Episode 5 Season 2 is here! Burn This Disco Out!: Discussing the 1970's Disco Classics From Earth, Wind and Fire to Gloria Gaynor
This week on another themed episode, Adrienne and Katarina grab you by the hand and pull you onto the dance floor to talk all things Disco...with a little funk thrown in. From Earth, Wind, and Fire to Donna Summer, from the Bee Gees to Cheryl Lynn, our hosts dive right into what makes Disco so endearing long after we hung up our bell-bottoms.
Show Notes
0:39 - Intro
3:52 - “September” Discussion
10:40 - What Makes Disco ‘Disco?’
15:34 - Why Are We Doing A Disco Episode?
19:26 - “I Will Survive” Discussion
23:03 - Positivity in Disco
25:20 - Getting Hot In Here: Great Intros in Disco
29:29 - “Stayin’ Alive” Discussion
32:42 - “Rasputin” Discussion
35:49 - “Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)” Discussion
37:45 - Blondie and Disco and Hip-Hop, Oh My
40:15 - The Dystopian Nightmare of “It’s Raining Men”
45:03 - Earth, Wind, and Fire & Friends (Honorable Mentions
55:15 - Final Thoughts
58:22 - Up & Comers: Raleigh Ritchie and Ivory Wave
1:03:35 - Outro
Disco Songs Mentioned in this Episode:
4:51 - “September,” Earth, Wind, and Fire
10:28 - “Boogie Wonderland,” Earth, Wind, and Fire
13:45 - “Love to Love You Baby,” Donna Summer
19:06 - “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor
23:03 - “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now,” McFadden & Whitehead
24:39 - “Got to be Real,” Cheryl Lynn
26:20 - “If I Can’t Have You,” Yvonne Elliman
27:28 - “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” Michael Jackson
29:50 - “Stayin’ Alive,’’ The Bee Gees
31:51 - “Shadow Dancing,” Andy Gibb
32:42 - “Rasputin,” Boney M.
35:49 - “Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1),” Marvin Gaye
37:45 - “Heart of Glass,” Blondie
40:16 - “It’s Raining Men,” The Weather Girls
45:05 - “Boogie Oogie Oogie,” A Taste of Honey
45:12 - “Le Freak,” CHIC
46:26 - “Y.M.C.A.” The Village People
49:10 - “Let’s Groove,” Earth, Wind, and Fire
51:50 - “Dance to the Music,” Sly & The Family Stone
52:10 - “Love Train,” The O’Jays
53:44 - “Disco Lady,” Johnnie Taylor
54:55 - “Dancing Machine,” The Jackson 5
Up & Comers Songs Mentioned in this Episode:
59:40 - “Bloodsport ‘15,” Raleigh Ritchie
59:59 - “Time in a Tree,” Raleigh Ritchie
1:01:33 - “Cool Kids,” Ivory Wave
1:01:49 - “Frankie,” Ivory Wave
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