Skating in the Streets

Was there anything that wasn't ruined by the hideous touch of disco? Here's Martha Reeves re-doing her classic "Dancing in the Streets" for the disco era.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 20, 2012
Category: Fads | Music | 1970s

Comments

@Paul - I'm talking to Patty and she says we need to send you a MP3 of "Stayin' Alive" :lol:

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 10/20/12 at 09:49 AM

BD--only if the MP3 is a cover version by you and Patty!

Posted by Paul on 10/20/12 at 11:07 AM

Stayin' aliiiiivvvveee YA!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/20/12 at 02:00 PM

Disco exerted a negative air pressure on a hairy appendage attached to an equus africanus asinus.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/21/12 at 12:44 AM

Most of the hate aimed at disco comes from homophobes and racists, because disco was a gay music scene; hence the "Disco SUCKS" campaign, which alluded to the act of oral sex. I doubt there is anything weird about the above piece of music, but it is still culturally acceptable to bash disco, which I don't find particularly acceptable as it leads me to think that it stems from the old homophobic and racist reasons.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/jun/18/disco-sucks

Posted by dumbledoor on 10/22/12 at 05:08 AM

Nope, it was just bad music. No nasal twang, no steel guitars, way too much thumpety-thump-thump, and you couldn't sell enough beer with all that racket going on.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/22/12 at 06:02 AM

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