right thought id start this to help myself discover some new songs

so whats your best disco songs of all time??

some of mine would be such songs as :-

valarie - amy winehouse/mark ronson
billy jean - MJ
500 miles - the proclaimers
superstition - stevie wonder!

Bee Gees - Staying Alive

haha! good song!

im a soul man - blues brothers is also a good one

Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Sylvester-Mighty Real

ive never heard of that? is it any good? if so i might buy it!

Not sure if that's a serious question

serous
im a youngun.. i know queit a few of the typical oldies but not loads!! so this is to help me learn and get a stronger playlist

Take a look at the youtube video.

Jim

I first heard Jimmy Somerville singing this when I was a lot younger, not a bad version I suppose but I found out later that it was originally done by Sylvester and now I much prefer the original.
I suppose the same goes for a lot of 80's/90's covers.

Its worth checking out the playlist section of the forum. They will consist of requests and on-the-night inspriation, so not worth directly copying. However, its good to see what others are playing.

You'll find lots of different nights listed, and I openly admit to having the odd scan from tracks I've forgotten.
If you're PC based, and have a particularly good night, perhaps you could post your set list there.
Most PC software will generate a list of tracks played.

My set-up won't (DDS80) :-(

Off the top of my head:

Disco Inferno - Trammps
Native New Yorker - Odyssey? / Detrit Emeralds
Funkytown - Lipps Inc

Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy

here's a couple from me

Loletta Holloway Runaway

Eastside Connection You're so right for me

El Coco Cocomotion

Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye the really long version a classic!


and finally

Double Exposure Ten Percent now that's what I call a tune!

Had forgotton that one. Got it on a 4-LP set called "Chart Action" from about 1979 or something. It was the one of the first Vinyl Albums I bought (2nd hand it was). Probably totally warped in the loft now after all these years :/

Patrick Hernenez - Born To Be Alive

Here are a few that got me on the dancefloor when i was a teenager !!!!

The Stomp - Brothers Johnson
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste Of Honey
Happy radio - Edwin Starr

Tune

Billy paul - only the strong will survive

One off the top of my head ... Substitute by Clout.

Donna Summer - Love's Unkind

contact - edwin starr
lost in music - sister sledge
you should be dancing - bee gees

This track is a classic, and has been requested for an 18th Birthday party I'm doing next month.

Is this track on any compilation or to buy as a download anwhere at all?

I do have it on an old vinyl album I have (which has probably warped being in the loft for the past 9 years), and the only record deck i have is on a rubbish midi system I had when I was about 10. (so can't even hook it up to a mixer!).

Cheers,

David

Its on a Mastermix Classic cuts Disc...not sure witch one tho from memory


Regards Paul

Somehow I managed to find that it exists on "101 Disco Anthems"

It also has a few disco tracks that I don't appear to have elsewhere, which is


Managed to nab another 3 older Now CDs from a charity shop in Harrogate on Wednesday. slowly getting there!

David

Dancing Queen - ABBA (of course!!!)
Blame on the Boogie - The Jacksons
I wanna dance with Somebody - Whitney
Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Ritchie (slow start though!!)
Wake me up before you go-go/I'm Your Man - Wham!
Heaven Must be Missing an Angel - Tavares

Just a few from my usual playlist

Kev

Gibson Brothers - Cuba



Yep, I reckon Liquid Gold and Dance Yourself Dizzy is one of most underplayed disco classics. Never of a playlist either but if you play it it's a floor filler.

Sister Sledge- He's The Greatest Dancer

Funkadelic- One Nation Under A Groove

Gil Scot Heron - The Bottle

Can't say I really play them at any functions anymore but top tunes.

I play the Sister Sledge track now and again - seems popular enough

I have made a folder with all your recommendations!

Add these few and lets have a party

70's
Frantique - Strutt your funky stuff
Queen - Don't stop me now

80's
Kylie - Locomotion
Kool & The Gang - Celebration

90's
Ce Ce Peniston - Finally
Ricky Martin - Livin La Vida Loca

I few i use>>

Young hearts run free - Candi Staton
We are family - Sister Sledge
Celebration - Kool & the gang
Knock on wood - Ami Stewart
Funkytown - LIPPS INC
I will survive - Gloria GAYNOR
Native New Yorker - Odyssey