In the 10 Songs That Prove Disco Didn't Suck
article, posted a while back by Gibson, we are invited to entertain the notion
that Disco didn’t almost kill contemporary pop music and culture.
To quote: “No genre in the
history of contemporary music has been more thoroughly maligned than disco has.
But the music – and its impact – shouldn’t be dismissed in one fell swoop. Many
terrific artists dabbled in or even embraced the genre, and emerged with their
musical integrity intact. Below are 10 songs that give credence to that
assertion.”
Well, here’s the list: Good Times (Chic), Hot Stuff (Donna Summer), I
Was Made For Lovin’ You (Kiss), Miss
You (Rolling Stones), Heart Of Glass
(Blondie), Tears Are Not Enough
(ABC), Rock With You (Michael
Jackson), Stay (David Bowie), Fire (Ohio Players), Goodnight Tonight (Wings).
Listen: I’m wary of
generalizations, and I don’t like the
phrase “such-and-such sucks.” But disco
was awful, and this list does not
prove the article’s point.
For example:
1)
As much as I
adore The Stones and Paul McCartney, and respect Messrs. Bowie and Jackson,
these songs are hardly their best efforts.
2)
Yes, it got
played in discos, and in hindsight sounds like disco, but Blondie was viewed as
a New Wave act. On second thought, was
Blondie copying the disco that came before or presaging the resurrected 80’s
synth pop rubbish that was to come afterwards?
Nevermind.
Don’t get me wrong. Dancing is fun. A great beat and an infectious, upbeat tune
is the stuff of happiness. But for
rockers like me, disco was hard to take.
And the list just proves the point.
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