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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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August 26, 2021: Fill-in for Pseu's Thing With A Hook: The 13th Annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Summertime Disco/Dance Party!
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I'll admit it: in 1976 or '77, in thrall to punk rock, I sauntered into the Harvard Coop, a big department store in Harvard Square, made my way to the customized t-shirt department, and picked out a blank gold-colored shirt. I then selected the black block letters that I wanted to be heat-transferred onto that shirt: D-I-S-C-O S-U-C-K-S. Ultimately the shirt didn't get much use, though that was more because my Mom didn't care for the language. Fast forward a few years and I'm in New York City in the summertime, between semesters at NYU. I still love punk and its offshoots, but listening to Ken "Spider" Webb and Ricky Ricardo and, of course the Chief Rocker Frankie Crocker on WBLS has made me realize the folly of that t-shirt. Fast forward some more and now every summer I start itching to play my favorite records from that era (give or take a few years) -- favorites I loved back then, and new favorites that I never heard back in the day. In that spirit, I'm excited to bring you the 13th annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Disco/Dance Party! It's three hours of classic dance and disco jams from the '70s and early '80s, plus some lost shoulda-been-hits that just might become your new faves. Hook up the disco ball, pull your rug back and turn up the volume. Everybody's dancin', everybody's on the beat, and there ain’t no stoppin' us now! ======================================= Disco/dance disclaimer! I'm keeping the lines blurry and using "disco" and "dance" as catch-all terms for my own take on fun dance music from the mid-70s to the early '80s, expanding the boundaries (and sound) of the traditional disco era. Don't @ me! Hey! Put on your-your-your-your-your Boogie Shoes and get on over to your favorite (or at least most tolerated) social media platform : · Like The Evan "Funk" Davies Show on Facebook · follow me on Twitter (@efd) · Instagram (@efdefd) |
Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | Approx. start time |
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carrie | i gotta keep dancin' | 7" | soul train | 1977 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |
dennis parker | like an eagle | 7" | casablanca | 1979 | 0:03:48 (Pop-up) | |
c.j. & co. | devil's gun | 7" | westbound | 1977 | 0:07:08 (Pop-up) | |
pattie brooks | got tu go disco | 12" | casablanca | 1979 | 0:10:17 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: silvetti |
spring rain |
7" |
salsoul |
1977 |
0:17:36 (Pop-up) |
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miquel brown | so many men, so little time | 12" | tsr | 1983 | 0:21:46 (Pop-up) | |
midnight rhythm | workin' & slavin' (i need love) | 12" ep | atlantic | 1978 | 0:28:02 (Pop-up) | |
platypus | dancing in the moonlight | 12" | casablanca | 1979 | 0:32:58 (Pop-up) | |
the quick | rhythm of the jungle | one light in a blackout | epic | 1982 | 0:38:12 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: kebekelektrik |
war dance |
s/t ep |
salsoul |
1978 |
0:41:57 (Pop-up) |
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double exposure | newsy neighbors | 12" | salsoul | 1978 | 0:45:53 (Pop-up) | |
b. b. & q. band | on the beat | 7" | capitol | 1981 | 0:50:18 (Pop-up) | |
central line | walking into sunshine | 12" | mercury | 1981 | 0:53:52 (Pop-up) | |
heart & soul | do the walk | 12" | pickwick int'l | 1976 | 1:01:00 (Pop-up) | |
viola wills | if you could read my mind | 12" | ariola america | 1980 | 1:07:19 (Pop-up) | |
buffalo smoke | stubborn kind of fella | 12" | rca | 1978 | 1:13:38 (Pop-up) | |
rosebud | have a cigar | 12" | warner bros. | 1977 | 1:18:41 (Pop-up) | |
the body shop | never | 12" | buddah | 1979 | Co-written by Cy Coleman, Adolph Comden & Betty Green. The song (not this performance) is from Broadway musical On The Twentieth Centry. | 1:23:25 (Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: big apple brass |
finger lickin' disco |
12" |
tk |
1976 |
1:29:02 (Pop-up) |
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dorothy moore | let the music play | 12" | tk | 1977 | 1:33:59 (Pop-up) | |
lamont dozier | boogie business | 7" | warner bros. | 1979 | 1:38:20 (Pop-up) | |
solar flare | boogie fund | 7" | rca | 1978 | 1:41:55 (Pop-up) | |
revanche | 1979 it's dancing time | music man | atlantic | 1979 | 1:45:11 (Pop-up) | |
junior | mama used to say | 7" | mercury | 1981 | 1:53:22 (Pop-up) | |
donald byrd & 125th st nyc | love has come around | love byrd | elektra | 1981 | 1:56:54 (Pop-up) | |
silver convention | get up and boogie (that's right) | 7" | midland int'l | 1978 | 2:03:52 (Pop-up) | |
la flavour | mandolay | 12" | chateau | 1979 | 2:06:34 (Pop-up) | |
don downing | dream world | doctor boogie | rs international | 1978 | 2:12:41 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: garcia's super funk |
i didn't know you could dance |
12" |
tk |
1978 |
2:19:01 (Pop-up) |
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gary toms empire | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (blow your whistle) | 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 blow your whistle | pickwick int'l | 1975 | 2:23:15 (Pop-up) | |
gonzalez | haven't stopped dancing yet | haven't stopped dancin' | capitol | 1978 | 2:27:58 (Pop-up) | |
the jacksons | shake your body (down to the ground) | 12" | epic | 1978 | 2:33:03 (Pop-up) | |
gino soccio | try it out | closer | atlantic | 1981 | 2:41:51 (Pop-up) | |
jimmy "bo" horne | i wanna go home with you | dance across the floor | sunshine sound | 1978 | 2:49:40 (Pop-up) | |
change | searchin' | the glow of love | rfc/warner bros. | 1980 | 2:52:32 (Pop-up) |
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Ciggy:
Or, if you're outside right now...
Mister Dobalina:
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Krys O.:
Cool info about the clubs:
www.disco-disco.com...
D Rok:
I feel like I've made the right call. AWESOME show so far efd!
tim from washington:
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After midnite, Second Avenue horseradish Beef
at Kiev’s wood tables
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This is the commercial I saw yesterday: www.youtube.com...
ChukAmok:
How's it going? Any tips on finding the source of a slow leak in a 700c tube? I've tried the water bubbles already, but no luck there.
dave wuz here:
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efd:
Handy Haversack:
Cool, aaronfromMI. I know Jackson a little.
Joe R.:
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ChukAmok:
Got a double-flat last week, and...well, when it rains it pours.
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Mister Dobalina:
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@Ken FHP, that would totally work!
Ciggy:
But it also transitioned into a "Rock Club" called, Syncopation, once featuring, Television!
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@Ciggy - Beefsteak Charlies cleaning up in dual markets!
Krys O.:
ChukAmok:
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Ciggy:
Hartsdale not Scarsdale (same thing when it's on Central Ave).
It was 1977 not 1978.
Krys O.:
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Social media ref whistle?
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No:
Terre T:
😘😹
Ciggy:
Terre T:
THIS SHOW ABSOLUTELY FREAGIN RULES
efd:
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P-Funk shows had a ridiculous amount of audience whistleblowers. Deafening!!!!!! Great show EFD, even with my migraine.
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steveo:
(scroll your tables down to the ground)
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Busy person!
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Bootsie:
efd:
@handy I don't know either of those Gloria Wilsons, hmm.
Krys O.:
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Terre T:
@Handy Haversack:"Are disco whistles a thing?"
oh hell yeah- I actually have collected a few vintage faux-gem encrusted golden functional Disco whistles that also served as necklaces in da discos
@steveo:"scrolling the playlist up and down now because the way the background shines through the table borders is amazing"
I'm usually not on chat//looking at playlist BUT I just tried dat out -UR RIGHT- so sparkly + Discoleeeeshus
@MikeSIN:", I've already popped my top off. Once I glue on my chest hair, I'll be back on the dancefloor!"
😂😂😂Because you just HAD to be completely shaved for the summer right?
@Monica- Hello QUEEN! + also per informational note RE:
"This amazing Gonzalez track was written by singer/songwriter Gloria Jones who also wrote "Tainted Love" and who is mother of Marc Bolan's son."
WHAT
and double WHATWHAT!!?!?
That's fascinating- thanks!
@EFD- What a great show today ( as always) my DJ brutha!!!
Handy Haversack:
No wonder you were nervous on the Hudson, Butterman!
Wow, Terre T, thanks for the info! I had no idea.
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Great show, lots of fun thanks Evan!
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