Disco music
Melissa Arbaoui
The causes of the birth and evolution of the disco music
- The music of the youngest baby boomers
- From an underground movement started by African-American, Hispanics and the Gay Community
- Got popularized by movies and broadway
- Never died but evolve into hip-hop, techno, etc.
Songs
Blame it on the Boogie
- by the Jackson 5 in 1978, a dancing song
- The Jackson 5 had a contract with Motown
The Jacksons - Blame It On the Boogie
I will survive
- by Gloria Gaynor in 1978
- song for women's independance
I Will Survive
Boogie wonderland
- by Earth, Wind and Fire in 1977
- a song to dance by an Afro-American group
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Night Fever
- by the Bee Gees in 1977
- it was the soundtrack of the movie "Saturday night fever", a movie that popularized the disco music
Bee Gees - Night Fever (1977)
Dancing Queen
- by ABBA in 1976
- Swedish band
- inspired the broadway musical "Mamma Mia"
- later adapted in a movie
Abba - Dancing Queen
You make me feel mighty real
- by Sylvester in 1977
- Sylvester was gay and the spokesman for the gay community
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
I'm coming out
- by Diana Ross in 1980
- the song was for her gay followers and to announce Diana's entry in the world
- also signed with Motown
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
YMCA
- by the Village People in 1978
- became the gay anthem
I was in a band (Inside Out Vine)
Village People - YMCA OFFICIAL Music Video 1978