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Gaga had explained that the term "disco stick" is a euphemism for a penis and was inspired by her sexual attraction to a stranger at a night club. Musically carrying the vibe of underground New York discos, "LoveGame" talks about love, fame, and sexuality which was the central theme of the album.
"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" is a song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, first released as a single on Stiff Records in the UK on 1 December 1978 and credited to "Ian & the Blockheads". Written by Dury and the Blockheads' multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel, it is the group's most successful single, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 1979 as well as reaching the top three in ...
Disco was the main music 50 years ago, but even today the classics are still dance floor bangers — and what was bad then is still pretty awful. 'Stayin' Alive': The Best (and Worst) Disco Songs ...
Nu-disco is a 21st-century dance music genre associated with the renewed interest in 1970s and early 1980s disco, [131] mid-1980s Italo disco, and the synthesizer-heavy Euro disco aesthetics. [132] The moniker appeared in print as early as 2002, and by mid-2008 was used by record shops such as the online retailers Juno and Beatport. [ 133 ]
"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine).
Brick was formed in Atlanta in 1972 by Regi Hargis from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". [2] They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records.
Machine was an American funk, disco and rock group, formed in New York City and originally active from 1977 to 1981. The band reached its biggest success with the single "There but for the Grace of God Go I", which became a disco hit in 1979.
Stick It Out" originated as part of the Mothers of Invention's "Sofa" routine in the early 1970s. [1]: 120 The Joe's Garage version is musically influenced by funk and disco, with its lyrics performed first in German, and then in English. [1]: 156 [16]: 270 "Sy Borg" derives from funk, reggae and R&B. [1]: 154, 156