Listen "Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music"
Episode Synopsis
Doug and Kirk were teenagers when disco hit. They didn’t care for it then, but has their opinion change after 40 years? Is it time to reevaluate disco music?
Show notes:
Chic: Good Times (12″ version)
The Joy of Disco – BBC Documentary
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Saturday Night Fever
New York City blackout, July 13, 1977
Son of Sam
Jumping the shark
Why ‘Disco sucks!’ sucked
Disco Demolition Night
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Readers’ Poll: The Best Disco Songs of All Time
Apple Music: Essential Disco Hits
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards
Doug: Frank Zappa: Halloween 77
If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
Show notes:
Chic: Good Times (12″ version)
The Joy of Disco – BBC Documentary
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Saturday Night Fever
New York City blackout, July 13, 1977
Son of Sam
Jumping the shark
Why ‘Disco sucks!’ sucked
Disco Demolition Night
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Readers’ Poll: The Best Disco Songs of All Time
Apple Music: Essential Disco Hits
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards
Doug: Frank Zappa: Halloween 77
If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
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