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Subject: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I'm a firm believer that the "first" disco song was a little ditty called "Rock the Boat" (1974) by the Hues Corporation...but there are a few who may disagree...do you?
How about "TSOP" (by MSFB)...or "Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks..."Dancing Machine" Jackson 5, or maybe "When Will I See You Again," Three Degrees?
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
Well "Rock the Boat" has my vote.
p.s. - who sang that song, "When Will I See You Again"? I used to have that 45 and I haven't heard that song I bet since the late 70's/early 80's! I want to dl it to take a trip down memory lane! ;)
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
The Three Degrees---great song
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Well "Rock the Boat" has my vote.
p.s. - who sang that song, "When Will I See You Again"? I used to have that 45 and I haven't heard that song I bet since the late 70's/early 80's! I want to dl it to take a trip down memory lane! ;)
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Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
i would have to say "the hustle"
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
There's no real specific song that can be said to be "the start of disco" (same with rock 'n' roll) - soul & r'n'b were (and, I think, still are) transmogrifying and diversifying year by year. But what's evident is that by 1974, some of this music was being broken more and more in clubs, rather than radio.
"TSOP" was really an ongoing extension of the Philly soul sound, and, much as I like it, I wouldn't call it a "disco" record. "Boogie Down" is an example of a tight r'n'b sound crossing over into soul, once again not disco...
But I think it's fair to say (and widely accepted) that "Rock The Boat", and also its immediate successor at #1 that year (pop & r'n'b) "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae were probably the "start" of things - mainly because these two songs came to mass acceptance via the dance floor...
And, of course, there may be disagreements...
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I think it was KC and The Sunshine Band?
Howard
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I think there are TWO questions. One is the FIRST chronologically and the FIRST as far as the first one that comes to mind. Has to be the HUSTLE for me, or else that Love's Theme.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I remember a song from the early 70's called "Dancin" (I think) by Disco Tex & the Sex-o-lets.
"Brick House" and "Shining Star" were the first tunes I considered "disco"; wasn't that 1974-75?
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
Classifying songs as disco:
"When Will I See You Again" as a disco song: I never thought of it that way. A little soul with a little soft rock element to it. Nice song though. To me to be a disco it has to be dance-able. "When Will I See You Again" is good for a slow dance but an actual disco song I don't know. "Rock The Boat" can be called actual disco though I think.
I'll agree with "Brickhouse" though most definately as a disco song as is "Love Theme".
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I agree - Rock the Boat and When Will I See You Again are Motown-soul types.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
The Spinners-"It's A Shame" ???
Howard
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
Ok,Now how about the FIRST Funk Song:
Could it be from the 1960's or 1970's??? ???
Howard
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
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Has to be the HUSTLE for me, or else that Love's Theme.
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My vote would be for "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (led by Barry White). The song came out in early 1974 and it had that disco beat to it.
"The Hustle" was a year later...1975...so I would rule that one out as being the first "disco" song.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
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Ok,Now how about the FIRST Funk Song:
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I would say that funk was more of a '70s thing. As for the FIRST funk song, my vote would go to Earth, Wind & Fire for their marvelously funky "Shining Star". ;D
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
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I would say that funk was more of a '70s thing. As for the FIRST funk song, my vote would go to Earth, Wind & Fire for their marvelously funky "Shining Star". ;D
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There was another funk tune around the same time (I think.. ) called "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band. I remember one of the members OD'ed on heroin because he thought it was cocaine. Greg Allman made the same mistake at the same party, but Cher helped him survive by walking him around and keeping him awake.
BTW, I saw Earth, Wind & Fire in the early 70's at the Baltimore Civic Center; they were a backup act for somebody long forgotten. This was back in the days when tickets were $3.50, 4.50 & 5.50 for a headliner and two opening acts. We would buy the cheap seats, then jump over the rail to the floor seats when the lights went down.
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There was another funk tune around the same time (I think.. ) called "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band. I remember one of the members OD'ed on heroin because he thought it was cocaine. Greg Allman made the same mistake at the same party, but Cher helped him survive by walking him around and keeping him awake.End Quote
You're right, "Pick Up The Pieces" did come out at the same time as "Shining Star". Both were, IMO, excellent! I had heard that one of AWB's members had OD'd but I did not know that Greg Allman had come that close to losing his life as well! :o
Quoting:BTW, I saw Earth, Wind & Fire in the early 70's at the Baltimore Civic Center; they were a backup act for somebody long forgotten. This was back in the days when tickets were $3.50, 4.50 & 5.50 for a headliner and two opening acts. We would buy the cheap seats, then jump over the rail to the floor seats when the lights went down.End Quote
Cool! Lucky you! I would have been too young in the early 1970's to see any concerts but I certainly appreciate this music now. Wow, I can't believe how cheap tickets were back then. Of course I guess wages were lower then, too, so it all balances out somehow.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
My vote is for Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton.
That came out before 1974 I think. I like the song myself!
That was a real early disco sounding song!
ELO made some disco songs too.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
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Ok,Now how about the FIRST Funk Song:
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Howie...for the beginnings of Funk, you really can't do much better than to investigate what James Brown, Sly Stone, George Clinton and others were up to in the mid-1960's onwards...groundbreaking stuff!
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
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The Spinners-"It's A Shame" ???
Howard
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Soul, not disco.
Subject: Re: The "FIRST" Disco song--DEBATE
I would have to say the first Funk Song was:
James Brown "I Feel Good" or "Soul Makossa" Manu Dibango ???
Howard