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Subject: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: velvetoneo on 06/22/06 at 6:30 am

"Sunset People" by Donna Summer.

Late night flight, L.A.X.,
limousine and you're all set
for sunset, for sunset

Riot house a penthouse suite
the street's alive below your feet
on sunset, on sunset

Rainbow girl, whiskey man
spotting every star they can
on sunset, on sunset

Rock an' roll every night
underneath them neon signs
on sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, night after night -- doin' it right
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
holdin' on to the last breath of life
on sunset, on sunset

Smooth haired guys thumbing rides
linin' up from side to side
on sunset, on sunset

In between pretty girls
still sixteen but know the world
on sunset, on sunset

Foreign cars full of stars
tinted glass to hide the scars
from sunset, from sunset

Billboard signs on the strip
glamorize the latest hits
on sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, night after night  -- doin' it right
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
holdin' on to the last breath of life
on sunset, on sunset

Friday night  the weekend crowd
moves on in to get on down
on sunset, on sunset

Life is hot  life is fast
people try to make it last
on sunset, on sunset

Sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, night after night -- doin' it right
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, night after night -- doin' it right
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night
sunset people, night after night -- doin' it right
sunset people, doin' it right -- night after night 

Subject: Re: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: Sammy Reed on 06/22/06 at 10:35 am

Good thing there happens to be a thread about little-known disco songs, because I've got a couple in my brain, and I wonder if anyone knows the titles & performers of these:

On an episode of "ThinkAbout", these kids go to a roller rink, and there was this song playing that went "If you want a great deal, boogie down on 8 wheels."
On the episode of "Facts of Life" where Tootie and the white boy are in the dance contest, there's a song playing where a man & woman sing "So glad you asked me to dance" repeatedly.

Subject: Re: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: MrBlueSky on 06/22/06 at 8:37 pm

"Born to Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez

Subject: Re: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: Tanya1976 on 06/23/06 at 12:57 am


"Born to Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez


That's pretty well-known. I love it!! Madonna sang background on it.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - "The Love I Lost" (1973) and "Bad Luck" (1974)

Subject: Re: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: AmericanGirl on 06/25/06 at 8:00 am


That's pretty well-known. I love it!! Madonna sang background on it.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - "The Love I Lost" (1973) and "Bad Luck" (1974)


Great Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes songs!  :D

IMO, "The Love I Lost" isn't really Disco, you could call it pre-disco Soul or R & B.  (I have a thing about "stealing" R & B songs to categorize them "Disco" - it's a slap in the face to great R & B.)  "Bad Luck" I'll agree could be considered early Disco.

A favorite little known Disco song of mine - tough choice among many, but I'll go with "I'm Ready" by Kano (1980).  :)

Subject: Re: Favorite Little-Known Disco Song

Written By: Michael C. on 02/10/09 at 7:25 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVe0TtFHCo

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