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Postby devildog » Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:49 am

I think it is funny how the guidos went from disco to that techno music over 120bpm. I remember a club right off of South Street in Philly that was full of guidos and it played songs like "Barbie Girl" non-stop. Suffice to say, I never cared to go in th
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Postby phillyidol » Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:21 am

Skinnytie- I don't recall hearing about the reunion. I think that club turned into a gay club. I know its in bay ridge.
You hit it on the head with high school. It was so divided back then. Untill my last year(82) almost all the girls liked disco. I do
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Postby scramjet » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:47 am

I agree that disco sucks. I scribbled that on many Jr. High library desks back in the day. However I do like some disco songs:

1) Blondie - Heart of Glass (it's a disco song - admit it)
2) Blondie - Atomic (ditto)
3) Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Syn
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Postby randy » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:04 am

I actually liked both I Feel Love and Hot Stuff by Donna Summer as well.
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Postby Ollie Stench » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:16 am

Maybe it's the hometown boy in me, but I gotta go for Lipps, Inc. and "Funkytown"!
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Postby Dave » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:23 am

Randy - looks like you hit a chord with this thread. A lot of these songs drove me to NW, so I appreciate them all!

Ok, how about Hues Corporation - "Rock the Boat"

Don't tip the boat over!
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Postby Otters Walk Among Us » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:32 am

A lot of good disco tunes have been mentioned - they are, basically, pop songs, and I certainly love a good pop song.

The only one I'll add that I have seen mentioned is:
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
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