Best Disco Song
Break out the bellbottoms and the leisure suits, because for Season 4 the Great Pop Culture Debate is turning the clock all the way back to the 1970's for the booty-shaking-ist musical genre of all time: DISCO, baby! The disco era brought dozens of insanely catchy songs that are still bangers even by 2020s standards. And now nearly 50 years after those songs debuted, we want to know: what is the Best Disco Song ever? Will it be Dancing Queen by ABBA? Le Freak by Chic? I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross? You Make Me Feel Mighty Real by Sylvester? We Are Family by Sister Sledge? YMCA by Village People? Last Dance by Donna Summer? You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees? Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston? Lady Marmalade by LaBelle? Or something else?
Join Eric Rezsnyak, Derek Mekita, Gary Jackson, and Karissa Kloss as they enter the boogie wonderland and discuss 16 of the most iconic disco songs of the 70s until they name their ultimate pick.
Want to play at home? Click here to find the listener bracket! Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours!
To listen to Round 1, showing how we got to the Suave 16 down from the Top 32, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today to access the exclusive Part 1 episode.
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Round 2 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (1) vs. "Le Freak" by Chic (5)
Match-Up 2: "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross (3) vs. "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb (2)
Match-Up 3: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (1) vs. "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge (4)
Match-Up 4: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by Sylvester (3) vs. "YMCA" by Village People (2)
Match-Up 5: "Last Dance" by Donna Summer (1) vs. "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. (4)
Match-Up 6: "You Should Be Dancing" by Bee Gees (6) vs. "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan (2)
Match-Up 7: "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees (1) vs. "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston (5)
Match-Up 8: "Lady Marmalade" by LaBelle (3) vs. "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer (2)
For a playlist featuring all 32 songs that made the bracket, click here.
We also made a SECOND playlist of even more great disco tracks suggested by our panelists and listeners:
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Derek Mekita, Gary Jackson, Karissa Kloss
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry