And there is no better key change in disco than in Cheryl LynnвЂ™s 1978 hit вЂњGot to be Real.вЂќ There you are, out on the discotheque floor, swirling and twirling with the best of them, thinking, how could this get any better, when wham! Lynn hits you with that key change and suddenly everything got even funkier. Whether itвЂ™s Celine Dion making us sob in вЂњMy Heart Will Go OnвЂќ or The Beatles painting a picture in вЂњPenny Lane,вЂќ key changes are magical. There are few things in music as instantly appealing as a good old-fashioned key change. вЂњGet LuckyвЂќ captured some of the magic of late вЂ™70s dance halls, updated it for the 21st century, and eclipsed the usual вЂњsong of the summerвЂќ tag to become what some call the song of a generation. Not only is it easily the best disco song released in the last 35+ years, it definitely is one of the best all-time.

Featuring the soft and sultry vocals of Pharrel and impressive guitar riffs from none other than Niles Rodgers of Chic fame, вЂњGet LuckyвЂќ brought disco back to the mainstream when it was released in 2013. And itвЂ™s time to вЂњGet LuckyвЂќ вЂ“ with Daft Punk. If you look at the years these fantastic disco songs came out, youвЂ™ll notice a pattern. In other words, the song will probably survive for a while. With its upbeat tempo and exuberant horns, вЂњI Will SurviveвЂќ will continue to be a fixture at every single event you will ever attend for the rest of your lives вЂ“ from weddings to proms, from drag shows to middle school talent shows, and probably even a funeral or two. A song about finding unknown strength deep within yourself, вЂњI Will SurviveвЂќ is not just for breakups though, because it is also one hell of a dance song. But under any name, this ode to New York dancehall culture forces you out on the dance floor, because who can resist dancing to that incredible bass line? вЂњI Will SurviveвЂќ вЂ“ Gloria Gaynor WikipediaДЄnyone whoвЂ™s ever gone through a bad breakup will know whatвЂ™s coming next because there are few things as cathartic, as standing in a hot shower, shouting the lyrics to Gloria GaynorвЂ™s вЂњI Will SurviveвЂќ as loudly as possible. Bad for Chic, good for us as it led to one of the best disco songs of all time, вЂњLe Freak.вЂќ The song was originally entitled вЂњF* Off,вЂќ which is what the bouncer said to bassist Niles Rodgers until the band realized radio censors werenвЂ™t going to like that at all.

But apparently, the bouncer at famed Studio 54 on New YearвЂ™s Eve in 1977 didnвЂ™t agree вЂ“ he slammed the door in the bandвЂ™s face when they tried to get in. Who were the coolest people in New York City in the late 1970s? Obviously, the band Chic вЂ“ I mean, come on, itвЂ™s in their name. Mick Jagger went from snarling across the stage to crooning вЂњooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-oohвЂќ in an honestly very lovely falsetto, and disco had well and truly conquered the world. Need a sign that by 1978 disco had escaped from the dance halls of New York and gained widespread acceptance? May I present Exhibit A: the fact that in May The Rolling Stones, at that point one of two or three most famous rock bands in the world, scored their 8th, and final, number one hit not with a bluesy rocker, but with the sultry disco dance jam вЂњMiss You.вЂќ With a killer riff that makes it impossible for your hips to stay still, the original bad boys of rock pulled off the genre swap impeccably. вЂњMiss YouвЂќ вЂ“ The Rolling Stones Wikipedia

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