1978
Mighty real, mightily loud
Sylvester - Step II (Vinyl LP)
This is the record that made the floor at every place worth being. Sylvester wore more sequins than the mirror ball and out-shined it. When the falsetto starts...
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The Nightlife · 2011
The man who wrote the beat
Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny by Nile Rodgers
Chic played while everyone at the Factory pretended not to dance. He was turned away at the door once and wrote a hit about it, which is the most productive thing anyone ever did with rejection. I like a book where the soundtrack is included.
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The anthem for people with no family
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