Re: Lost 45's #2 (was Re: ** A Brand New Boston Radio Show!)

["R Palino" <rpalino@mailandnews.com>]

Seems like the term "Disco" is used to categorize/demonize ANY song from the
70's that people from the woodstock generation can't relate to.  ;-)

While the songs from the 70's did add more rythm and dance to the
playlists....as you can see from the "Barry List" that Roger quoted
below...it was hardly a blanket category.

R~

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>
To: "Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>;
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Lost 45's #2 (was Re: ** A Brand New Boston Radio Show!)


> Peter Q. George wrote:
>
> > I can handle one night of  "disco, disco and more
> > disco" with the "Lost 45's".
>
> Strange, but I just checked Barry's Web Site and on the
> Lost 45's Top 100 of 2001, only three songs listed could
> truly be considered bona fide disco:
> Copacabana - Barry Manilow
> Give It Up - KC
> On The Radio - Donna Summer
>
> Two marginal maybes:
> Stars On 45 (Handclaps, yes.  Disco - not really)
> Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (More novelty than anything)
>
> And 3 Abba's:
> S.O.S., Mamma Mia & Take A Chance On Me.
> I don't really consider Abba a Disco group.
> EuroPop, yes.  Disco, no.
>
> Even including the Abba's & the maybe's, that still puts
> the total at only eight (out of 100).
>
> Just look at the Top 20.  One could hardly consider Terry Jacks,
> Partridge Family, Rick Springfield, The Sweet, Al Wilson,
> Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Rupert Holmes, Wildweeds,
> Andy Kim, Charlene, Mama Cass & Vicki Lawrence disco.
>
> So, unless Barry's weekly playlist routinely contains a
> significantly higher percentage than his Top 100, it would
> seem that disco would be a small portion of the evening's
> offerings.
>
> Considering that Top 40 in the 70's was top-heavy,
> 8% disco is quite low.
>
> Comments anyone?
>
> Barry?
>
> Roger Kirk
>
>