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Post by TheUser98 on Aug 3, 2018 8:00:15 GMT 10
Of course, disco is a genre and subculture that we all associate with the 70's (especially the second half). However, what would you say was the first true disco song?
I think it is pretty hard to pinpoint what the first true disco song was, because a lot of songs from the early to mid 70's labelled as disco generally lean more toward funk or Philly soul.
But in my opinion, the first song that is 100% disco and contains every element of the genre, was "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae. The song was written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of the popular disco group KC and the Sunshine Band and became a smash hit all over the world in the summer of 1974, paving the way for the disco movement of the second half of the decade.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 4, 2018 0:07:37 GMT 10
I'm not really sure, to be completely honest. I don't really have an extensive knowledge on the history of Disco.
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Post by TheUser98 on Aug 5, 2018 13:05:12 GMT 10
Anyone got any ideas?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 5, 2018 18:10:54 GMT 10
#Infinity might have a bit of an idea in regards to this topic.
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Post by Telso on Aug 6, 2018 0:09:15 GMT 10
socialdance.stanford.edu/Syllabi/disco_lifestyle.htm^This page gives a lot of interesting information about the rise of disco clubs in general, but there's a very relevant part here where it's actually a song from Africa titled "Soul Makossa" that had a huge influence in the transition of Pop Soul and the Motown/Philly Sound into Disco. It's a little Funky tune you might recognize because Michael Jackson himself reused the lyrics for one of his songs.
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Post by #Infinity on Aug 6, 2018 3:53:52 GMT 10
I think most people regard The O'Jays' "Love Train" as the first disco song. It was on their 1972 album Backstabbers and emerged a #1 hit early the following year.
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Post by fusefan on Jan 30, 2020 5:34:34 GMT 10
Bump
This song from 1973 has very Proto-Disco sounding drums.
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Post by TheUser98 on Nov 14, 2020 8:01:20 GMT 10
Bump This song from 1973 has very Proto-Disco sounding drums. So does this from the same year.
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Post by Telso on Nov 20, 2020 11:57:04 GMT 10
Looking at the charts of 1974, I seriously think "Love Theme" might be the contender of first big disco-ish hit. It's definitely still very much a Philly soul song on itself, but the beat is definitely so prominent that it serves as a template for later disco hits:
Though "Rock The Boat" and "Rock Your Baby" are the first unquestionably disco hits. And it would still take until 1975 for disco music to fully divorce itself from soul music to have huge hits on the pop charts.
"Fly Robin Fly" might be the first disco hit with no particular connection to soul or funk whatsoever. Also noticeable that this group is from Germany, which is a big moment for the genre to become an international affair:
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Post by TheUser98 on Nov 20, 2020 19:25:27 GMT 10
Though "Rock The Boat" and "Rock Your Baby" are the first unquestionably disco hits. And it would still take until 1975 for disco music to fully divorce itself from soul music to have huge hits on the pop charts. A couple of pop historians including #Infinity state that the first unquestionably disco hit was the O'Jay's "Love Train" in early 1973, do you reckon that's a better candidate? That's pretty close, but personally I'd say the first disco song that has no connection to soul or funk was "Get Dancin'" released by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes in November 1974 and a major hit in January/February 1975.
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Post by Telso on Nov 21, 2020 4:25:12 GMT 10
A couple of pop historians including #Infinity state that the first unquestionably disco hit was the O'Jay's "Love Train" in early 1973, do you reckon that's a better candidate? Eh. I perfectly see what they're going for, and there's so much overlap between Philadelphia soul and early disco in general. I personally see "Love Train" as much more on the philly soul side but vaguely starting to sound like early disco.
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