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Downs unless youve been living in a sealed cave, youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancin. This is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. Pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. Rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. Reynolds janis joplin was found dead last night. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. Jim morrison, the lead singer...

downs: unless youve been living in a sealed cave, youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancin. this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. pure rock k n roll e energ, pure guts, pure stamina. ♪ rock singeger jimi henendrix didied today i in london,, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. reynolds: janis joplin was found dead last night. ththe cause ofof death wasas d to be an o overdose ofof d...

downs: unless youve been living in a sealed cave, youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancin. this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. pure rock k n roll e energ, pure guts, pure stamina. ♪ rock singeger jimi henendrix didied today i in london,, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. reynolds: janis joplin was found dead last night. ththe cause ofof death wasas d to be an o overdose ofof d...

Downs unless youve been living in a sealed cave, youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancin. This is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. Pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. Rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. Reynolds janis joplin was found dead last night. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. Jim morrison, the lead singer...

Back in the 60s, marvin gaye wanted to be frank sinatra. questlove: he was svelte, clean-shaven, debonair. and all of that changed in the 70s. george: marvin wanted to compete on a high level. "why cant i make a record like the beatles? im selling records like they sell. why cant i have that artistic expression?" ♪ picket signs ♪ ♪ dont punish me ♪ ♪ with brutality ♪ ♪ talk to me, honey, so you can see ♪ ♪ oh, whats goin on ♪ ♪ whats goin on ♪ ♪ hey, whats goin on ♪ �...

♪ oh, love to love you, baby ♪ questlove: "love to love you, baby" was four minutes of singing... [laughing] 14 minutes of... a lot of not singing. ♪ oh, love to love you, baby ♪ ♪ oh... ♪ questlove: and i always wondered for the life of me, like, was moroder just, like, in the booth like, "more passion, more -- give me..." moroder: actually, i threw everybody out of the studio, switched the lights off, made sure that the tape is running, and i said, "okay, lets do it." and i think s...

Changing him as an artist in a way that berry gordy is not super happy about. ♪ mother, mother ♪ ♪ everybody thinks were wrong ♪ ♪ they do ♪ initially berry gordy did not want marvin to do "whats goin on." questlove: motown was supposed to be non-threatening. here you now have marvin gaye making a protest record about the war that could potentially ruin good money. you dont lightly talk about the government. ♪ yes, i want to know ♪ ♪ whats goin on right now, people ♪ de passe...

That ever actually came out of studio 54, was that song. [ chuckles ] wild: disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco, and it leads to hip-hop. ♪ questlove: its 1979. i heard 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 and you dont stop ♪ ♪ rock it out, baby bubbah, to the boogie, the bang bang ♪ ♪ the boogie to the boogie the beat ♪ ♪ now what you hear is not a tes...

♪ now since i see you in his arms ♪ ♪ i want you back ♪ the only american group to have four consecutive #1 records. ♪ oh! oh! ♪ ♪ oh, i want you back ♪ [ cheers and applause ] for the first time, young black kids had their beatles. hey, man, what has... five hands... 10 legs... and 11 alphabet letters? you dont know? the jackson five. thats us. thats us. thats us. thats u. and thats no jive. questlove: the jacksons were the last act from the classic motown hitsville system. robi...

♪ ♪ babe, you think im crazy ♪ ♪ but theyre always tryin to waste me ♪ ♪ make me burn n the candle right down ♪ questlove: in 1971, the rolling stones leave their home, for tax purposes, to go live in france and record this record "exile on main street" in a very hot, uncomfortable, muddy-sounding studio. ♪ baby, baby ♪ ♪ you got to roll me ♪ ♪ they call me the tumblin dice ♪ wild: that record is the embodiment of a band making masterpieces on a daily basis. and i remem...