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

posted a month 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
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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?

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[–] GolfnGuitars (2431) a month ago

Karen Carpenter - "My Body Keeps Changing My Mind."

https://youtu.be/mxXxc9H1TjY?si=3zHfHDqxisWB5IJP

I think this was really well done and could have been a huge hit!

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

That song title is utterly ironic given what happened to the person singing it. :(

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[–] GolfnGuitars (2431) a month ago

True... unfortunately. 😥 She was so talented...gone way too soon. My all-time favorite female singer.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34817) a month ago

Queen - Backchat: -
https://youtu.be/y6QGP0OUaV4?si=buZW9QxUf1EbgzK2

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

And of course, how could I have forgotten "Another One Bites the Dust"?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE&pp=ygUgYW5vdGhlciBvbmUgYml0ZXMgdGhlIGR1c3QgcXVlZW4%3D

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34817) a month ago

I was trying to think of the less well known ones. Their ‘Hot Space’ album was poorly received and contained another ‘funky’ minor hit ‘Body Language’: -
https://youtu.be/p2EDkv_dyeI?si=y-Vd8XWmNShXz1gM

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

The direction of the "Hot Space" album at that time was a truly bizarre desicion on their part. I guess they were thinking they could capitalize on the sucess of "....Bites the Dust", but somehow failed to realize the Disco gravy train had derailed by then.

I blame cocaine. Yep!

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34817) a month ago

I saw them in 1982 and the rock crowd booed them when they did their funky stuff.

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[–] Where (1342) a month ago

Goodnight Tonight - Paul McCartney and Wings
https://youtu.be/20--CXaceIM?si=75kS4rzAdr3bgFFz

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

And Paul solo "Coming Up"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g5nzLQ63c9E&pp=ygUYY29taW5nIHVwIHBhdWwgbWNjYXJ0bmV5

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34817) a month ago

This is the song that brought John Lennon out of retirement. Apparently, he heard this song everywhere when it was released and basically rolled up his sleeves and thought, ‘Right then, I’d better go and write some hits.’ Double Fantasy was the result (Anecdote Andy).

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

I remember him mentioning that he liked "Coming Up" in the Playboy interview, but I think he said it was hearing the B-52's (specifically "Rock Lobster", IIRC) that inspired him to get back in the studio to make another album.

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[–] jacotodd47 (1072) a month ago

In the 1970s, Ex Beatle Paul McCartney started a band called Wings.

I don't know if you can consider Wings a rock band. They had some pretty rocking tracks ("Junior's Farm") - but probably trended more towards "pop". Anyway, they certainly were not a disco band. Paul McCartney was big on trends. He was always very aware of what was going on in music. In 1976, Wings cut this #1 track.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap87QgZKTNw

Big disco sound. In 1977-78, disco went crazy. It started to fade in late 1979. Wings released one more track, in 1979, that had a disco flavor.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J79LRko8sG4

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[–] mtxmind (3296) a month ago

Even Ringo wasn't immune to disco fever......😱

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmV0bKzUz4&pp=ygUnZHJvd25pbmcgaW4gdGhlIHNlYSBvZiBsb3ZlIHJpbmdvIHN0YXJy

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