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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
Everybody has music they like that they keep in their "shame" box. up until a few years ago people didn't know I liked BARRY MANILOW and OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN but now I just let it all hang out! I have no shame...and I have no "shame box".

So lets list some songs we love that most of our peers would roll their eyes at:

My daughter - who is 9 - loves Born Free by ANDY WILLIAMS

I love Afternoon Delight by STARLAND VOCAL BAND
 

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Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
Carpenters
Tom Jones
 

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Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
I like that Moonlight song by Starbuck plus some ELO.
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
I can't even believe that I am going to admit to some of these. It really is sad, but I believe in honesty:

Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
Snow - Lady With The Red Dress
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
New Edition - Cool It Now & Mr. Telephone Man
Haddaway - What Is Love


I'll stop here.
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
so far I like all the songs and artists you guys mentioned (okay, not KOKOMO...Hahaha) ...BUT...I have never heard If You're Not The One and Lady With The Red Dress. I will have to dowload them and see how "bad" they are.
 

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Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
 
Okay, since I've never met any of you I'll do this. Ahem...

The Carpenters
Stayin' Alive
Dancing Queen
Mmm Bop (Oh the shame's comin' on hard now)
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 

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Originally posted by pettyfan:

Mmm Bop (Oh the shame's comin' on hard now)

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Thanks Petty....now I don't feel so bad.
 

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Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
 

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Originally posted by 80'sRocked:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by pettyfan:

Mmm Bop (Oh the shame's comin' on hard now) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Thanks Petty....now I don't feel so bad.

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Yep, I can Mmm Bop right along with Hanson if I'm in the car alone when it comes on. Of course, if anyone's with me I immediately turn it.
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I love songs by Peter Paul and Mary...like:

Lemon Tree and

Puff the Magic Dragon.

I don't know if those are dorky or not.

I love The Carpenters...some might say they were dorky.

I always loved the goofy songs like...

Muddah Fuddah, My Ding a-ling, Spider and Snakes,
Junk Food Junkie....

so it depends on what you think is dorky..

I love "The Streak" by Ray Stevens.
 

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Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
 

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches:
Everybody has music they like that they keep in their "shame" box. up until a few years ago people didn't know I liked BARRY MANILOW and OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN but now I just let it all hang out! I have no shame...and I have no "shame box"...

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Originally posted by ISIS:
Puff the Magic Dragon.

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Haha....that song reminds me of Meet the Parents.
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Pettyfan-see we have another thing in common-I didn't even see you wrote the Carpenters, until I re read this thread after I posted.

I love Stayin Alive and Dancing Queen too.
 

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Posted by bandit (Member # 6296) on :
 
I still have my shame box intact I`ll keep them to myself.But ok,just one example for you guys here another one here
The Carpenters however is played out in the open without any headset

[ 12. September 2008, 02:36: Message edited by: bandit ]
 

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Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
 
I don't hold back, everyone knows I love -

The Spice Girls
Kylie Minogue
The Carpenters

I love most novelty songs too, like Mambo Number 5, the Macarena, the Ketchup Song, etc...

I also love most stuff by American and Australian Idols too.
 

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Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
 

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Originally posted by ISIS:
Pettyfan-see we have another thing in common-I didn't even see you wrote the Carpenters, until I re read this thread after I posted.

I love Stayin Alive and Dancing Queen too.

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Oh yeah, I'm a big Carpenters fan. Remember when VH1 classic used to have that 8 track flashback show? They played the Carpenters all the time...I loved it! Of course, if someone came in the room I turned it.
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I am insane over ABBA! No one should be ashamed to love ABBA!

Again- except for like MmmmBop and SPICE GIRLS I am liking most of the stuff you guys are mentioning.
 

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Posted by bandit (Member # 6296) on :
 
I just love ABBA.Quality stuff.Just ask Meryl Streep
 

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Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
 
golly gee i LOVE ABBA!!! i saw mamma mia! recently and bought the soundtrack as well.

the carpenters are wonderful. karen had a really beautiful voice.

petty - mmmbop? haha i wouldn't have expected that from you . lol
 

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Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
 
i didn't think i had something to offer here, but i'll admit there a lot of bee gee's songs i like.

i like certain songs from artists without actually liking the artist but i can't think of many now. trying to think of stuff my mother listened to when i was a kid that bring back good memories like carol king, anne murray, carly simon, simon and garfunkel, james taylor, america etc.
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I dont think people realize before the big Disco Wave THE BEEGEES had some good rock songs (Okay, well not ROCK like METALLICA or anything - but ....'70s Rock......) I have their 2 disc GREATEST HITS set and it rocks. Im amazed at how many good songs there on there.

I like their Disco stuff too actually.
 

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Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
 

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches:
I dont think people realize before the big Disco Wave THE BEEGEES had some good rock songs (Okay, well not ROCK like METALLICA or anything - but ....'70s Rock......) I have their 2 disc GREATEST HITS set and it rocks. Im amazed at how many good songs there on there.

I like their Disco stuff too actually.

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Originally posted by NowhereGirl:
golly gee i LOVE ABBA!!! i saw mamma mia! recently and bought the soundtrack as well.

the carpenters are wonderful. karen had a really beautiful voice.

petty - mmmbop? haha i wouldn't have expected that from you . lol

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Ha ha, I wouldn't have expected that from me, either. I think it reminds me of college and the "good old days."

Have to confess, I like Air Supply too.
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
First of all, there's nothing to be ashamed of with ABBA or Air Supply. I like both as well.

Bandit, that is the first time I ever heard Cheri Cheri Lady by Modern Talking. I quite enjoyed that.
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches:
BUT...I have never heard If You're Not The One and Lady With The Red Dress.

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Here you go mama....enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRJwBrx4Nw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b9Vn6WkjPs
 

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Posted by Spooka Lupa (Member # 2700) on :
 
I totally loved Hanson 'cause I grew up with them. I had them on tape. I loved that tape, and I was devastated when I lost the lyrics so I couldn't sing along.

I'll admit I like the cover of "All By Myself" by Celine Dion. And now I'm sad I did. Now I'M all by myself!
 

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Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
 
I'm suprised people haven't heard of Daniel Bedingfield's "If you're not the one", and I'm even more suprised that it's considered dorky. I love the song, I get quite emotional every time I hear it.
I remember a couple years back, Ace Young sang it on Idol, he was terrible as always, but he didn't even know the name of the song!
 

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Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
Air Supply.
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I remember the kid who lived across the street from mine had AIR SUPPLYS GREATEST HITS and would play it CONSTANTLY (I was more into DURAN DURAN and PAT BENATAR around this time period) and for YEARS after I would say "I hate AIR SUPPLY!" ....but if you don't have to listen to back-to-back AIR SUPPLY for hours on end they are very enjoyable in small doses. I like AIR SUPPLY but I dont want to listen to ALL their songs in one sitting!

ACE OF BASE is another band that I guess some people would be ashamed to admit they like, but I love them! That first album with I saw The Sign and Don't Turn Around is great- every song a winner! (I guess they were a '90s version of ABBA in a way).
 

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Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
 

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches:
Oh now , come on: WHo hasnt had a drunken sing-alomg to Sweet Caroline?

"SO GOOD! SO GOOD! SO GOOD! SO GOOD!"

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That reminds me of a scene in the movie Beautiful Girls. That is a GREAT song to sing along with. Almost everything by Neil Diamond is ok in my book too.

I love Barry Manilow. Really I do. Not that I play his music every day. But I have this tradition to listen to it while I'm... painting. I think he's a fantastic songwriter.
'Mandy' is a masterpiece and so is 'Could It Be Magic'.

Other guilty pleasures are:

'Don't Give Up on Us' by David Soul. (Yup, the blonde guy from Starsky and Hutch)

'Moon River' by Andy Williams

'Adia' by Sarah McLachlan

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
I like Sweet Caroline too. The New York Rangers play it in their locker room after every game that they win....hopefully I will here that tune alot this year.
 

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Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
 

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Originally posted by 80'sRocked:
I like Sweet Caroline too. The New York Rangers play it in their locker room after every game that they win....hopefully I will here that tune alot this year.

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do they also prance around the locker room carrying rainbow colored flags?
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 

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Originally posted by xchazx:
do they also prance around the locker room carrying rainbow colored flags?

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Good one xchazx.
I think me and you will have alot of fun here this season after our showdowns. They are always great games when we meet.
 

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Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
 

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Originally posted by 80'sRocked:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by xchazx:
do they also prance around the locker room carrying rainbow colored flags? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Good one xchazx.
I think me and you will have alot of fun here this season after our showdowns. They are always great games when we meet.

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Originally posted by ISIS:
Yeah...I know Wayne had to have had a few other hits....but who ever heard of them...????

Anyone?? Anyone???

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you probably have heard daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I don't think so....
 

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Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 

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Originally posted by Riptide:
I was humming something today I hadn't heard in while. Tony Orlando's Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree. Only in the 70's!

Another song I don't mind(maybe I should?) is by this woman(???) who sang One Tin Soldier.

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Originally posted by ISIS:
I don't think so....

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Wayne Newton--Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdRgTctteA
 

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Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
Hey, I thought this was a hockey thread?

Just kidding. Those will be coming soon.
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
It sounds Vaguely familiar...did Tammy Wynette sing it....?? I must have thought a woman sang that song.
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
That song reminded me a little of this song...

This song my mom use to play for me all the time...then we'd both bawl...maybe that's dorky...now I listen to it, and think of my son, and I bawl some more over him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tcf-O-O3I
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Here's another song...that cracks me up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g1TtJqHY_s
 

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Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
 
I never really got the Wayne Newton thing myself. The man is filthy rich from singin in Vegas. If I was in Vegas and got free tickets....I don't think I could force myself to go. No offense, of course, to those who love him......Wayne Newton lovers!
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I dont love Wayne Newton either. The very thought of him cracks me up but the only song I know is Danke Schoen (which i probably spelled wrong). I much rather see Engelbert Humperdink :" So I sing you to sleep afteeeeeeeer the loving!" or "Pleeease release me, let me goooooo!" Hahaha

the other day i walked into the room and my husband was watching a TOM JONES concert on TV! I don't know what it is about TOM JONES, everybody (myself included ) loves him. My daughter is in 5th grade and the boy who lives across the street from us who is in her class sings "What's New, Pussycat?" The other day a girl in her class called her and when she answered the phone the girl said "What's new, Pussycat?" so its like a running joke with them. I'm like "How do they even KNOW that song?"
Now truthfully Whats New Pussycat is far from my fave by him...I like Leave Your Hat On, She's A Lady and It's Not Unusual.
I would love to see TOM JONES play live!
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I have never heard that D!CK AND DEE song before, ISIS. Here are the ones that can jerk my tears:

1. ABBA- Slipping Through My Fingers
2. LE ANN WOMACK: I Hope You Dance
3. BOB CARLSILE: Butterfly Kisses
4. THE LETTERMAN: You'll Never Walk Alone
5. TERRY JACKS: Seasons In The Sun
6. TERRY JACKS: If You Go Away

[ 16. September 2008, 09:25: Message edited by: mamamiasweetpeaches ]
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I love "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones.

Here's another tear jerker that my mom use to play when I was a kid....there's no way this song would be played today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbbVuk7kwI
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
Wow! Poor Patches!!!! That one reminded me of Ode To Billy Joe!
 

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Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
 
I like a lot of the stuff you guys have listed. Everyone like at least one disco song. EVERYONE!!!
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I love DISCO! It would be hard to list just ONE DISCO song I love but I'll Go With I Will Surive By Gloria Gaynor. EVERYBODY pretty much likes that song!
 

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Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
I like KC & The Sunshine Band
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I LOVE KC & the Sunshine Band.

I love any song..with Boogie in the title..

Boogie Oogie Oogie

I'm Your Boogie Man

Boogie Nights

Boogie Fever

Boogie Wonderland

There were a ton of Boogies running around in the 70's...

You never heard that word any more.
 

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Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
 
I hear the word boogie all the time...my son is two years old!
 

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Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
The best Boogie song I feel is

KC & The Sunshine Band--Boogie Shoes
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
Kevdugp73-You should write a new song about it...

Call it...

"Boogie all the Time"



 

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Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
 
How about 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'?

That song has been a guilty pleasure of mine, ever since I watched The Deer Hunter.
 

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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
 
I saw KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND last summer (ticket special - I got em for about $14 a piece...and SISTER SLEDGE and TAVARES were at the show too! Sweeeet!) It was so much fun! Now theres a real Get Up And Dance show! The people sitting behind us probably hated us! We danced to every number!


You know whose really good but under-rated? CHIC! A lot of people say "CHIC...oh they sang Le Freak" but really - they have so many good songs -

Good Times
Dance Dance Dance (Yowza Yowza Yowza)
Everybody Dance
I Want Your Love

[ 17. September 2008, 05:54: Message edited by: mamamiasweetpeaches ]
 

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Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
I love the song Good Times

There's alot of 70's funk stuff that I like...like:

Send Me Forget Me Nots

Kung Fu Fighting

The YMCA
 

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Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
 
i LOVE tavares. to me, their version of MORE THAN A WOMAN was better than the beegees. but i really like the beegees a lot.

i love the song PLEASE DON'T GO by kc & the sunshine band. it's a cheesy song but i can't help it.
 

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Posted by bandit (Member # 6296) on :
 

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches:
I love DISCO! It would be hard to list just ONE DISCO song I love but I'll Go With I Will Surive By Gloria Gaynor. EVERYBODY pretty much likes that song!

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Great one.Here is another one Donna SummerI had a few of her tapes back in the days.

BTW,wonder if there are any Italian rewind member around here?This Italian group sure brings back many good memories Scotch disco band
 

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Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
Andrea True Connection--More, More, More
Silver Convention--Fly Robin Fly & Get Up and Boogie(That's Right)
 

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Posted by CrashesParties n TheValley (Member # 2903) on :
 
Gleaming Spires-"All Night Party"
 

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