Best disco and funk songs done by a rock artist

**Funky Dude** · June 12th, 2002, 07:17 AM

During the disco era as you all know a lot of rockers had a crack at doing disco as well and a lot dominated the charts too. Anyhow from what the rockers released for disco and funk here's my list of what I consider the best disco and funk songs from a rock artist:

Funk:
Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff 1976 (SO FUNKY!!!)
David Bowie - Fame/Golden Years/We're The Young Americans 1975
Skyhooks - Party To End All Parties 1977
Silver Studs - Funky Feet 1977
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug 1975

Disco:
Mud - Shake It Down 1976
Glitter Band - Makes You Blind 1975
Wings - Goodnight Tonight 1979 (I LOVE THOSE CLAPPING STICKS!!!)
John Paul Young - The Day That My Heart Caught Fire 1978
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown 1976

So what do you's consider the best funk and disco songs from a rock artist?

**Blaxman** · June 12th, 2002, 07:26 AM

Funky,

Wings - Goodnight Tonight is a masterpiece!!!! Oh Yeah!!! :grin:

Great bassline from Mr. McCartney!!! I love it!!!

**Funky Dude** · June 12th, 2002, 07:44 AM

Some more I forgot to mention in the disco section are:

Sparks - Beat The Clock 1979
In Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 1978 (Go the double sax playing)
Jonathon King - One For You, One For Me 1978 (I love those rainbow coloured clown afros they were wearing on Top Of The Pops)

**Giovanni** · June 12th, 2002, 06:18 PM

I love the Elton John's version of "Are you ready for love?".

But don't forget "Don't stop the music" by the Bay City Rollers, "Let me take you dancin'" by Bryan Adams, "Streetplayer" by Chicago, "Don't let go" by Tony Orlando, "LOVE" by Demis Roussous, "One chain" by Santana

**Nano** · June 12th, 2002, 06:48 PM

Also "Jeopardy" (Greg Kihn Band), "Abracadabra" (Steve Miller Band), "Too much information" (The Police), "World of today" (Supermax)... and don't forget ELO

**discosavvy** · June 12th, 2002, 06:58 PM

"One of These Nights" by the Eagles is awesome from beginning to end - my personal favorite rock-artist disco song. I also enjoyed "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones" and "Streetplayer" by Chicago.

**paul** · June 12th, 2002, 11:40 PM

Easy choice for me, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart.

**markydefad** · June 12th, 2002, 11:40 PM

Robert Palmer: Looking for Clues/Johnny & Mary
Steve Miller Band: Swingtown
Tom Tom Club: Wordy Rappinghood/Genius Of Love
Roxy Music: Angel Eyes
Sparks: Tryouts For The Human Race/ When I'm With You/The #1 Song In Heaven
Kiss: I Was Made For Lovin' You
Beach Boys: Here Comes The Night
Cheap Trick: Saturday At Midnight
Rod Stewart: Passion
Boz Scaggs: What Can I Say
Hall & Oates: Running From Paradise
Joe Cocker: Fun Time
Marianne Faithfull: Broken English
Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue
Blondie: Heart Of Glass/Call Me/ Atomic/Rapture
Yoko Ono: Walking On Thin Ice
Stevie Nicks: Stand Back
Talking Heads: Life During Wartime/Slippery People

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**Outsider** · June 13th, 2002, 03:55 PM

Here are some disco songs from rock artists that I like:

"Goodnight Tonight" - Wings
"Miss You" - Rolling Stones
"Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen
"Lowdown" - Boz Scaggs
"One Of These Nights" - Eagles
"I Was Made For Loving You" - Kiss

**zeca azevedo** · June 13th, 2002, 10:00 PM

:D

**Blaxman** · June 14th, 2002, 06:15 AM

On 2002-06-13 23:00, zeca azevedo wrote:
Hi,
favorite disco songs by rock artists:

RITA LEE - LANÇA PERFUME, CHEGA MAIS, AGORA É MODA, NEM LUXO, NEM LIXO

WHAT!!!!!!! :???: ARE YOU CRAZY?? :???:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

**zeca azevedo** · June 14th, 2002, 08:36 AM

:lol:

**Blaxman** · June 14th, 2002, 08:42 AM

*sigh* - Now, I'm fine.

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**zeca azevedo** · June 14th, 2002, 08:48 AM

:lol:

**Blaxman** · June 14th, 2002, 09:00 AM

How can you type wearing a straight jacket?? :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz:

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**The Lord of Flatbush** · June 14th, 2002, 12:26 PM

If we're talking dance songs then it goes like this:

The Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
The Clash - The Magnificent Seven/Dance
Time Bandits - Live it Up
The Human League - Don't you want me

Just to name a few....

Disco with the funk: Wild Cherry - Play that Funky music

Boz Scaggs - Lowdown

Back to the music....

**Robbie** · June 14th, 2002, 01:37 PM

"One Of These Nights" by the Eagles is disco?? Ohhhhh..kay...

I do like Paul McCartney's "Goodnight Tonight" as well.

One song that also had a disco flavor to it but wasn't exactly by a rock group was Seals and Crofts' "You're The Love" (1978). They were soft-rock but this song had a great disco break in the middle that just sounded so good.

**The Lord of Flatbush** · June 14th, 2002, 01:50 PM

Goodbye Tonight - Wings

I loved that song! For Real!! Oh no... Ahh Ahh.. Oh Oh.... Echoed at the breakdown....

Black Betty - Ram Jam

Hot!!!

**Outsider** · June 14th, 2002, 04:25 PM

Actually, I don't think that "One Of These Nights" is a disco song, but since someone else here thinks it is, I decided to put it on my list since I like the song. But hey, what's in a label anyways? I think you know the rest.

**zeca azevedo** · June 14th, 2002, 10:03 PM

:lol:

**Rab** · June 17th, 2002, 06:29 PM

Disco songs by a rock artist:

Santana - "One Chain Don't Make No Prison"
Average White Band - "Lets Go Round Again"
Tom Johnston/Doobie Bros. - "Savannah Nights"

Also, "Seesaw" by the Moodie Blues is very mixable.

**DJ P** · June 17th, 2002, 07:09 PM

My personal 'Disco'/'Funk' song by a rock artist is Bryan Adam's 'Let Me Take You Dancin'. It was his FIRST release (so maybe he was a DISCO artist turned into a ROCKER!) and in IMOHP his best!!

**QUINNY** · November 1st, 2002, 06:18 AM

Some of my favourite pieces of FUNK by a Rock artist have to be:-
Thomas Dolby - May The Cube Be With You
Peter Gabriel - Sledge Hammer
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Matt Fearon - Dance it Up
Nick Kearshaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn Theme
One or two maybe iffy I know, but thety certainly worked on the dancefloor, mixed with real funky stuff.

**nrgbeat** · November 1st, 2002, 06:29 AM

Originally Written by QUINNY

Some of my favourite pieces of FUNK by a Rock artist have to be:-
Thomas Dolby - May The Cube Be With You
Peter Gabriel - Sledge Hammer
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Matt Fearon - Dance it Up
Nick Kearshaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn Theme
One or two maybe iffy I know, but thety certainly worked on the dancefloor, mixed with real funky stuff.

I personally can't stand "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel.