1979 Disco Riot
With these hard times, who's to say that anti-disco riots will not spontaneously break out again?Comments
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
No injuries reported! What kind of a riot is that!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/05 at 08:24 AM
"Thanks for that on-the-spot report, Les. For those of you who've just tuned in, the Pinedale Shopping Mall has just been bombed with live turkeys. Film at eleven!"
Posted by Viceman48 on 02/05 at 08:55 AM
Salmon Lips needs a smack upside the head.
And as for the rioters....do you think drugs/alcohol may have been involved? I don't get the riot mentality in cases like this. Don't like disco music? Change the channel. There is no need to destroy a field.
And as for the rioters....do you think drugs/alcohol may have been involved? I don't get the riot mentality in cases like this. Don't like disco music? Change the channel. There is no need to destroy a field.
Posted by AGFH on 02/05 at 09:03 AM
Disco Inferno! Burn that mother down.
Posted by Matt M in Houston, TX on 02/05 at 09:14 AM
The Roof....The Roof.....The Roof Is On Fire....
Posted by AGFH on 02/05 at 09:30 AM
Expat - they were just stayin' alive.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 02/05 at 10:20 AM
Disco, disco duck!
Disco, disco duck!
Don't try your luck.
Disco, disco duck!
Don't try your luck.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 02/05 at 11:01 AM
Was anybody Kung Fu Fighting in this riot?
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 02/05 at 11:03 AM
No but I'm going to get all shook up if'n y'all don't quit punnin' around.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/05 at 11:25 AM
Instead of fighting, they should all just do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 02/05 at 12:06 PM
Just so happens that The Smith's "Panic" should start playing as I clicked the comments field.
"Burn down the Disco,
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
Says nothing to me about my life.
Hang the blessed DJ"
"Burn down the Disco,
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
Says nothing to me about my life.
Hang the blessed DJ"
Posted by DownCrisis on 02/05 at 12:15 PM
There was a rock station, WDAI, in Chicago, that dated back to the mid 60's. It started as one of those "underground FM stations" that were a fresh, creative, hip alternative to top 40 pop music.
The management decided, in the late 70's, that disco was the new thing, the cool thing, the new artform that was sweeping the nation and they were going to be part of it. Thus this chubby DJ in the video was told to start playing disco music.
Rock-lovers are very passionate. They did not want to lose something they loved and struck back with the exuberance of youth. They were sending a message to WDAI. This was more a corporate protest than a disco-hating rally.
Now that I have moved away I realize that Chicago is a "Music Capitol". That is one of the things I miss about that cold-ass city.
The management decided, in the late 70's, that disco was the new thing, the cool thing, the new artform that was sweeping the nation and they were going to be part of it. Thus this chubby DJ in the video was told to start playing disco music.
Rock-lovers are very passionate. They did not want to lose something they loved and struck back with the exuberance of youth. They were sending a message to WDAI. This was more a corporate protest than a disco-hating rally.
Now that I have moved away I realize that Chicago is a "Music Capitol". That is one of the things I miss about that cold-ass city.
Posted by Stumpy Joe on 02/05 at 01:37 PM
That chubby DJ is Steve Dahl. He was a bit of a Chicago legend and is still on the air. I remember when this happened. I still think its awesome!
Posted by N. on 02/05 at 02:12 PM
I wasn't a fan of his until then. After that I decided he was OK.
COHO!!!
COHO!!!
Posted by Stumpy Joe on 02/05 at 02:30 PM
i din't know the chicago riots were about disco. 
maybe it was just saturday night fever.
maybe it was just saturday night fever.
Posted by patty on 02/05 at 08:35 PM
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Category: Fads, History, Music, Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience, 1970's