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resurgence [ edit ] Students from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City dancing to disco during a cultural event on campus Though I object to the notion that disco as a form of music is relegated to only a particular time period, and prefer to use consistent scientific rather than inconsistent nostalgic criteria, I will confirm that "Fresh" by Kool and the Gang was the last disco hit on the American Billboard Pop chart of major consequence, reaching number 9 in June 1985. "Fresh" is also conveniently the last song on the 4-CD compilation "The Disco Box", which catalogs hits from the classic disco era. The period from 1985-1992 was when disco was almost completely out of sight in America - out of most nightclubs, off the radio, unavailable in stores, etc. I remember I stopped playing and thinking about disco after December 1984, and the last time during the 1980s that I remember encountering disco was when my schoolmates played a tape of "Shake, Shake, Shake (Shake Your Booty)" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band on a trip to Washington D.C. in the spring of 1985. As for disco culture, roller-disco was still going on during the first half of the 1980s, there was a "Discotheques" section in our local phone book in Connecticut as late as 1983 or 1984, and let's look at some lyrics of obscure American songs like "Born to Dance" by Fats Gaines Band (1983) ("...dancing at the disco 7 nights a week...") and "Tantalize" by Contrast (1984) ("...Everybody getting down with the sounds at the disco..."). By the way, the band Contrast was based in Savannah, Georgia - not even close to New York City or San Francisco where disco lingered longer than usual. In Sacramento, California, Disco King Paul Dale Roberts danced for the Guinness Book of World Records. He danced for 205 hours, the equivalent of 8½ days. Other dance marathons took place afterward and Roberts held the world record for disco dancing for a short period of time. [28] Bernard Edwards, 43, Musician In Disco Band and Pop Producer". The New York Times. April 22, 1996. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019 . Retrieved October 10, 2022. As disco waned in the late 70s, so did Chic's album sales. But its influence lingered on as new wave, rap and dance-pop bands found inspiration in Chic's club anthems But if Geir wants to say that it having synths makes it somewhat proto-New Wave, I can buy that on some level.

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Glitter Jumpsuits with Gold Earrings Got to Love a Jumpsuit Get Similar Jumpsuits for this Disco Bachelorette Party Outfit Idea Hubbs, Nadine (May 1, 2007). " 'I Will Survive': musical mappings of queer social space in a disco anthem" (PDF). Popular Music. 26 (2): 231–244. doi: 10.1017/S0261143007001250. S2CID 146390768. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017 . Retrieved September 6, 2019– via Cambridge Core. Lawrence, Tim (2004). Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979. Duke University Press. p.315. ISBN 0822385112. If you're looking to throw a bachelorette party that's fun, energetic, and a little bit funky, a disco theme may be just what you need! In Beautiful Things in Popular Culture, Simon Frith highlights the sociability of disco and its roots in 1960s counterculture. "The driving force of the New York underground dance scene in which disco was forged was not simply that city's complex ethnic and sexual culture but also a 1960s notion of community, pleasure and generosity that can only be described as hippie", he says. "The best disco music contained within it a remarkably powerful sense of collective euphoria." [55]

The Last Days of Disco (DVD liner notes). Whit Stillman. The Criterion Collection. 2009 [1998]. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) But the pre-Saturday Night Fever dance underground was actually sweetly earnest and irony-free in its hippie-dippie positivity, as evinced by anthems like MFSB's Love Is the Message." – Village Voice, July 10, 2001.Boney M. (1974–1986) was a West German Euro disco group of four West Indian singers and dancers masterminded by record producer Frank Farian. Boney M. charted worldwide with such songs as " Daddy Cool" (1976) " Ma Baker" (1977) and " Rivers Of Babylon" (1978). Another successful West German Euro disco recording act was Silver Convention (1974–1979). The German group Kraftwerk also had an influence on Euro disco. a b Moore-Gilbert, Bart (March 11, 2002). The Arts in the 1970s: Cultural Closure. Routledge. ISBN 9780415099066 . Retrieved May 30, 2012. Why stop at the hen party? Let this disco ball-fuelled decor theme inspire the wedding day itself! For inspiration, this incredible image by photographer Brogen Jessup will undoubtably whet the disco ball appetite and set your imagination in motion! Suspended from a frame at different heights and teamed with some achingly cool dried florals, we love the vibe these mirror balls create for this outside wedding! Perfect for the couple who want to level up their alfresco reception vision!