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1970's Rock Artists Who Did A Disco Song You May Not Know Did......

posted 7 months ago by mtxmind (3296)
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Sure, there is the obvious known ones like The Stones "Miss You", Rod Stewart "Do You Think I'm Sexy", Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall Part 2", Kinks "(I Wanna Be Like) Superman", & (somoanjoes favorite band!) Kiss "I Was Made For Lovin' You"....

But, did you know there was
also:

Warren Zevon "Nightime in The Switching Yard"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0BcVkCbZLs&pp=ygUtd2FycmVuIHpldm9uIG5pZ2h0dGltZSBpbiB0aGUgc3dpdGNoaW5nIHlhcmQg

John Mellencamp(Cougar)
"Miami"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=46ob-KYSHms&pp=ygUVam9obiBtZWxsZW5jYW1wIG1pYW1p

Grateful Dead "Shakedown Street"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o&pp=ygUec2hha2Vkb3duIHN0cmVldCBncmF0ZWZ1bCBkZWFk

Any others that may not be known about by most people?

[–] Daft_Munks (4647) 7 months ago

Chicago "Street Player"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQy-YxGPP4

[–] VinceD (9805) 7 months ago

samoanjoes favorite:
https://youtu.be/ZhIsAZO5gl0?si=bTX1aLDguvQOtg2r

EDIT: dammit you already had it in your OP.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

True Story: my Mom (53 at the time) actually liked that song!!😱

[–] nyctc7 (43588) 7 months ago

Not exactly unknown, and not necessarily rock artists :)

James Bond Theme disco arrangement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Uz3IuYDh4&t=73s

David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoC9_udLNeU

Rod Stewart - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9hehu2w6Nw

Shirley Bassey - "This Is My Life" disco arrangement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hy-LGjX5Qk

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

I did already list Rod Stewart

"Let's Dance" came out a few years after Disco's peak years, so it could be a bit of a stretch to classify it as a straight up "Disco" song. "Fame", & "Golden Years", however, could be.

[–] Zarkoff (1853) 7 months ago

It's called Let's Dance, but it's really not that danceable of a song.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

"Let's Dance" is more of a Rock song, with a "dance" feel to it.

And two great guitar players with SRV's stinging lead work, & Nile Rodgers great Rythym part (a very sophisticated chord progression unusual in most Rock music)

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (11952) 7 months ago

You're right about "Fame", that was Bowie's disco experiment. "Let's Dance" was later and was meant to enter America's top 40.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

I myself see "Young Americans" as more of a R&B/Funk album. There's really not much of a "Four-on-the-floor" beat going on that was typical of most Disco songs.

"Golden Years" & the last part of "Station To Station" had more of a definate disco groove to them.

[–] OnanTheBarbarian (11952) 7 months ago

Okay, fair point.

[–] chilidoggg (14261) 7 months ago

I'll nominate "DJ" as Bowie's most disco song. I don't know what album it's from. It was on the radio nonstop and I hated it.

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

From "Lodger" (1979)

I don't mind it, but it did get overplayed a bit back then.

[–] mikethemartian (6705) 7 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8UDpZ9B7c

[–] nyctc7 (43588) 7 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiVRV5B5i8&t=353s

[–] VinceD (9805) 7 months ago

Beach Boys - Here Comes the Night (1979 version)
https://youtu.be/YeCaeojb26s?si=ufwQVDI8wiJwi_Mc

[–] Kowalski (75520) 6 months ago

HEY,BUDDY...HAVEN'T SEEN YOU POST IN A FEW DAYS...I MISS YOU...HOPE ALL IS WELL...LOVE YOU.

[–] VinceD (9805) 6 months ago

I am still here, just overwhelmed with a bunch of deadlines I have coming up in the next few weeks. I didn't even realize it's been a few days since I've posted cause this whole week has blurred together.

[–] Kowalski (75520) 6 months ago

YAY...GLAD TO HEAR THINGS ARE FINE...I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED.

[–] VinceD (9805) 6 months ago

Thanks for thinking of me, too. BTW, it's nice to be missed and appreciated, lol.

[–] robocat893 (15918) 7 months ago

Heart of Glass by Blondie

https://youtu.be/WGU_4-5RaxU?si=intq-kX2tX6hJRlk

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

That's actually pretty well known.

I'm looking more for ones that are not really well known, like the ones by Zevon & Mellencamp.

[–] robocat893 (15918) 7 months ago

You listed Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 as a disco song but Run Like Hell from the same album is actually a disco song. Run Like Hell peaked at #57 on the Disco Top 100 chart in the US in 1980.

https://youtu.be/j2s8yGMEbSs?si=bhCDdF8jZdrVu1CC

[–] BillHicksFan (10559) 7 months ago

The Doors - Peace Frog
https://youtu.be/6lnoM25D-js
first disco song... 4 on the floor rhythm, disco bass, funky guitar, AND double-time on the hi-hat

[–] mtxmind (3296) 7 months ago

I can see making a case for that. Maybe all Disco sprung from them!

Didn't the surviving Doors do some disco-like songs for the "American Prayer" album?

[–] BillHicksFan (10559) 7 months ago

I don't remember any disco songs on that album.. John and Robby started The Butts Band around 73, and did some reggae, etc., and it doesn't sound anything like The Doors.

[–] parkerbot (8993) 7 months ago

This deserves to be here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_CJv3ACLg