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Disco’s Revenge

The O'Jays or Harold Melvinand the Blue Notes or MFSB, which is Mother, Father,Sister,...

The O'Jays or Harold Melvin
and the Blue Notes or MFSB, which is Mother, Father,
Sister, Brother

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The O'Jays or Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
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or MFSB,
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which is Mother, Father, Sister, Brother.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:02
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Disco. Never. Died. DISCO'S REVENGE is a pulsating deep dive into the very soul of disco music and its impact across genres and history. Told by the people who created it, nurtured it, and in turn, discovered themselves on the dan...
Rhythm & Blues before that, - Disco’s Revenge 00:08
Rhythm & Blues before that,
Well, Philly developed its own unique sound: - Disco’s Revenge 00:13
Well, Philly developed its own unique sound:
And it's music that literally drove people to dance. - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
And it's music that literally drove people to dance.
Those grooves were so infectious - Disco’s Revenge 00:12
Those grooves were so infectious
The root of like all dance music that's on the soulful side. - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
The root of like all dance music that's on the soulful ...
We cut and wrote songs that people can relate to, - Disco’s Revenge 00:09
We cut and wrote songs that people can relate to,
So we came in there and we banged out hits. - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
So we came in there and we banged out hits.
A lot of the songs were slow, like The Love I Lost. - Disco’s Revenge 00:05
A lot of the songs were slow, like The Love I Lost.
Back then, most of the time they looked for the drummer - Disco’s Revenge 00:08
Back then, most of the time they looked for the drummer
I say, "Look, let's put this, - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
I say, "Look, let's put this,
That's the groove that I used on The Love I Lost. - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
That's the groove that I used on The Love I Lost.
They weren't really a disco group until I came in - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
They weren't really a disco group until I came in
The bass drum, to me, is people walking like... - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
The bass drum, to me, is people walking like...
Earl Young is the beat of disco, no doubt about it. - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
Earl Young is the beat of disco, no doubt about it.
What he did with The Love I Lost when it came out, - Disco’s Revenge 00:11
What he did with The Love I Lost when it came out,
The standard disco beat with the bass drum, - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
The standard disco beat with the bass drum,
Now you've got to add the high-hat next. - Disco’s Revenge 00:05
Now you've got to add the high-hat next.
Now I'm going to add the snare drum. - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
Now I'm going to add the snare drum.
Little clubs in New York supported us - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
Little clubs in New York supported us
I was always really drawn to the stories - Disco’s Revenge 00:13
I was always really drawn to the stories