I was running on the treadmill the other day when "The Boss" came on by Diana Ross and I thought to myself, this is the greatest song ever. I got Michael and his disco-loving pal Benny to brainstorm with me and here's my unofficial Top 20 Best Disco Songs list for ya. (One title per artist, or else Diana abd Donna would have taken over the whole thing!)
"The Boss" by Diana Ross
"Last Dance" by Donna Summer
"Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King
"If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by Sylvester
"I Love The Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges
"Take Me Home" by Cher
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love" by Barry White
"Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor
"Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
"Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young
"More Than a Woman" by Tavares
"Young Heart Run Free" by Candi Staton
"Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn
"Native New Yorker" by Odyssey
"Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart
"That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band
"Come to Me" by France Joli
"More More More" by Andrea True Connection
"Doctor's Orders" by Carol Douglas
Now it's your turn. What's your fave?
Turn the Beat Around... Vicki Sue Robinson.
ReplyDeleteAaahh Freak out! Le Freak, C'est Chic Freak out!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey! "Don't Leave Me This Way" is also a wonderful song.
ReplyDeleteHere's a few:
ReplyDelete"Boogie Oogie Oogie" A Taste of Honey
"Ring My Bell" Anita Ward
"Funkytown" Lipps Inc.
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ReplyDeleteHere's a few:
ReplyDelete"Boogie Oogie Oogie" A Taste of Honey
"Ring My Bell" Anita Ward
"Funkytown" Lipps Inc.
Best of My Love, come on!!
ReplyDelete"Was That All It Was" -- Jean Carn
ReplyDelete"Some People" -- Cliff Richard
"Don't Leave Me This Way" -- both versions
"Bad Weather" -- Supremes
hmm where's
ReplyDeleteRing My Bell...
September :D
Enough is Enough- Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
ReplyDeleteWOW! You listed most of my favorites and I was really pleased to see Native New Yorker.
ReplyDeleteTo the list I would add:
Star Love - Cheryl Lynn
You are spot on about "The Boss" as greatest song ever! I also am a big fan of "No One Gets the Prize" on the same album.
ReplyDeleteNo love for the Bee Gees? I would add either "Stayin' Alive" or (my personal favorite) "You Should Be Dancing" by them.
ReplyDeleteThough I'll admit, I'm really not as up on disco as I'd like to be.
Take Me Home - Cher
ReplyDeleteNative New Yorker - Odyssey
Rock the Boat - Hues Corp.
Dancing Queen - ABBA
The Main Event - Barbra Streisand
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer
Could it be Magic - Donna Summer
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Second Time Around - Shalamar
Turn the Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Never Knew Love Like his Before - Stephanie Mills
Ain't No Stoppin Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Swearin' to God - Frankie Valli
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
Shine a Little Love - ELO
More Than a Woman - Bee Gees
Your gay card is suspended for one month for missing It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls.
ReplyDeleteAnd Never Can Say Goodbye over I Will Survive? Make it two months.
Whoa - watching the college world series now and they are interviewing Tommy Mendonca of Fresno State who won MVP. Get a picture of him on your blog soon and get immediate reinstatement of the gay card.
A lesser known song that is high on my list is Never Gonna Make It Without Your Love by Cut Glass.
"Shake Your Groove Thing" - Peaches & Herb
ReplyDelete"Dim All the Lights" - Donna Summer
"Makin' It" - David Naughton (the Dr. Pepper guy)
My theme song in the past...
ReplyDelete"So Many Men, So Little Time" by Miguel Brown
Nothing by Chic? And "We Are Family" from Sister Sledge is required listening. Overall, though, not a bad list and the inclusion of "Native New Yorker" is kind of brilliant.
ReplyDelete"Don't Stop" by Sylvester
ReplyDeleteDoctor's Orders was one of the first songs I remember hearing when I first became a radio listener around the age of 11, so all these songs are the soundtrack of my adolescence. Which may explain a lot of things!
ReplyDeleteGood songs- but a few are overplayed
ReplyDeleteHot shot by Karen Young
Honest I do Love You by Candi Staton
Dancer by Gino Soccio
Get Off by Foxxy