ben Richardson
--- SKY DIVER
Rinder & Lewis
--- ANGER (#8)
Robson Robson
--- FUNK-FUNK-LA
Tony Rollo
---BURNIN' ALIVE well you can tell by the way
Linda Ronstadt
---POOR POOR PITIFUL ME
Vicky Rosti
--- RING MY BELL
Rose Royce
--- DO YOUR DANCE (from 1977: the first pinger??) (#20)
---LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
Paul Sabu
--- ROCKIN' ROLLIN' DISCO KING
Salazar
--- 1-2-3 (#60)
SALE OF THE CENTURY--- (Game Show)
---
Harvey Scales
---- HOT FOOT (THEME)
Scissor Sisters
---COMFORTABLY NUMB
---FILTHY GORGEOUS
---I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCING
Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron
---KROLLER ELLER EJ
Shalamar
---THE SECOND TIME AROUND
Shampoo
--- HARLEM HUSTLE
Marlena Shaw
--- LOVE DANCIN' (#49)
Shobizz
--- DO IT IN THE DARK
Afric Simon
--- CHINA GIRL
Joe Simon
---I WANNA TASTE YOUR LOVE
Skyy
--- FIRST TIME AROUND (#50)
Slick
--- FEELIN' GOOD
Solid C, Bobby D, and Cool Drop
--- WACK RAP
Sonia
--- SUR MA MUSIQUE
SOS Band
--- SOS (#54)
Soul Sonic Force
---PLANET ROCK (#3)
Spargo
--- YOU & ME
Amii Stewart
--- LIGHT MY FIRE
Ray Stevens
--- CANNONBALLRUN
Sylvester
--- IN MY FANTASY (#2)
--- I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) (#4) (amount of pinging varies on different versions)

Sly Stone
--- DANCE TO THE MUSIC (#36)
Nick Straker Band
--- A WALK IN THE PARK
Donna Summer---
--- MACARTHUR PARK
--- SUNSET PEOPLE
Tamara
--- EVERYBODY LOVES A DANCER
Telex
--- CA PLANE POUR MOI
Three Degrees
---GIVING UP GIVING IN (#12)
--- JUMP THE GUN (some versions) (#30)
Triple SSS Connection
--- MY CHERIE AMOR
U.N.
--- HOT LOVER
Anita Ward
--- RING MY BELL
Linda Williams
---ELEVATE OUR MINDS
Wonderland Band
--- STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Emily Woods
--- AK-SHUN
Weird Al Yankovic
--- GOTTA BOOGIE



AND even though this song virtually meets NONE of the criteria you've laid out (!!!) ... for some reason (???) I'm throwing it out as a possibility...




no ??


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[luvdisko]

Hi Dear

Let's try the :
Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) by Debbie Jacobs

@alighapoo

Thanks a lot for your tip. Unfortunately this is not the one, but a nice track anyway and a real "Ping Orgy". :-) .... Debbie Jacobs is great. Cheers!

Armin

[luvdisko]

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Armin,

looking at the titles from it .....that BEST OF DISCO HITS tape you had .....was it like ....VOL. XXXII ????

this list from the PING thread is of all the laser-ping songs members have come up with SO FAR , whether the youtube connection to them still works or not.

Depending upon how badly you want to find this song , you could start at the top , determine the ones you don't know - listen to them one-by-one on youtube until you hopefully hit pay dirt.

AND even though this song virtually meets NONE of the criteria you've laid out (!!!) ... for some reason (???) I'm throwing it out as a possibility...
Erotic Drum Band - Pop Pop Shoo Wah (1979)

no ??


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@remicks
Hi remicks and THANKS A LOT for the tip and the long list of songs with ping pew.
No, unfortunately Erotic Drum Band's Pop Pop Shoo Wah is not the one I'm looking for but certainly a nice track !!
Yes, I was (and still am) in that thread with all those nice PING songs, SandraDee gave me the tip to check that thread (by the way thank you very much for cearting that thread, a wonderful idea) and Bernie was so kind and replaced many death links with new working links so that I could check many videos there (THANKS A LOT Bernie) and I'm still not quite finished with checking them .. who knows may be the song is really there ...
I have another small description for that song i#M LOOKING FOR : there are exactly 8 pings (pews) in a row at the beginning of the song, I mean that's the way the song beginns and after those 8 pings, and then the conga (tumba) for a few secons and then the vocal singing "Wap til a wap til a wap til a wap til a wap til a wap til a wap til a wap til a waaaaaaaaaap" and then another text ... which I can't remeber anymore.
To answer your other question, that "Best of Disco Hits" cassette had the Volume number 2020 (I know, a bit strang, but it was really 2020)
I`ve already checked 100s of videos on Youtube and there are still a few 1000 more to watch. I guess I have to quit my job to have more time for that. This is what the passion for (Disco) music does to us :-) Cheers!

Armin

[SandraDee]

there are exactly 8 pings (pews) at the beginning of the song,

This is a long shot, as the lyrics don't sound like your description, but it does start with 8 pings: 'Mama Rue (C'Est Moi)' by Queen Samantha

[luvdisko]

This is a long shot, as the lyrics don't sound like your description, but it does start with 8 pings: 'Mama Rue (C'Est Moi)' by Queen Samantha

Thank you SandraDee. Mama Rue is not the one I'm looking for but you are right, also Mama Rue begins with 8 pings. I should have mentioned that in the song I'm looking for the 8 pings come in a row with no other sound between the pings (I just added this information to my description). By the way, Mama Rue by Queen Samantha ist one of my all time favorite disco hits. Sooooo beautiful! Thanks again!
Cheers!

Armin