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♪ ♪ ♪ >> unless youve been living in a sealed cave youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancing, that is dancing without a g. >> where have you been? ♪ i want to put on my my my my boogie shoes ♪ >> what they take should and generate with the records we are talking about an estimated $4 billion, with a b, 4 billion dollars a year. >> i remember being upset about this word, disco, it was r and b music, werent giving credit where i think the credit was supposed to g...

They always had r n b linings. >> they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. >> ♪ stayin alive, ah-ha ha stayin alive, alive ♪ >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place thats in with the disco crowd. >> i have been to goat ropings and space shots. ive been in a lot of strange places and seen a lot of strange things but nothing stranger than studio 54 at the height of its popularity in the 70s. >> its where you come when you want to escape. it ...

>> do it again, second half of the chorus, but bring that sound in, thats great. yeah. okay, one, two, three, four. >> the bee gees always liked r&b, they always liked soul. i always loved them as a pop band, but that always had r&b leanings. >> the bee gees did what pop stars do -- they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place thats "in" with the disco crowd. >> i had been to goat ropings and space shots. iv...

A spot out on the floor ♪ >> thats probably the best thing that ever actually came out of studio 54, was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco, and it leads to hip-hop. >> its 1979, i hear chics good times come on, and i just kept hearing someone talk over the song. ♪ ♪ are going to try to move your feet ♪ >> whats great about this song is thats where hip hop gets its name from. >> we didnt know the name of this song was called "rappers delight."

♪ oh, freak out ♪ ♪ le freak, cest chic ♪ ♪ freak out ♪ >> thats probably the best thing that ever came out of studio 54 was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco and it leads to hip-hop. >> its 1979, i heard chics "good times" come on. i kept hearing somebody talk over the song. ♪ to the hip, hip hip-hop you dont stop ♪ ♪ a rock it out bubba to the bang, bang boogie boobie ♪ ♪ to the rhythm of the boogie the beat ♪ ♪ to the boogie to the rhy...

Up and down. you can get high. stay here all night. >> why are people dancing again? >> i wish i knew. but im glad its happening. ♪ >> what we now know as disco really starts with a band called the trammps. the drummer, earl young, invents the idea of four on the floor with eight on the high hat. so everything is -- ♪ burn, baby, burn ♪ >> thats the sound of disco. ♪ burn, baby, burn ♪ ♪ burn, baby, burn ♪ >> i loved disco. i always loved dance music anyway. because whatever i did ...

>> do it again. second half of the chorus but bring in the sound. thats great. one, two, three, four. ♪ tragedy ♪ >> the bee gees always liked r&b and always liked soul. i always thought they were a pop band that always had r&b leanings. >> the bee gees do what pop stars do. they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. ♪ staying alive ♪ ♪ staying alive ♪ ♪ staying alive ♪ [ applause ] >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place thats i...

Yeah. okay, 1, 2, 3, 4. >> the bee gees always liked r&b, they always liked soul. i always loved them as a pop band, but that always had r&b leanings. >> the bee gees did what pop stars do - they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. >> ah, ha, ha, ha staying alive, staying alive. ah, ha, ha, ha staying alive. >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place thats "in" with the disco crowd. >> i had been to goat ropings and space shots. ive been in a lot...

>> just come on down, to the 54. find your spot, out on the floor. ah, freak out! le freak, cest chic. freak out! >> thats probably the best thing that ever actually came out of studio 54 was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force - and funk marries disco, and it leads to hip-hop. >> its 1979, i hear chics good times come on, and i just kept hearing someone talk over the song. >> i said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop-a you dont stop the rock it to the bang-bang boog...

♪ staying alive ♪ ♪ staying alive ♪ [ applause ] >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place thats in with the disco crowd. >> i have been to goat ropings and space shots. ive been in a lot of strange places and seen a lot of strange things but nothing stranger than studio 54 at the height of its popularity in the 70s. ♪ >> its where you come when you want to escape. its really escapism. >> in the front door of that spot was insane. i sometimes wou...